New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-20

totally annihilated' 1t Is not understood that
the Chinese soldiers were annihllated, but that
the Manchuran army organization was utterly
destroyed including It's means OF communication
with Pekng
The third dispatch. also from Mr.. Denby was
dated Pekng. September 10, and was as follows;
Naval engagement. off North Corea' I'm; FIVE I've
Chinese and three Japanese vessels reporter &C.
s;royed. Fleet at Port Arthur.
II is presumed that the Chinese fleet went to
Port Arthur and that the news OF the Dattle
reached Pekn from there. II II was the Jap
ancse fleet which reached Port Arthur, some Jap
anese statement Of the engagement should be
Obtainable This dispatch therefore caused
much uneasiness as to the position OF the re-
naming japanese vessels: The chinese IA,
miral reported some time ago 10 have been
degraded for permitting the japanese warshlps
to pass Port Arthur and enter the gulf OF Pc
Chilli. thereby threatening Ten-Tsin, and en-
abling them to reach the Ialoo River several
officials think that. Notwithstanding the heavy
loss of the Chinese. the remainder Of :he Chinese
squadron may have the japanese vessels In
trap.
There is so close a similarity in the nomenclature
Of the vessels OF the Chinese Navy that the reader
likely to be confused when the loss OF ships is
reported. the case in yesterdays papers
For instance. the loss of the Chin-Yuen was re-
ported and il was uncertain until late yesterday
whether It the rig flagship Chen-Yuen. the
Chih-Yuen. or the Ching Yuen Ghe two latter be
ing sister ships) but ii proves 10 have been the
Chih-Nuen. She was among the most fOrHIuaDI'
vessels of her class ahoat. having had expended
upon her and her sister ship the labor OF the
most skilful naval architects. She was built nt
Eiswick, England. in 1886. Of the best steel, ana
was twin-screw protected cruiser Of 2.3oo tons.
Her small draught of seventeen feet aft and fifteen
feet forward made her especially adapted Tor
navigating the shoalinS and dangerous waters OF
the Chinese coast. She was -" feet long and In
her manoeuvrng trials. in which quick and sud
den movements were necessary. she made eighteen
knots speed. The shot-rcsstinC power OF this ship
not in her armor belt. but In her turte-pack
protective deck. which extended from stem TO
most adVs need pattern. consisting or TWO elght-
inch brcech-oading rifles mounted on a steel pro
ected turn n-table forward. and worked by hydraulc
power and another on the poop worKtI ny hhlu-
power: two sx-nch breech-ioading rifles seVrn
metre Hotchkss revolving rifles; six machine guns
OF the tidtllug type, ana four launching t"ptS
for firing Whitehead torredoes. 49,
The vessel reported as the Chao- lung Is inc
Tsao- Yong a sister ship 10 the Yang Wei. also re-
ported as having been stranded and burned. They
gI0 feet long J. $50 tons displacement and sixteen
knots speed. They were also built at Elswick tn
1881. ana their batteries are each made up OF two
10 lnch and four fz-inch Armstrong hrecch-loadng
rifles. seven machine guns and two lighter guns
The chcn-Yuen. which is said to hayc been badly
,',..sris .,or bu,lt for The Chinese Navy she f.
: 40 tons displacement aLd having twin screws
She an exact counterpart OF the Ting r"n. punt
Works. Stcttinl. Her steel arinor has thickness
of fourteen inches AT the "aier-Iine' "ighi
miner edge Her battery consists OF Four
Pinch Krupp rifles. echconed in pairs within
,uo c.in~h Krlpp guns mounted forward ana
aft inside OF machine -gun-prooi turr"is it"r soc
Voiving cannon and Two launching tubes for the
Whitchcal torpedo.