The record-union., 1894-09-20
Several Ships Lost in the Engage
ment in the Yalu River.
GREAT CONSERVATION IN THE
PALACE AT PEKIN.
The Chinese Emperor Decides to Take
the Management of Affairs Into
His Own Hands, While the Govern
ment OfncIals Oppose Such
Course, Declaring it Beneath the
Dignity of His Position.
Special to the REcoKD-UNToN.

Special to the RECoRD-UNIoN.
LONDON, Sept. ia battle between
the Chinese and Japanese fleets on the
Yalu River has been fought and at least
one Chinese vessel and three Japanese
warships were destroyed. The Japanese
are supposed to have accomplished their
object in preventing the landing of Chi
nese troops in Corea to reinforce the Chi
nese operating against the Japanese. On
the other hand the Chinese claim to have
defeated the Japanese fleet.
A dispatch 10 the Times from Tien-T Tsin
to-day says the hostile fleets met yester-
day at the mouth of the Yalu river, where
the Chinese were disembarking troops.
The Japanese fleet commenced the attack
at noon, and the battle lasted until D P. NJ.
The Chinese lost four ships. The Chen
Yuen was sunk. the Kiang Yuen was
burned and the Chao Yung and Yang
Woi were stranded and partly burned.
The Chin Yuen, the Chinese vessel which
was engaged in the fight OF July 9th,
escaped and is supposed to be safe.
The dispatch to the Times also agrees in
saying the Japanese are supposed to
have lost three ships, and it adds many
among the latter being Admiral Ting,
commander, Colonel Won Hannekin anu
Captain Tyler, the two latter being vol
unteers.
The Times correspondent confirms the
statement that the Chinese were success
ful in landing troops.
Great consternation prevails in the pal
ace in Peking. The Emperor has decided
to take the management OF affairs into his
own hands, but the Government officials
oppose such a course, which, they declare,
is beneath his dignity.
BOTH CLAIM A VICTORY.
SHANGHAI, Sept. 19.-Dispatches from
Corea announce that the first battle be-
tween modern ships-of-war has taken
place on the Yalu River, north OF the
Gulf of Corea, and both sides claim
victory. The Chinese squadron, it ap-
pears, was covering the landing of d large
force of troops destined TO reinforce the
Chinese army operating against the Japs
in Corea. According to one account the
Chinese succeeded in landing the troops.
but in the engagement which followed
with the Japanese fleet the Chin Yuen
escaped, the Chen Yuen of the Chinese
fleet was sunk. the kiang Yuen burned,
and the Chao Yang and y ang Wei are re-
ported to have been run ashore and were
burnt.
Three Japanese ships are also said to
have been lost. Admiral Ting, COM
mander of The Chinese northern fleet,
and Colonel Won Hannekin, formerly
aide-camp to Viceroy Ii Hung Chang,
are reported killed during the engage
ment. Colonel Won Hannekin is a Ger
man officer, who was on board the trans
port Kow Shing when it was sunk by the
Japanese cruiser with the loss OF about
1000 men.
Another report says the Japanese sue
ceeded in preventing the landing of Chi
nese troops, and, therefore, the Japanese
claim victory. 1t was added. however,
the Japanese lost tour war-ships and the
Japanese fleet was compelled to retreat.
after having suffered heavy losses in
killed and wounded.
The Chinese fleet, it is said, has re-
turned to Wei Hal Wei.
second report says Admiral Ting
and Colonel Won Hannekin were not
killed, but severely wounded.
A TERRIFIC CONFLICT.
LONDON, Sept. ia dispatch received
here from Shanghai dated 7:45 p NJ. to-
day says that later dispatches say that
twelve Chinese warShips arrived yeSter-
day at Port Arthur for repairs. The dis
patches say that on Monday last the Chi
nese fleet, consisting Of fourteen war
ships, arrived off the mouth of the Yalu
River, conveying transports having on
of Admiral Ting to disembark these
troops in through the mouth of the Yalu
River, in order TO form d force with which
to intercept the Japanese advance upon
Mok Den, Manchuria, from which there
is a road to Tien Tsin. While engaged
in landing these troops, according TO this
dispatch, fleet of nineteen Japanese war;
ships, accompanied by fleet of torpedo
boats, was approaching the river. AS
soon as they were within range the jap
anese attacked the Chinese. Then fol-
lowed terrible conflict lasting six hours,
during which the great guns, rapid hiring
guns and machine guns and all sorts of
guns were used with fearful effect on
both sides. Both fleets also used tor
pedoes repeatedly, and fired at each other
continuously from the rapiG-firing guns
mounted in the tops OF the different war
ships.
DENBY's CoRRoBoRATIvE DISPATCHES.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 10. = Secretary
Gresham to-day received three cable
grams from the seat OF war in the Orient.
One from Minister Denby, dated to-day,
reads: There was naval engagement
Oft the north of Corea on the 18th. Five
Chinese and three Japanese vessels are
reported destroyed. The fleet is at Port
Arthur"
Another from Minister DENLY, dated
Yesterday, reads: Photographic COM
munication between Peking and the
Chinese army in Corea has been cut OFT
by the Japanese"
Another dispatch, from Minister Dunn
at Toxic, was as follows: Toxic, Sept.
l9.-Following has been received from
the United States Minister at Seoul !:
Please cable the department the Chinese
army was totally annihilated at Ping
Yang"
CHINESE FORCES IN a MISERABLE
PLIGHT.
WASHINGTON, Sept. I9.-The confirm
atory news received to-day by Secretary
Gresham of the defeat of the Chinese bv
land and sea, with the further notice that
telegraphic communication between
Pekin and Corea has been cut off by the
Japanese. is taken here as an indication
that the Chinese forces are in miserable
plight. The remnant of the Chinese
troops is cut off from reinforcement by sea
as a result of the defeat of the Chinese
fleet at the mouth of the Yalu River.
They can not communicate with their
own Government by wire, and as their
escape from the Corean peninsula by the
northern overland route is prevented by
the seizure of the mountain passes by the
Japanese, their surrender appears in-
evitable. The Japanese, therefore, are
now in force on the border and coast of
their enemy, and an early transfer of the
scene of war from Corea to China is
looked for by army officers, unless the
movement should be prevented by the
early advent of winter.
The military experts believe that as
soon as the remaining Chinese troops in
Corea have surrendered the Chinese will
transport the main body of their troops
by sea from Ping Yang to the Manchnria
nd aol~ IS1ry 1rNf1 II