The herald., 1894-09-20

peans accom- panied the fleet. The OBJ
jsct OF the expedition was to land troops
near Win, whence they were TO be sent
to the front. Nothing wsH seen OF the
enemy until the mouth of the Yulu
river was reached. Then q fleet OF war
ships was reported to be in sight and
bearing down upon the Chinese squad
ron. Signals were hosted on the Chin
ese fagships ordering the transports to
make all possible speed for place OF
safety. Signals were also set for the
Chinese fleet to clear for action. This
order was promptly obeyed.
In the meantime, the Japanese squad
ron was coming mp rapidly. making ior
the Chinese vessels. The transports bad
run in toward shore and hurried prepar-
ations were made to send the troops
ashore. Many OF them were landed be-
fore the battle commenced.
OPENING OF THE ENGAGEMENT.
The Chem Yuen, one OF the most pow
erful vessels in the Chinese navy, fred a
shot at the Japanese as soon as the lat-
ter came in range OF the guns. The fire
was promptly returned, and soon the
Chen Yuen was hotly engaged with two
large Japanese cruisers, one of which is
said to have been the Chi Yods.
The other Japanese vessels got into
the position they desired, and the fight
then became general. For six hours the
battle was weged furiouHly. the deep
boom of the great guns commingling
with the sharp reports of the rifles.
Nearly all the vessels on both sides were
engaged for the whole six hours.
CHINESE VESSELS SUNK.
The cruiser Chin Yuen took a prom
inent part in the engagement. Her
Krupp and Armstrong guns were well
served aud she poured hot and we'll
sustained fire from her auxiliary bat
teries. One OF the Japanese vessels dis
charged torpedo at her. The missile
sped we'll from it's tube and struck the
Chin Yuen fairly. When it exploded it
was apparent it had done great damage,
for the Chin Yuen began almost imrpe-
tiistely to settle. Her crew. however,
stuck. to their guns and delivered some
effective shots before the vessel sank.
The belted cruiser King Yuen met
similar fate, being struck with torpedo
and sinking ehortlv afterward. Many
OF the crew OF both vessels went down
while standing at close quarters. Only
4 few ON board were saved, and 1t is re-
ported that 600 officers and men were
drowned by the laundering OF the two
vessels.
OTHER VESSELS DESTROYED.
After the Chin YIen and the King
Yuen had gone down, the cruiser Yang
Wei and the Chao Yung ran aground
while msneuvering for position. They
were helpless, and destructive fire
4 a L.. xhs.h ht<~<
of the Japanese. Some of the Japanese
warships devoted themselves for time
to the transports. which had no time 10
get out of range. 1t is believed
several OF the transports were sunk, in
cluding one from which the troops had
not been landed. Il is estimated the
total Chinese loss in killed and wounded
is 1900. 1t is reported the Japanese loss
was 1000 killed and wounded.
Up to the time OF sending the dis
patch, il was impossible to learn the
name OF the Japanese vessel the Chinese
sllege was destroyed in the engagement.
THE CHIN YUEN SUNK.
The latest advces from Shanghai
seem to establish the fact that it was
the Chin Yuen that was sunk by tho
Japanese, and not the Chen Yuen, as
some OF the earlier reports had it..
The Times will tomorrow publish dis
patch from Shanghai stating the so-called
cruiser Tsi Yuen. which was attached
to the Chinese northern squadron, was
one of the Chinese vessels attacked by
the Japanese fleet off the mouth OF the
Yalu river, but that sne was for eome
reason. net stesed in the dispatch, sent
out OF the action.
The dispatch elbows that il Admiral
Ting and Colonel Won Honnekin were
wounded during the engagement their
injuries must have been slight, fer 1t is
now said they both have resumed their
places aboard the Chinese feet.
Ii is added the Japanese occupied
Ping Yang on Monday.
NO JAPANESE SHIPS LOST.
SHANGHAI, Sept. IA dispatch re-
ceivs here from Yokohama says: No
Japanese vessels were lost in the en-
gagsment in the Yalu river. The jap
anese warships Matsushima and Yoshe
and the transport Saikiomaiu were en-.
gagged, but to what extent the dispatch
does not state. There was great loss OF
life on both sidss.
LII HUNG DID NOT SUICIDE.
LONDON, Sept. 20.-A Times specia
from Berlin says the statement that
Vicsroy Ii Hung Chang had committed
suicide in consequence of the reverse
that had been met by the Chinese arm,
and his degradation in consequence, il
denied here. AS matter OF fact. b
communicated yesterday with the Chi
nese legation in this city.
THE JAPANESE ADVANCE.
NEW YORK, Sept. 20.-A dispatch from
Shanghai says: Field Marshal Coun
Yagamats, commanding the forces Il
Cores, is marching with 5000 Japanes
troops on Muekdsn from the southeast
The treasure captured at Ping Yam
amounted to s3,000.000.
CONFIRMArORY NEWS.
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