Warren sheaf., 1894-09-27
THE WAR in THE EAST.
Lstsr Reports from the Two Great Re
cent EngaRements

sA7l1A1s'1-1As uAAAAs NSpo' - .AIaIly reports
Of the great naval battle in Yalu bay
between japanese and Chinese forces
have been confirmed. Both sides
are yet claiming the victory. The
loss was very heavy on both sides,
the Japanese having three vessels sunk
during the engagement while the
Chinese lost two, including the flag
ship, Chin Yuen, the pride OF the
Chinese navy. Early dispatches re.
ported the loss Of this boat, but it was
supposed it had been confounded with
the Chao Yung. The latter was rammed
so hard that she was beached in order
to avoid capture by the Japanese.
The Chinese claim they defeated the
Japanese fleet. This claim is not en-.
tirely indorsed by the correspondent
at Port Arthur, which lies across the
Gulf of Corea from the scene Of the
engagement He says he has seen
some of the Chinese officers who took
part in the battle, and from what he
CLEANED from them it is apparent they
did not believe their fleet had been
victorious.
SHANGHAI, Sept. 22.-Field Marshal
Yamagata, commanding the japanese
forces in Corea, is marching with 49,
600 troops against Moukden from the
southeast. The object Of attack is one
of the strategic points and should it
fall into Japanese hands the progress
of the invaders of Chinese soil would
be made much less difficult.
The Chinese will make despera te
effort to hold their ground and a
fierce conflict is expected when the
opposing forces meet. The advance of
the Japs bears out the idea of their
determination to force their way to
the interior and take possession of
Pekin.
The value of the stores and ammuni-
tion captured by the Japanese at Ping
Yang is reported to be ss,0oo,ooO
LONDON, Sept. 22.-Dispatches re-
ceived here from Shanghai say
that the total number Of the Chinese
fleet engaged in the battle fought off
the mouth of the Yalu river was
twelve warships and four torpedo
boats. The Japanese feet, it is added,
was composed of seventeen ships,
some of which were small war vessels
The Chinese claim to have sunk
the Japanese warships Abushima and
Yossina and q Japanese transport
which had been converted into a cruis-
er and named the Saiko A private re-
port received here from Shanghai de-
clares that these vessels were not sunk,
as the Chinese claim, but that they re-
tired from the action in disabled
condition. 1t is reported that the
Chinese transport Toonan was sunk
after she had landed her troops. but
this is thought to be probably in
correct. The report that Admiral
Ting and Col. Won Hannekin were
severely wounded seems to be incor-
rect, for they have both returned to
duty.
The officials of the Japanese lega-
ton here have received private cable
message from Yokohama saying that
on September 16 twelve Chinese war
ships encountered nine Japanese Ships
with the result that after severe fight
ing the Chinese lost four vessels and
the Japanese none.
LONDON, Sept. 24.-The Berlin cor
respondent of the Standard says that
negotiations are in progress between
Germany, England and Russia relative
to the war between China and Japan,
and that identical instructions will
probably be sent to their respect
i've ministers at Pekin.
LONDON, Sept. 24.-A dispatch to the
Central News from Shanghai dated 6
p. M. September 81, says: "The com
manding officers of four of the Chinese
warships were killed in the engage
ment off the mouth Of the Yalu river.
Admiral Ting was wounded in the
cheek and leg, but in neither case seri-
ously. Five of the transport ships are
still missing. Three Chinese transports
are reported to have been captured. All
of the Chinese warships that were not
sunk are badly damaged. The Japan
ese ships are preparing for another at
tack"
WARRINGTON, Sept 24.-Dispatches
received at the Japanese legation here
give further confirmation of the sea
fight off Yalu and add the interesting
information that the empress of
Japan, as chief patroness of the Red
Cross society in that country. is
personally engaged daily with
her court ladies in preparing
bandages, lints. ETC., for the
wounded Chinese as we'll as Japanese
engaged in the recent great battles Of
Ping Yang and Yalu. The activity of
the empress in personally directing
the humane work Of the Red Cross
while the emperor has gone to
the front is source of pride
among the Japanese officials here.
Mr.. Kurino, the new Japanese min
lister, was in consultation with Secre-
tary Gresham for some time in pursu-
.ance Of thenegotiation of q new treaty
of trade and commerce, which will
contain no assertion of the right OF
extra-territorial jurisdiction by the
United States in Japan.
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