Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-08-16
SINKING OF The KOW SIZING.
The Latest Account Of tho Naval En-.
gagsmslt Near Gasan.
The Tsi Yuen's Commander Fought
I've Of Iapnn's Hest sbius for
Two Hours Rnd Escaped.

VICTORIA, u. O., Aug. lB.-rht
steamer Tacoma, from Hong Kong,
brings the following account u TIA,
naval battle VI July ". Ia the nsighbO,.
hood Of Gasau;
Three Japanese mcu.)f.war. th1
Aki,sunima, Tskachiho aud Naniwai,
met at tsz the CHINESE cruiser Tel
Yuen with a small dispatch boat. the
10 Olsu aud the transport iow Shing,
and after au engagement lasting one
hour aud twenty minutes, captured
the dispatch boat anu sunk tho trans,
port, while tho cruiser escaped. 10
fully appreciate this Hc.i0l, the frla.
tive strength % tho CDmbaisnts mu.i
be- considered.
On the Jgpaurle piIs were the
Aklhuulm. with n tonUtge Of 1855
aud sfCfI ug niurtuun knots; tus
TaEaCnihJ I'D $500 tous, with = speed
Of oightu.n EuHir, aud the NaniwAi,
July as large, p0Evrful aut sWiu a.
either oi hgr companions. The armg.
nent Of tlr.e three included one i2.tln
gun, four 25.tou gus, twenty quick.
firing aud thiriy.two machine guns.
On tho other u.uu was the Tel iuen,
with n tonusgr Of zoos, $50 horse.
power aud a speed Of hut 10 knots, aud
carrying two E, iuon guns, Que 5.inoh
aud ninB machine guns. The dispatch
boat was uuarmtd, and bcinga wooden
ship, not stcaming more than knots,
her power Of resisting capture war ~
small M her power 10 evade IL.
Il la -
ceoding toward Jinseu, when tue
Chinese vessuls were met. The Chinese
war ships, seeing the japanese flag.
ship, Immediately opened their fires
instead OF observing the usual Clurtes.
los, aud began the fighting, apparently
10 cover the retreat OF tile transport
slcamer,which left promptly pursued by
the NAniwai. AT this iuucture the
well as the English c0lUrs. What
happened 10 her was not seen by the
combalanls, but was reported by the
NaniWai.
Her officers state the flag Of sur.
render was no sooner displayed than
the Chinese on board prepared 10
attack tue boarding PARTIES from the
NAuiwai, aud In iactl did nroI on
them ~ they came Rl0ngside. The
boats then returned 10 their cruiser anu
the transport was sunk with one well.
directed shot.
In the meantime the TAkachiho aud
the AkiisuhiuiA engaged thu Tel Nuen
and lEO Csu.
The former after lighting slubbornly
Tor over an hour displayed this flag Of
surrender and the japanese m6n,Of.
war were approaching her when she
suddenly discharged torpedo, which,
however, tue japanese were AUlu 10
dispose OF.
Ine engagement was then renewed
more hOtly than ever, till finally tho
rsi iuen turned ami made oil At full
speed toward Jinsen, being pursued Tor
a hundred miles by the japanese but
not 0ysrtaksn.
The 10 OAu got aground In shallow
water while In sheltered anchorage hnd
thus fell an easy captive to the japan.
csc. The Chinese fought their guns
much more rapidly than their or
pOnrnts aud had they not been ~
greatly outuumhurHu would uuluubi-
odly have achieved victory. Az /
wa-, II l. a testimony 10 the skin Uf
tho Tai iuens commander that he
fought twOOi Jgpgu'i best ships iuf "a
iull hour aud theu escaped.
Since the naval hyuJ On GWAn tho
running Of Japuuesu steamers bstwteu
Jinsen aud Fu an has uuul suApenduI.
General travel on the smaller 0tieutsl
linCs IL very much IrOkvn aud news Of
an authentic nature IL difficult q Oh.
tain,
Ia Yokohama II Il believed that
China's plan will he marul troops into
Corea ~ way OF wiz, aud the japan.
csc government IL sail 10 be taking
sters accordingly
The queen Ol COrea, reported a. miss.
lug, IL under medical treatment, aB she
Ia attacked with malaria. lover.
At tho time Of the sailing OF ths
Tacoma from Yokohama, four Chinese
Transports were reported missing, anu
were supposed 10 have been destroyed
In typhoOn or captured by the
japanese,
The government Of the island king.
dom was still hurrying men and sup,
piles % Cofea, not forgetting even an
immense orematory plant 20 follow W
the land forces aud consume the dead.
Tho mikndo has just issuei inslfuC.
tI0us tn the fugerlutouuer general u
lhe police 10 tust the lcelinga OF tire
people regarding the war aud 10 report
to hlm direct.