The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1894-10-03
HOW THEY FIGHT IN TIE EAST,
The Chinese lad Jtraue.e Vessels CircI. d
A-curG Each O. -her.

LONDON. Sept. 27.-Iaa Times t.
morrow 10 mornlng will publish dts
patch from its correspondent at Che
Foo, who sends an account Of the naval
| battle at ! alu furnished by 8 naval Of
licer who was present. The account is
mainly & repetition of previous reports,
| but ADDS that conclusion Of the first
discharge OF the guns Of the Ting Yuen
threw everybody off the bridge OF the
ship. TIE JHpenese ships appeared in
column Of divisions, the lines ahead of
the divisions GeiDg disposed abeam.
Coming closer they tried to form line
| abreast.
The Chinese ships started in sections
liae abreast at q rate Of seven knots an
hour. AS they cams nearer the Jap
anese appeared to form in quarter line,
to which the Chinese replied by turning
two points to the starboard, thus keep.
ing their bows toward the enemy. Ap-
proacniug within 4, 4CO yards the whole
Japanese fleet seemed to turn eight
points to port, thereby forming 4 single
lire ahead and, Steaming across the
| Chinese line, turned It's STAFFORD wing
The Chinese were unable to keep
paca with the enemy and endeaYored
| to follow their movements by keeping
| bow ol them IS the Japanese ships,
circled around, maintaining the while
q heavy bcmberdment. The japanese
fleet that kept in the thick of the fight
consisted CT six ships OF the Iuel
class.
The japanese ships, having compiet-
| I'd one circle hauled off to distance
OF eight hundred yards and went
through an evolution with the object
OF separating Into two divisions, the
first consisting Of seven OF their best
known and sWifas5 cruisers and the
second of five inferior ships, which
stood off some distance The battle
thus arranged Itself into two groups,
fou: Chinese cruisers becoming en-.
gagged with the second division, while
two ironclads, the Chen Yuen and Ting
Yuen, attacked the first division.
The fighting in the second division
was irregular and diff ;uls to follow. II
ended in the Japanese disappearing il
the direction OF Hal Young Tar. The
first japanese divlson carried Oh the
fight with the ironclad5 by circli2g
round a. distance of 4,500 yards
The Chen Yuen and Ting Yuen kept
together, folio wing the enemv's move.
melfs ina sm aller circle, the whole
evolution taking spiral form. O,ca.
sionally the distance between the op-
and once to 1900 yards.
The japanese aimed at keeping long
distance away SO as to avail themselves
of their superior sHeed and make the
most Of their quick firing guns, which
vastly excelled the Chinese guns.
The object of the Chinese Was to come
to close quarters so as to use their slow
firing guns Of large caIibre with full ef-
feet.
The firing continued between the
Chinese iron cladS and the japanese 1st
division until nearly o'clock in the af-
ternoon. The quick firing guns gave
the latter an immense advantage scat
tering showers of splinters, occasional
ly setting the Chinese ships on fire and
riidlilg everything that was not pro-
tected by armor.
During the action one Of the smaller
Jananess ships was seen with her pro-
peller out Of water and her bow nearly
under. Another was seen to be on fire
eavelopsd IN flames and apparently
sinking.
The Yoshiao and Matsushina were
burning tierce!y, the former, after re-
caiYllg two shots each from the Ting
Yuen and Chen Yueu, was enveloped
in cloud of white smoke, which lay
heavily on the water and completely
covered the ships.
The Chinese vessels waited Tor tae
clouds TO clear and got their port guns
ready, but before the Yoshino got visi
be their fire was diverted by Japa.
rese vessel of the Matsushima type.
which came on at a distance Of 2,200
yards On the port quarter. The guns
that were laid for the Yosnino were
fired at the aeW conner, with the result
tnat she began to return. Whether
these three Japanese ships received
mortal injury is uncertain.
In the latter part of the battle the
Chinese ironclads ran short of comm on
she'll and continued the action with
steel shot. This was effective as the
Japanese vessels had no armor. The
tWo ironclads fired one hundred and
nInety-se7en rounds with twelYe-inch
x uuS, 0uO GNO Gu
rounds with six-1nch guns.
About I o'clock the Ting Yuen was
badly on fire forward, the smoke imped-
ing the working of the fore turret. Be-
fore O'Clock the japanese had ceased
firing and the distance between the
fleets was rapidly increasing.
In regard 70 the conclusions to be
drawn from the battle it may be said
the Caicese battle ships proved formi-
daOle. The Chinese ironclsds stood
the battecing OF the heavy, qaick-licing
guns admirably. Their upper struc.-
ure were severely damaged but nos q
shot penetrated Vital part.
A bullet protection OF the twelve inch
guus was most effective, very few men
being wounded within the barbettes.
The bafbette turrets were as intact af-
ter the action as before. This fact,
however, coupled with the fact that
the six inch guns at both ends Of the
ships which we've only slightly protect
ed were also u1Gamsged, seems to In
dicate that the destructive effect was
due to the enormous number Of project
lies from the quick firing guns rather
toao to the skilled direction OF the
shots.
The maize Overs of the japanese first
divisions excited great admiration.
Taking advantage OF their g. eed aud
the long range OF their guns, they el-
ways kept at the distance that suited
them, maintaining perfect order
throughout the fight, attempting moth
ing sensational and never coming
within destructive range of the heayl-
est guns.
Murderer Arrested.
ATLANTA, Sept. 2l.-Wili Me;ecs'