New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-21

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pALF-TwO JAPANESE SHIPS ALLEGED
BY TIE CHINESE TO HAVE GONE
DOWN - NUMBERING OF TIE
KrNG-YUEN AND CHTu-YUEN-
THE JAPANESE ARMY
MARCHING TOWARD
MoUKDEN
;BY CABLE tribune
roklo Sept. 20-The Japanese fleet met eleven
chinese men-of-war and six torpedo boats thir
,v.aye miles .,ortheast of Yo-To at p. m. on
ssntember l6 Four Chinese men-of-war We're
,unk and one was burned by its crew. No dam
.ss was done TO the japanese feet.
London Sept. 20-The japanese Legation here
.,sived q dispatch from Toxic this morning.
eating thai the japanese fleet. at o'clock on
,,s af,ern -; of September 16. met eleven Chi
,ssa warships and six torpedo-boats thirty-five
niles northeast Of Hai-Yang- Tao and that in the
,rsung battle four OF the Chinese ships were
sunk and one burned 1t was at first as
rumed that this dispatch gave the result OF an
O,her battle than the one fought off the mouth
~ the Yal0O River; but & later dispatch from
rDkIo 70 the Central News. though differing
somewhat In respect Of details makes it clear
hat II is the Yaloo engagement which is treat
Cd Of.
According 70 the Central News advices. at
mon on september Il. instead Of D. m. on Sep
,smber &C. as stated in the dispatch to the Japa-
nese legation nine japanese warships convoy
ing two armed transports sighted twelve Chinese
varshps and sly gunboats. The fighting began
BY an attack upon three Of the Chinese war
shps. which were sunk. AS the fighting proceed
al another Chinese warship was set on fire and
destroyed: but the remaining eight. only one or
which was unniured, together with the six gun
boats, succeeded in getting away. The japanese
varships Matsushima and Ti-Yei slightly
damaged. and Of the armed transports was
senousy crippled: but none Of the japanese
ships were lost. The japanese loss was twenty
men known to have been killed and forty-six
wounded.
When the japanese sighted the Chinese fleet,
the latter ships were steaming toward the Yaloo
River In which direction they proceeded, appear
ing indisposed to fight. The japanese chased
them for an hour. when :he ChiyOda. getting
within range. drew the fire Of the Chinese flag
ship A running fight OF two hours duration
preceded the main engagement in the bay, dur
Ing which the transports entered the Ialoo
River safely.
THE JAPANESE FLEET SIGHTED.
The correspondent of the Central News at
fAio adds that the MikadO has sent special let
IN TO Nodzu and his army and Admiral Ito and
his fleet, thanking them for their splendid VIC
bries at Png-Yang and the Yaloo, respectively
| The correspondent OF the Central News at Tien-
Tsin telegraphs further details Of the naval en-
gagement as follows:
The work Of transferring the troops and stores
from the Chinese transports to the shore was
proceeding rapidly when the japanese fleet was
sighted Admiral Ting signalled 10 his i1eet 10
weigh anchor and 70 IN in line OF battle Ih
obedience to this order the fleet was formed III
single line with the exception OF the cruisers
Kwang- Kai and Kwang- Ting and four torpedo
boats which were formed in a second line at the
mouth Of the river. The japanese fleet ad-
yanced at full speed while the Chinese columns
were forming in HE until IL came within range
when the warships formed in line Of battle nine
+ Of them in the first column and three gunboats
and five torpedo boats in the second column. The
firing at the outset of the engagement was ~ an
Indifferent order; but the japanese were creeping
rraduallv closer to the Chinese ships, and their
unners were improving their aim by practice
The Chinese barbette ship Ting-Yuen was the
arst 70 suffer any severe injury. a japanese smell
bursting In her battery. ceaseless cannonade
Was kept up on both SIDES for an houi anu d nan,
when the japanese ship SaikiO was rendered
helpless and according to the assertion OF
Chinese officer sank soon afterward TWO OF the
big guns Of the battleship Chen-Yu uen were as
sble0 bu; she continued to use her smaller guns
The vessels OF both the fleets work easily under
ream and the japanese were constantly man
euvring; but the Chinese held their original pO-
kion.
an ATTEMPT TO BREAK THE CHINESE LINE
Suddenly two japanese cruisers. believed TO
have been the Akitsushma and the IOshino' en-
deavored to break the Chinese line They were
followed By three torpedo-boats. AS the japan
ese ships advanced at full speed. the Cnliltsr
ships Ching Yuen and ChaO-Y Yung, backed iui
speed astern to avoid disaster. The Japanese
hrpedo-boats fired, but their projectiles were
Stopped by nets. The guns OF the other Cni,ese s'
ships quickly trained on the two japanese
cruisers and they retired after snort tiuie,
almost helpless The Chinese declare tney were
sunk
The Ch,ng-Yuen was several times pierced by
shells The Chao-Yung ashore Whlle re-
ueaiing. anl became target Tor the JaPaneSe
guns until she was set on fire. The Nihs- ! ueii
vas in terrible plight. shell burst thioush
her decks and she slowly foundered. while iiames
burst from all parts of her. The Tsi-Yuen VIII
c Ssew from the first into the second coiuiln ihe
SSninese torpedO-bOats attempted 10 put tie
!apanese the defensive, but the japanese re-
a4alned the aggressors throughout, aIthough TWO
~uree attempts 10 break the Chinese iines w wcre
npalsed The cruiser Yang-Wei went ashore
.srn foremOs: and met fate similar 10 tha' VI
Se SeChaO-Yung
nnter the first three hours of the engagement
~arng was Intermittent.
'nHTUEN SUNK AND CREW ENGCLFhD'
me captain OF the cruiser Chih-Yuen fought
~a.ey when his ship little better thah d
o~ihs ,nrrass wreck. until the cruiser was sunk oy
Torpedo and her crew were engulfed
naii'n scene at this point 's described as aP-
49, Many gurs on both sides were as
ST., e ~ oi'tered ships rolled heavily ana ,heii
keep them rHf % were kept constantly at WORK Or be %
hst,r '.e' anoat During the last hour OF tile
mnn',, So'he OF the Chinese ships ran out OF am
ensd '.o' -. ana some Of the japanese ships threat
mors ~ .ouhder At dusk the Japanese shiPS
=, 1 SLOWLY southwark I'm double line.
sh,n -ins e impossible that the surviving Chinese
pS can De repaired before winter.
OihhR STORY OF THE ENGAGEMENT
uspatch TO the Central News from Shanghai.
NdttV S.31 O'cnct haf the