The herald., 1894-09-22
JAPAN'S GREAT VICTORY.
Details of the Yalu Naval
Battle.
An Official Statement of the
Losses.
The Formidable Chinese Fleet Badly
Crippled.
Four Leading Ohicers Killed and Ad-
miral Ting Wounded-rhs Japan.
ESQ Loss smsli-Another
Battle on tho Tspis.

BY the Associated Press.
New YoRK. Sept. PA special from
Shanghai says: An additional report
of the naval battle of the mouth OF the
Yslu river is as follows:
There were IL Japanese and IA Chinese
warships with six torpedo boats en-
gagged. The Chinese losses in ships were
the Yang Wei, 1850 tons; the Chao
Yung, 1450 tons and the Lai Yuen, 2300
tons. These were sunk by the Japanese.
The following ships, Ting Yuen, 2713
tons, o sister ship to the Chen Yusn and
King Yuen, 290C tons, and the Ping
Yuen caught fire. Five of the rest were
damaged.
OF the Japanese fleet the Akasgo, an
armorsd vessel of 622 tons, the Matsus>
ina, q deck protected cruiser OF 4370
tons and the Hijei, an armor-clad of
324S tons were damaged.
Nine Japanese officers and 80 men
were killed and 100 wounded.
SERIOUS CHINESE LOSS.
LONDON. Sept. 2l.-A dispatch from
Shanghai says:
There was most serious loss OF Chi
nese officers in the battle of the Yalu.
In addition to those who periahsd in the
Ohm Yuen, the captains of four men of
war, which have reported at Port Ar
thur, are reported as having been
killed.
Admiral Ting directed the operations
of the Chinese feet with great coolness.
He was twice wounded. the first time on
the cheek by q fragment of shell, and
the left leg.
Five Chinese transports reported
missing are safe. 1t has been persist
emily rumored that three other trans
ports we're either sunk or captured by,
the Japanese, but this is mere hearsay.
Ths officers of the Chinese Northern
squadron insist that at least three Ja-
panese warships were sunk In the battle.
1t is now generally admitted that not
aingle Chinese battleship escaped with
out considerable damage.
ANOTHER BATTLE BREWING.
The Chinese authorities expect to
hear OF another battle in Corea shortly.
A Toxic dispatch, fled this morning,
says that all messages over the Japan
ese field telegraph to Fusan. except Off
cial dispatches, have again been stopped.
This indicates that important move
ments are developing.
A dispatch from Shanghai, dated Sep-
tember 2lst. pm, Gays: The COM
mandng officers Of four of the Chinese
warships were killed at the Yula battle.
Admiral Ting was wounded in the neck
and leg, but in neither case seriously.
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 Japanese
ships are preparing for another attack.
DEFENSE OF PEKIN.
The Shanghai correspondent of the
Times says that the authorities have
strictly confined the Chinese feet to tho
defense OF the approaches to Pekin,
specifying the limits within which tbs
various vessels shall cruise. The officers
and men are impatient to continus oDe-
rations on the Oorean coast and are en-
bittered by what they consider the
fatuous policy OF the government.
CHANGE OF RUSSIAN MINISTER'S.
The correspondent of the Daily News
at Shanghai states, with reserve, that
Count Cassini, the Russian minister at
Pekn, has been recalled and has been
replaced by NJ. Pitruvo, who has been
the Russian minister at Toxic.
CHINESE TRANSPORTS CAPTURED.
SHANGHAI, Sept. 2l.-It is rumored
here that the Chinese transports Chin
Tung and Too Nan. while landing troops
in the Yalu river. were captured by the
Japanese, but there is absolutely moth
ing definite known ss to the fate OF those
on board.
JAPANESE SHIPS SUNK.
A telegram from Kobe. Japan, con-
firms the statement from Chinese sources
that the Japanese lost three warships
in the naval battle at the mouth OF the
Yalu river. Their names are not given.
THE BATTLE OF PING YANG.
TOXIC, Sept. 21.-An official Dispatch
from Japanese headquarters at Hsrie-
china says thel osses of the Japanese at
the battle of Ping Yang were III officers
ami l54 men killed. so officers and 52I
men wounded, and 40 missing. Two
thousand Chinese, the official dispatch
says, were killed. The number OF
wounded is supposed to be very largo.
The PonsSon column alone captured GIL
prisoners, OF whom S4 were wounded.
coNFIRMAToRY NEWS.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 81. - Secretary
Gresham today received a brief cable.
gram from United States Minister Dun,
at Toxic confirming the Associated
Press report OF sn important Japanese
naval victory at tbs mouth OF the Yalu
river.
The Japanese minister has received
an official message from the Toxic gov
ernment conf ming the report that the
Japanese iost no ships at the naval
pattle OF the Yalu. ami briefly reciting
the circumstances OF the battle, given