Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-08-23
DESPERATE SEA FIGHT.
REGULARS of the ASmcounucr Be
tween Chinese ARD Japan
csc Vesse4A.

Pretoria. r. c., Aug. 1G.A-The steamer
Gonna from Hong keng brings an ac-
mt of the naxaa battle July 20 in the
Sighborhood of Casan. Thrae Japan
= men-cf-wal:, the AkitsuiMma, Taxa
*iho and NaMw;l, Met at sea 1.-THE CHI
sc cruiser Isl Yuen with IL small dis
tcb boat the Ko-Qisu and the transport
Epw-Shin@, and after AN engagement
kting one hour and twenty INMATES,
S,turad the dispatch boat and sunk the
5Esport while the cruiser escaped.
+To fully appreciate the Il ction, th4e Iela-
&e strength of the combatants must be
&nsidraed On the Japanese side were the
= ,itsuihima with Il tonnage of 315G and
&eod al - knots: the Takachiho of 300
3, Is with a speed of is knots, and the
4 luiwa, fully as large, powerful and
4 lift as either of her companions Yhe
+mamcnt of the three included one i62-
b. gum four 2S-ton guns, twenty quick
ling and thirty-two machine gums. On
+ o other side was the Tsi-Yuen with a
i Eth :, speed of but 10 knots and carry
Lg TWO 81 -inch gums, one o-inch and nine
1; chine guns. The dispatch boat was
harmed, being Il wooden ship not steam
Ia more than ! knots. Her power of re
Stiug capture was as small as her Ca
&clty to eVade 1t.
#rhr japanese warships were proceeding
$ward ,linsen when the Chinese vessels
bare met The Chinese warshin. seeinf.
]" Japanese flagship Immediately opened
heir ports instead of observing the usual
burtesies and began the fighting, APP
Rrently to cover the retreat of the trans
tart steamer. which left, promptly pur-
he'd by the Naniwa At this juncture
b. transport was flying the white flag
i well as the English colors What hap
ened to her was not seen by the com
#tants, but was reported by the Naniwa.
or officers state that the flag of sur
Binder was no sooner displayed than the
&hinese ,on board prepared to attack the
barding party from the Naniwa, and in
Act did fire on them us they came along
4de The boats then returned to the
fuisar and the transport WAS sunk with
b. Wcllzdirected shot
8 In the meantime the Ta'kachiho and
+kitsuihima engaged the Tsi-Yuen and
! o-Otsu. The Chinese on the ko-Otsu
busht stubbornly for over AN hour and
! lem displayed the flag of surrender. The
japanese men-of-war We're approaching
r. when she suddenly discharged tor
fdo which. however. the Japanese We're
4 Die to avoid. The engagement was re-
owed more hotlW than ever, till finally
L. Tsi-Yuen turned and made off al
ill speed toward .Jinsen, being pursued
h 100 miles by the Japanese, but was
bt overta ken.
&'The lAo-Gtsu got aground i'm shallow
atcr while seeking sheltered anchora sc,
bd thus fell an easy captive to the Jap
|hcse. The Chinese fought their guns
@hIch more rapidly than their opponents,
pd had they not been so greatly outnum-
Bred they would undoubtedly have
Fhicyed victory. AS it WAS. it is testl-
6nny to the skill of the Tsi-Yuen's COM
*slndcr that he fought two of Japan S
(st shins for full hour and then es-
#pe,l
@Since the naval fight of Casan the run
b. and Fusan has been Suspended. Gen
hi travel on the smaller Oriental liners
very much broken and news of an au-
&cntic nature is difficult to obtain. In
#pkohama il is believed that China S
BIN will de 10 march troops into Corea
/ the way of WUu. and tn" Japanese
Pvernment is said to be taking measures
fcordingly The Queen of Corea is re-
Prted as missing. but is under medical
<eatmant. having been attacked with
aaraI fever AT the time of sailing the
! coma from Yokohama four Chinese
Ihnspor1s were reported missing and were
IMPOSED Ia have been lost in atyphoon
4 captured by the Japanese. The gov
nment of the isle and kingdom was
+ l hurryng men and supplies to Corea,
forgetting even an immense cremat-
4 plant to follow up the land forces and
|hSume the dead. The Mikado has just
sued instructions to the general OF police
test the feelings of the people regard
3 war and to report to him direct. -