| Show BATTLE OFF YALU RIVER I Rtports of AmerIcan Officers to the Hny Dspjrlment L taboo lrenwn Iron the meal E1 anaeunt ttelween Ih I1eee lId lot onae these WASIIIKUVOX Dtc21TheChlnite mall which hai lUll arrived at the navy department liltigi the tint report re-port which hue yet toadied the department from Intelligent clUccn at the teat of war touching Ibo glut naval engagement ell Ibo tnoulh of Valu river lu mibtlance they ibuw that Ibo heavily armored < vetteli wet practically practi-cally uninjured by the Japancte fire and M hid fact tends ilrongly to boar out mho argument favor ot the battle ship II against the cruller AI set out 111 the retort of the iturclaryof the navy to Ccintriit without doubt the reports will be cxhlbltid lathe naval couimlllto In connection wllh the pending proportion for the eomlruc lion of lure more billlo iUI f Tbeie report detcilbo the formation of Clue oppctlug untie In the Iliieol battle on he inl FII Iliat allot the action commenced the Uhliitin route unable to make ftlgcale account of Ihvihoot lug away of halyardi etc and there faro 110 tactical Dvolutloui wire lor foimed < by shun each venal tiieuiu lIng lodf4l01lII 1hJepeoeee bower IIKnllld throughout Ibo oollull etd wulluurd III 00110111 rip IHIHUIIU UpeUVU 11IU Ufc UWVf lord Uilng their rapid fire gum to great advantage aud keepliiK up N true rapid fire Tlio fire of the Chlueie Ihruuehuut notion woe much slower and their holIuj high mho Japancie lire directed 1 agalnil Ibo two balllMblpa li laid to have beau Urrlfllrlio Uliiu Yuen taint hit about 1UIX > tliuea aud calculni lire several limet while the ring Yum wai badly set on fire forward which was exlln f glc l Jtln uulihcd I with dllllculty the Cbeu Yuu gallanlly placed herielf be tenon hue Japanie veiteli end the Tlug Yuen taking Ibo fire of the lltet While her I1i < iblp eillngiilird tbetlaniM TlioiuiinJi > i > niieiiiu > U roil continued the acllou with Ibo ballle lil > but although heir Ira 1 Jeclllm bit time and nIO limo four reo IIlnoll armor WII clots then a match tor Ibo Japunrio > light gnu Tow Jap + nre lot Wadded of ten olllcen and ilxty men kllloU and 110 of all rauki wounded None of their YetI wa lost Ibo Maliutliliua lllyel and Akajl tuiialolng the runt evere damage The Chtutie low In oflloeriand men la I unknown but IIU net thought that any wuro picked up from the three Ihlpi that molt In acllou None of IhoJapaneie veeel 1 Used loricdoei lu action |
