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VESSELS IN PORT.
Steamers.
BAKAN MARU, Japanese steamer, 820, F. Kawamoto, 24th Sept.-Japan 17th Sept., Ballast Japanese. BENLOMOND, British steamer, 1,755, Wm.
Hutton, 9th Oct-Singapore 3rd Oct, General Gibb, Livingston & Co. BORMIDA, Italian steamer, 1,499, Donienico
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Michael Jensen, German steamer, 710, | |
Jessen, gib Oct, Haiphong and Hoihow 8th Oct, General.-Jebsen & Co. MONGKUT, German steamer, 359, Gatste, zih Oct. Bangkok 30th Sept., Teakwood and Rice-Butterfield & Swite.
Pigmy, ist Class guqbiat, 755 tons, 6 guas, |
1,200 ihup, Lt, and Comdr. Oldham, cruising.
Pigus, twin screw, and-class cruiser, 3,600 tons, 8 guns, 7,000 ì.h.p, Capt. H. C. Reynolds, Shanghai.
MUXTRA, British transport, 2,985, D. C. Mac- Plover, ist class gunboat, 455 tons, guns,
Costa, 5th Oct.,-Bombay 17t1: Sept, and Singapore 20th, General.-Carlowitz & Co.- ByGoo, Norwegian steamer, 771, Th. Carlsen, 9th Oct.,-Hongay 5th Oct., Coal.-Sander, Wieler & Co..
Intyre, R.N.R., 9th Oct-Calcuttavia Kangoon and 'Sinngapore 23rd Sept. Troops Government.
PAKSHAN, British steanter, 1,235, F. E. Ferris, 10th Oct-Saigon 6th Oct., Rice and Flour.-Bradley & Co.
Pravo, British steamer, 1,100, Frynn, oth Oct.,-Singapore 1st Oct., Kerosine--Mr. Geo. McBain.
ERRA CHOM KLAO, German steamer, 1,012,
Gercken, 9th Oct., Bangkok and Oct., Rice and Meal-Melchers & Co, PRINA, Norwegian steamer, 768, D. A. Meyer,
9th Oct.,-Cardiff 19th Aug., Coal-Order. PROTECTOS, Norwegian steamer, 1,669, Thors
tenses, 8th Oct-Moji 1st Oct., Coats. E. A. Trading Co... SALINE RICKMERS, British steamer, 615, J. R.
Nasbet, R.N.K., 8th Oct.,-Tamsui 7th. Oct, Ballast-Arnhold, Karberg & Co. SANDAKAN, Gennan steamer, 1.374. Brand- stetter, 7th Oct.,-Sandakan 2nd October, Timber-Melchers & Co. SEGOVIA, German steamer, 3,796, Th. Förck,
8th Oct-Hamburg 24th Aug, and Singa pore 3rd Oct., General--Siemssen & Co. SISHAN, British steainer, 845, H. N. Holton, 8th
Oct-Saigon 4th Oct., Rice and General, --Bradley & Co.
Tatçınow, German steamer, 863, W. Reher,
4th Oct,Bangkok 27th Sept., General.— Butterfield & Swire. TELEMACHUS, British steamer, 1,349, J. Wil
liamson, 5th Oct-Saigon 30th Sept., Rice. Nam Wo Co. ·· THALES, British steamer, 893, A. J. Robson,
4th Oct.,-Foochaw 1st Oct., Amoy 2nd, and Swatow 3rd, General.-Douglas, Lap raik & Co, TRIGONIA, British steamer, 1,069, Powell, 20th'
Aug-Shanghai 16th Aug, Kerosine, Arnhold, Karberg & Co. VICTORIA, American steamer, 2,112, J; Panton,
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1st Aug, Tacoma, U.S.A. 4th July, Gene rat-Dodwell & Co., Ld. YUENSANG, British steaner, 1,128, 1. H. Rolfe,
RN.R., roth Oct.,Manila 7th Oct., Gene-, ral-Jardine, atheson & Co. ZWEENA, British steamer, 1,115, Nesbitt, 8th
Oct.,-Saigon 4th Oct.,, Rice.-Chinese.
Sailing Vessels.
ALBANIA, British ship, 1,438, W. L. Brownell,
26th Sept., Manila 4th Sept., Ballast.— Master.
CELESTE BUKKILL, British ship, 1,764, C. A. |
Trefry, 29th May,-Manila 9th May, Ballast.Order.
HELEN H. WYMAN, American. ship, 1,664, D.
A. Vanhon, toth Sept.,-Chiefoo 28th Aug, Ballast. Arnhold, Karberg & Co. HERZOS JOHANN ALBRECHT, Gerinan
schooner,, 701, Andersen, roth October, Manila 6th Oct., General.--Master. KENTMERE, British ship, 2,347, Bundy, toth
Sept.-New York 5th May, Oil.-Standard Oil Co.
LAUNDERGA, American bark, gob, McDougall,
14th Aug.Cebu 6th Aug Ballast. Master.
Lucia, British ship, 640, Andersen, and Un
--Rajang 6th Sept., Timber.—Master. - MANUEL LLACUNO, American slip, 1,650,
Nichols, 29th June,-New York 3rd Mar, Kerosine Oil.-Standard Oil Co. SEA WITCH, American ship, 1,172, Howes, 21st
Feb., Manila 18th Feb., Ballast.-Master.
STATE OF MAINE, American ship, 1,467,
W.
Colcord, 8th Sept-New York 4th May, Kerosine.Standard Oil Co.
H. CONNER, American ship, 1,614, Colcord,
26th Sept., Manila 10th Sept, Ballast Standard Oil Co.
HIS BRITANNIC MAJESTY': SHIPS .
ON THE CHINA STATION.
Hongkong, October 11th, 1901. Alacrity, despatch-vessel, 1,700 tons, to guns, 3,000 ih.p., Comdr. S. E. Easkine, Wei hai-wei.
Albion, 1st-class battleship, 12,950 tons, 13,500
hip, 16 guns, Capt. W. W. Hewett, Amoy.
Algerine, sloop, 1,050 tons, 6 guns, 1,100 i.h.p.,
Comdr. W. Carey, Shanghai, Arithusa, 2nd-class cruiser, 4,300 tons, lo guns,
5,000 i.h.p., Capt. J. Startin, Hongkong.. Argonaut, 1st-class cruiser, 11,000 tons, 16,500
i.b.p., 16 guns, Capt. G. H. Cherry, R.N., Astrea, and-class cruiser, 4.300 tons, 7,000
Hongkong, i.h.p., 10 guns, Capt. C. F Baker, Amoy. Aurora, Ist-class cruiser, 5,600 tons, 8,500 i.h.p., #guns, Capt. E. H. Bayly, C., Wei-
hai-wei.
Barfeur, rst-class battleship, 13,000 tons,
14
guns, 13,153 i.h.p., Captain Sir G. J. S. Warrender, Bart., Nagasaki.
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1,200 Lh.p., Liant-Comdr, O. V. de M. Cowper, Shanghai, ant
Rambler, surveying-ship, 583 tons, 650 i.h.p.
Capt. Morris H. Smyth, Hongkong, Redpolé, it-class gunboat, 855 tons, 6 guna, 1,200 i.b.p., Lieut.-Com." "C. F. Corbett, Shanghai.
Robin, river-gunboat, 85 tons, a guns, 2401.h.p.,
Licut-Comdr. G. G. Webster, West River.. Rosario, sloop, 930 tons, 6 guns, 1,400 i.h.p.
Contr. A. W. Hamilton, en route Wei-hai- 'wat.
Sandpiper, British river-gunboat, 85 tons,
guns, 240 i.h.p., Lt.-Comdr. Cam, West River.
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Skorpion, Russian torpedo boat, 23 toas, 1 gun, |
220 hip.," rẻ knots, y Sootchina, Russian torpedo host, 87 tons, 4 guns,
970 b.p., 19 knats.
Sea, Russian torpedo boat, 400, Capt. "A.
Glom, at Shangkai. Sterlaid, Russian, torpedo boat, 23 tons, z. gun,
120 h.p., 15-knots. Straws, Russian torpede boat, 23 fons, I gun, ||(230 h.pt, 16 knots.
Sunguri, Russian torpedo boat, 140 tons, 4 14 guás, 1,800 h.p., så knots, ́‚
RUSSIAN TORPEDO FLOTILLA. (SEA GOING.)
Borgo, 1st class, Russian torpedo boat, &r tops,; 3 guns, 2 torp tubes 1,100 hip, speed ta knots. Reel, 1st class, Russian torpedo boat, 96 tons,
3 guns, a torp tubes 780 h.p., speed 22 knots. Visuri, Russian torpedo boat, 140 tona, 4 guns,
1,800 h.p., 13 knots,
Snide, river-gunboat, 85 tons, 2 guns, 240 i.h.p., Licut. and Commander Dalgety, Yangisic. Swift, and-class gunboat, 756 tons, 6 guns,-.
870 ihp, in reserve Hongkong, Tatu, torpedo-boat destroyer, 150 tons, in
reserve Hongkong,
Talbot, 2nd-class cruiser, 5,600 tons, 11 guns, 8,000 i.hip., Capt. F. G. Stopford, Wei- hai-wei.
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Tamar, receiving ship, 4,600 tons, Commodore
Powell, C.B., Hongkong. Terrible, 1st-class battleship, 14,200 tons, 30 guas, 25,000 i.h.p., Capt. Percy Scott, C.By Wei-hai-wei
Tweed, coast defence gunbant, 363 tons, 3 guns, zoo i.h., in Reserve Hongkong. Wattrwitch, surveying-ship; 620 tons, 450 kph,
Lieut-Gomdr. Lyne, Shanghai. Whiting, twin screw, torpedo-boat destroyer,. 601 tons, 6 x 6,000 i.h.p., Lt.-Concie. Mackenzie, D50, Weishai-wei. Wiver, coast defence ship, 3,750 tons,'4 guns,
1,000 i.h.p., kongkotig. Woodcock, river-unboat, 150 tons, a guns, 550
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i.h.p, Lieut.-Condr. Watson, Kiukiang, Woodlark, river-gunboat, 150 tona, guns, 550 i.h.p., Lieut-Coindr. H. E. Hillman, Yangisze.
Torpedo boats in Reserve Nos, 8 and zoy 35, 36, 37 and 38, first-class; and 3 second-class boats.
Miscellaneous.
Aspern, Austrian gunboat, 976 tons, Capt. W.
Weber, Shanghai. Holland, Dutch cruiser, & guns, 3,900 to
9.25oi.h.p., Capt. S. N. Sybrandi, Swatow. Kaiserin Elisabeth, Austrian cruiser, 8 guns,
4,400 tons, 9,000 i.b.p., Capt., Wiber, Singa Koningin Wilhelmina der Nederlanden, Dutch
pore.
cruiser, & guns, 1,600 tons, 5,900 i.hp., Capt. J. P. Rossinn, Swatow,
Lenfard, Austrian cruiser, 1,600 tons, Captain
Müller, Saigon..
Liberal, Portuguese gunboat, 558 tons, Comdr.
José da Cunba Lima, Macao. Maria Theresa, Austrian cruiser, to guns, 5,900 ions, 9,755 h.p., Capt V. Bless Ritter v. Sambuchi, Shanghai. Piet Hein, Dutch cruiser, 5 guns, 3,600 tons,
4,736 i.h.p., Capt. Jansen, Taku. Zaire, Portuguese gunboat, 600 tons, Captain
Mello, Hongkong.
Zenta, Austrian cruiser, 2,200 tons, Captain
Kunsti, Singapore..
FOREIGN MEN-OF-WAR ON THE CHINA
AND JAPAN STATION.
The Russian Squadron, Adural Kornilo, Russian armoured cruiser, 5,000 tons twin screw, 36 guns, 9,500 h.pu Captain Jakovlell, at Nagasaki, Admiral Nakhimoj, Russian armoured cruiser, 28 guns, 9,000 tons, 8cc.i.h.p, Capt. Vscrolojsky, at Tientsin. Alout, Russian gunboat, 8to tons, 8 guns, 1,200
b.p., Captain Elkisky, at Nagasaki. Bobre, Russian gup vessel, twin screw, 950tons, 13 guns, 1,150 hp., Captain Dobrovolsky, at Taku.
Dimitri Donskoy, Russian armoured cruiser,
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Flagship of Vice Admiral Alexeieff. Flagship of Rear-Admiral F. V. Dubossoff Flagship of Rear-Admiral Requnaf
THE GERMAN SQUADRON: Bustard, German cruiser, 1,600 tons, 8 guns,
Comdr. von Bassewitz, at Shanghai, Fürst Bismarck, German flagship, 11,000
tons, 36 guns, Capt Graf Lotke, at Taku. Gefion, German cruiser, 4100 tons, to guns,
9,000 h.p., Capt. Rollmann, at Amoy." Geter, German cruiser 1,600 tons; 8 guns,
Capt. Baser, at Shanghai, *** Hansa, German, cruiser, 6,800 tons, 30
gune, Capt. Paschen, at Woosung. Hela, German despatcli-vessel, 2,000 tons, 32
Capt. Rampold, at Woosung. Hertia, Gennan cruiser, 6,000 tons, 30 guns,
Capt. von Usedom, at Shanghai, fitis, Germau gunboat, goo tons, to guns,
Lieut.-Comdr. Sthanier, at Canton. Irens, German cruiser, 4,200 tons, 8 guns,
2,930 h.p., Capt. Stein, at Nagasaki. Jaguar, Genuan gunboat, 1,000 tons, 10 guns,
Capt. Berger, at Fouchow. Kaisarin Augusta, German cruiser, 6,331 tons,
20 guns, 14,000 p.h., Capt. Gülich, Amoy. ** Kurfürst "Friedrich Wilhelm, German
battleship, 10,100 fons, 40 guns, Capt. von Holzendorff, at Woosung. Lucks, German gunboat, 850 tons, 10 guns,
Comdr. Daehnhardt, at Shanghai. Schwalbe, German cruiser, 1,120 tous, 3 guns,
8 Seeadler, German cruiser, 1,600 tons, & guns,
Comdr. Boemer, at Hankow.
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Comdr. Schack, at Amoy, Tiger, German gunboat, 900 tons, 10 guns, Comdr. von Mittelstädt, at Shanghai. Weissenburg, German battleship, to,100 tons,
40 guns, Capt. Hofmeier, at Amoy... Warth, German battleship, 10,100 tons, 40
guns, Capt. Borkenhagen,,at Taku.
Wilheim, German battleship, at Naga
saki.
No. go, German torpedo-boat, 320 tons, Capt.
Hoepfmer, at Shanghai.
No. 91, German torpedo-boat, 360 tons, Capt.
Lieut. Püllen, at Shanghai.
No. 92, German torpedo boat, 320, tons, Capt.
Fluinrich, at Shangbai,
Flagship of His Excellency Vice Admiral Bendemann.
**Flagship of Rear Admiral Geissier. *** Flagship, Rear-Admiral Kirchhoff.
THE FRENCH SQUADRON. Alenetle, "gunboat, 200 tons, Lieut.Comdr.
Belloy, at Nagasaki. Amiral Charmer, 2nd-class cruiser, 4,800 tons,
Capt. Ballime, Saigon. Bengali, 2nd class dispatch-boat, Lt-Comdr.
De La Croix de Castries, at Nagasaki." Bugeaud, 2nd-class cruiser, 4,000 tons, 19 guos,
9,000 ih.p., Capt. Defèvre, at Shanghai. Chasseloup Laubat, 2nd-class cruiser, 4,000
tons, 9,000 i.h.p. 18 guns, Capt. Espinay St. Luc, at Foochow Comete, gunboat, doo tons, Capt. Lotel, at
Canton.
Decides, gunboat, 690 tons, Capt. Maresubette,
at Taku.
Oregon, Ist-class U.S. buttleship, 10,280 tons. 16 guns, 11,11th.p.. Capt. W. Dickens, UÊN. at Wosung, Petrel, U.S. gunboat, -doa ions, 4-guns, 1,095
h.p., Cúmdr, C, C. Comwell, at Manila. Princeton, U.S. gunboat, hoon kans, 6 guns,
800 hp, Com. Harry Knox, at Shanghai, Seindia, U.S. crtiser, 7,500 tons, Comár. J. M.
Miller, U.S.N., at Hongkong. Wheeling, U.S. gunbout 1,000 tons, 6 guns,
1,081 hp, Com. W. T Burwell, at Manila Wilmington, U.S. cruiser, 2,332 tona, Capt. C.
O. Allibone, at Amoy. Yorktown, U.S. gunboat, 1,710 tons, & guns, 3,392 b.p.Comdr: C.-S. Sperry, at Manila. Yosemite, U.S. converted cruiser, 6,179 tons, 10 guns, 3,800 h.p., Capt. G. E. Ide, at
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L. Purcell, U.S.N. en route Manila.
THE ITALIAN SQUADRON, Calabria, Italian cruiser, 2,946 tons, Capt. C.
Cantelli, Shanghai,
Elba, Italian cruiser, 3,720 tons, Capt. Cecconi,
Taku.
Fiermosca, Italian,cruiser, Capt. Garlo Negri,
Shanghai.
Vesuvio, Italian cruiser, 4.500 tons, 14 guns,
6,830 i.b.p, Capt. Zézi, at Shanghai, Vetter Pisani, Italian cruiser, 6,700 tons, Capt.
V. Onofrio, Shanghai.
JAPANESE MEN-OF-WAR. Battleships. Asaki, 1st class, 15,200 tons, 15,000 i.h.p., 18
guns, Captain 5. Misu, at Japan. Yashima, 1st class, 12,460 tons, 38 guns, 14,000
h.p., at Kure.
Fuji, 1st class, 12,450 tons, 38 guns, 14,000
hp, at Taku... Chinyen, 2nd class, 7,330 tons; 22 guus, 6,200
h.p, ut Yokosuk
Cosat Defonor Ships. Mauushima, 1st class, 4,277 ions, 25 guns,
·S,400 lp., at Saseho,* fuuskushima, int class, 4277 tons, 35 guns,
5.400 hp, at Kure, Hashidate, 1st class, 4,277 loos, 35 guns, 5,400
h.p., at Yokosuka.
Kange, 2nd class, 2,400 tons, 13 guns, 2,035 b.p.,
Capt. K. Imai, at Japan. Hiyet, 2nd class, 2,460 tons, 13 guns, 2,035 h.p.,
Capt. Hiroo Tonji, at japan. Helyen, and class, 2,600 tons, 13 guns, 2,400 h.p.,
at Yokosuka,
Craisers.
Karagi, protected cruiser, ist class, 4,978 tons,
30 guns, 15,500 h.p., at Sascho, Chitose, protected cruiser, 1st class, 4,978 tong
30 guns, 15,500 h.p., ut Kure. Akarki, protected cruiser, 1st class, 2,800 tons,
30 guns, &,500 h.p., at Kufe.
Nasiwa, protected cruiser, ist class, 3,209 tons, Yoshino, protected cruiser, Ist class, 4,150 tons,
32 guns, 15,000 h.p, at Shanghai. 24 guns, 7,120 h.p., Manila. Takachiha, protected cruiser, 1st class 3,709
tons, 24 guns, 7,120 h.p, at Keelung. Chiyoda, protected cruiser, ut class, 2,450 tons,
27 guns, 5,500 h.p., at Kure. Takasago, protected" cruiser, 1st class, 4,277 tons, 30 guns, 10,000 h.p., at Yokosuka Suma, protected cruiser, 1st class, 3,750 tons, Capt. Shimomura, 24 guns, 8,500 hip, ul Japan. Tasumi, protected cruiser, 1st class, 3,500 tons, zo guns, 6,080 h.p., Capt. Warita, at Japan. Sai-yen, protected cruiser, 1st class, 2,300 tons,
15 guns, 2,800 h.p., at Yokosuka. Akitsushima, protected cruiser, 1st class, al
Manila.
at Taku.
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Miyako, andclass, 1,500 tons, 34 guns, 5,000l.ping advertisements. Tasas, and class. 1,760 tons, 15 guns, 2,400 b.p.,
Capt. Matsuide, at Japan. Yeyama, 3rd class, 1,600 tons, K. Matsumoto,
to guns, 5,630 h.p., at Japan. Fukushi, 3rd class, 1.300 tons, Capt. S. Mastu, 12 guns 2,887 b.p., at Japan. Osagi, cruiser, at Taku. Sajanami, torpedo-boat destroyer, 305 tons,
Capt. J. Takenonchi, at Japan. Sloops and Corvettes.
5,893 tons, twin screw, 34 guns, 7,000 h.p., D'Entrecasteair, 1st class cruiser, 8,100 Musashi, 1,490 tons, 10 guns, 1,600 k.p, at
Comdr. Sharon, at Taku. Gaidamak, Russian gunboat, 400 tons, twin
tonk, 26 guns, 13,500 i.h.p., Capt. de Marolles, at Taku screw, 18 guns, 3.500 h.p., Capt. Serebren-Descartes, and class protected cruiser, 4,000 Gremtasichy, Russian armoured cruiser, 1,492
at
tons, twin screw 12 guns, 2,000 h.p, Capt. Miklashevsky, at Shanghai, Koreyets, Russian cruiser, 1,200 tons, guns, 50 h.p., Capt. Silmann, at Taku. Mandjour, Russian cruiser, 1,213 tons, twin screw, 14 guns, 1,500 h.p., Capt. Yakevoff, at Nugasaki. Navarin, Russian battleship, 10,000 tons, 10
guns, 9,000 h.p. Capt. Yenish, at Nagasaki. Nayecdnik, Russian cruiser, 1,334 tons, 14 guns, 1,800 h.p., Capt. Zarine, at Nagasaki.. Otvazny, Russian armoured cruiser, 1,490 tons, twin screw, 12 guns, 3,000 h.p,, Captain Coprianoff, at Shanghai. Petropavlovski, Russian battleship, 12,000 tons,
Capt. Grevais, at Nagasaki,
tons, 36 guns 631 flh.p., Captain Saulne, al Shanghai. Eure, Dispatch-transport, Capi. Vallée, at
Saigon.
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Friant, 3rd class cruiser, 3,900 tons, Capt.
Adam, at Hongkong. Jean Bart, 1st class cruiser, 4,500 tons, to guns,
8,000 h.p, Capt. Aubin, at Taku. Kersaint, 3rd class cruiser, 1,300 tons, 13 guns, 200 hp, Capt. de la Motte do Portail, at Saigon. Lion, gunboat, 500 tons, 8 guns, 576 b.p., Capt. Pascal, and-class protected cruiser, 4,000 tons,
Frost, at Taku. "
* 36 gups, 9,000 ih.p., Capt. M. Motet, at Styx, 3rd-class cruiser, 1,800 tons, Capt. Vin-
Shanghai.
cent, at Hongkong..
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Yokosuka. Katsuragi, 1,480 tons, to guns, 1600 hip, at
Sascho. Yamato, 1. Bo tons, 10 guns, 1,600 h.p., at
Chemulpa.
Juka
Yoko-
Kaimon, 1,360 tons, zo guns, 1,125 kp, at Tenriu, 1,550 tous, 10 guns, 1165 h.p., at Fusan.
Amagi, 1,030 tons, 13 guns, 720.k.p., at
Sascho.
Gan-boats Oshima, 640 tons, to guns, '1,200 h.p., at Sascho. Akagi, 620 tons, 10 guns, 700 h.p., at Shanghai. Atago, 620 tons, to guns, 700 hp, at Taku. Chickai, 620 tons, to guns, 700 h.p., at Taku. Maya, 620 tons, 10 guns, 700 h.p., at Kure.
Iwak, 600 tons, & guns, 400 h.p., at Yokosuka Soko, 572 tons, 4 guns, 400 hp, at Sascho. Chinto, 490 tons, 5 guns, 472 h.p. Chinesi, 490 tons, 5 guns, 472 bp. Chin Hoku, 490 tons, 5 guns, 472 h.p. Chin Pui, soo tons, 9 guns, 455.b.p. Yakichio, gunboat, 4,000 tons, Capt. Yakis, at
Гарап.
Torpedo-gunboat.
CATHERINE AFCAR, British steamer, 1,730, S. Į Blenheim, 1st-class criuser, 9,000 tons, 12 guns, Polstava, Russian battleship, 10,960 tons, Surprise, gunboat, 700 tons, to guns, 860 i.b.p., Chin Chu, 500 tons, 9 gans, 455 .p
H. Belson, roth Oct,-Calcutta 21st Sept., Penang and Singapore 4th Oct., General.
David Sassoon, Sans & Co.:: CARTHAGE, British hospital-ship, 3,895, L. R.
Lendon, R.N.R., 9th Oct.-Shanghai 7th Oct., Sick and Wounded-Government, CHINA, American steamer, 3,187, W. B. Sea- bury, 10th Oct., San Francisco 12th Sept., and Shanghai 8th Oct., Mails and General.-P. M. 5. 5. Co,
CHINGTU, British steamer, 2,260, C. Lindberg,
5th Oct.,-Moji 30th Sept, General Butterfield & Swire.
DAIJIN MARU, Japanese steamér, ́890, T. Ogata, toth Oct,-Tamsui 7th Oct., Genc- ral-Mitsui Bussan Kaisha
*ELCANO, American steamer, 501, R. de Al- henage, 3rd Sept., Manila 31st August, Ballast. Brantlao & Co. EMPRESS OF CHINA, British steamer, 3003, R. Archibald, R.N.R., Tst Oct., Vancouver, (B.C.) 9th Sept., and Shanghai 28th; Mails and General.-C. P. R. Co. FoocHow, British steamer, 1,257, C.'Smide, roth Oct,-Canton 9th Oct., General- Butterfield & Swire.
HOLSTEIN, German steamer, 1,186, H. Ipland, and Oct, Saigon 27th Sept., Rice...--- Jebsen & Ca HONGKONG MARU, Japanese steamer, 6,159, W. E. Filmer, and Oct., San Francisco 4th Sept., via Honolulu 11th, Yokohama 24th, Kobe 26th, Nagasaki 27th, and Shanghai goth, Mails and General.-J. S. Van Buren.
INDRAPURA, British steamer, 3,152, A. E. Hollingsworth, 29th Sept.-Portland; Or. 30th Aug., General-Shewan, Tomes &
Co. (N
KAGOSHIMA MARU, Japanese steainer, 2,737,
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21,411 h.p., Capt Henderson, C.M.G Taku
Bramble, 1st-class gunboat, 710 tons, 1,300
i.b.p., 6 guns, Lieut. and Comdr. F. M. Leake, Wuhu.
Brisk, 3rd-class cruiser, 1,700 tons, 6 guns,
5,600 hp. Commander Sir Bourchier Wrey, Bart., Singapore. Britomart, 1st-class gunboat, 710 tons, 1,300 i.b.p., 6 guns, LieuL-Comdr. E. A. Baird, Taku, Daphne, sloop, 1,140 tons, 8 guns, 2,000 .h.p.,
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Capt. Win. C. Pakenham, Wei-hai-wei. Dido, 2nd-class cruiser, 5,600 tons, I guns,
9,600 i.h.p., Capt. Tillard, Shanghai. Eclipse, 1st-class cruiser, 5,600 tons, 11 guns,
8,000 i.b.p., Capt. Stokes, Amay.
11,255 hpa 15 guns, Capt. Orgeroff, at Nagasaki. Rossta, Russian armourd cruiser, 12,200 tons,
22 guns, 14,500.h.p., Capt. Domojiroff, at Robaynik, Russian cruiser, 1,330 tons, 1,786
Nagasaki.
h.p., 11 guns, Capt. Komaroff, at Singapore. Rurik, Russian flagship, 10,940 tons, armoured
twin screw cruiser, 1st class, 48 guns, 13,500 b.p., Capt. Haupt, at Port Arthur. Sevastopol Russian battleship, 10,000 tons,
23,600 1.1.p. 16 guns, Capt. Meleusky, at Nagasaki. Silatch, Russian gunboat, 4.guns, 1,200 h.p
Capl. Barronofly at Nagasaki, Sister Peliky, Russian battleship, 10,000 tons, 14. guns, &,500 ihp, Capt. Mollas, at Taku. screw 13 guns, 1,100 hp Capt Soubatia: at Nagasaki.
Capt. Mornet, at Shanghai." Villa D'Alger, monitor, 944 tons, Captain Vipere, gunboat, 400 tons, Captain G. del
Bomessaur, at Hongkong.
Villeneuve, at Foochow *Flagship of Vice-Admiral Courrejolies.
THE AMERICAN SQUADRON. Albany, U.S. cruiser, 3,500 tons, Comdr. J. E.
Craig, at Manila. Bennington, U.S. gunboat, 1,710 tons, 6 guns, 3.436 h.p., Comdr. C. H. Arnold, at Hong- kong.
Breakly, Fingship, U.S. cruiser, 9,215 taus,
Capt. C. M. Thomas, Shanghai.
Tatsuta, 875 tons, 6 guns, 5 torpedo tubes,
5,500 h.p., at Yokosuka
Torpédo-boats. Murakumo, 279 tons, at Ujina. Shinonome, 279 tons, at Kure. Yugiri, 279 tons, at Takeshiki.
Skiranuki, 379 tons, at Kohë. -
Ikadurch, torpede-boat destroyer, 331 tous,
Comdr. 1. Ishida, at Yokosuka.
Kotaka, 150 tons, 6 torpedo-tubes, 1,400 h.p. Kagera, torpedo-boat destroyer, 297 ans,
Comdr. Iwamura, at Japan.
Kosoma, at Japan.. Akebono, torpedo boat destroyer, 310 ions;
Lieut Comdr. H. Kawase, Japan.
Endymion, Isl-class cruiser, 7,350 tons, 12,000 Sivoutch, Russian gunboat, 1950, tons, twin Catian, U.S. gunboat, 137 tons, I gus, 55 h.p.: Shiramubi, torpedo-boat, 278 tons, Comdr.
hp, 12 guns, Capt. A. W. Paget, C.M.G. Est, coast defence gunboat, 363 tons, 3 guns,
Castine, U.S. gunboat, 1,330 tons, 8 guns, 2,199
Lieut.-Com: G. B. Bradshaw, at Manila.
hp., Comdr. S. W. Very, at Shanghai.
Comdr. C. 1. Forse, at Manila. Concord, US. gunboat, 1,700 tons, 6 guns, 3,405
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Glory, Ist-class battleship, 12,500 tons, 16
guns, 13,500 i.h.p., Capt. Carter, Wei-hai- wei. Goliath, 1st class battleship, 12,950tuna, jéguas, 13,500 Lb.p., Capt. L. Wintz, Shanghai. Hart, twin screw, torpedo-boat destroyer, 260
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tons, 6 guns, 4,200 i.h.p.. Lient. and Com. G. C. Hardy
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fair, and-class cruiser 5,600 tons, 11 guns, 9,600 i.h.p., Capt. Charles Windham, M.V.O., Hongkongan
K. Kori, roth Oct-Moji 4th Oct) Coal-Janus, torpedo-Boat destroyer, 280 tons, 6 guns, Nippon Yusen Kaisha.
3,900 h.p.in reserve,
tons, 3 guns, torp tubes 780 hip, speed .19.7 knots,
Vladimir Monomach, Russian cruiser, 6,000 tons, tó guns, Prince, Ouchtomsky, at Port Arthur.
Vestock, Russian torpedo gunboat, 4 guns, 659
hp, Com, Molchousky, at Nagasaki,
at Japan. 14. boats (Creusot), 56 tons, 2 torpedo-tubes,
525-hp
PROGRAMMES,
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CARDS,
CIRCULARE,
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b.p. Comdr. J. W. Carlin, at Manila,
I boat (Normand), 75 tons, 2 torpedo-tubes,
1,300 h.p.
toan, Capt. Bowman, ut Hongkong.
Vsadni, Russian torpedo boat, 400 tons, 18 Glacier, U.5. supply-ship, Lieut-Comdr. A 2 boats (Schichau), 90
guns, twin screw, 7,500p, Capt. Rogulia, at Taku. Zabiata, Russian, cruiser, 1230 tons, 20 guns, 2,000 b.p., Capt. Shkruff, at Nagasaki (1st and 2nd class.) Delphin, Rússian torpedo boat, 350 tons, Capt.
Novakovsky, at Shanghai, Forel, Russian torpedo boat, 23 tops, gun,
220 h.p., 16 knots. Janichichi, Russian torpedor boat, 84 tons, 4
guns, 970 hp., 19 knots, Kasatko, Russian torpedo boat, 350 tons, Capt.
Mounivjeff at Shanghai. Afi, Russian torpede boat, 350 tons, Captain
Kunarsky, at Shanghai. Nargen, Russian torpedo boat, 85 tons 4 guns,
1,200 h.p., 23 knots, Novarossisk, Russian torpedo boat, 87 tons, 4 Van guns, 2,900 b.p. 12 lennäring
Mertz, at Manila
Helena, U.S. gunboat, 1,397 tons, 8 guns, 1998
h.p., Comdr. E. K Moore, at Manila.
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34,300 h.p. boats (arrow),
620 hp. 620 hp.
tons, 3 torpedo-tubes,
40 tons torpedo-tubes, 10 boats (Yarrow), do tous, 3 torpedo-tubes, Miscellaneous
Tokiwa,
fris, U.S. distilling-ship, 1.750 tons, 1,300 hp.,
Capt. J. J. Meany, at Manila. Iria de Luzes, U.S. gunboat 1,330, Comdr. J Kentucky, U.9. battleship, 11,500 tons, Capt.,
*. V. B. Bleecker, at Manila,
Chester, at Manila, da Manila, U.S. gunboat, 1,057 tons, 3 guns, 750
hp, Lieut.Comdr. A. P. Naxra, at Manila. Marietta, U.S. gunboat, 1,000 tons, 1,500 1.6,p.
12 guns, Comdr. EH. Gheen at Canton. Monadnock, U.S. double-turret monitor, 4,000 tons, 6. guns, 3,000 h.p.,, Comdr. O. W. Farcabolt, at Shanghai "Monocacy, US. gunboat, 1,370 tons,
6 guns, 850 hp, Com, G. A. Bicknell, at Takı Monterey, U.S. double-turret monitor, 4,000 Pollerassik, Russian torpedo) boat, 33 tons, 11 tons, 4 guna, 5,244 hp, Comdr. G. W.
rgen, 220 h.p., 16 knots
KAITONG, British steamer, 1,024 G. H. Penne Ocean, 1st-class battleship, 12,950 tons, 13,500,
father, 7th Oct.,-Cebu 3ml Oct., Hemp.-| ||
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15 guns, Capt. Arthur. J. Renniker. Butterfield & Swire, ....
Hughan, Hongkong, KATE, Austrian steamer, 1,341, A. Vidossich, Orlando, ist-class cruiser, $,600 tons, 12 guns, 7th Oct,Moji 1st Oct., Coal-Order. 8,500 hp, Capt. J. H. Burke, C.D., Shang KUTSANG, British steamer, 1,495, T. W. Selby, bai,
Offer, torpedo boat destroyer, 350 tons, 6 guns, 6,300 .a.p., Liant. and Com. C. P. Mansel, Takuu enjoy
Van Phanix, sloop, 1,060 tons, 6 guns, 1,400 hp,
Nicholson, Captop
6th Oct, Saigon ist Oct., Rice and Rice Flour, Jardine Matheson & Co. MACHEW, German steamer, 1,500, G. Wendig, th Oct-Swaton 6th October, Rice- Melchers & Colum
Sisik, Russian torpedo boa, 31 tons, I gun, 220
hp. 16 knots, hand Skar, Russian torpedo Boat to tons Captain
Safirnawat. Shav
Pigman, at Hoogkong,
Nashville, U.S. cruiser, Comdr. R. P. Rogers,
at Nagasaki, Vero York, US cruiser 4,083 tons Capt
at Yokosuka. Kuoks Naniwa, at Yokosuka.
Rinjo, armoured cruiser, 2,530 tons, 10 guns,
800 h.p.
(used as gunnery traning ship) Kanjin, sailing-ship, 577 tons, 6 guns.
(used as training ship.) Manji, sailing-ship, 877 tons, 6 guns.
{used as training ship. Tsukuba, wooden screw steamer, 1,989 tops, * 10 guns, 520 him, at Edajimd
(used as training ship.), Asama, sailing corvette, 1jze tons, ra guns, at
Yokosuka
used as a hulk) Hingst wooden paddle steamer, 1,465 tons,
mall gun
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