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GLENOGLE, British stedmer, 2,336, W. Frakes, | Pemy, ját clasi gunudel 255 tons, 6 guns ¦
22nd Oct-Manila 19th Oct, Ballast 1,200 ihp., Lt. -aid Gomdr. Oldham, Dodwell & Co., LL
cruising.
HANS MENZELL, German steamer, (1,140, | Pique, twin screw, zod-class cruiser, 3,600 tons," Nebinger, auth Oct-Hongay 14th Oct., & guns, 7,000 i.h.p., Capt. H. C. Reynolds, Coal-Butterfeld & Swire.
Shanghai.
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HERMANN MENZELL, German steamer, 1,647, H. H. Schutt, 17th Oct.,-Newchwang 20th Oct., and Chefoo 21st, Beans and General.
Wo Fat Sing. HIKOSAN MARU, Japanese steantet,302, P. Hallstrom, 28th Oct.,-Kutchinotzu 23rd Oct, Coal-Mitsui Bussan Kaisha. ITRIA, British transport, 3.381, A. S. Houstoun, R.N.R., #7tf*Oct.,—Taku arst Oct., Govt. Stores, Government. KURDISTAN, British steamer, 1,929, E. H.
Todd, 24th O-Manila 20th Oct., Ballast.. -Dodwell & Co., Lu. LENNOX, British steamer, 2,36:, J. C. William-
son, 26th Oct-Manila 22nd Oct., Ballast. -Dodwell & Co., Ld.- Loosok, German steamer, 1,020, T. Fuchs, 26th Oct. Bangkok 18th Oct, Rice and
Wood,Butterfield & Swire.
LUCIA, Austrian steamer, 1,568, P., D. Zar, 28th
Oct.,-Southbaya 15th Oct., Sugar.—Joo| MAIZURU MARU, Japanese, steamer, 667, T.
Tek Seng
Saiton, 27th Oct,-Swatow 26th October, General.-Mitsui Bussan Kaisha.
NIPPON MARU, Japanese steamer, 3,437, W. W. Greene, 29th Oct.,—San Françisçò 27th Sept., Honolulu 4th Oct., Yokohama 17th, Kobe 18th, Nagasaki 20th, and Woosung 23rd, Mails and General.-P. & D. S. N. PAX, Belgian Steamer, 1,207, E. Damster, 23rd
Co
Oct Saigon 18th October, General- Melchers & Co.
PICCIOLA, German steamer, 875, Garnioke, 27th Oct-loilo 22nd Oct, Sugar and Wood-Chinese.
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Plover, 1st class gunboat, 53 tons, 6 guns,
1,300 Lb.p, Lieut. Comdr. U. V, de Mel Cowper, Shanghai, Rambler, surveying ship, 583 tons, 650, L.h.p,
Capt. Morris H. Smyth, Hongkong, Redpole, 1st-class gunboat, 855 tons, 6 gius,
1,200 bp., Lieut. Com. C. F. Corbett, Shanghai
Rodin, river-gunboat, 85 tons, 2 guns, 240 i.h.p.
Lieut.Comdu G. G, Webster, West River. Rosario, stoop, 980 tons, & guns, 1,400 i.h.p.j
Comdr. A. W. Hamilton, Wei-hai-wei. Sandpiper, British river-gunbont, 85 tons, 2
guns, 240 i.b.p., Lt.-Comdr: Carr, West River.
Snips, river-gunboat, 85 tons, a guns, 240 Lhp., Lieut. and Commander Dalgety, Yangisie. Swift, and-class gunboat, 756 tons, 6 guns,
870 i.b.p., in reserve Hongkong. Taku, torpedo-boat destroyer, 250 tons, in
reserve Hongkong.
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Talbot, zad-class cruiser, 600tons, 11 guns, 8,000 jbp, Capt. F.G. Stopford, Wei- hai-wei. Tamar, receiving ship, 4,600 tons, Commodore
Powell, C.B., Hongkong.
Terrible, 1st-class battleship, 14,200 tons, 30 guns, 15,000 ih.p., Capt, Percy Scott, CD, Wei-hai-wei. · Tweed, const defence gunboat, 363 ans, 3
guns, i.b.p., in Reserve Hongkong, Waterwitch, surycying-ship,ózatona, 450 iph.
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Skar, Russian torpedo boa, 3sa tons, Caftain |
Smimow, at Shanghai.
Skorbian, Russian torpedo boat, a3 tons, gun,
‚220 l.p., 15 knots. Sodicina, Russian torpedo boat, 87 tons, 4 guns,
970 hp, 10 knots. Som Russian torpedo boat, 400, Capt.
Giers, at Shanghai. Starfald, Russian torpedo boat, 23 tons, 1 gun,
210 þ... 16 kagis,
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Strauss, Russing torpedo boat, 23 tons, tgun
ath.p. 16 knots. Sunguri, Russian torpedo boat, 140 tons, 4
guns, 1,800 h.p., 22 knots..
RUSSIAN TORPEDO ELOTILLA. (SEA GOING.) Borgo, ist class, Kussian torpedo hoat, 81 tons,
3 guns, 2 torp tubes 1,100 h.p., speed, i3;|
knots,
Revel, 1st class, Russian torpedo boat, go tons,
3 guns, a torp tubes 780 h.p.","speed 22 kapts Ussuri, Russian torpedo boat, 440 tons, 4 guns,
1,800 h.p., 22 khots.
Flagship of Vice-Admiral Alexeien, Flagship of Rear-Admiral F. V. Daboisoff. Flagship of Rear-Admiral Reounoff.
THE GERMAN SQUADRON. Bussard, German cruiser, 1,600 tons, & guns,
Comdr. von Bassewitt, at Shanghai. * Fürst Bismarck, German flagship, 11,000.
tons, 36 guns, Capt. Graf Loftke, at Taku. Gefon, German cruiser 4,109 tons, 10 guns, 9,000 h.p., Capt. Rollmann, at Amoy. Geier, German cruiser, 1,600 tons, guns,
Lieut. Cmdr. Lyne, Shanghai, Whiting, ww screw, torpedo-boat destroyer," bar tons, 6 guns, 6,000 LP Le Comdr. Mackenzie, 15. O., Wei-hai-wei.. Wivern, coast tulnice ship: 2,750 tons, 4 guns,
11,000 i.h.p., Hangkong.
Capt. Baxer, at Shanghai. *** Hania, German cruiser, 6800 tons, 30
guns, Capt. Paschen, at Woosung. Hels, Gemian despatch-vessel, 2,000 tons, 13
Capt Rampold, at Weosung, Hertha German cruiser, 5,000 tons, 30 guns,
- Capi. von Usedom, at Shanghai.
Lieut-Comdr. Sthamer, at Macao.
Oregon, Ist-class U.S. battleship, fo,180 tons, 14:16 guns, 11,111 hp, Capt. F. W. Dickens,
U.S.N., at Woosung Petral, U.S. gunboat, 89a tons, 4 guns, 1,095
h.p., Comdr, C. C. Comwell, at Manila, "Princeton, U.S. gunboal, 1,000 tons, 6 guna,
800 hp., Com. Harry Knox, at Shanghai, Scindia, U.S. cruiser, 2,500 tons, Comdr. J. M.
Millet, U.S.N., at Hongkong. Wheeling, U.S. gunboat 1,000 tons, 6 guns, Wilmington, U.S. cruiser, 2,222 tous, Capt. C 7,087 hp., Com. W. T. Burwell, at Manila.
D. Allibono, at Amoy............. Yorktown, U.S. gunboat, 1,710 tons,
6 guns, 3,393 h.p., Comdr. C. S. Sperry, at Manila. Yosemite, U.S. converted cruiser, 6,179 tons,
to guns, 3,800 h.p., Capt. G. E. Ido,
Manila Zafiro, U.S. dispatch-venel, 675 tons, Capt. J.
L. Parcell, U.S.N., at Manila'
THE ITALIAN SQUADRON. Calabria, Italian cruiser, 2,946 tons, Capt. C.
Cantelli, Shanghai.
Elba, italian cruiser, 3,720 tons, Capt. Cocconi,
Taku. Fiermosca, Italian cruiser, Capt. Garlo Negri,
Shanghai.. Vesuvio, Italian cruiser, 4,500 tens, 4 guns,
6,820 i.b.p, Capt. Zer, at Shanghai. Vetter Pisani, Italian cruiser, 6,700 tons, Capt.
V Onofrio, Shanghai..
JAPANESE MEN-OF-WAR.
Battleships.
Asahi, 1st class, 15,200 1995, 15,000 ..., 18
guns, Captain S. Misu, at Japan. Varima, tot class, 13,400 tons, 38 guns, 14,000
h.p., at Kure.
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h.p., at Taku.
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h.p, at Yokosuka.
Coast Dalence Ships.
SHANS British steamer, 1,240, J. Carnaghan,
28th Oct.,lava 17th Oct., Sugar.-Butter Woodcock, river-goat, 'Iĵo'tens, guns, $50 is German gunboat, you tons, te guns, Matsushima, ist class, 4,277 Tous, 25 guns, For Tientsin---Por Kruziyang, on Tuesday STRATHGYLE, British steamer, 3,284, J. R. Woodlare, tiver gunboat, 150 tons, a guns, 150 Irene, German cruiser, 4,200 tons, 8 guns,
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Gordon, 25th Oct,Manila 1st October, Ballast.Butterfield & Swire.
TACOMA, American steamer, 1,689, A. Dixon,
21st Oct.,Tacoma va l'orts 14th Aug,, General Dodwell & Co., Ld. TAKSANG, British steamer, 977, W. P. Baker,
24th Oct., Bangkok 17th Oct., General. Jardine, Matheson & Co. TAISHAN, British steamer, 1,122, E. Stoveil,
z5th Oct., Bangkok 17th Úc, Rice. Bradley & Co.
TAKTAR, British steamer, 2,768, E. Beetham, 22nd Oct.,-Vancouver via Ports and Shanghai 19th Oct., General-C. P. R. Co.
i.h.p., Lieut. Coindr. Watson, Kjukiang,
i. Lieut-Comdr. H. E. fillman, Yangtsze
Torpedo bonts in Reserve Nos. 8 and 20, 35, 36, 37 and 38, first-class; and 3 second-class boats.
Miscellaneous.
spern, Austrian gunboat,, 976 tons, Capt W. Holland, Dutch cruiser, & guns, 3,900 tons,
Weber, Shanghai. 9,250 i.h.p., Capt. S. N. Sybrandi, Swatow. Kaiserin Elisabeth, Austrian cruiser, 8 guns,
4.400 tons, 9,000 ih.p., Capt. Wiber, Singa pore."
1930 h.p, Capt. Stein, at. Nagasaki. Jaguar, German, gunboat, 1,000 tons, 10 guns,
Capt. Berger, at Fogchow." Kaiserin Augusta, German cruiser, 6,331-cons,. 20 guas, 14,000 p.b., Capt. Gülich, at Amoy. ** Kurfürst "Friedrich Wilhelm," German battleship, 10,100 tons, to guns, Capt. von Holtendorff, at Woosing. Luchs, German gunboat, 850 tons, 10 guns,
Comdr. Dachnhardt, at Shanghai,
Schwalbe, German cruise, 1,120 tons, 3 guns,
Comdr, Boerner, at Hinkow. Seeadler, Goman cruiser, 1,600 tons, & guns,
Comdr. Schack, at Amoy.
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5,400 h.p., at Saseho. Itsuśkuskinia, 1st class, 4,277 tons, 35 guns,
5,400 h.p., at Kure... Hashidate, ist class, 4,277 tons, 35 guns, 5,400
h.p., nt Yokosuka. Konge, and class, 2,400 tons, 13 guns, 2,035 h.p.
Capt. K, Imai, at Japan. Hiyei, zad class, 2,460 tons, 13 guns, 2,035: h.p.,
Capt. Hirdo Tonji, at Japan. Helyen, and class, 2,600 tons, if guns, 2,400 h.p.,
at Yokosuka,
..
Craisers.
Kasagi, protected cruiser, 1st class, 4,978 tons,
30 guns, 15,500 h.p, at Saseho. Chitose, protected cruiser, 1st class, 4,578 tans,
30 guns, 15,500 h.p., at Kure.
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RIVER STEAMERS, SCHOONERS, AND LORUHAS.
Fatchan, British steamer, 1,425, Lassius;- Hongkong, Canton, and Macao Steamboat
"Co Ho-nam, British steamer, 1,377, H. D. Jones, Hongkong, Canton, & Macao Steamboat Co. Powan, British steamer, 1,873, A. N. Patrick,
Hongkong, Canton, and Macao Steamboat Co.
Hankew, British steamer, 2,252, C. V. Lloyd,
Butterfield & Swire.
Hoi-tong, Chinese steaine, 409 tons, Captain
a,Chi Wok Co
Tai-on, British steamer, 728, J. Lawrence, ---Tai ̧
On Steamship Co.,
Pak Keng, British steaner,-Kwong Wan S.S.
Ca.
Kong Nam, British steaner, T. Austin, R.N.R.,
-Chinese Owned,
Hongkong and Macao. Heungshan, British steamer, 1,055, W. E. Clarke, Hongkong, Canton and Macao Steamboat Co.
Macao and Canton.
Lungshun, British steager, 141, G. F. Morrison, R.N.R., Hongkong, Cation and Macao Steamboat Co. Kianglung, Chinese steamer, 583, R., J. Mac- kenzie-China Merchant Steam Naviga.
tion Co.
Canton and West River. Nanning, British steamer, R. D. Thomas, -Hongkang, Canton and Macao Steam- boat Co.. Sainam, British steamer, W. Dixon, Hong- Canton and West River Steamboat, Co
HELEN H. WYMAN, American ship, 1,664, D.
José da Cunha Lima, Macao, Maria Theresu, Austrian cruiser, to guas
5,900 tons, 9,755 i.h.p., Capt. V. Bless
Ritter v. Sambuchi, Shanghai. Piet Hein, Dutch cruiser, 5 guns; 3,600 tons,
4.736 il.p., Capt. Jansen, Taku. Mello, Hongkong.
Comdr, von Mittelstädt, at Shanghai. Weissenburg, German battleship, 10,100 tons,
40 guns, Capt. Hofmeer, at Amoy. Warth, German, battleship, 10,100 tons, 40
guns, Capt. Borkenhagen, at Taku, K. F. Wilhelm, German battleship, at Naga-
saki
Vo. oo, German torpedo-boat, 320 tons, Capi.
Hoepfmer, at Shanghai,
No. gr: German torpedo-boat, 360 tons, Capt.
Lieut. Püllen, at Shanghai.
30 guns, 8,500 hp, at Kure. Yoshino, protected cruiser, Ist class, 4,150 tons,
32 guns, 15,000 hp, at Shanghai Naniwa, protected cruiser, 1st class, 3,759itons,
24 guns, 7,120 h.p., a Manila. Takachile, protected cruiser, 1st class 3,700 Chiyoda, protected cruiser, 1st class; 2,450 tons,
tens, 24 guns, 7,130h.p., at Keelung.
A. Vanhon, 10th Sept.,-Chefoo 78th Aug., Zaire, Portuguese gunbbat, 600 tons,. Captain No. 92, German torpedo-boat, 320 tons, Capt. Suma, protected cruiser, 1st class, 2,750 tons,
Ballast-Arnhold, Karberg & Co., HERZO JOHANN ALBRECHT,'
German schooner, 701, Andersen, toth October,-
·Manila 6th Oct., General-Master.
LUCIA, British ship, 640, Andersen, 2nd Oct., -Rajang 6th Sept, Timber--Master. SEA WITCH, American ship, 1,173, Hawes, zist
Feb-Manila 18th Feb., Ballast.-- Master. STATE OF MAINE, American ship, 1,467,
Colcord, 8th Sept., New York 4th May, Kerosine.-Standard Oil Co.
W. B. CONNER, American ship, 1,614, Colcord, 26th Sept.,—Manila. 10th Sept, Ballast.-- Standard Oil Co.
HIS BRITANNIC MAJESTY'S SHIPS
ON THE CHINA STATION,
Hongkong, October 29th, 1901. Alarity, despatch-vessel, 1,700 tons, to gups,
3,000 h.p., Comdr. S. E. Easkine, Wei hai-wei.
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Albion, 1st-class battleship, 12,950 tons, 13,500 ih.p. 16 guas, Capt. W. W. Hewett, Amay.
Algerine, sloop, 1950 tons, ó gups, 1,100 j.h.p.,
Comdr. W. Carey, Shanghai. Archiusa, and class cruiser, 4,300 tons, 10 guns,
5,000 i.h.p., Capt. J. Startin, Hongkong. Argonaut, 1st-class cruiser, 11,000 tons, 16,500 ih.p., 16 guns, Capt. C. H. Cherry, R.N., Hongkong
Astrea, 2nd-class cruiser, 4.300-1ons, 7,000
lp 10 guns, Capt. C..J. Baker, Hong- kong.
Aurora, ist-class cruiser, 5,600 tons, 8.500ih.p., tz gans, Capt. E. H. Bayly, C., Wei- bai-wei.
Zenta, Austrian cruiser, 2,700 tons, Captain
Kunsti, Singapore.
FOREIGN MEN-OF-WAR ON THE CHINA
AND JAPAN STATION.
The Russian Squadron, Admiral Kornilo, Russian armoured cruiser, 5,000 tong twin screw, 36 guns, 9,500 h.p., Captain Jakovleff, at Nagasaki. Admiral Nakhimo, Russian armoured cruiser, 28 guns, 9,000 tons, 8,000 ih.p.,
Capi Vserolofsky, at Tientsin,
Aleout, Russian gunboat, 81otons, 8 guns, 1,2cò
h.p., Captain Elkisky, at Nagasaki. Bobre, Russian gun-vessel, twin screw, 950tons,
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13 guns, 1,750 h.p., Captain Dobrovolsky, at Taku.
Dimitri Donskoy, Russian armoured cruiser,
5,893 tons, twin screw, 34 guns, 7,000 h.p., Comdr. Sharon, at Taku. Gaidamak, Russian gunboat, 400 tons, twin screw, 18 guns, 3,500 hp., Capt. Serebren- nikff, at Taku; Gremiasichy, Russian armoured cruiser, 1,492
1005, twin screw 12 guns, 2,000 h.p., Capt. Miklashevsky, at Shanghai. Koreyets, Russian cruiser, 1,200 tons, 9 guns,
2,150 hp, Capt. Silmann, at Taku.. Mandjour, Russian cruiser, 1,213 tons, twin
Screw, 14 guns, 1,500 h.p., Capt. Yakevoff, at Nagasaki.
Navarin; Russian battleship, ro,000 tons, to
guns, 9,000 h.p. Capt. Yenish, at Nagasaki. Nayeednik, Russian cruiser, 1,334 tons, 14 guns, 1,800 hip, Capt. Zarine, at Nagasaki.. Barfleur, Ist-class battleship, 13,000 tons, 14
guns, 13,163 ih.p., Captain Sir G. J SOivany, Russian armoured cruiser, 1,490 tons, Warrender, Bart,, Hongkong,
twin screw, 12 guns, 2,000 b.p,, Captain Coprianoff, at Shanghai, Petropavlovski, Russian battleship, 12,000 tons,
Capt. Grevais, at Nagasaki. 1
Blenheim, 1st-class criuser, 9,000 tons, 12 guns, 21,411 h.p., Capt. Henderson, C.M.G,
Taku.
Fluinrich, at Shanghai,****
Flagship of His Excellency Vice-Admiral· Bendemin.
**Flagship of Rear-Admiral Geissler. *** Flagship, Rear-Admiral Kirchhoff.
THE FRENCH SQUADRON. Alonette, gunboat, 200 tons, Lieut. Comdr.
Belloy, at Nagasaki. Amiral Charner, and-class cruiser, 4,800 tons,
Capt. Bathcie, Saigon. Bengali, and class dispatch-boat, Lt.-Comdr.
"De La Croix de Castries, at Nagasaki. Bugeand, 2nd-class cruiser, 4,000 tons, 19 guns,
9,000h.p., Capt. Defevre, at Shanghai." Chasseloup Laubaš, znd-class cruiser, 4,000
tons, 9,000 i.h.p., 18.guns, Capt. Espinay St. Luc, at Foochow.
Contele, gunboat, 600 toss, Capt. Lolel, at
Canton.
Decedei, gunboat, 640 tons, Capt. Leamery, at
Pakhoi.
* D'Entricastenar, 1st class cruiser, 8,100 tons, 26 guns, 13,500 i.h.p., Capt. de Marolles, at Taku,
Descartes, 2nd class protected cruiser, 4,000
tons, 36 guns 631 Ch.p, Captain Saulne, at Shangbai.
Eure, Dispatch-transport, Capt. Vallés, at
Saigon,
Friant, 3rd class cruiser, 3,900 tons, Capt.
Adam, at Haiphong.
Jean Darf 1st class cruiser, 4,500 tons, to guns,
8,000 l.h.p. Capt. Aubin, at Taku. Kersaint, 3rd class cruiser, 1,300 tons, 13 guns, 2,200 i.h.p., Capt. de la, Molle du Portail, at Saigon.
Lion, gunboat, 500 tons, 8 guns, 576.b.p., Capt.
Frost, at Taku.
Parcal, and-class protected cruiser, 4,000 tons, 36 guns, 9,000 i.b.p., Capt. M. Metet, at Shanghai. Styx, 3rd-class cruiser, 1,800 tons, Capt. Vin-
cent, at Canton.
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27 guns, 5,500 h.p., at Kure. Takasago, protected" émiser, 1st class, 4,217 tons, 30 guns, 10,000 h.p., at Yokosuka Capt. Shimamura, 24 guns, 8,500 h.p., at Japan, (dsumi, protected cruiser, 1st class, 3.500 tons, 20.guns, 6,080 h.p., Capt. Warita, at Japan. i-yen, protected cruiser, 1st class, 2,300 tons,
15 guns, 2,800 h.p., at Yokosuka.. Akiisushima, protected cruiser, 1st class, at
Sai-
Manila
Miyake, and class, 1,800 tons, 34 guns, 5,000h.p,
at Taku,
Takae, and class, 1,760 tons, 15 guna, 2,400 h.p.,
Capt. Matsuide, at japan. Yayama, 3rd class, 1,600 tons, K. Matsumoto,
10 guns, 5,630 h.p, at Japan. Tukushi, 3rd class, 1.300 tons, Capt. S. Mastui, 12 guns, 1,887 b.p., at Japan.. Osagi, cruiser, at Taku, Sayanami, torpedo-boat destroyer, 305 tons,
Capt. J. Takenonchi, at Japan. Sloops and Corvettes.
Musashi,
1,490 tons, 10 guns, 1,600 hp., at Yokosuka Katsuragi, 1,480 tons, 10 guns, 1600 b.p., at
Sasebo.
Yamato, 1,480 tons, to guns, 1,600 lip.. at
Chemulpo.
Tenriu, 1,550 tons, ro guns, 1163 h.p., at Fusan. Kaimon, 1,360 tons, to guns, 1,125 h.p., at
Sascho. Amagi, i,ago tons, 13 guns, 720 h.p., at Yoko..
suka
Gun-boats.
Oshima, 640 tons, ro guns, 1,200 h.p...at Sascho. Akagi, 620 tons, 10 guns, 700 h.p., at Shanghai. Alago, 620 tons, to guns, 700 h.p, at Taku, Maya, 620 tons, 10 guns, 700 h.p., at Kure, Chickal, 6zo tons, to guns, 700 hp, at Taku. Soko, 572 tons, 4 guns, 400 h.p., at Sascho.
waki, 600 tons, 6 guns, 400 hp, at Yokosuku. Chinto, 490 tons, 5 guns, 472 h.p. Chinesi 490 tons, 5 guns, 472 h.p. Chin Hoku, 490 tons, 5 guns, 473 h.p. Chin Pul, Soo tons, 9 guns, 455 hp. Chin Chu, 500 tons, 9 guns, 455 h.p.
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Bramble, 1st-class gunboat, 710 tons, 1,300 Polstava, Russian battleship, 10,960 tons, Surprise, gunboat, yootons, to guns, 860 hPa Yakichio, gunboat, 4,000 tons, Capt. Yakis, at $1 each insertion in the Daily and Weekly,
lap., 6 guns, Lieut. and Comdr. F. M. Leake, Wuhu..
Brick 3rd-class cruiser, 1,700 tons, & guns,
5,600 i.h.p, Commander. Sir Bourchier Wrey, Bart., Singapore. Britomari, 1st-class gunboa:, 710 tons, 1,300
ihp., 6 guns, Lieut. Comdr. E. A. Baird,
Taku,
Daphne, sloop, 1,140 tons, 8 gues, 2,000 i.l.p., Capt. Wm. C. Pakenham, Wei-bai-wei. Dido, 2nd-class criser, 5,600 tons, 11 guns,
.
9,600 i.hp.. Capt. Tillard, Hongkong. Eslipse, ist-class cruiser, 5,600 tons, 11 guns,
8,000 i.b.p., Capt. Stokes, Amoy. Endymion, 1st-class cruiser, 7.350 tons, 12,000 hh.p. 12 guns, Capt. A. W. Paget, C.M.G., Hongkong. Esk, coast defence gunboat, 363 tons, 3 guns, 200 ih.p., Lieut.-Comdr. F. Blunt, Chin- kiang.
*
Fame, twin screw, torpedo-boat destroyer, 350
11,255 hp, 16 guns, Capt. Orgeroff, at Nagasaki.
Rostia, Russian armourd cruiser, 12,200 tons, 22 guns, 14,500 h.p., Capt. Domojiroff, at Nagasaki. Rosbaynik, Russian cruiser, 1,330 tons, 1,786
p, guns, Capt. Komaroff, at Singapore, Rurik, Russian flagship, 10,940 tons, armoured
twin screw cruiser, 1st class, 48 guns, 13,500 hp, Capt. Haupt, at Port Arthur. Sevastopol, Russian battleship, 10,900 tons, 13,600 i.hp., 16 guns, Capt. Meleusky, at Silatch, Russian gunboat, 4 guns, 1,200 hp,
Nagasaki.
Surroi Veliky, Russian battleship, 10,000 tons,
Capt. Barronoff, at Nagasaki.
*14 guns, 8,500 i.h.p, Capt. Mollas, at Täkui Sivotch, Russian gunboat, 950 tons, twin screw 13 guns, 1,200 bp, Capt. Soubatin, at Nagasaki, Sweaborg, 1st class, Russian torpedo bost, 69
Vladimir Monomach, Russian cruiser, 6,000 toms, 3 guos, 2 tarp tubes 780 h.p., speed
tons, 16 guns, Prince Ouchtomsky, at Port Arthur.
19.7 knots,
tons, 6 guns, 1,400 t.h.p., in reserve. Firebrand, 3rd-class gunboat, 455 tons, ang 350 ih.p., Land Beaty Pownall, Hong kong VESSELS IN PORT,
Glory, Ist-class battleship, 17,500 tons, 16
guns, 13,500 h.p., Capt. Carter, Wei-hai-Postock, Russian torpedo gunboat, 4 guns, 650 Steamers..
hp., Com. Molchousky, at Nagasaki. ARRATOON APCAR, British steamer, 2,879, E. Goliath, 1st-classluttleship, 1 2,950tons, túguns, Vradnik, Russian torpedo boat, 400 tous, 13 guns, twin screw, 1,500 h.p., Capt. Rogulis, 13.500 i.h.p., Capt. L. Wintz, Shanghai.
wel.
Fey, 29th Oct.-Calcutta vin Penang and flat, svo bere lolpeaobras destroyer, about Takut sin craiser, 1230 tost, 20 guns,
Sassoon, Sons & Co. CEBU, American steamer, 648, A. Inchusagarri,
20th Sept-Iloilo 24th Sept., General. Order. CHOWA, German steamer, 1,955, A. Musing,
zoth Oct.,-Keh-si-chang 11th Oct, Rico and Wood-Butterfield & Swire. DECIMA, German steamer, 794. I. Schlaikier,
22nd Oct.Saigon 19th Oct, Rice Siemssen & Co..
DIAMANTE, British steamer, 1,254, J. Ratten..
hury, 26th Oct.,-Manila-22nd Oct, Ballast.
Shewan, Tomes & Co. ELCANO, American steamer, 591, R. de Al- heoage, 3rd Sept,Manilay 31st August, Fallast Brands Co ELSA, German steaindr, 1,70z, P. Schonwandt,
tons, guns, 4,000 i.h.p., in reserve..
Handy, twin screw, torpedo-boat destroyer, 260,000 h.p., Capt. Shkruff, at Nagasaki.
tons, 6 guns, 4,000 i.h.p., Lieut, and Con G. C. Hardy,
Janus, torpeɖo-bust destroyer, 280 tons, 6 guns,
3.900 h.p., in reserve.
(1st and 2nd class.) Delphin, Russian torpedo boat, 350 tons, Capt.
Novakovsky, at Shanghai.
Humber, storestup, 1,640 100s, 800 i.b.p.. Com,
H. J. Davison, Hongkong......... Zeit, 2nd-class cruiser 5,000 tons, 11 guns, Forel, Russian torpedo boat, 23 tons, gus,
$600Llup, Capt. Charles Windham, M.V.O.zza b.p., 16 knots, Hongkong,
Jántchichi, Russian torpedo boat, 87 tons, à
guas, 970 hp, 19 knots, « Kasatka, Russian torpedo boat, 350 tons, Capt.
Mouravieff, at Shanghal began Kit, Russing torpedo boat 350 tons, Caplain Kivnarsky, at Shangbai,ractor argent, Russian torpedo host, 85 tons 4 guns,
1,200 b.p, 22 lmets, HALAWARE Novorossisk, Russiad torpedo boat, 87 tons, by guns, 2,9% 8.p., 22 knots, kinky bank Podorosnië, Russian torpedo boat, 23 tons, 1
gun, zao b., 16 knots:
Ocean, 1st class battleship, 12,950 tons, 13,500 i.b.p., 16 guns, Capt. Artbur ), Renniker Hughan, Hongkong,
VA Orlando, rst-class cruiser, 5,600 tons, guins,
8.gad i.h.p., Capt. J. H. Burke, C.B., Shang bai, vi
ragh Oct Hongay 22nd Oct., Coals.— | Oilir, torpedo-host destroyer, 350 tons, & guns,
Jebsen & Co.
FAUSANG, Entish steamier 1,410, S. A, Mitchell,
24th Octavi juli: October, Jardine, Matheson & Co
6,300 Lb.p., Lieut, and Com. C. P. Manset,
Pkonis sloop, 1,360 tons, 6 guns, 1,400 1hp,
Ville
Capt Mornet, at Shanghai,
Alger, monitor, 944 tons, Captain Bomessaur, at Hongkong. Vipere, gunboat, 400 tons, Captain G. del
Villeneuve, at Foochow *Flagship of Vice-Admiral Courrejollc.
THE AMERICAN SQUADION. 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 Brooklyn, Flagship, U.S. cruiser, 9,215 tons,
kong, Capt. C. M. Thomas, Shanghai., Callao, US, gunboat, 137 tons, i gun, 55 h.p.,
Lieut.Com. G.. B. Bradshaw, at Manila, Castine, U.S. gunboat, 1,330 tons, 8 guns, 1,199
Comdr. C. F. Forse, at Manila.
h.p., Comdr. S. W. Very, at Shanghai. Celtic, U.S. supply-ship, 6,428 tons, 1,890 h.p.
Culgo, U.S. supply-ship, 7,000 Lans, 7.350hp. Concord, U.S. gunboat, 1,700 tons, 6 guns, 3,405
h.p, Comdr. H. G. D. Colby, at Manila. Comdr. J. W. Carlin, at Manila
Don Juan de Austria, U.S. gunboat, 1,200
tons, Capt. Bowman, at Hongkong. Glacier, U.S. supply-ship Lieut-Comdr. A:
Mertz, at Manila. fielena, U.S. gunboat, 1,397 tons, 8 guns, 1,998
hapy Camdr. E. Kloors, at Manila
Japan.
Torpedo-gunboat. Tatsula, 875 tons, 6 guns, 5 torpedo tubes,
5,500 h.p., at Yokosuka.
Torpedo-boats. Murakumi, 279 tons, at Ujina. Shinonome, 279 tons, at Kure. Yugiri, 179 tons, at Takeshiki, Shiranaki, 279 tons, at Kobe,
Ikadusch, torpedo-boat destroyer, 331 tona,
Comdr. L. Ishida, at Yokosuka, Kagero, torpedo-boat destroyer, 297 tons,
Comdr. Iwamura, at Japan. Kataka, 190 tons, 6.torpedo-tubes, 1,400 h.p. Skiramui, torpedo-boat 278 tons, Comdr.
Kosoma, at Japan. 7 Akebono, torpedo-boat destroyer, 310 tons,
Licut Comdr. H. Kawase, Japan.
Obot, torpedo catcher, 318 tons, Capt. Camada,
at Japan.
14 boats (Creusot), 56 tons, 2 torpedo-tubes,
525 h.p.
boats (Kobe), 56 tons, z torpedo-tubes, 525
h.p.
I boat (Normand), 75 tons, 2 torpedo tubes,
1,300 h.p
a boats (Schichau), go tons, 3 torpedo tubes,
19. boats (arrow), 40
1,300 h.p.RAN 4 boats (Varrow), o toss 3 torpedo tubes, 40 tons, 3 torpedo-tubes,
Miscellabronn,
620
620 hp.
Capt. J. Meany, at Manila, Isla de Luzon, U.S. gunboat, 1,330, Comdr. J.
V. B, Bleecker, at Manila. Kentucky, U.S. battleship, 11,500 tons, Capt.
Chester, at Manila. Manila, U.S. gunboat, 1,017 tons, 2 gum, 750 h.p., Lieut-Comdr. A. P. Narro, at Manila. Marietta, U.S. gunboat, 1,000 tons, 1,580.bp, (used as gunnery traning ship.) 12 guns, Comdr. E. H. Gheen, at Canton Kanjiu, salling-ship, 877 tons, 6 gans.. Monadnock, U.S. double-turret monitor, 4000 tréfused as training ship.)
tons, 6 guns 3,900 hp, Comdr. A. B. | Manjiu, sailing-ship, 877 tons, 6 guns, Speyers; en route Canton RA Monocacy, US gunboat 1,370 tons, 36 guns, 850 hp., Com. G. A. Bicknell, Taku Monterey, U.S. double-turret monitng 4,990
tons, i guns, 5,244 bp... Cbmdr @G.•W Me Pigman, Shanghai,
Naik villi US, cruiser, Co
Tokiwa, st Yokosuka.. Fuso, at Kure. Naniwa, at Yokosuka. Rinjo, amoured cruiser, 1,530 tons, to guns,
Va
Sick, Russiantorpedo boat, 33 100s, 1 zur 320| New Yorkaus peruser
(used as training ship.)
wooden screw steamer, 3,989 tons
* 10 guar, 520 h.p., at Edajima.
(used is training ship.)
Asama sailing corvette, 1;420 tons, 13 guns, at
Yokosuka,SEN
(used as a hulk)
KEHAWooden paddle steamer,
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