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EXCHANGE.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8, 1902.
ESMERALDA, British steamer, 166, R. Rodgers, 23rd Dec-Manila zoth Dec, Genem Shewan. Tomes & Co.
FOOCHOW, British steamer, 1,158, C. Smale,
31st Dec, Canton 31st Dec., General. Butterfield & Swire.
Orlando, 1st-class cruiser, 5,600 lans, 13 gups, | Podorowit, Russian torpedo boat, 13 tons, 1
&son ip, Capt. H. Burke, cn, Hong-gun, 220 h.p., 16 knots. kong.&
Siria, Russian torpedo boat, 23 tons, I gun, 220
hin., to knots, Offer, torpede-bout destroyer, 350 tons, 6 guns,
Kmienow, at Shanghai.
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New York, U.S. cruiser, 4,083 tous, Capt. B. THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
Metiniam, at Manila.
Oregon, 1st lass U.S., battleship, 10,280 tons,
16 guns, 11,131 b.p, Capt. F. W. Dickens, US( at Woosung.
9300i.h.p, Licut, and Com CP. Mansel Skat, Russian torpedo boat, 350 lons, Captain Petrch 'U.S.' gunboat, 892 tons, 4 guns, 1,095 |
Taku.
FUKUI MARU, Japanese steamer, 1,815, K. Ito, Phanix, sloop, 1,060 tons, 6 guns, 1,400 ih.p. | Skarpion, Russian torpede boat, 23 ton's, I gu, princtión, U.S. gunboat, 1,000 tons, 6 guns,
7th Jan.Muroran 23rd Dec, Coal.- Dodwell & Co, L. HEINRICH MENZELL, German steamer, 989, P. Delft, auth Des-Canton 23rd Dec., General-E. A. Trading Co. HONGKONG, French steamer, 736, J. Fannier, 7th Jan-Haiphong and Hoihow Gtli Jan, 'Rice.-A. R. Marty,
HUE, French steamer, 705, G. Gadinan, 6th Jan-Haiphong 27th Dec, ami Kwong- chow-wan sth Jan., Rico and Sugar,-A. JACOB DIEDERICHSEN, Gernian steamer, 623, "G. Schlaikior, and Jan-Haiphong 31st
Dec, General-Jebsen & Co.
R. Marty.
KASHING, British steamer, 1,136, R. Sanderson, 25th Dec,Chinkiang 20th Dec, General -Butterfield & Swire.
Camdr W. H. Nicholson, Shanghai Pigmy, 1st class gunboat; 750 tons; 6 guns, 1,200 ih.p, Lt. aud Comdr. A. H. Oldham, Hongkong.
Pique, twin screw, 2nd-class cruiser, 3,5 tons, 8 gunt, 7,000 i.h.p, Capt. H. C. Reynolds, Hongkong.
Plover, ist class gunboat, 435 tons. 6 guns, 1,200 f.f.p. Lieut. Comdr. Watts Jon Hongkong.
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Rambler, surveying.ship, 583 tons, 650 i.h.p Capt. Morris H. Sinyih, Hongkong, Redpole, 1st-class gunboat, Bog ions, 6 guns,
1,200 i.h.p., Licut-Com. C. F. Corbett, Canton.
Lient-Cumdr. G. G. Webster, West River. Robin, river-gunboat, dj tons, 2` guns, 240 i.h.p., Rosario, sloop, 980 tons, 6 guns, 1,400 h.p., Comdr. A. W. Hamilton, Wei-hai-wei.
KINSHU MARU, Japanese steamer, 3,486, F.
S. Pyne, 4th Jan,Seattle 5th Dec, Gene-Sandpiper, British river-gunboat, 85 tons, a guns, 240 ih.p., Lt. Comdr, Carr, West ral-Nippon Yusen Kaishi
River. KWELIN, British steamer, 1,018, D. H. Mac-
Kenzie, 3rd Jan,-Canton 3rd Jan., Gene- ral.-Butterfeld & Swire.
MARIE JEUSEN, German steamer, 1,771; P. Hemmet, 19th Dec, Bangkok 1st Dec., Rice.-Kong Fat NANCHANG, British steamer, 1,060, Edward.
Finlayson, 5th Jan.,-Canton 5th Jan., General.-Butterfield & Swire. OLYMPIA, American steamer, 1791, John
Trucbridge, 14th Dec..-Tacoma via Japan 11th Dec, General-Dodwell & Co., Ld. PENARTH, British transport, 1,959, W. H. West,
7th Jan-Wellington 6th Dec, Coal- Admiralty. PETRARCIL, German steamer, 1,252, H. Uecker,
Snipe, river-gunboat, 85 tans, 2 guns, 240 i.b.p.
Lieut. and Commander Dalgety, Yangtsze. Swift, 2nd-class gunboat, 750 tons, 6 guns,
870 i.h.p., in reserve Hongkong. Taku, torpedo-boat destroyer, 250 tons, in
reserve Hongkong. Talbot, 2nd-class cruiser, 5,600 tons, 11 guns,
8,000 i.h.p. Capt. F. G. Stopford, Hong kong.
Tamar, receiving ship, 4,500 tons, Commodore
Powell, C.B., Hongkong. Tervible, 1st-class battleship, 14,200 tons, 30 guns, 25,000 ih.p., Capt. Percy Scott, C.B., Hongkong,
Tweed, const defence gunboat, 363 tons, 3 guas, 200 i.hu, in Reserve Hungkong.
220 hp, tổ knots. -- Sootcklen, Russian torpedo boat, 87 tons, 4 guns,
40 h.p., 10 knots. Som, Russian torpedo boat, 400, Capt. A.
Giers, at Shanghai. Sterland, Russian torpedo boat, 21 tons, I gun,
220 h.p., 16 knots. Strauss, Russian torpedo boat, 23 tons, i gup,
220 h.p. 16 knots.
Sunguri, Russian torpedo boat, 140 tons, 4
Kuns, 1,800 h.p.22 knots.
RUSSIAN TORPEDO FLOTILLA, (SEA GUING.) Berga, ist class, Russian torpedo boat, 81 tons
3 guns, 2 torp tubes 1,100 h.p; speed ra kuots. Revel, 1st class, Kussian torpedo boat, 96 tons, 3 guns, 2 torp tubes 780 h.p., speed 22 knots. Urmiyi, Russian torpedo boat, 140 tons, 4 guns,
1,300 h.p., 23 knots.
Flagship of Vice-Admiral Alexeieff. Fingship of Rear-Admiral F. V. Dubossoff. I Flagship of Rear-Admiral Reonnoff...
THE GERMAN (QUADRON, Bussard, German cruiser, 1,830 tops, guns,'
Conidr. von Bassewitz, at Saigon. Fürst Bismarck, German flagship, 11,000 tons, 36 guris, Capt. Graf Lotke, at Taku. Gefon, German cruiser 4,109 tons, to guns,
9,000 h.p., Capt. Rollmann, at Amay, Geier, Gennan cruiser, 1,600 tons, 8 guns,
Capt. Baser, at Shanghai,
*** Hunsa, German cruiser, 6,800 tons, 30
guns, Capt. Paschen, at Woosung. Hela, German despatch-vessel, 2,000 tons, 12.
Capt. Rampold, at Woosung.
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hip, Comdr. C. C. Cornwell, at Manila. 800 h.p., Comdr. Selfridge, at Manila, Scindin, U.S. cruiser, 7,500 xons, Comdr, J. M.
Miller, U.S.N., at Hongkong, Wheeling, U.S. gunboat, 1,000 tons, `6 guns, 1,087 hp., Cain. W. T. Burwell, at Manila, Wilmington, U.S, cruiser, 2322 fons, Capt. C.
O. Älliboue, at Amoy. Yorktown, U.S. gunboat, 1710 tons, G guns, 3.391 hp, Comdr, C. S. Sperry, at-Manila. Yosemite, U.S. converted cruiser, 6,179 tons, to guns, 3,800 h.p., Capt. G. E. Ide, at
Manila,
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Zafro, U.S. dispatch-vessel, 675 tons, Capt. J.
L. Purcell, S.N., at Manila.
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Vesuvio, Italian cruiser, 1,500 tans, 14 guns,
6,820 b.g, Capt. Zezi, Shanghai.
JAPANESE MEN-OF-WAR.
Battleships. Asahi, 1st class, 15,200 tons, 15,000 h.p., 18
guns, Captain S. Misu, at Japa Yashima, 1st class, 12,400 tons, 38 guns, 14,000
h.p., at Kure. Fuit, 1st class, 12,450. tons, 38 guns, 14,000
h.p at Taku. Chinyes, and class, 7,330 tons, 32 guns, 6,200.
h.p., at Yokosuka
Coast Defonoe Ships.
20th Dec,-Labuan 12th Dec, Sugar. Waterwitch, surveying ship, 620 100s, 450 Heriku, German cruiser, 5,500 tons, 30.guns, į Hatsushima, 1st class, 4,377 toas, 23 Gups,
Sander, Wieler & Co. POLAMHALL, British steamer, 2,596, T. W.
i.ph, Li-Conr. W. O. Lyne, Hongkong. Waiting, twin screw, orpedo-timal destroyer,
G01 tons, 6 guns, 6,000 ih.p., Lu-Comür. Mackenzie. D.S.Ó., Hongkong. Wivern, const defence ship, 2,750 ions, 4 guns,
1,000 h.p., Hongkong.
Heppel, and Dec,New York 19th Oct., Cases OilStandard Oil Co. PROGRESS, German steamer, 687, H. Meyer,
4th Jan, Tauron 1st Jan, Ballast. Sienissen & Co. SALAMANCA, British steanier, 883, J. H. Ander-Woodcock, river-gunboat, 150 tons, a guns, 350
son, 16th Dec, Muji 9th Dec, Coal
Bradley & Co.
SANDAKAN, German steamer, 1,374, A. Brand
stetter, 29th Dec,-Sandakan 24th Dec., Timber and General-Melchers & Co.
SATURN, American transport, 1,617, Frank E.
Faso, 14th Nov.,-Shanghai 11th Nov. SHANSI, British steamer, 1,249, J. Carnaghan,
7th Jan.,Wuhu and Chinkiang 3rd Jan., Rice and Ground-nuts-Butterfield &
Swive.
SISHAN, British steamer, 845, A. Jones, 4th Jan, Saigon 29th Dec., General.-Bradley & Co. SKULD, Norwegian steamer, 914, Berbour, 15th Dec.,Bangkok 15th Nov., Rice-Mang- WINELAND, Danish steamer, 1,607, 0, F. Hagstedt, 7th Jan.,-Singapore 26th Dec, GeneralHang-Song-Cliang-
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RIVER STEAMERS, SCHOONERS, AND LORCHAS.
дом
Fatthan, British steamer, 1,425, Lossius,
Hongkong, Canton, and Macao Steamboat Co. Honam, 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.
Hanko, British steamer, 2,252, C. V. Lloyd,—
Butterfield & Swire.
Hol-tong, Chinese steamer, 409 tons, Captain
manga Chi Wo & Cổ
Tat-on, British steamer, 728, J, Lawrence,-Tai
On Steamship Co.
Pak Kong, British steamer, Kwong Wan S.5.
Co.
Kong Nam, British steamer, 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, Lungshan, British steamer, 141, G. F. Morrison,, R.N.R., Hongkong, Canton and Macao Steamboat Co.
Kiangtung, Chinese steamer, 583, R. J. Mac kenzie, China Merchant Steam Naviga- tion Co.
Canton and West River. Nanning, British steamer, R. D. Thomas, Hongkong, Canton and Macao Steam-
boat Co.
Sainam, British steamer, W. Dixon,-Hong- kong, Canton and West River Steamboat Co
Bailing Vessels, DIRIGO, American ship, 2,845, Geo, W. Good- 150, neon 2 York 30th June,
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Kerosine Oil-Máster.
FRED. P. LITOHFIELD, Americau bark, 1,080,
Allen Fulton, 12th Dec,remantle, WA. 15th Sept., Sandalwood.Order. HERZOK JOHANN ALBRECHT,
Gennan schooner, 701, Andersen, 10th October, Manila 6th Oct., General-Master.. LUCIA, British ship, 640, Andersen, and Oct., -Rajang 6th Sept., Timber-Master. MOBILE BAY, British bark, 1,117, James A.
Boyu, 12th Dec.,-Hongay 17th Nov Coals. Jardine, Matheson & Co. NIOLO, Norwegian bark, 649, Cardain, 3rd Jan.-Freemantle, Wash and Australia 21st Oct., Sandalwood.-Order. SEA WITCH, American ship, 1,173, Howes, 21st Feb-Manila 18th Feb., Ballast Master. VALK OF DOON; British bark, 669, J. Petersen,
16th Dec,--Rejang 18th Nav., Timber. Sander, Wieler & Co.
WEST YORK, British bark, 705, W. S. Forster,
zoth Dec.,-Callao 10th Oct., Ballast. E. A. Trading Co.
HIS BRITANNIC, MAJESTY'S SHIPS ON THE CHINA STATION.
Hongkong, January 8th, 1901. Alacrity, despatch-vessel, 1,700 tons, to guns, 3,000 ihup, Capt. Cradock, Hongkong. Albion, Ist-class battleship, 12,000 tons, 13,500 ihp, 16 guns, Capt. W. W. Hewett, Hongkong. Algerine, sloop, 1,050 tons, 6 guns, 1,100 i.h.p.,
Comdr. W. Carey, Shanghai, Amphitrite, 1st-class battleship, 12,950 tons,
Capt. Wm. Stokes Rees, c.ii., Hongkong. Arethusa, zud-class cruiser, 4,300 tons, to guns,
5,000 i.b.p., Capt. J. Startin, Shanghai. Argonaut, 1st-class cruiser, 11,000 tons, 16,500
i.h.p., 16 guns, Capt. G. H. Cherry, R.N., Japan.
Astrea, and-class cruiser, 4,300 tons, 7,000 hip, to guns, Capt. C. J. Baker, Shang-. Aurora, ist-class cruiser, 5,600 tons, 8,500 ih.p.,
hai.
12 guns, Capt. E: H. Bayly, C., Hong- kong. Blenheim, sst-class criuser, 9,000 tons, 12 guns, 21,417 h.p., Capt. F. H. Henderson, CMG, Hongkong.
Bramble, 1st-class gunboat, 710 tons, 1,300
ih.p., 6 guas, Lieut. and Comdr., F. M.
Leake, Canton,
Brisk, 3rd-class cruiser, 1,700 tons, 6. guns,
5,600 i.h.p. Commander Sir Bourchier Wrey, Bart., Singapore. Britomari, ist-class gunboat, 710 tons, 1,300 ih.p., 6 guns, Lieut. Comdr. E.-A. Baird, Hongkong.
VESSELS IN FORT.
Steamers. ANTONIO MACLEOD, American steamer, 812, 1. Ugarte, 5th Jan.,-Singapore 31st Dec., General Branduo & Co. APENRADE; German steamer, 61t, Lorenzen, 6th Jan-Haiphong ist Jan, Pakhoi 3rd, and Hoihow Sth, Rice and General-Cressy, 1st-class battleship, 12,000 tons, Capt. Jebsen & Co. CHANGCHOW, British steamer, 1,203, C. Armistead, 1st Jan.-Canton. 31st Dec., General Butterfield & Swire. CHIHL, British steamer, 2,000, Newcomb, 5th
Tudor, Mirs Bay,
Daphne, stoop, 1,140 tons, & guns, 2,000 i.h.p.,
Capt. Wm. C. Pakenham, Hongkong. Eclipse, 1st-class cruiser, 5,500 tons, 1 guns,
B,000 i.h.p., Capt. Stokes, Amoy.
Jan.-Chiefoo zgth Dec, General.-Butter-Endymion, 1st-class cruiser, 7.350 tons, 12,000
field & Swire. CHINGTU, British steamer, 2,060, J. Williams,
26th Dec,--Syddey, N.S.W. 30th Nov.
th.p. 12 guns, Capt, A. W, Paget, C.M.G., Hongkong.
Est, const defence gunboat, 363 tons, 3 guns, 200 i.h.p., Lieut.-Comdr. F. Blunt, Chin kiang.
Fame, twin screw, torpedo-boat destroyer, 360
tons, & guns, 5,400 i.h.p., in reserve. Firebrand, 3rd-class gunboat, 455 tons, 4 guns, 360 i.h.p., Lt. and Beaty Pownali, Hong- kong.
Glory, 1st-class flagship, 12,500 tons, 16 guns,
13,500 hp., Capt. A. Carter, Hongkong. Goliath, rst-class battleship, 12,950tons, 16guns,
General Butterfield & Swire. CHOWTAL, German steamer, 1,115, A. Müller,
3rd Jan., Bangkok 25th Jan., Rice Butterfield & Swire. CHUNSANO, British steamer, 1,414, S. J. Payne, 7th Jan Canton 6th Jan, General- Jardine, Matheson & Co. DECIMA, German steamer, 794, H. Schlaikier,
5th Jan.-Manila 1st Jan, Ballast.
ander, Wieler & Co. DEUCALION, British steamer, 4,476, G. D. Keay, 6th Jan-Foochow 4th Jan, Gene ral-Butterfield & Swire. DORIC, British steamer, 269, Harry Smith,
R.N.R., 31st Dec, San Francisco 3rd. Dec, fonolula roth, Yokohama 23rd, Kobe 24th, Nagasaki 15th, and Shanghai Humber, storeship, 1,640 tons, 800 up, Com
gth, Mails and General--0. & O. S. SH. J, Davison, Hongkang......
Janus, torpedo-boat destroyer, 280 tons, 5 guns, EMPRESS OF CHINA, British steamer, 3,003, R. 3,900-ih.p., in reserve.
Archibald, R. N.It., 25th Dec,Vancouver, (B.C) and Dec. and Shanghar aand, Mails and Gehem CPR CODE G
13.500 i.h.p., Capt. L. Wintz, Hongkong. Hart, twin screw, torpedo-boat destroyer, 260
tons, 6 guns, 4,000 i.h.p., in reserve. Handy, twin screw, torpedo boat destroyer, 260
tons, 6 guns, 4,000 i.h.p., Linut and Com. G. C. Hardy.
Ocean, ist-class, battleship, 12,950 tons, 13,500 hp, 16 guns, Capt., Arthur J. Renniker Hughan, Japan,
Woodlark, river-gunboat, 150 tons, 2 guns, 550 i.h.p., Lieut.Comdr. Watson, Kiukiang.
i.h.p., Lieut. Comdr. H. E. Hillman, Yangisze
Torpedo-boats in Reserve Nos. 8 and 20, 35, 36, 37 and 38, first-class; and 3 second-class
boats,
Miscellaneous.
:
Capt. Derrewsky, at Saigon, fitis, Geiman gunboat, goo tens, to guns, Lizut-Comdr. Schaser, at Hongkong. Irene, German_cruiser, 4,200 tons, & guns,
2,930 h.p., Capt. Stein, at Nagasaki. Jaguar, German gunboat, 1,000 tons, to guns,
Capt. Berger, at Foachow. Kaiserin Augusta, Gennan cruiser, 6,331 tons, 20 guns, 14,000 p.h., Capt. Stein, at Amoy. ** Kurfürst Friedrich Wilhelm, German
battleship, to,too tons, 40 guns, Capt. von Halzendorff, at Woosung. Luchs, German gunboat, 85 tons, 10 guns,
Comdr. Dachnhardt, at Shanghai. Schwalbe, German cruiser, f,120 tons, 8 guns,
Comdr. Boerner, at Hankow. Aspern, Austrian gunboat, 970 tons, Captain Seeadier, German cruiser, 1,000 tons, & guns,
Comdr. Schuck, at Amoy, Heinrich, en route Singapore.. Holland, Dutch cruiser,
Tiger, German gunboat, 955 tons, 10 guns,
Comdr. von Mittelstadt, at Bangkok Weissenburg, German battleship, 10,100 tons, Warth, German battleship, 10,100 tons, 40
40 guns, Capt. Hofmeier, at Amoy. guns, Capt. Borkenhagen, at Taku.
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guas, 3,900 tons, 9,250 i.h.p., Capt. S. N. Sybrandi, Swatow. Koningin Wilhelmina der Nederlanden, Dutch cruiser, 8 guns, 4,600 tons, 5,900 hp, Capt. J. P. Rotsuno, Swatow.
5,400 h.p., at Saseho. Ituskushima, 1st class, 4,377 tons, 35 guns,
5,400 h.p., at Kure.. Ishidate, ist class, 4,277 tons, 35 guns, 5,400
h.p, ai Yokosuka Kongo, 2nd class, 2,400 tons, 13 guns, 2,035 h.p.,
Capt. K. Imai, at Japan. ifiyef, 2nd class, 2,460 tons, 13 guns, 2,035 hp.,
Capt. Hiroo Tonji, at¡Japan, Hiyen, 2nd class, 2,600 tons, 15 guns, 2,400 h.p.,
at Yokosuka,
Cruisers, Katagi, protected cruiser, 1st class, 4,978 tons,
30 guns, 15,500 h.p, at Saseha. Chitore, protected cruiser, 1st class, 4,978 tous,
30 guns, 15,500 hp, at Kure. Akashi, protected cruiser, 1st class, 2,800 tons,
30 guns, 8,500 h.p., at Kure. Yoshino, protected cruiser, 1st class, 4,150 tons,
32 guns, 15,000 h.p., at Shanghai. Naniwa, protected cruiser, 1st class, 3,709 tons,
24 guns, 7,120 b.p., at Manila. Takachiko, protected cruiser, 1st class. 3,700
tons, 24 guns, 7,120 h.p., at Keelung.
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FOREIGN MEN-OF-WAR ON THE CHINA AND JAPAN STATION,
The Russian Squadron. Admiral Kornilo, Russian armoured cruiser, 5,000 das twin screw, 36 guns, 9,500 h.p., Captain Jakovleff, at Nagasaki. Admiral Nakhima, Russian armoured cruiser,
28 guus, 9,000 tons, 8,000 i.h.p., Capt. Vscrolojsky, at Tientsin. Aleous, Russian gunboat, 810 tons, 8 guns, 1,200
Taku
h.p., Captain Elkisky, at Nagasaki. Bobre, Russian gun-vessel, twin screw, 950 tons, 13 guns, 1,150 b.p., Captain Dobrovolsky, Dimitri Dunstay, Russian armoured craiser, 6,oco tons, twin screw, 34 guns, 7,000 fup., Comdr. Sharon, at Hongkong. Gaidamak, Russian gunboat, 400 tons, twin-
screw, 18 guns, 3,500 h.p., Capt. Serebren. nikff, at Taku. Gremiasicky, Russian armoured cruiser, 1,492
tons, twin screw 12 guns, 2,000 h.p., Capt. Mikelashevsky, at Shanghai, Koreyets, Russian cruiser, 1,200 tons, 9 guns,
2,150 h.p., Capt. Silmann, at Taku. Mandjour, Russian cruiser, 1,213 tons, twin
screw, 14 guds, 1,500 h.p., Capt. Yakevoff, at Nagasaki.
Navarin, Russian battleship, 10,000 tons, 10
guns, 9.00 h.p. Capt. Yenish, at Nagasaki. Nayerdnik, Russian cruiser, 1,334 tons, 14 guns,
1,800 hp., Capt. Zarme, at Nagasaki. Otvarny, Russian armoured craiser, 1,490 tons, twin screw, 12 guns, 2,000 hp,, Captain Coprianoff, at Shanghai.
Petroparlovski, Russian battleship, 12,000 tons
Capt. Grevais, at Nagasaki. Polstava, Russian battleship, 10,960 tons,
saki.
No. 90, German torpedo-boat, 320 tons, Capt.
Hoepfmer, at Shanghai,
No. 92, German torpedo-boat, 360 tons, Capt.
Lieut. Püllen, at Shanghai.
No. 9 German torpedo boat, 320 10ns, Capt.
Fluinrich, at Shanghai.
Flagship of His Excellency Vice-Admiral
Bendemann.
** Flagship of Rear-Admiral Geissler. ***Flagship, Rear-Admiral Kirchho
THE FRENCH SQUADRON, Alonette, gunboat, zoo tons, Licut Comdr.
Belloy, at Nagasaki. Amiral Charner, 2nd-class cruiser; 4,800 tons,
Capt Baehme, Saigon. Bengali, 2nd class dispatch-boal, Lt Comdr. De La Croix de Castries, at Nagasaki. Bugeaud, 2nd-class cruiser, 4,009 tons, 19 guns,
Shanghai. 9,000 ih.p., Capt. Defevre, Chasseloup Laubat, 2nd class cruiser, 3.900
tous, 9,000 h.p., 18 guns, Capt. Espinay St. Luc, at Tonkin.
Comete, gunboat, 600 tons, Capt. Louel, at
Canton. Decedei, gunboat, 640 tons, Capt. Lenmeey, at
Pakhoi.
* D'Entrecastcuur, 1st class cruiser, 9,000 tons, 26 guns, 13,500 i.h.p., Capt. D. du Fournet, Tonkin.
Descartes, 2nd class protected cruiser, 4,000 tons, 36, guos 631 i.b.p., Capt. L. de Saupe, at Saigon.
ure, Dispatch-transport, Captain Vallée, at
Saigon,
Friant, 3rd class cruiser, 3,000 tons, Capt.
Adam, at Haiphong,
Jean Bart 1st class cruiser, 4,500 tons, 10 guns,
8,000 lb.p., Capt. Aubin, at Taku. Kersaint, 3rd class cruiser, 1,300 tons, 13 guns, 1,200 i.h.p., Capt. de la Motte Portail, at Saigon.
du
Zion, gunboat, 500 tons, 8 guns, 576 h.p., Capt.
Frost, at Taka.
Pascal, and-class protected cruiser, 4,000 tons, 36 guns, 9,00 hp, Capt. M. Motet, at Shanghai.
27 guns, 5,500 h., at Kure.. Takasago, protected cruiser, 1st class, 4,27
tons, 30 guns, 10,000 h.p., at Yokosuka. Capt. Shimamura, 24 guns, 8,500h.p., at Suma, protected cruiser, ast class, 2,750 tons,
Japan.
Idrumi, protected cruiser, tst class, 3.500 tons, ao guns, 6,080 h.p., Capt. Warita, at Japan Safyen, protected cruiser, 1st clasa, 2,300 tobs,
15 guns, 2,800 h.p, at Yokosuka. Akitsushima, protected cruiser, ist class, as
Manila.
Miyako, 2nd class, 1,800 tons, 34 guns, 5,ool.p.,
at Taku.. Takao, 2nd class. 1,760 tons, 15 guns, 2,400 h.p.,
"Capt. Matsuide, at Japan. Yayama, 3rd class, 5,600 tons, K. Matsumoto,
10 guns, 5,630 h.p., at Japan. Tubeshi, 3rd class, 1.300 tons, Capt. S. Masiui, 13 guns. 1,887 h.p., at Japan. Osagi, cruiser, at Taku. Sayanami, torpedo-boat destroyer, 305 tons,
Capt. J. Takenonchi, at Japan. Aloops and Corvettes. Musaski, 1,490 tons, 10 guns, 1,600 h.p., at
Yokosuka.
Katsuragi, 1,480 tons, to guns, 1600 hp, at
Sascho.
Yamato, 1,480 tons, to guns, 1,600 h.p., at
Chemulpo,
Tenriu, 1,550 tons, 10 guns, 11,65 h.p., at Fusan, Kaimon, 1,360 tons, to guns, 1,123 h.p., at Amagi, 1,030 tons, 13 guns, 7zó h.p., at Yoko
Sascho.
suka.
Gun-boats,
Oshima, 640 tons, 10 guns, 1,200 h.p., at Saseho, Akagi, 620 tons, io guns, 700 hp., at Shangbai. Afago, 620 tons, 10 guns, 700 h.p., at Taku. Maya, 620 tons, to guns, 700 hp, at Kure. Chiotal, 6zo lons, to guns, 700 h.p., at Taku. Sako, 572 tons, 4 guas, 400 hip, at Sascho. iwant, 600 tons, 6 guns, 400 h.p., at Yokosuka. Chinio, 490 tons, 5. guns, 472 h.p. Chinesi, 490 tons, 5 guns, 472 h.p. Chin Haku, 490 tons, 5 guns, 472 b.p. Chin Pui, 5oo tons, 9 guns, 455 h.p. Chin Chu, 500 toas, 9 guns, 455 p
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T.
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(1st and 2nd class.). Delphin, Russian torpedo boat, 350 tons, Capt.
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Ford, Russian torpedo boat, 23 tons, I gur,
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antchichi, Russian torpedo boat, 87 tons, 4
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Ki Russian torpedo boat, 350 tons, Captain
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Bomessaur, at Hongkong, Vipere, gunboat, 400 tons, Captain G. del
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kong.
5.500 up, at Yokosuka.
Torpedo-boats. Murakumo, 279 tons, at Ujina. Shinonome, 279 tons, at Kure. Yugiri, 279 tuns, at Takeshiki. Shiranuki, 279 tons, at Kobe. Ikadusch, torpedo-boat destroyer, 331 tons,
Comdr. 1. Ishida, at Yokosuka.
Comdr. Iwamura, at Japan,.
THE AMERICAN SQUADRON. Albany, U.S. cruiser, 3,500 tons, Coindr. J. E
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3,436 h.p., Comdr. C. II. Amold, at Hong-Kotaka, 190 tons, 6 torpedo-tubes, 1,400 hp.
Shiramubi, torpedo-boat, 278 tons, Comdr. Brooklyn, Flagship, U.S. cruiser, 9,215 tons,
Kosoma, at Japan. Capt. C. M. Thomas, at Shanghai.
`Akebono, torpedo-boat destroyer, 310 tons, Callao, U.S. gunboat, 137 tons, i gua, 55 h.p..
Lieut. Comdr. H. Kawase, Japan. Lieut.Com. G. B. Bradshaw, at Manila.
Obow, torpedo catcher, 318 tons, Capt. Camada, Castine, U.S. gunboat, 1,130 tons, B guns, 2,199
at Japan, h.p., Comdr. S. W. Very, at Shanghai. Celtic, U.S. supply-ship, 6,428 tons, 1,890 h.p., **Conidr. C. T. Forse, at Manila, Concord, U.S. gunboat, 1,700 tons, 5 guns, 3,4057 hp, Comdr. H. G. D. Colby, at Manila. Culgon, U.S. supply-ship, 7,000 tons, 2,350 h.p,
Comdr. J, W..Carlin; at Manila,
Don Juan de Austria, U.S. gunboat, 1,2002
tons, Capt. Bowman, at Hongkong.
Glacier, U.S. supply-ship, Lieut. -Comdr. A.
Iris,
14
boats (Creusot), 56 tons, torpedo tubes,
525 h.p. boats (Kobe), 56 tons, z torpedo-tubes, 525
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2
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620 h.p.
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Tokiwa, at Yokosuka. Fuso, at Kure
Naniwu, at Yokosuka,
Mertz, at Manila Helena, U.S. gunboat, 1,397 tons, 8 guns, 1,998 to Comdr. E. K. Moore, at Manila. s distilling-ship, 1,750 tons, 1,300 b.p., Capt. J. J. Meany, at Manila. Isla de Luxon, U.S. gunboat, 1,330, Comdr. J.
.V, 3. Bleecker, at Manila. Kentucky, US, battleship, 11,500 tons, Capt.
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at Nagasaki bu guni, z,gon h.p., 22 kool, ka
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