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Japanese Chase
RUSSIAN Ships
THE VESSELS AT PORT ARTHUR
MAKE soRTIE AND SQUAD
RON GOES IN PURSUIT.
FLEET SAID TO HAVE
RETURNED TO HARBoR
Loss of Pallada with Her Crew Seems
notwithstanding of Fortress Is
Thought to Be Near at Hand
Report Of Jap Victory.

= CHeIOO, Aug. LII ue NuSSldu SHIPS
at Port Arthur made sortie early
Tuesday. They are now being pursued
by the Japanese. A severe engagement
Is expected.
The Russians it is reported, did not
encounter the Japanese feet. Never
theless, they returned to Port Arthur.
Mikado's Ship Reported Lost.
\ A telegram from Tsingtou says that
the officers of the Russian battleship
Czarevitch insist that Japanese bat
tleship sank within full view during the
battle on the night of August 10.
Believe Pallada Was Sunk.
Toxic, Aug. lit seems certain that
fhe Russian protected cruiser Pallada
was torpedoed and sunk during the
naval battle of August 10. She failed
to return to Port Arthur and has not
been reported since Admiral Togos
fleet departed on various missions the
night of August 10, when the Russians
4rstreated. Belated reports from various
vessels continue to reach Admiral Togo.
The Japanese destroyers and torpedo
boats made a series of attacks during
the pursuit of the Russian warships.
One destroyer reports that she hit a
vessel of the Pallada type, and 1t Is
thought the vessel foundered, and it is
believed to be probable that the entire
crew were either killed or drowned.
Admiral Togo, in reporting to the adj
miralty, says it appears certain that the
Pallada was sunk. 1t was thought at
hrst that the Pallada escaped south
award with the Novik and Askold, and
the admiralty believed she was con-
cealed in the vicinity of the Yangtse
river. Whatever her fate, it soon will
he determined. II she is afloat she will
speedily be reported, and if destroyed
It is probable that some of her wreck
age will be found
4, Hard Blow to Russia.
st. Petersburg, Aug. 1.-THE news Of
the defeat of the Vladivostok squadron
has added another crushing blow to the
reverse before Port Arthur. No public
announcement has yet been made of
the sinking of the Rurik. The Chefoo
report of the sortie of Russian warships
from Port Arthur naturally cannot be
confirmed, and the admiralty is puzzled
TO know whether it refers to the ships
which remained in the harbor when the
main squadron went out August 10, or
70 ships of the late Admiral Withoft's
original squadron. In either event,
however, 1t Is construed as evidence
Fiat the shells Of the Japanese land bat
Ferries are falling on the harbor, rem
dering 1t impossible for the ships to
remain there any longer. 1t is also IN
ferpreted in some quarters as indicat-
ing the eve Of the storming of the fort
Tess.
Russian Ships Dismantled.
Z. Tsingtau, Aug. ia Japanese de-
Htroyer entered the harbor here Tues
& day having on board the Japanese Vice
Admiral Dewa and his staff for the
purpose of calling on the governor of
Kiachou. At the governors mansion
Gov. Truppel assured the japanese adj
,miral that all the Russian ships were
hismantled, that their guns had been
disabled and their ammunition re-
moved. The admiral then departed,
and as the Japanese destroyer left the
harbor she was saluted by the German
warships.
The japanese officers assert that the
Germans had promised that the Chefoo
accident would not be REPEATED at Using
tau. The Japanese ships off this port
consist of one cruiser and four de-
stroyers. The Germans have notified
the Japanese that they will fire on any
ship entering the harbor at night with
cut lights. Every precaution is being
taken to guard against repetition of
the Chefoo incident. One German
cruiser remains on guard outside the
harbor. The others are inside.
Kamimura Tells Of Victory.
Toxic, Aug. 17.-Admiral Kamimura
In his detailed report of last Sundays
victory over the Yladivostok squadron,
Bays: "At dawn Sunday morning the
Rrmored cruisers 1dsumo Adsuma. To-
kiwa and the Iwate, while engaged in a
search off Funsan, Korea, discovered
three of the Vladfvostok squadron
steaming southwark. Seeing us, the
enemy endeavored to flee northward.
We Immediately closed their retreat.
The engagement opened at 5:23 a. m.
The Rurik, being the slowest of the
enemy's vessels, was constantly left
behind and she formed target for our
Incessant fire.
Z Tried to Protect the Rurik.
sThe Rossia and the Gromoboi gal
lantly attempted several times to pro-
tect the Rurik. They frequently re-
turned to the Rurill and when united
the three advanced together. Our feet
thus had the advantage, pouring it's
fire from formation in the shape of
the letter IT. The enemy's ships were
seen to be on fire several times, show
ang thereby that they were heav-
lily, damaged The Rurik was final
ly disabled and her fire weak
ened. She began lowering to the
water, listing to port. The Rossia
and Gromoboi finally abandoned the
Rnrik
",Flist then our north detachment,
consisting of the protected cruisers
Naiwa, and the Takashiho, having been
been attacking the Rurik, our squadron
pursued the kossla ana Gromopol Sc
pere fighting continued for several
hours The Rossia and Gromoboi es-
capped to the northward at full speed.
/ Saved 600 Lives.
Eat 10: 10 a. m. our squadron changed
~ course to starboerd and went south
IN search of the Rdrik. In the mean
lime the Rurik had been sunk. Our
bhips steamed over the locality and
succeeded In saving 600 members of the
Rurik's crews. Our damage was not