Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-04-16
Today's Telegraphic News
TWO MORE RUSSIAN SHIPS DE-
STROYED q?

that the battleship Sebastopol and anoth-
er Russian vessel have been blown up
at Port Arthur.
New York, April 16.-The battleship
Sebastopol was launched in 1895, and
had displacement Of 10, 900 tons. Her
armament consisted offour 2 inch guns
twelve 6 inch quick firing guns, and thir-
ty-four smaller quick firing guns. The
vessel was also fitted with six torpedo
tubes. Her indicated horse power was
10, 600, and her speed was l7.50 knots
per hour. The extreme armor of the Sc
bastopol was 16 inches.
London, April l6.-A dispatch to the
Central News from St Petersburg, says
that the report that the battleship Sebas-
topol has been sunk, is denied in the Rus
sian capital.
St Petersburg, April l6.-A telegram
from Port Arthur states that three Japa-
nese warships were damaged in the bonn
bardment of that port yesterday.
Toxic, April l6.-A report has reach
ed here that 20, 600 Russian troops are
massing on the right bank of the Yalu
river, and that the japanese force on
the left bank of the river is being in
creased, but their intentions have not
been revealed.
London, April 16 A dispatch to
the Central News from Port Arthur to-
day gives additional details of the naval
engagement off that place in which the
battleship Petropaylovsk was sunk, and
over five hundred members of the crew,
including Admiral MakarOf, persisted.
According to the dispatch, a japanese
she'll struck the torpedo boat and des-
troyer Itrashni, and not the Bezistrachni,
in the vicinity of the room in which the
torpedos ere stored, causing an explosion
which shortly sent the destroyer to the
bottom. The cruiser Bayan then steamed
out and picked up five Of the crew of
the Itrashni and covered the retreat of
the other torpedo boat destrOyers, all of
which returned in safety to the harbor.
1t was after this that Admiral Makarof
went out with the Petropavloysk to meet
the enemy. OF the crew of the Petro-
pavlovsk rs were saved and 525 per-
ished. The funerals of some OF these
who lost their lives were held yesterday
afternoon.
London, April 10. The report that
Admiral Togo, of the japanese fleet,
will attempt to capture Port Arthur by
a direct assault is not believed by war
experts here. They think that in all
probability the next move of Admiral
Togo will be to land an army division
in the rear of Port Arthur, and march
upon it.
London, April ia dispatch to the
Central News from Rome states that a
telegram has been received in that city
from Mukden, Manchuria, announcing
that as the project of sending the Rus
sian Baltic fleet to the scene of hcstiities
between Russia and Japan has been
abandoned, General Kuripatkin COM
mander-in-chief OF the Russian army in
the far East, has advised the Gar
against the retention of Port Arthur,
which has now become useless, even
source of danger to the troops quartered
there.
In London no credence is given the
news contained in the dispatch, and in
some quarters it is believed to be most
improbable.
St. Petersburg, April l6.-The Peking
correspondent Of the Gazette says that
the renewed military activity in China Is
causing fear that breach OF neutrality
is being planned. The Chinese troops
are being hastily armed and sent to the
frontier of Manchuria, and all the officers
at headquarters have been put aboard
trains bound for Manchuria. Continu-
ing, the correspondent says that General
Ma Yum Kun has been appointed com
of the Northern army
which has arrived at the Manchurian
frontier. The Chung Chuses are growing
Drawer and are constantly attacking tn
Russian troops in Manchuria, causing
losses.
St. Petersburg, April l6.-The ship
building yards on the Baltic and on the
Neva have been ordered to finish within
three months five submarine IbOats of |
the Holland type, and five of the Bek-
lemishef type. The boats will be ship |
ped over land to Port Arthur immediate
ly upon their completion. The naval |
officials hope by this means to fight the
Japanese with their own methods and |
regain Russia's naval supremacy.
London, April 6.-The correspondent |
IF the Central News at Port Arthur tee- !
graphs that Admiral Alexief the Vice |
roy of the far East, has transferred his |
lag to the battleship Sebastopol and has
assumed command of the Russian fleet.
Admiral Makaroff at the time Of his |
leath in the Peteropavloysk catastrophe |
vas in command OF the Russian naval
forces.
St. Petersburg, April 16.--Two Jap
,nese officers who were disguised AS Tibe
an lamas, have been arrested while try
ng to blow up with dynamite the bridge
,yer the Nonni river, in Manchuria.
Toxic, April l6.--A report has been
eceiyed from Admiral Togo regarding
he attack on Port Arthur on Wednes-
lay. In it the Admiral says that on
tuesday night the japanese sunk mines
It midnight and at eight o'clock in the
morning drew the Russian vessels out
bout fifteen miles from the port. The
struck one Of these mines
nd went to the bottom.