The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-03-24
UNABLE TO AGAIN CATCH THE
RUSSIANS OFF GUARD BY
A NIGHT ATTACK.
RUSSIAN DEATH LIST SMALL
ONLY FIVE MEN KILLED AND TEN
WOUNDED BY THE HEAVY
JAPANESE FIRE.

81. fGCerSDurS, MarcQ Z5.-AnOCner
attack by the Japanese fleet on Port
Arthur, beginning with operations by
torpedo boats and ending with a bonn
bardment by battleships and cruisers,
took place after midnight Monday.
The dispatches to the emperor from
Viceroy Alexieff and private Informal
ton show that the Russians sustained
no great damage, having only five SOL
diers killed and ten wounded
Vice Admiral Makaroff claims that
one of the Japanese vessels was struck
by shell.
The emperor received the following
telegram from Viceroy Alexieff:
lieutenant General Stoessel re-
ports that at midnight of March 81
Japanese torpedo boats were discov-
cred by oar searchlights. Our guard
ships and fort batteries opened fire
upon them. the firing lasting for twen-
ty minutes. At o'clock in the morn
ing the attack was renewed.
AT $3.50 o'clock in the morning four
of the enemy's ships appeared from
the south, followed by the whole
squadron of eleven ships and eight
torpedo boats. Our squadron left the
Toadstead to meet the enemy.
RattIeships Opened Fire.
cat o'clock the enemy's battle
ships opened fire on Liaotishin, after
which they took up position behind
the rocky eminence of Liaotishin and
bombarded Port Arthur
A later dispatch from the viceroy
to the emperor says:
According to supplementary re-
port from Lieutenant General Stoessel,
the enemy's fleet consisted of six bat
tleships and twelve cruisers. About
8 o'clock in the morning the fleet di-
vided, the battleships and torpedo
boats taking up position between
Liaotishin and Golubiania bay pigeon
bay) while the cruisers formed up in
two divisions to the south and south
east of Port Arthur.
cat 800 the battleship Retvizan
opened fire over the crest of Lao
tishin against the enemy's battleships,
which replied by firing on the town.
Meanwhile, our fleet formed up in line
in the outer roadstead.
about II o'clock in the morning
the cannonade slackened and the
Japanese feet reuniting, drew Off
slowly 10 the southeast, and at 1890
had disappeared.
During the bombardment five SOL
diers were killed and nine were
wounded. One soldier on the shore
was bruised
Admiral Makaroff Reports.
Another telegram from Viceroy Alex
$@f 11o rrix Il
miral Makaroff's report as follows:
the enemy's torpedo boats approached
the outer roadstead but were discov-
cred by the searchlights of the bat
teries and fired upon by the forts and
by the Sunboats Bobr and Otvazuy.
They were obliged to retire.
"a second attack was made at 4
o'clock in the morning by three tor
pedo boats, which also were repulsed.
"At daybreak three detachments of
the enemy's feet consisting of six
battleships. six armored cruisers, six
second and third class cruisers and
all sides. At Z o'clock our squadron
the cruisers leading, with the Askold
nylnS my nag at Inelr neau, ana the
battleships following.
s'The enemys battleships approach.
ed Liaotishin and fired 100 shells
from their 12-inch guns at Port Ar
thur and 108 shells at the environs OF
the town.
"Our shells. fired at a range OF
eighty cables, were we'll placed. About
10 o'clock Japanese battleship was
struck by she'll and retired.
Eve lost no men during the bonn
bardment, which ceased at II o'clock
when the enemys ships reassembled
and after passing along the outer
roadstead drew off without attacking
0llr fleet "