New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-23
REPULSE OF JAPANESE.
Forts SedrchEghtS Find Boats
Russian Ships in ActiOn.

ST. Petersburg. March 22.-Another attack by
the japanese fleet on Port Arthur. beginning
with operations by torpedo boats and ending
with a bombardment by bat,leships and cruis-
ers. took place between midnight OF last night
and this morning. The dispatches 20 the En-
peror from viceroy Alexler and private in
formation show that the Russians sustained no
damage and had only five soldiers killed and
ten wounded.
vice-Admira, MakaroT reports that one Of
the japanese vessels was struck by a she'll
The Emperor received the first message re-
rar1,nr the attack late this afternoon. but 1oth-
ing was allowed to reach the public until 10
o'clock tonight.
The japanese torpedo boats were twice dis
covered szealing toward the harbor entrance
under cover of darkness but both times they
were detected far out at sea and were driven
OF by the hot fire opened upon them.
The breaking Of day necessarily prevented
further torpedo boat operations, and Admiral
Togo brought up his batteships and cruisers
Tho division Of his feet was FOR the purposes
Of making cross fire upon the harhor IN the
hone Of destroying the town and Of damaging
the Russian ships lying in the basin.
THE RETv1zAN IN FIGHTING TRIM
Tho rorrbardment of March . showed TO the
Russians the advantage TO the enemy Of the
rosition Of Iao-Teai-Shan which Admiral
Toga's ships took up this morning. and Ad-
rniral MakaroF sought to minimize this ad-
vantage by stationing the battleship Retvizan
so that her shells could reach the japanese
battleships.
The fact that the Retvizan used for this
nu-pose proves the falsity Of the report that
her great guns had been removed and Installed
ne , battery at Pigeon Bay and it has given
rise 70 the impression that there is an made
ouate supply Of great guns at Port Arthur as
otberu,ise q battery would have been erected
90 rro,ect the town at the only point which
-, -r,go seems 10 regard as vulnerable
from the sea.
When the first official dispatches were re-
,,,ro5 the belief gained ground that Nice-Ad-
rn,ral Yakaroff had put TO sea. and mat
naval fight had taken place. While this "ouiu
10 IN keeping with his character as an intrepiu
-.,.o- ,r,,,cb Is further indicated by his use OF
o rrotected cruiser as his flagship. it was not
IN accord with the plans Of the Russian au-
thorities
later advices established the fact that 'he
admiral had simply gone with the undamaged
,,or,ior of his feet 10 the outer roads where he
could more effectively support the batteries ana
at the same time take advantage Of any weak
ness which might develop in the enemy's at
tack.
viceroy Alexief's dispatches follow 'he Hrs'
noirg Admiral Makaroff's report:
A. midnight Of March y two OF the enemy $
tornedo boats approached the outer & LoaosSe1u S az,
-, we're discovered by the searchhgh's OF the
bottories and hreG upon by the forts ana py @ tHe
S,lnboats Bobr and Otvajny. They were ooliseo
20 retire. II. o. 4 o.cioc- ir tba
,-,orninr by three torpedo boats winch a4so
were repulsed -. - 49,, .,.a-,,,-.s
Ct consisting of six battleships. SIX arInored
c-,,sa~~ six second and third class cruisers ana