New Ulm review., 1904-06-29
A NAVAL BATTLE
OFF PORT ARTHUR
RUSSIAN SQUADRON COMES OUT
oF HARBOR AND BEGINS
AN ATTACK.
Repu1sed by Admiral Togo's japanese
Fleet-one Battleship Is Sunk
and Two Other Russian Vessels
Damaged.

ports that on Thursday last, June %,
his patrol boat discovered the battle
ship Peresviet and seven other YES
sells accompanied by nine torpedo boat
destroyers near the entrance of Port
Arthur harbor. They warned him
wirelessly and he Immediately ad-
vanced his entire fleet except those
engaged upon special duty. The adj
miral then discovered that the Rus
sian fleet, which consisted of six bat
tleships, five crisers and Ia destroy
ers, evidently planned a dash south
ward by sundown. The Russians
stopped outside the entrance to the
harbor and after nightfall a fleet of
japanese torpedo boat destroyers reso-
lutely attacked the Russian ships and
succeeded in torpedoing and sinking
battleship of the Peresviet type and
disabled the battleship Sevastapol. A
cruiseraof the Diana type was observed
being towed into the harbor on Fri
day morning, and it was evident she
had Sustained serious injury The
Japanese ships sustained little dam
age. The torpedo boat destroyer Shi-
rakumo was hit by shell which fell
in the cabin and had three men killed
and three others wounded. The Chi
dori vessel of the same class, was
casualties resulted therefrom. Tor
pedo boats 81 and 66 were slightly
damaged.
$50 Drowned.
Rome, June PA dispatch from
Toxic to the Giornale d'Italia says the
Russian Admiral Prince Uhtomsky
and 750 men were drowned when the
battleship Peresviet was torpedoed and
sunk.
Preparing for Great Battle.
London, June 27.-The armies in
Manchuria are lining up for the decis-
to the reports from the Russian head
quarters at Liaoyang. Gems. Oku and
Kuroki, leading an army aggregating
six divisions, or 10000 men, are ad-
vancing upon Kuropatkin's forces,
practically in battle formation, and
prepared to precipitate a struggle
which will be far greater than any
conflict in the war up to the present
time. Three times the number of
troops engaged at the Yalu, Kinchow
Or Vafangow will take part, and the
evident determination of the Japanese
leaders is to accomplish Kuropatkin's S
complete defeat before the rainy sea-
son sets iny and it is due in short
time.
Report Russian Defeat.
Correspondents at Newchwang re-
port battle at Simenting, 40 miles
east of Kaichow, last Thursday, in
which 10000 Russians were killed,
wounded, captured or missing. The re-
ports originate with Russian officers
| from the front and are in line with
| the numerous dispatches to the same
| effect which have come from various
| points during the last week. The Rus
sian retreat is described as almost a
rout, being saved by the good work of
the Nineh East Siberian rifle brigade
| uuuoE- Oou. hOuuIdISFlLCu, WHO QIO-
tected the rear.
Jap Losses at Telissu.
washington, June 27.-This cable
! gram was received at the Japanese le-
cation Sunday from Toxic: Gen. Oku
reports that our casualties at Te1issu
were 247 killed, including seven Off
GERS, and 946 wounded, including A
officers
Russians Ambushed
I London, June 23.-A dispatch to the
! Daily Mail under date of June 21, from
NewchWang, says:
While Russian force of 5000 under
Gen. Kondratsvitch was traversine
Wafungko ravine, nine miles southeas
of Kaichou, June 10, it was surprised
by concealed Japanese artillery Tht
Russians lost heavily their casualtie:
being 1000 in number Gen. Kon
dratsvitch eXtricated his men and LEI
them in good order to an entrenchet
position.
Russians Driven Back.
Gen. Kuroki's Headquarters in tn
Field, via Fusan, Korea, June "a
Russians from Samimak attacked tn