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REPORT OF Fierce
NAVAL BATTLE
FIVE CRUISERS AND ONE TOR.
PEDo BOAT DESTROYED IN
ENGAGEMENT.
RUMOR BELIEVED TO BE
WITHOUT FOUNDATION
Japs overtake Retreating Russians
and Severe Fighting Follows =
Latter Leaving Newchwang -
Capture Of Dalny Denied.

Capture Of Dalny Denied.
st. Petersburg, May ii. - A foreign
embassy here processes to have infor-
nation to the effect that the Vladivo-
stok and Port Arthur squadrons have eff
fected juncture, after naval battle
in which the Japanese lost three cruisers
and the Russians two and one torpedo
boat destroyer. There is every reason to
believe that the above rumor is without
foundation.
Rumor Is Denied.
An official investigation shows there
is no truth in the report that the Vladi-
vostok and Port Arthur squadrons have
effected a juncture after naval battle
in which both squadrons suffered losses.
Retreating Russians overtaken.
Y Shanhaikwan, May lit is reported
that the First Japanese army corps.
having followed the Russians retreating
from the Yalu river, overlook them 20
miles south of Liaoyang Monday, and
severe engagement ensued. The JAP
anese dragged their guns up hills be-
lieved to be insurmountable. The Rus
SLAMS thereupon continued to retreat
north.
A division of the First corps is ap-
preaching Newchwang, which is now
garrisoned by handful of Russians.
Japanese scouts have been seen six
miles from the city. A party of 10 wom-
en- were the last refugees to leave New
chwang. They arrived. here Tuesday,
and they confirm previous reports of
the evacuation of the city.
Fall of Dalny Denied.
st. Petersburg, May IA semi-o11-
cial dispatch from Mul1den dated Tues
day denies the reports that the Japanese
have captured Port Dalny.
Railway Communication Restored.
st. Petersburg, May 1.-THE CORE
,spondent of the press has obtained abso-
Lutte confirmation of the report that
railroad communication with Port Ar
tive came through Monday night, and
the second at nine o'clock Tuesday even
ing.
According to information received by
the general stan, the bridge blown up by
the japanese near Port Adams, Liaotung
peninsula, has been repaired and the
permanent way L. uninjured. Tele-
graphic communication with Port Ar
thur is not yet open.
1t is reported that Lieut.. Gen. Stoes-
sci, commander OF the military forces
at Port Arthur, has successfully engaged
and driven OFF the enemy. The general
staff has no confirmation Of this re-
port, and explains the withdrawal OF the
/ Japanese from the railroad as being eth
eEdue pressure from Gen. Stoessel or to
the ferces left by Gen. Kuropatkin at
Kaiping and other points on the rail-
road.
& While without definite information,
the impression here is that the
strength of the japanese force landed at
!. Pitsewo was oveestimated, and that
either it was not strong enough to take
charge Of the railroad, or it moved east
ward along the littoral to effect a juno
ton with the Yalu army
The emperor received the news Of the
reopening of communication with Port
Arthur Monday night, and seemed great
ly pleased. He had message from
Port Arthur an hour before, by pigeon
post, via Liaoyang, reporting that all
was well at the fortress.
An imperial order declaring cotton
contraband Of war has been officially ga
zetted.
Kuropatkin Orders Retreat.
Paris, May 1.-THE correspondent at
ST. Petersburg of the Echo de Paris tele-
graphs as follows: Gen. Kuropatkin
has ordered q general retreat, and no
doubt intends to avoid battle until he
has sufficient forces. He actually has at
his disposal not more than $4,000 men,
exclusive Of the garrison at Port AR
thur, which consists of 10000, and the
garrison at Newchwang, Of $4,000. "A
general who knows the secrets Of the
mobilization tells me that the last ], 900
men making up the required 100000 will
leave Kasan July 81, adding: We will
be very sick II the railway is not worked
well. It is not likely that Gen. Kuropat-
kin will fatigue his troops unnecessarily.
II the Japanese press him he will re-
tire from Liaoyang to Mukden, or even
to Hardin. Retreat certainly is painful,
butt now is indispensable.'
The Evacuation Of Newchwang.
London, May 1.-THE Toxic corre-
spondent of the Daily Chronicle says that
$1,000 Russians are retiring from New
chwang to Liaoyamg. The correspondent
says the Chinese bandits have destroyed
the road to Taskfchia and to Haicheng.
(Tashichia is the. junction for the New
chwang branch of the Port Arthur Muk-
den route and Haicheng is further north
on the main line.) The Russians are
making a new road. The correspondent
adds that bandits have attacked and cut
other parts of the railroad, and points out
that the capture Of Dalny will enable the
japanese to cut of, Port Arthur's electri-
cal supplies.
Peruvians Defeated.
New York, May 11.-;A dispatch from
Manaos announces that an important
battle has been fought between Brazil
ian forces and the Peruvians near the
River Chandles, cables the Herald's cor
respondent at Rio Janearo, Brazil. The
Peruyians were completely routed.
Another Revolution in Hav+i
st, Thomas, Danish West Indies Nav
1.-The German cruisers Vineta. Ga.
zelle, Fake and Panther, which were 10
have sailed Tuesday for Newport News.
will leave instead for PORT Al. p,.,noo