The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-02-10

fensive and fired on a japanese torpedo
boat The latter replied, firing two tor
pedees. without effect. The Korietz then
returned to her anchorage iii the port
Early next morning Admiral Eru, com
manding the japanese squadron, formally
demanded that the Russian vessels leave
the port, adding that if they did not com
ply by noon he would be compelled to at
tack them within the harbor.
The Russian men-of-war left the port
at l:30 a. M, and battle was Immediately
given them outside of the Polynesian is
lands After one hours engagement the
Russian ships took refuge among the is
lands, and towards evening the cruiser
Narag sank -'' ..oc
About 4 o'clock February 10 the Korietz
was reported to have been sunk by her
own crew, who, finding her disabled, blew
her up. The officers and men of the two
bsunken vessels then took refuge on the
French cruiser Pascal. No casualties oc-
Cured on the japanese side. ..u4g
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CHEFOO. Feb. l0.LThe Russian admiral
at Port Arthur was taken completely by
surprise When the Japs attacked Sun
day night the lighthouse was brilliantly
illuminated and the channel lights burning.
Only one Russian battleship was using
her searchlghts I'M a perfunctory sort of
way Three torpedo boats were patroling
the outskirts of the fleet, while the other
torpedo boats were in the harbor. The
Russian officials had told the officers of
the Tnited States ship Columbia that
they expected the Japanese in three or
four days.
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ashore to prevent them from sinking in
deep water. They now partially block the
entrance to the harbor. When the Jap
anese battleships appeared later on and
assailed the Russian ships the latter kept
under the guns of Port Arthur and circled
round and round.
The Columbia was at first directly in
the line of fire and withdrew, against the
protest of the Russians. escaping with
small damage from flying splinters.
LONDON, Feb. l0.-A Tientsin dis
patch, dated February 8, says that 1T is
reported that the Russian cruisers Uariag
and Korietz, at Chemulpo, hauled down
their flags without firing a shot and
that 900 japanese Immediately landed at
Chemulpo and marched to Seoul.
y correspondent JelegIdpHS from IOfU
Arthur that on February the Russian
advance had commenced. The third brigade
of artillery, with "a guns and three regi-
ments of infantry, had started for the
Yalu river The Third Fourth and Fifth
infantry brigades are entrenched along the
railroad, 40 miles from Haycheng. Great
activity prevails.
ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 10.-Admiral
Alexieff has sent a second telegram to
the czar stating that the Retvizan was
damaged by torpedo, receiving injuries
to her pumping apparatus below the water
line, the Czarovitch suffered from a hole
in her steering department and the Pallada
was damaged amidships not far from her
engines.
Alexieff further says: After the explo-
sions the cruisers hastened Immediately to
their assistance and, in spite of the dark
night, measures were taken to bring the
damaged vessels into the harbor. We had
no loss of officers. Two marines were
killed, FIVE were drowned and eight were
wounded. The enemy's torpedo boats re-
ceived heavy fire. The unexploded tor.
pedoes were found after the attack
PARIS, Feb l0.-An official version OF
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