Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-02-11
Thus Carrying Out Long
Matured Plans for
Supremacy

LONDON. Feb. lO.--The Japanese
embassy has received "a dispatch say
ing that the japanese squadron which
was escoruuE troops TO korea, near
Chcmulpe met the Russian glnboat
Korie,z. which threatened the trans
ports and fired on the Japanese tor
pedo boats which replied with tor
pedos but without ehect. The Kor-
ietz then returned to Chemulpo
Early the ue2, morning Admiral friu
the Jppane5c commander formally de
manded that the Russian men-of-war
leNe the port, saying rHat otherwise
he would attncii them in the harbor.
They then came ont OF the hIrbor
and a battle was begun outside the
Povnesan islands. within an hour
the Russians sought refuge among the
islands, and towards evening the Var
iage sank at about p. m, and the
Korietz blew up. probably by her own
crew The officers OF both vessels
took refuge on the French cruiser
Pascal
There were no casualties ON the
Japanese side.
LONDON. Feb. 1Q.-The Toxic cor
respondent OF the Central News says
three Russian transports containing
1000 soldiers has been captured of
Asln. Korea, by the Japanese.
LONDON. Feb. 1O.-The text of the
official dispatche received by the Jap
anese minister. Baron Hayashi, in re
gard 10 the battle OF Chemuipo yester-
day and today, reads as follows:
"On Monday Japanese squadron
escurting transports. met on the way
to Chemulpo, Korea. 10 big Russian
gunhoat Kureliz as ths latter was
coming ont of the port The Koreltz
took mp an offensive attitude towards
the Japlnese vessels and fired on the
japanese torpedo boats, and then re
turned to her anchorage in the port.
Early Tuesday morning Admiral Urik.
commanding the japanese squadron,
formally called on the Russian war
ships 10 leave Chemulpo before noon.
the admiral saying II they did not do
50 he would attack them in the har-
Dor. The two Russian warshps left
the 99r. a 1880 and the battle ensued
oiislie the Polynesian Islands. After
an hours engagement the Russian
warships were badly damaged and
sought refuge ariong the islands. and
toward eveningN1he cruiser Varlage
sank. and about n. IN. on the morn
ing OF Feb. s the Koreitz also sank
and was blown up by her crew of Rus
slams"
ST. PETERSBURG. Feb. 10-C6 p.
m1-The newspapers print extras
this evening 10 tho effect that three
Japanese warships are seriously Grip
pied at Port Arthur The people are
excited, but there is no official econ-
firmatlon Of the report. and the an
nouncement is disCredited
VLADTVoSToN, Feb, 1o-vPrlvate
advices received here say that Jap
anese forge was routed by the Rus;
SLAMS on the Yalu river and that Rus
sian marines and-soldiers now occupy
Chemupo.
CHEZ Foo. Feb. l0.-The following
account Is given by The crew of the
steamer Columbia and tells the story
of the naval battle at Port Arthur:
The Columbia was iying In the
roadsted, surrounded by fourteen Rus
sian battleships and cruisers. AT
1880 Monday night a severe shock
was felt on board the Columbia The
Russians Immediately commenced to
operate their search lights. and opened
fire towards The sea The firing last.
el only a short time. T., l O'Clock
more shocks were felt and the RIs-
SLAMS again commenced firing The
Japanese did not return the hre. AT
o'clock two Russian baitleshlps
went in and were beached acv,ss the
entrance to the hnrbor They were
soon followed by Russian cruiser
which was also beached. None of the
vessels We're damaged above the
water line.
More shocks from torpedoes were
felt during the early morning and then
al was quiet. At 10 O'Clock Tuesday
morning three japanese cruisers