The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-31
RUSSIANS STORY OF ATTACK.
ADMIRAL INSISTS THAT GUN.
BOATS FIRED AT HIM.
He Remains at vigo With Most OF His
Ghips-Others Have Gene On to Tangier
british Ships Moving Along the Coast
-Czar Holds Sunday Conferences.

british Ships Moving Along the Coast
-Czar Holds Sunday Conferences.
spseia, Cabs Dsspatehes 10 TIE SUN.
Woo, Oct. S0.-In an interview, Woo
Admiral Rojestvepsky, commanding the
Russian Baltic feet declared that he knew
nothing about an inquiry except what no
had read In the newspapers. Ten battle
ships and cruisers are at Tangier. The
others will remain here until further orders.
He did not know when or whittier they
would sail.
Abiding to the North Sea incident. he
said: Il emphatically assure you we were
attacked by torpedo boats. l cannot say
the number, believe there were two. but
the attack was beyond any possible doubt
That is the whole truth. The reports in
the newspapers are fantastic.
Admiral Roiestvensky added that vistt,.
he paid to the British cruiser Lancaster to. b
day was merely return u the courtesy
OF the Lancaster's commander, who visited
him yesterday The matter OF the Hull
trawlers was not mentioned,
Continuing, he said he was surprised
by the local report that he had been pro-
NOTED to full Adniralship. He was not
aware that he had been promoted.
Admiral Rojestvensky, it is stated. -
suffering from the strain on his nerves.
After the feet left the Skager Rack until IL
reached the Dogger Bank. where he sayus
the torpedo boats attacked him, he slept
only two hours a night. After he left tho
Dogger Bank he was never in his berth until
his flagship reached this port He was
firmly convinced that another Japanese
attack was impending.
Four Russian battleships of the Borodin0
type are here. The British cruiser LanS{
caster has been out Of the port and in again.S
She is now at Arosa Bay. Several British
warships are reported to be moving along
the coast II is understood that prior to
the settlement of the North Sea affair they
formed in line at Gibraltar and sailed north~s
ward, prepared TO attack the Russians in
the event Of war.
Local sympathy here is for the Russians.
Great Britain has never been popular and
has been hated since the Spanish American
War, in which she sided with the Uni'cd
States.
GIBRALTAR, Oct. 30.-The British troop
ship Assaye homeward bounG, was ordered
not to proceed without an escort. She has
now left accompanied by bat .eship and
two cruisers. This is most unusual pro-.
cedure.
PARIS, Oct. 3o-A despatch received
here states it is rumored in st. Petersburg
that Russian torpedo boat disappeared
from the Baltic fleet between Libau and
Vigo 1t is also rumored that the Russian
cruiser Aurora fired on this boat while it
was joining the battleships to report.
A despatch to the Temps from Tangier
says that the chaplain of one of the Russian
warships, whose arm had been amputated,
landed there and went to the French hos
pital The Russians say he lost his arm
by its getting caught in the machinery Of
his vessel.
According to the Petit journal the captain
Of the Danish brig Annyfoyen now at
LOrient from the Baltic. saw English
trawlers shipping japanese and ammu-
milton of the English coast, The captain
says that no attempt was made at con-
cealment by the trawlers.
LONDON, Oct. 3t.-The st PetersburSl
correspondent Of the Express says he has,
high authority for stating that the Adj Z
miralty has now definitely ascertained that
the Baltic fleet fired on two of its own tor
pedo boats, which were scouting round ther3
warships One escaped by skilful man.
ruvring The other believing when tho
firing began that it was attacked by Jap
enese, replied wounding several on board
the nearest battleship
The commander of the torpedo boat
was the first TO realize the mistake. where~5
upon he signalled frantically. Then ha-
got out of range. Three battleships con-S
tinued firing, but their shots were aimed aSA
the British fishermen. Admiral Rojest-H
vensky held an inquiry into the matter'
before the warshiDs reached Cherbourg,
1t is recalled that Admiral Roiestvensky
declared that there were no torpedo boats
accompanying him.