Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-04-20
THE RUSSIAN N-JANANESE WAR
japan's S Statement.

Japau StdLemCnt.
Washington, Specialize Japanese
legation received the following cable
gram, dated Toxic, April 16:
Admiral Togo reports that the
combined fleet, as previously planned,
commenced on April 11th the eighth
attack on Port Arthur. The fourth and
the fifth destroyer flotilla and the
fourteenth torpedo fotilla and the
Koryomaru reached the mouth of Port
Arthur at midnight Of tile 18th, and
effected the laying Of mines at several
points outside the port, defying the
enemy's searchlights. The second de-
stroyer fctilla discovered at dawn ef
the 18th. one Russian destroyer trying
to enter the harbor, and after ten min
utes' attack, sunk her. Another Rus
sian destroyer was discovered coming
from the direction Of Laotishan and
was attacked, but she managed to flee
into the harbor. On our side no casual-
ties, except two seamen on the fka-
zuchi slightly wounded. There was no
time, to rescue the enemy's drowning
crew as the Bayan approached. The
third feet reached outside of Port Ar
thur at a. m, when the Bayan came
out and opened fire. Immediately af-
terward the Novik, Askold, Diana, Pet
ropavlovsk, Pobieda and Poltava came
out and made an offensive attack.
Our third feet, hardly answering, en-
ticed the enemy fifteen miles south
east of the port, when our first feet,
Informed through wireless telegraphy
from the third feet, suddenly appeared
before the enemy and attacked them.
While the enemy was trying to regain
the port, battleship struck r.ines laid
by us the previous evening, and sunk
at 1922 a. m. Although the ship was
observed to be sinking, she finally man
aged to regain the port. Our third
fleet suffered no damage, and the enc
my's damage, besides that above men
toned, is probably slight also. Our
first feet did not reach firing distances.
Our fleets at p. NJ, prepared for an
other attack. They re-sailed April IA
toward Port Arthur. The second, the
fourth and fifth destroyer flotillas
and the ninth torpedo flotilla also join
ed us at q. M, and at Z a. m. No
enemy's ships were found outside Of
the port. Our first fleet arrived at the
port at 9 a.. M. snd discovered three
mines laid by the enemy and destroy
ers. The Kasagu and Nissin were dis
patched to the west Of Laotishan, and
made indirect bombardment for two
hours, it being their first action. The
new forts on Laotishan were finally
silenced. Our forces retired at 1880
p. m."
Petropavlovsk Was Torpedoed.
London, BY Gable. further news
from Japanese sources concerning the
Port Arthur disasters.h has reached sL,ons;
don 2 80
Daily Nails Cnee Foo corre-
spondent declares that advices from
both Russian and japanese sources in
dicate that the battleship Petropa-
viovsk was torpedoed. BY a pretence
of an attack on the harbor by the
enemy, Admiral Makaroff, says the
correspondent, was enticed outside OF
the Japanese torpedo boats, which crept
behind him and awaited his return. and
dealt the blow as he was nearing the
harbor on the return.
Character OF the Petropavlovsk.
st. Petersburg, BY Cable.-The Pc.
tropavlovsk, which had twice previous
ly been reported damaged by japanese
attacks on Port Arthur, was first
class battleship Of 1o,960 tons displace-
ment and 1928 indicated horsepower.
She was 2671s feet long, had 50 feet
beam and her armored belt was OF
about 16 inches Of steel. with 10 inches
Of steel armor on her turrets. Her ar
mament consisted of 12-inch, 12 g.
itch, "a smaller guns and tc.rodo
tubes. The complement Of the Petro-
pavlovsk, when fully manned, was 700
men. She was built at St. Petersburg
and was completed in 1898.