The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1904-03-31
EFFORT OF JAPS
AGAIN FOILED
Russian Torpedo Boat Destroyer Calamity De-
feats Attempt to Block Harbor of
Port Arthur.


showing that the Japanese lost so
men killed, shows that the skirmish
was the most serious that has SO far
taken place in Korea.
Grand Duke Cyril Wounded.
A naval battle followed the attempt
to block the entrance to the harbor of
Port Arthur Sunday morning, accord
ing to dispatches from Toxic, st.
Petersburg. and Yinkow. A ST. Peters
burg dispatch to the Petit Journal at
Paris says that the Grand Duke Cyril
was wounded during the engagement.
He is on Vice Admiral Makaroff's
staff. and according to the st. Peters
burg dispatch was wounded while on
board the cruiser Askold. The Askold
Is Makaroff's flagship.
Six Ships Against Eight
The Toxic correspondent OF the Daily
Chronicle says the naval battle followed
the Japanese attempt to block the en-
trance to Port Arthur harbor. Six Japa-
nese warships approached the entrance
and engaged Admiral Makaroff, with
eight warships. Considerable damage
was done on both sides.
According to a dispatch to the Daily
Telegraph from Yinkow, Japanese
shells badly damaged the forward bar
gette of the disabled Russian battleship
Czarevitch.
Brings Several Prizes.
Paris, March 29.-The st. Petersburg
correspondent of the Petit Parision says
1t is reported that the Vladivostok squad
ron under the command Of Capt. Rotten
stein has returned to port with several
prizes, including a Japanese warship.
Port Arthur Bombarded.
st. Petersburg, March 23.-The en-
peror has received the following tele-
gram from Viceroy Alexieff: Lieut..
Gen. Stoessel reports that at midnight
of March 81 japanese torpedo boats
were discovered by our searchlights.
Our guard ships and fort batteries
opened fire upon them, the firing last
ing for 20 minutes At four O'Clock in
the morning the attack was renewed.
At $3.50 o'clock in the morning four
of the enemys ships appeared from the
south, followed by the whole squad
ron OF II ships and eight torpedo boats.
Our squadron left the roadsted to meet
the enemy At nine o'clock the enemy's
battleships opened fire on Liaotshin,
after which they took up a position be-
hind the rocky eminence of Liaotishin
and bombarded Port Arthur"
Five Killed.
A later dispatch from the viceroy to
the emperor says: According to sup
Elementary report from Lieut.. Gen.
Stoessel. the enemys fleet consisted OF
six battleships and IL cruisers. About
nine o'clock in the morning the fleet
divided. the battleships and torpedo
boats taking up position between Lao
tishin and Golubinaia bay pigeon bay),
while the cruisers formed up in two d.
visions to the south and southeast of
Port Arthur. At 900 the battleshp
Retvizan opened fire over the crest of
Liaotlshin against the enemy's battle
ships. which replied by firing on the town.
Meanwhile our fleet formed up in line
III lHt Outti IoddSltu hDOul IL " tIOCF
In the morning the cannonade slack
ened. and the Japanese fleet re-
uniting, drew off slowly to the
southeast, and, at 1890, had disap-
peared. During the bombardment five
soldiers were killed and nine were
bruised"
Makaroff's Report.
Another telegram from Viceroy
Alexieff to the emperor gives Vice Ad-
miral Makaroff's report as follows:
AT midnight of March 81 two OF the enc
my's torpedo boats approached the outer
roadsted. but were discovered by the
searchighls of the batteries and fired
upon by the fkts and by the gunboats
Bobr and Otyazuy. They were obliged
to retire. A second attack was made at
four o'clock in the morning by three tor
pedo boats, which also were repulsed.
At daybreak three attachments of the
enemys fleet. consisting of six battle
ships, six armored cruisers, six second
and third class cruisers and eight tor
pedo boats, approached from all sides.
At seven o'clock our squadron com
menced to leave the inner harbor, the
cruisers leading with the Askold flying
my flag, at their head, and the battle
ships following The enemy's battle
ships approached Liaotishin and fired
100 shells from their 12-inch guns at
Port Arthur and los shells at the en-
virons Of the town. Our shells, fired at
range of so cables, were well placed.
Is Rejected.
London, March 26.-The Daily Tele-
graph prints dispatch from i's cor
respondent at Shanghai which says
that the empress dowager has mega
lived a proposal made by Gen. Yuan
Shi Kai and Gen Ma that China con-
clude an open alliance with Japan In
view of Russa's repeated violations of
Chinese territory west OF the Lao
river.
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