Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-05-16
JAP SHIP TORPEDOED.
Russians Claim Naval Success
 at Talienwan Bay.
yAPHTHA LAUNCH ATTACKED CRUISER
Flames EnveIoped War Vessel After ExpIosion-Toved Out by Sister Ship-Chinese IrreguIars Civ
 ing Russians Trouble.

LONDON, May 16. - Adyices from Liaoyang says the Russian fleet has scored it's first distinct naval success of the war by tolpedoing and crippling, though not the sinking, of an armored Japanese cruiser in Talienwan bay
 The Russian attack was carefully anese squadron was concentrated out side Dalny devoting its whole attention to Talienwan bay.
 The attacking vessel was not a regu- lar torpedo boat, but was only a small naphtha launch in command of a young naval officer, who had with him three jackies. The launch mounted small machine gun and carried three torpedoes.
 When darkness fell, the launch crept out of Port Arthur, hugEing the shore, with no lights aboard and no glow from the engines to betray her pres ence It was late when the launch gained the outer line of the Japanese squadron. She slipped through. the tor pedo boat pickets, and, selecting the nearest warship, big armored cruiser, she stole toward her and succeeded in exploding against her side single tor pedo A deafening roar followed the explosion, which echoed far ashore. Immediately flames enyeloped the cruiser, which evidently was badly crippled.
 The crew of the cruiser was seen to be fighting the fire, which they at last succeeded in extinguishing. A sister ship took the damaged vessel in tow and disappeared to the southeast.
 The launch escaped the hot fire di- rected against her by the Japanese ships; but, being unable to return to Port Arthur or to get into Dalny, she was beached not far from Dalny.
 The Russians, apprehending that the presence of a Japanese squadron meant an attempt to capture Dalny, blew up the piers and quietly etacu- ated the place.
 Two thousand Japanese have reoccu- pied the road to Sanchilipu, again cut ting off Port Arthur. A strong force is advancing against Polandien.
 Major General Karkevitch reports that the Chinese attacked his outposts OA knG N EA& WNI6GACAA& AO0O ACd0lA& IO Saimatsi and that a strong band of Chinese brigands has been sighted near the station at Yantai.
 General Pfug telegraphs that, ac- cording to reports of patrols and mis- sionaries, the Chinese at Tapadziatsi, 160 miles northwest of Mukden and just outside the Russian sphere of in nuence, are preparing to rise against the Russians and Christians generally.
 Advices from St Petersburg say the emperor has received the following report from vfceroy Alexeieff:
 ''Isbeg respectfully to communicate to your majesty report from Rear Ad- miral Wittsoeft on the state of affairs at Port Arthur. The report was brought by an express runner from Dachichao station on the eve of the second interruption of communica tions by the enemy. It follows:
 "The enemy's squadron, composed of ironclads, cruisers and torpedo boats, has appeared off Port, Arthur and con- tinues to blockade without undertaking active operations.
 "A detachment of nearly a thousand Japanese has advanced seven miles north of Polandien Another detach- ment of 300 infantry and half squad ron of cavalry has also advanced by a hanking movement to Wafantien.
 .'The troops guarding the frontier are slowly retiring northward, holding the enemy.
 Ion Friday force of 300 Chinese bandits attacked the mine at Yantai. The bandits were repelled by a sotnia of the frontier guards and a company of infantry, losing thirty men. They retired in the direction of Liaoyang, and detachment of chasseurs was sent in pursuit.
 Measures are being taken to clear this district of Chinese bandits
 '"The enemy's scouts have appeared about nineteen miles southeast of Mao ten pass.
 "The enemy's advance guard has reached Touintsou, on the road be- tween Fengwangcheng and Liaoyang. Our two sotnias of Cossacks retired to- ward the village of Kantsaendiantig."
 Dispatches from Shanhaikwan state that a severe engagement has been fought near Hsiayen, in which the Russians lost 1,500 men, killed and wounded. The Japanese loss is not mentioned.