The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-03-19
AFTER RUSSIAN FLEET
SEVEN OF ENEMY'S VESSELS
SEEN OFF COREAN COAST.
Japan's Last Attack on Port Ar
thur Was SuccessLThe Town
Is Now Deserted by All
but the Military
Other News.

Other News.
Toxic, March 17.-The Navy de.
partment has received a dispatch
stating that seven Russian warships
have been seen passing port Laza-
ref. No information is given as to
whether they were part of Port Ar
thur squadron or whether they were
the Siberian squadron and accom-
papying colliers under Captain
Reitzenstein.
Hurry orders have been forward
ed to Admiral Togo to detach
squadron from his command and
send it in pursuit..
Port Lazsref is just north of GenA
san On the Northeastern coast of
Corea. 1t was eff this port that
the Russian Siberian Squadron was
reported to have been seen two
weeks ago.
Thereis no question that the re-
cent bombardment of Port Arthur
was fruitful OF results, from a Jap
anese standpoint. More than one
quarter Of the new portion of the
town is in ruins, while several of
the big guns in the fort on Tiger
Tail peninsula were blown from
their mounts and disabled.
/ Despite the denials from Russian
sources, the japanese government
has informa alton from its spies show
ing conclusively that the bonn bard
ment was so terrific that for time
it seemed the entire town would be
destroyed The town is now prac-
tically deserted by al but the mil
itary.
Y The latest reports from Cerea
state that the Russians are occupy
4 ing an area having q 40-mile base
extending from Win toChang Tong
aud south to the Park Chou river.
Shanghai, March 1.-THE dis
armament Of the Russian gunboat
iMandjur has now been com pleted,
and all of the essential parts of the
guns are in tie possession of the
CHINESE port authorities.
The officers and crew have taken
passage On French steamer for
Russia, after having first pledged
themsaIvss to take no part in the
war unless first exchanged.
Yinkaw, March 16.-It is authen-
ticalv reported that for a week
past there has been a small and
changing military garrison at Hal
Chene, but that a large force has
been. te'ioned at the Invaluable for
tifed and strs.egical town of Ash
ang Char g, where the japanese ar
my concluded its advance during
thu war bs tween China snd japan
The OILY reliable reports at the
present. smenes,t froms the main
| |Manchurian an cities snow "a auiet
: move inert aionsztt,e ia gay. Such
j.. rcities as Mukdesa Nhwm areoff 8b@
s main line, are unditturbtd, aud are
!: not in possession. Of dt tinite news o
2 opt>i,ieEeveRts.
ST Tae eaief movement ef The Fops
= Hung Cheng military rosd is tb,
! dispatch Of riders 10 aud from fhs
: Russian sdvsnce forces.
81 A ereditable native arrived Shers
6 today. bris ging Report as late al
e March II from Wong Fang Chuns
{ to the effect that the main body o
i the concentrated Russian forces taG
{ crossed the Yalu, /leavi,fg snsal
s bodies Of troops at Aptnng and 9th
6 er points to guard toe river.
e a, fortnight ago a few spies visit
Z ed Antung, but since then no Jap
/ anese have been seen west of th
: Yalu. ....:
s Foreigners choosing to remain il
6 1.-THE interior must now sign an agree
e ment restricting their movement
Z and stipulatiDg thst special pas
Z is necessary when leaving thei
: bounds.
s Seoul, March 16.-The Coreal
E superintendent of trade at Kyon,
z Hung, on the Tumen river, has re
Z ceived a note from the> general il
= command at Vladivosfok, say1nI
Z that since Corea bas joined japan
S Russia considers that Corea is
: bellieerent, and will act according
ly. Two thousand Corean troop
, now at Seoul will be sent to th
North next week.
- The japanese have obtained de
s finitely that strong force of Rus