The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-02-12
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 PORT ARTHUR The Japanese Naval Forces Renew the Attack on Russia's Great Ma
 val Port.
SHIPS REPORTED CAPTURED
ALSO THAT RUSSIAN FLEET HAS
 BEEN DESTROYED.

ALSO THAT RUSSIAN FLEET HAS
 BEEN DESTROYED. Mikadoss Force Said to Have Got Be- tween the Russian warships and the Entrance to the Harbor-No Confirma- ton of Report That Japanese Have Port Arthur-Russian ships Lombard Japanese Port.
 London, Feb 12.-In a despatch from Nagasaki dated February 10, corre- spondent of the Daily Telegraph says: There has been renewed attack on Port Arthur. The Japanese captured seven Russian ships and chased others There have been disturbances at Port Arthur, in which a number of s Japanese civilians were killed or i'm prisoned-
 "A Chinese mob has destroyed the telegraph line around New Chwang." In a despatch from Shanghai dated February 12, ? a. m, a correspondent of the Daily Telegraph says:
 The bombardment of Port Arthur continues. Three Russian cruisers have been sunk. The Russian bank building has been destroyed
 A despatch to Reuters Telegram company from Tokio, dated 7:10 p. m. yesterday, says an unofficial report was current there that the Russian fleet was destroyed, four battleships and three cruisers being sunk, and that two Japanese warships were damaged, in an engagement yesterday off Port Ar thur. the Japanese getting between the Russians and the entrance of the har- bor before the fight commenced.
 The St Petersburg correspondent of Reuters Telegram company cables that the naval headquarters staff there an- nounces that in the fight at Port Ar thur six Japanese ships were slightly damaged and fifty Japanese were killed and 15O wounded.
 The Reuter- Telegram company's cor respondent at Tokio in dispatch timed 9:15 p. m yesterday says:
 Details of the Chemulpo engagement received here say that the captain of the Variag remained on board his ship and blew her up after the crew escap- ed. Part of the crew swan to a French ship and others got ashore.
 "One report says that the French warship notified the Russians of the Japanese approach. The Korietz en- gagged the Japanese cruisers first, while the Variag protected the transports The Korietz was soon destroyed. Berlin, Feb. 11-A dispatch to the Vossiscne Zeitung from Yokohama says the greater number of the Russian war ships at Port Arthur have already been disabled, and that several Japanese warships have been sent home for re- pairs.
 Paris, Feb 1.-The Journal des Debats iii a special dispatch from St. Petersburg announces that lombard ment of Port Arthur occurred the day before yesterday and again yesterday, and says that the Japanese fleet with drew after having suffered severe loss es. To-day, it is added, all is quiet off Port Arthur.
 
 Petit Parisien from Tokio says that the Japanese squadron which engaged the Variag and Korietz at Chemulpo con sisted of five vessels. The Japanese admiral has sent no information con- cerning the losses and injuries inflicted upon the Japanese.
 St. Petersburg, Feb. 1.-The czar to- day received a telegram from Viceroy Alexieff describing the damage done to the Russian warships during the bonn bardment by the Japanese fleet at Port Arthur. It says:
 ''The Czarevitch and Pallada were brought into the harbor Tuesday. The Retvizan is making temporary repairs to hole. Repairs to the battleships are so complicated that it is difficult to say when they will be ready. The Pal lada and Novik will be docked in turn, and I expect them to be ready in a fortnight All the other vessels injured in the fight are now repairing and coal- ing in the harbor. I expect them to be ready in three days.
 ''The wounded officers, Lieutenant Colonel Zaiontshokovsky, of the artil- 1ery corps, and Lieutenant Petrol, are
  doing we'll. Four of the wounded have died. A majority of the injured belong ed to the cruiser Pallada and their in juries are due to gases from the explo- sion of Melinte torpedo. A careful search by cruisers and torpedo boats day and night has not revealed the presence of the eneny."
 It is officially announced that no news has been received here of the fight at Chemulpo. the landing of Japanese or the blowing up of a bridge on the Man churian railroad.
 London, Feb, 12--The Tien Tsin corre- spondent of the Standard cables it is Tumored that five Russian cruisers from Vladivostock bombarded Hako- date, Japan, on Tuesday.
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