Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-02-25

has telcgraphed warm congratula- tions to Vicerov AleXieff and the en- tire Russian squadron at Port Arthur on the able manner in which they re- pulsed the latest attack of the Japan esa
 St Petersburg, Feb 25 i: :45 ?. m.-- No further details were available this Inorning of the unsuccessful attempt of the Japanese to bottle up the Rus i sian fleet at Port Arthur by sinking big merchantmen at the mouth of the harbor. The brief details contained dn the official dispatches indicate that the coup was planned, according to the usual Japanese tactics, to take place during the night that it was desperately pushed and backed by eight torpedo boats, which continued fighting until daylight, but that it failed completely. Great praise is given to the Russian battleship Ret yizan, which lay outside the harbor entrance, for her gallant work in beating off the enemy. Her part in the action shows that the reports of the injuries which she Is said 10 have sustained in the attack of February were grossly exaggerated. The off, fcial dispatches do not make clear the exact number of ships sent in for the purpose of blocking the throat of the harbor, or whether the four yes- .sels destroyed were beached by the fire from the shore batteries or by the fire of the Retyizan. Consequent ly all the unknown additional details are expected from Viceroy Alexieff in the course of the day. As he is, at 'Afukden the report of the commander Ut Port Arthur first goes to him and thence is forwarded to the czar. The report that after daylight floating terpedoes were seen in the roadstead cSlses anxiety.
 According to the latest advices the Japanese feet yesterday was still vis- snle on the horizon.
 The news of tue Japanese repulse was received here with great rejoic- 1RG ana was looked upon as partially srsapdng out the score against the en- simy.
 The official bulletins were given out too late for editorial comment but the news of the initial success of the Russian arms was prominently displayed. Not one of the newspd- pers here has yet received special dis patches giving news of the Japanese rspulse.
 Paris, Feb 25.--Additional details of the Japanese attempt to close the entrance of the harbor of Port Ar thur have been received here from most authoritative quarters. These say that the Japanese sent five or six old transport hulks. conveyed by tor pedo boats. to Port Arthur, with the evident purpose of sinking the hulks at the entrance of the harbor. The battleShAp Retvizan discovered their approach and her fire on them was strongly seconded by that of the shore battery north of Port Arthur The report adds that two Japanese ships were wrecked and lie in Tiger bay, that along the shore another Japan .ese ship was burned. and that a fourth lies wrecked on the shore out side Tiger bay. It is believed that sthese wrecks are not warships, but hulks designed to be sunk at the en- trance of the harhor. The wrecks are said to be at considerable dis tanceS from the harbor entrance, which remains open.
 This report gives mo information | concerning the Japanese feet which is said to have supported the opera tions against Port Arthur.
 Seoul. Feb 25.-Yd-Yong-Ik, who was formerly minister of war and 1>rcactically the dictator of Korea, and
 Asidered a friend of Russia, was
 en by the Japanese when they en-
 "a Ohemulpo and on the same night
 on board of q warship which
 k him to Japan. He went on
 ard in court dress.