The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-03-03
VAR NEWS.

st. Petersburg, Feb. 26. M. GUM
bourg, official coal contractor for
Russia in the far east, telegraphs the
home government that there are now
in the japanese docks twelve Jap
anese warships of different kinds
which have been damaged since the
hostilities began.
Paris, Feb. 26. In despatch from
st. Petersburg correspondent of the
Echo De Paris says the last or second
japanese attack at Port Arthur was
repulsed brilliantly. He says the
Japanese were again obliged to quit
tire roadstead. 1t is presumed THAI
the entire squadron joined in the at
tack, hoping to aveuge the repulse of
the preceding day. The Japanese are
supposed to have incurred further
losses during this long fight. Admiral
Stark has telegraphed that he expects
third attack.
Continuing the correspondent says
that General Kuropatkin has started
for his home to take leave of his
mother before going to the East, and
he quotes the general as having said !:
This war may last eighteen
months, but every arrangement has
been made that no japanese after
having landed shall return to his
country"
London, Feb. 26-War correspon-
dents and Europeans in Japan, CON-
menting in amazement upon the sue.
cess of japanese officials in preserving
secrecy regarding all the operations Of
war, declare this conspiracy of silence
is not only confined to government
and service circles but thar it extends
to every section of the community.
All classes of people are submitting
with marvellous patience to being de-
prived of news which they recognize
as imperative to the success of the
national cause. 1t is undoubtedly in
pursuance of this policy that no Jap
anese account of the Port Arthur at
tacks has yet been published, and
none is expected until Admiral Togo
has completed his doings there.
London, Feb. 26.-An official des-
patch from Toxic says that on the
morning of Feb. "a, tour old vessels
ran into the entrance to Port Arthur
for the purpose Of blocking the mouth
of the harbor. The object of sinking
these vessels was attained and the
officers and crews returned safely.
London, Feb. 26.-The Russian
squadron, which for some time was
stationed at Jibutil, the French port
at the head OF the Red Sea- is now
reported anchored in the gulf of Suez.
Washington, Feb. 26.-The navy
department is informed that the U.
S. cruiser, Cincinnati, has sailed from
Shanghai for Chemulpo, where she
will be retained for an indefinite
period. The gunboat, Vicksburg, is
now at Chemulpo and will also remain
there or in that vicinity.
London, Feb. 27.-The japanese
minister here this morning gave out
the following telegram from Toxic.
Vice Admiral Kamimura reports as
follows:
According to the report from the
torpedo fotilla which accompanied
the steamers sent to Port Arthur with
the object of blocking the entrance to
the harbor, the Hukoko Maru blew up
and sank close to the foot of the light
house on the left side of the harbor
entrance, the Bushu Maru alongside
the former; the Tien Tsin and Buyo
Maru blew up and sank at the eastern
side of the Loatefhan, and the Jansin
Naru also sank by being blown up
The officers and crew of the steamers
were all taken off by our destroyers.
Our destroyers and torpedo boats all
unframed. During the night of Feb
ruary "a, our destroyer tiotilla made
scouting attack on Port Arthur, Dalnv
and Pigeon Bay. On the morning of
February 20 our fleet made for Port
Arthur and bombarded the vessels and
fortresses at long range At midday
the Novik, Askold and Bayan were
seen fleeing toward the tuner harbor.
By this it seemed that the blocking of
the haI Dor had not been effectually
done, whereupon our fleet bombsrded