The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-05-04
REFUSED At PORT ARTHUR.

ST. PETERSBURG, May 3.-High
Admiral Grand Duke Alexis has re
ceived the following official telegram
from Viceroy Alexief, reporting the
japanese attempt to block Port Ar
thur this morning:
"A fresh attack was made by the
enemy last night with the object Of OBJ
structing the entrance to the port, and
1t was successfully repealed. At 1
o'clock this morning five torpedo boats
were perceived near the coast from the
Eastern batteries. Under the fire Of
our Warships and the batteries they
retreated southwark
"At 1:45 o'clock the first fire shin.
escorted by several torpedo boats, was
sighted. and we opened fire upon it
from the batteries and warships.
Three quarters of an hour afterwards
our searchlights revealed a number of
fire ships making for the entrance to
the harbor from the east and south
west. The coast defense vessels OF
vashni and Gremieschchi and the gun
boat Giliak repulsed them by we'll
directed fire.
Altogether eight ships were sunk
by our cannonade, by Whitehead tor
pedoes launched from our torpedo
boats and by the explosion of subma-
rtne mines. Further, according to re-
ports of officers, two japanese torpedo
after 4 o'clock a. m. the batteries
and warships ceased fire, subsequent
ly firing only at intervals on the en-
emy's torpedo boats which were visible
on the horizon. All the fire ships car
rted quick-f1ring guns, with which they
maintained a constant fire. Thirty
men, including two mortally wounded
officers, who took refuge on a launch,
or were rescued from the fire ships
by US, have been picked up. The in
spection of the roadstead and the work
of saving the enemy's men was him
dered by a heavy sea. We suffered
no casualties with the exception of a
seaman"
PICKED OFF IN BOATS.
PORT ARTHUR, May 3.-The crews
of the japanese freships which were
sunk this morning while attempting to
block the channel tried to save them
selves by boats, in which they put out
to sea. A majority of them were killed
by the Russian machine guns and RI
fes. Some Of the survivors were pick
ed up.
At daybreak number of Japanese
were seen clinging to the masts and
tunnels of the sunken vessels, and
these were rescued by the Russians
Thirteen Of the wounded Japanese have
since died. The Russians supplied the
SURVIVORS with 1000 ana clothing, ana
the wounded were taken to the hos
pital ship Mongolia.
BATTLE or MAY /.
ST. PETERSBURG, May 3.-Under
today's date Gen. Kuropatkin tele-
graphs:
owing to the interruption Of te1e-
graphic communication, have received
no report from Gen. Zassalitch. Ac-
cording to the testimony of persons
arriving here during the night from
Feng Wang Cheng, the japanese on
May were operating from the front
with an overwhelming force Of artil-
lery and attacked our left flank in
superior force, enyeloping it. A hot
fight occurred at this point. The Twen-
ty-second and Twelfth regiments of
sharpshooters were engaged, defend
ing themselves vigorously and on sew
eral occasions taking the offensive. in
f1icting considerable losses on the Jap
anese.
Our small force could not hold this
position and retired, leaving several
guns in the hands Of the enemy. Ow-