The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-12
tRUs UssIANS EAR E BE CONF
MORE AGGRESSIVE v'E 4 NOW, y Y,
Action of$Nice-Adnliral$ M akaroRs
8it, c'llE III
Boat Destroy YARN st. al, 's} 3!s
raised eSv \, slF't olicy !. :IG
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a. s. IL. PEI EBsBURG March - tsesS
Emperor has received fncssag Sc 4 + ro;liS
Yicoros ,lexleftI which 81 Sc ys
dmiral 4; akaroff. con,ria ie
fleet, reports from Port Arthur M ds,r,s
date 81 March 10 ttl.&as FLOWS:
s" torpedo boats, which went sou 'Ss tess
sea heSnights sof A1arc, foirt Of them;
being urdor the n ger ara nd s5o III;
Captain Matt oussevi itch. encoun red & tl,t,s;
Sanenny. q torpedo ga Sly cruise
$ers. Saf
Is hot action e,,sued u iii llesi
& torpedo 4 boat Ss destroyer Yias TIM ds7&
charged Il Whitehead . torped q and sunk 81
one OF tho enemy 8 torpedo boa tsr3g Otlg
the way back the torpedo boat dest stroyerssl
3Stereg iischtchl SconlnlaT ed BY LII ant.
sSergueeff, sllstaine dana ges; ;8 Ii ers en- 4s
gine q wal disabled IA and ii she v be gam
sfounder.e 8 q cloc stn lie rninlsS
five our torp do hoa royers
returned . When the eri tlcal posi- tiorlssos s
slisfsted my flas on the cruiser
went Withs thu II ovi
3Eoyarin to the res 10, q NJ q
Ithas elseny,s Grill isers s,irro ded
destroyers, and sas thelr ttlcship cttiae
ron was appronc hing, Is q! q. mot ucceetlS
In saving tho steregusct tchi, Whch fotl,l5Yi5 lY
dered. Part he b ere Yi were de
prisoners ard part we're dyo wned.
ss On tho ships which part icipa ted lin
\ tho might 4 tack IS on Officer was sees
1,loiisl VI ana three II others were ssl lightly
wound led ; two sol al ers III ere cd and
Yeighteen were wound cd.
;i3:f. clock fou rteen d f8 tile cn n
ships assembled be fore Port Art lar NJ,
a bonlbarlment was begul,. wi tht the
heavy guns Of tlleir r bat tlash!p stt adrian
at long range. I5s.
This lasted until / clock in the &af-SS5
ternoon. IT iscstimated that the enemy
fired 154 twetye-incl shells. The dam
aEe to o,lr vessels was insign ificant, ard
they are again ready for bnt tie. 81 Our
losses wero. one Officer slightly wounded /,
and $bneS soldl dler, killed and our sold diersE
won nd ed .355s ist
...the illumination of 81 he sen hight
BY tic searchglts 81 nolinted g ~ our tat.S
tcrias Has most sat tisfac tory. "a and se.N-gS
3 efn! times isolated shots from lnuy, bal l-s
tories forced the enemy orpe do bon
& to retire. 81 55 ,A s3st u s $s43
with the ecommcncemento OF the bonn
St,ardinentfnt dawn. tho guns pc tic orr
gtress replied tot the Ell nelny's fire
@ ..Tle crews Of. III the ships ge IItsa 8 Cd 3D.
give proc n II remarkable coolness sills
action, Below dcclss " aFvo ~ tue
day followed It's ord infa'ys col rse SD,
otStho shells falling Getween u tl,e vess sels e e
and covering them with u fl,ag gmcnts IA s
bombardment ts such a ds Us tancesS
must be considered inc fleet b,i this
Japancse cru lser 50 50 s reporteSfi g S
have been sec,, to ssu fer Sc dana se,s
$the extent Of Whlcllst
BIn,nossible to ascertain ut dis stance g ~
five les, ~ Many shells were fired q tS s as
rinse or seven and one half mi les ~
have the honor to report n he ~ y
going to Your MAJ est j, e 4.
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