New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-21
DE1DLY J4PINESE FIRE.
Russians Oaffought on March 10
Port arthur Since QRiet.

r.o15or. March "a correspondent Of me
-, LEI, tho Japanesa forces. BY wireless
,eragrarh, uv way Of wei-Hai-WeL under cate
o. March %. sends over column OF matter
,,.,fob is mostly a description OF the toTP1uo
ey;,- between the Hussiaus and the Japa"ese on
.r.-ch 10 re says that Admiral iob' Us
boen co-rnaratIveIy passive. according 20 ,e
1-+.s, advices. and that Port Arthur has mao a
respite. although the cruisers ana 'oipe''
destrovers have kept close hiocAaa'-
The correspondent says that Nlce--Aui ill'"'
,-...,,.,-,.. 1,or,,l,ardnneut of NladiNostoK was
sala,,, intended 10 harass the Russians ana 10
-,-..I tho Russian cruisers TO leave 'i'e i'd'
- The vice-admiral brought his SHIPS WIN
a., -a7ra opposite the dead point OF the loT's
m, The northeast entrance The FNuSsi'l-s ~
NOT reply because tho japanese Nes7els 'o'N az
positions bovond the arc Of the trainll OF ''e
guns --or7or.
Vice-Admiral Kamimura, the 'orreSpoi'ue''.
savs sailed south on March H. after searching
100 nav Since Vice-Admiral MakaroHs ar
-i,-,1 AZ Port Arthur he adds, the Russian de-
fansive tactics have been more active ana 'he!F
torDedo boat destroyers more alert.
ACCURATE JAPANESE GUNNER
,,.--i,,,,,,- ,ba fight between the Russian and
r,-,sreea torpedo boats the correspondent con
&C rho tierceness Of the contest The vessels
go 60 close that the Russians threw charges
Of .x,losiyes on the bridge Of the japanese ue-
strover These however, failed 10 eNpi"oe- An
,fe vessels engaged were more or less of1l'ls'''
~, 7,,a-,ase losses were six killed and eight
wounded That the Russians were dete''el' >"
smile Of their superior numbers. was que 10 'i'e
better shooting Of tho Japanese ana INC '','
49,. en-, Russian vessels were armed with )
7..,-rdare while the armament or the '"p''''e7'
sl,irs was made up Of 6-poundors.
Hrs of 9 N
,,..-r,.5 later. tho correspondent says the Rus
-.,g ,,,,,.,t with desperation, and the japanese
..,, .,-rser~a from their last victories ''''
,,...s,,,, commander was killed early IN ire
&c lieutenant then took command. Only
g., e,r shot i'm both legs. Then the coT1mahH "e
,ol-e5 upon the suh-lout"nant. VINO aS' "'N
,..,,,., e.s- taking the wheel himself When the
,,-,tr fell this vessel was captured 10y 'l'
r.,,,..ea Th, other Russian vessels e-'al''''
ar, tn. Japanese side one destroyer was MI OH
81 ,,.,ter line. two Of her compartments were
o,cded and her qulck-drinG ammunition vas
-.,,s This vessel retired from the acton
~ ,,.,,.s-s asclpad narrowly from a l--pouha
shot which struck the platform III front vi IN
b-i.7ro killing one man and sweeping the '''1H'
20. ,.-,i-,ers The same vessel received a -
Mound shot through the huh bur the "'''''''N7
was all repaired within four DAYS
ro1-R OUT OF FIFTY-FrvE SAVED
7,,,,os. lieutenant who boarded the
l.,ro,,us.b,rri said ~ had never seen NOR"
-i.,..7fr- sight Thirty bodies. terribly h'.'-
7,.a5 bv she'll. We're lying ON o".~ ~ ''
r.,,,r...s ..rproached. two Russian N.''-i'N''7
,,,sbe5 from tho coming tower 90 tho ''"'" d..
-, --r.,-.7 f., come out. Two stoke-s jumped
overheard and were picked mp These. WIN
,y., wounded men. wer" the only survivors OF
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