The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-04-20
JAPs SUNK THE SHIP.
TOGO'S REPORT SAYS MAKA.
Rolf HIT ONE OF HIS
MINES.

japanese Admiral Says He Lost No
Men or Ships Must Be Attribut-
ed Largely to Heavenly
Assistance-Other News.
Toxic, April 16.-The long await
ed report of Vice-Admiral Togo, de-
scribing the seventh Japanese at
tack on Port Arthur reached the
navy department tonight. The re-
port is as follows:
"The attack opened April II.
Two destroyerd visions of our tor
pedo fotilla and one steamer re ach-
ed the mouth of the river at mid
night, April IL. Despite the ene-
my's searchlights, they succeeded
in sinking mines quickly in several
places. Another destroyer fotilla,
with the special mission of drawing
out the enemy, while reconnoitering
| April 13, southeast of the Liao THE
Shan promontory outside the har-
Dor, encountered four-masted de-
stroyer of the enemy, which they
attacked and sunk in ten minutes.
"About the same time they OBJ
served another destroyer coming
from the direction of Liao THE
Shan. They attacked it, but ow.
ing to the long range did not sue
ceed in sinking it. 1t fled and took
refuge in the harbor. Our casu-
alities were only two sailors slight
ly wounded. We bad no time to
pick up the enemy's drowning ow-
ing to the approach of the enemy's
cruiser Bayan.
The third squadron reaching
outside the harbor at s o'clock in
the morning, protected the second
destroyer fotilla and reconnoitered
at the same time. At 8. a. M. the
cruiser attacked US at long range.
The enemy's cruisers Novik, Ask
old and Diana, together with tbs
battle ships Petropavlosvk, Pobie.
da, Poltava and other vessel;
joined the BaEan and attacked US
The third squadron gave battle snG
gradually drew the enemy to th.
southeast for about Is miles.
CAT this time the first squadron
which was hidden in a fog 30 mile
distant, received wireless message
quickly advanced and attacked tn,
enemy, who retreatsd. We ehaset
them to the harbor entrance, wher
ship of the Petropavlovsk typ
was seen blown up by mine, sunl
by us the night before at 1920.
Two other OF the enemy's ship
seeing this showed utter confusion
Another ship also was seen blow
UP by mines, but she could not b
identified, owing to the confusion
which prevailed Tor about an hour
"The remaining of the enemy
ships, shooting water from bot
sides, gradually went into the hal
Dor, and by noon none of the ene
my's ships was seen outside th
harbor.
"There were no casualties in th
] third squadron. The enemy's los
likely.is slight. Our first squadro
had not reached the qua range at
2 o'clock in the afternoon of the sam
day and our squadron left th
mouth of the harbor for our ten
Dorary rendezvous,
:. again after preparation at 4 !
m., April IA, we went toward POI
If Arthur with the second, fourth an
/. fifth destroyer futilla. The mint
torpedo hotilla reached the mout
: Of the harbor at s o'clock in II
morning, April Is, and su
;, ceeded in effecting its mission. 1
7 a. m. the third squadron appea
& ed before the harbor, but was NJ
lie observed by the enemy. The squat
: ron found the inner harbor quie
The fret squadron reached Port A
= thur at 9 o'clock the same mornin
Observing three floating mines lai
by the enemy, the squadron sh'
and sank them.
cat 10 a. m. the cruisers Mia
shin and Kasaga were detached
. 20 under the Lao THE Shan prom
: ontory and open an indirect Cal
}. nonade on the inner harbor, whie
was kept up for about an hou
1. The enemy's forts and ships insit
9. replied but without damage. The
2 two ships in their fret trial again
L. the enemy must have had good c
feet, as the new fortress west
= Llao Thie Shan was silenced /
: them. At half past ! in the afte
i, noon they ceased firing and retur
ed to the fleet.