Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-10-29
NORTH SEA INCIDENT
Britain and Russia to Settle
by Arbitration.
RUSSIAN FLEET is HELD At VICO.
A C~ommissiOn VIII Make n In
vcstiEation Mt Spanish Ort-RO-
jestvensky Claims His ships
We're Fired On.

ST. PETERSBURG, Oct. 20. The
foreign office has. notified the British
embassy that Russia will consent to an
immediate inquiry at Vigo.
This meets the diplomatic demand.
Russia's proposition, submitted to
Great Britain through Ambassador
Benkendorff, declares that the en-
peror, being DESTROYS of shedding the
fullest light on the North sea incident,
proposes that the whole question be
submitted to %scrupulous investigation
by an international tribunal. Foreign
Minister Lamsdorff, after his audience
with the emperor at Tsarkoe Selo, Of
icially informed Ambassador Hard
lnge of the character of the Russian
proposal, no direct reply being given
to Great Britain's proposition.
+, The admiralty is more crestfallen
than 1t has been over any of the dis
nsters of the war. The officers reluc-
family admit that the Baltic feet will
be detained at Vigo pending an in
quiry into the attack upon the English
fishing fleet.
The Russian government has agreed
to Investigate the incident at Vigo,
where the Baltic feet will remain
pending the conclusion of the inquiry.
Twenty days are to be allowed for
the investigation.
In an interview with Admiral Rojest-
yensky at Vigo the admiral is quoted
as saying that when the vessels of the
Russian squadron. found themselves
surrounded by the fishing fleet the war
ships had to stop their. engines contin-
ually SO as not to get their screws en-
tangled in the nets. The warships fire.
queptly gave way to the trawlers.
''The trawlers had their lights out. l
need hardly affirm to you my absolute
conviction in the presence of these tor
pedo boats. l am very sorry for what
has occurred. l did not know of it I'M
til l arrived here. l sincerely hope the
matter will be settled amicably."
The admiral added there were two
men injured on his flagship. One, a
priest, had a hand shot off. Six shots
fired during the incident hit the Rus
sian vessels. The Aurora was hit and
has not been repaired.
All danger of War between Russia
and Great Britain is now averted, and
the settlement of the only points i'll
dispute regarding the attack by the
Russian Baltic squadron on British
trawlers Oct. 81 has been referred to
an international commission under The
Hague convention ~"
London advices shy that Premier Bal
four, speaking at Il meeting last night,
said that the Russian ambassador has
authorized a statement to the following
effect: The Russian government on
hearing of the North sea incident at
once expressed its profound regret and
also promised most liberal compensa-
ton, and the Russian government has
now ordered the detention ut Vigo of
that part of the fleet which was con-
cerned in the attack on the fishing fleet.
1t is said that Admiral Sir Cyprian
Bridge will be one of the British rep
resentatives on the commission to in
quire into the North sea affair, which
Premier Balfouf has announced will
sit at Vigo under neutral chairman
ship. The Russian ships will anchor
off Vigo. and Admiral Beresford has
been ordered to station the channel
squadron there during the sittings of
the commission.