The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-08-23
A PIECE Or LUCK.
Russians So Regard the Es.
cape of Two Cruisers.
WERE BADLY DAMAGED.
Every Officer on Both Ships was
Either Killed or Wounded.
REFUSES TO SURRENDER.

The Russian Commander at Port Ar
thur Returns a Defiant Answer to
the Japanese-The Sinking Of the
Cruiser PaIlada.
ST. Petersburg. Aug. 19.-An sfficial
dispatch from Vladivostok shows that
every officer on the Rossia and Gromo-
boi was either killed or wounded.
Rear Admiral Jessen narrowly escap-
ed the fate of Admiral without. He
was standing on the bridge of the
Rossia when IL was wrecked by e.
shell. The two Russian cruisers were
literally riddled, their guns and en-
gines being partially dismantled. The
escape of the Russian vessels from
Admiral Kamimura's four cruisers is
regarded as a wonderful piece of luck
Il is presumed that the pursuers of the
Russian ships did not dare go far
north, fearing that some of the vessels
Of the Port Arthur squadron would
break through the Straits of Korea.
The emperor has received the fol-
lowing dispatch from viceroy Alexieff:
"At dawn on August IA the cruisers
Rossia, Gromoboi and Rurik reached a
point opposite Fusan. Soon after
wards a Japanese squadron was OBJ
served taking a parallel course. This
squadron consisted of four armored
cruisers.
"The Russian ships tried to take a
course for the open sea, but the Jap
anese overlook and attacked them at
q. m. having been reinforced by q
cruiser of the Tokiwa type.
THE Rurik signalled that her rudder
would not work and the enemy then
concentrated its fire on the Rurik The
other Russian ships tried to attract
the enemy's fire In order to save the
Rurik.
''The Rossia had three tunnels dam
aged. The Rurik Jagged behind. The
Japanese were now reinforced by two
second GLASS cruisers and the main
force of the enemy kept up a deadly
fire upon the Rossia and the Qromo-
boi, which retired at 10 a. m.
The Rossia had IL breaches in her
side and the Gromoboi one. On the
Rossia the captain was killed and
seven other officers were wounded. On
the Gromoboi four officers were killed
and seven wounded.
The two cruisers had 185 men
killed and BOT wounded"
London, Aug. 19.-Japan has offici-
ally notified Great Britain that she
does not propose to give UP the Rus
sian torpedo boat destroyer Reys-
hitelni, captured IN the harbor of Che
Foo August IL.
A dispatch to the Japanese legation
from Toxic announces that reply has
been received from the commander OF
the Russian forces at Port Arthur re-
| fusing either TO surrender to the be-
sieging force of Japanese or to send
| out the non-combatants.
Shanghai, Aug. 19.-Upon the reo-
ommendation of the chief of the Gus
toms. the taotai of Shanghai will allow
the Russian cruiser Askold and the
Russian torpedo boat destroyer Grozo-
vol to remain In port until August %
when one days notice to leave or dis
arm will be given them. The arrival
of Chinese men-of-war is expected.
Toxic, Aug. 19.-It is not probable
that japanese vessels will enteI
| Shanghai TO seize the Russian war.
ships there. Japan always has taken
the ground that Shanghai is an inter.
national port and during her war with
China she refrained from attacking 1t
Japan relies upon the Chinese govern.
ment to disarm the Askold and the
| Grozovoi, but there is no doubt that
she will blockade the mouth of the
Yangtse to prevent the escape Of the
Russian vessels.
A report has been received here
from Admiral Togo saying that the
gunboats Maya and Amagi, which
were on guard duty in the neighbor
hood of Shampoingtao on August l.
discovered the Russian gunboat Gilial
and another gunboat near Shenshen
engaged in shelling the Japanese Ian,
forces. The Japanese vessels attack
ed the enemy and a shell from tn,
Amagi hit the Giliak. The latter re
treated hastily to Port Arthur. l
probably was the fifth torpedo boa
destroyer fiotilla under the comman'
of Capt. Mathuoka that sank the Rus
sian cruiser Pallada on the night o
August 10. Capt. Mathuoka report
that he approached a cruiser of tn
Pallada type ana at q Instance oi 1V
yards fired a torpedo which he saw hi
the cruiser and explode.
! Tsingtau, Aug. 19.-All the ammu
, milton of the Russian battleship Care
witch and the three torpedo boat de
stroyers has been removed and store
in a German magazine. The work c
! dismantling the guns of the Russia
vessels has been completed.
}, Che Foo, Aug. ia battle of hug
proportions ragged around Port Arthu
August IA and Is, and WAS resume
August II. The japanese, II is report
, ed sacrificed 10000 more men, bu
+ gained important advantages in tn
5 matter of. position. The above new
: was brought here on junks, one {
4 which had on board three Russian
3 concealed in the baggage of Chinese.
The main force of the attack wa
against the left wing and resulted
the capture of Pigeon Bay position
: and some of the forts at Lao Tieshal
D At Palun Cheng the japanese hastil
4 mounted guns which did excelleI
r execution in aiding the storming {
3 the right wing where the Japanes
captured two forts of minor value.