The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-03-18
REPORT
OF THE FIGHT
ADMIRAL MARAKOFF TELLS OF
THE TORPEDO FLOTILLA BAT
TIE NEAR PORT ARTHUR.

MOUKDEN, (Manchuria), March II.
Admiral Makarof, commanding the
Russian fleet reports from Port Arthur
as follows:
six torpedo boats which went to sea
on the hight of March 10th four of
them being under the general command
.of Captain Mattoussevitch encounter
ed the enemy's torpedo boats, follow
ed by cruisers.
"A hot action ensued, in which the
torpedo boat destroyer Vlastini dis
charged a Whitehead torpedo and sank
one of the enemys torpedo boats. On
the way back the torpedo-boat destroy
er Stereguschtchi, commanded by 1t.
Sergueff, sustained damages, her en-
CINE being disabled, and she began to
founder By o'clock in the morning
five of our torpedo-boat destroyers had
returned. When the critical position
of the Stereguschtchi became evident,
l hoisted my flag on the cruiser Novik
and went with the Novik and the crui-
ser Boyarin to the rescue. But as five
of the enemy's cruisers surrounded our
destroyer, and as their battleship squa-
dron was approaching I did not sue
coed in savcing the Stereguschtchi
WHICH foundered. Part of the crew
were made prisoners and part were
drowned.
ION the ships which participated in
the night attack one officer was Sc
riously wounded and three others were
slightly wounded; two soldiers were
killed and eighteen wounded.
"At 9o'clock fourteen of the enemy's
ships assembled before Port Arthur
and bombardment was begun with
1.-THE heavy guns of their batt,eship squa-
.dron at long rance.
This last occurred at / o'clock in
the afternoon. 1t is estimated that
the enemy fired 154 12-inch sheels. The
damage to our vessels was insignificant
and they are again ready for battle.
Our losses were one officer slightly
wounded one soldier killed and four
wounded.
THE illumination of the sea at night
by the searchlights mounted at our
batteries was most satisfactory, and
several times isolated shells from our
batteries forced the enemys torpedo
boats to retire.
with the commencement of the bonn
bardment at dawn. the guns of the
fortress replied to the enemys fire
"The crews of all the ships engaged
gave proof of remarkable GOODNESS in
action. Below decks the work of the
day followed its ordinary course in
spite of the shells falling between the
vessels and covering them with frag-
ments.
"A bombardment at such a distance
must be regarded as ineffective, but the
Japanese cruiser Takasago Second
class 1927 tons) is reported to have been
seen to suffer serious damage, the ex-
tent of which, however, it was impos-
sible to ascertain at a distance of five
miles. Many shells were fired at a
range of seven and a half miles"
ST. PETERSBURG, March 11.-Vice-
Troy Alexieff has sent the following mes
sage to the Gear:
I'm the hght between our torpedo
boats and the japanese cruisers on
March 10th, Captain Matteussevitch,
Ensign AleXandroff and Mechanical
Engineer Blenoff received slight wounds
and Ensign zaeff was severely wound
ed in the head, losing the right eye.
THE commandant at Port Arthur re-
ports the following details of the bonn
bardment of the fortress there on
March 10th: AS soon as the enemy
opened fire our batteries replied. Six of
the enemys ships remained behind the
Lao Tishin promOntOry Cnear Pigeon
| baY and opened fire on the fortress
over that shelter. They ceased bonn
| harding at 1:15 p. m. The enemy fired
about 200 projectiles one shell from
| battery No. 10 on Electric cliff, dam
jagged a Japanese cruiser seriously. The
results OF the bombardment were in
Significant. Six soldiers were wound
ed Three inhabitants Of the town
were killed and one was seriously
wounded,