Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1904-03-16
Such News As Is Available Net
Definate
ACTIVE H0STILITIES HAVE BEGUN
sharp Fighting Reported Between
the Forces of Russia and Japan
News indetinate.

81. Pc ersburg. BY ablc-Thc EN-
I"ror received message from VicerOy
AleXieff which says:
"-Admiran Marakoff commanding the
hc"'. reports from Port Arthur under
date of March 10 as follows:
Six torpedo boats which went out to
N'a the night OF March IL. four of them
"elnS under ;he command OF Can't.
Nati ousst r.;ea. encountered The enc
:ny'S torpedo boats followed by crl,;s-
"rS h"t action ens,ied in which the
torpedo hnat destroyer Viasln dis
charged Whitehead torpedo and sunk
On" ~ the onemy's torpedo boats ON
rae way back the torpedo boat destroy
'r oguschtchi, commanded by Lieu
tPnan. Sergueieff. sustained damages:
lc" engine was disabled and sne be
Sisn 20 founder. BY S O'Clock IN the
morning five Of our torpedo boat de
Stroyels and returned. When the crit
ical position OF the Stereguschitchi he
came evident hoistcd my Gag on the
cruiser NoVik and went with the Novik
Snd tn" cruiser Bcyarin to the rescue.
i'ut as Ave OF the enemy's cruisers sur
tOundc@ oar destroyer and as their bat
'i'Ship squadron was approaching. /
cid no succeed Ia saving the Stcregus-
"hichi. which fouudered Part OF the
rev was made prisoners ana part was
drowned
ON tae ships which participated in
the nignt attack one officer was scri-
''alN and three other wee slightly
"oInded. gwo soldiers were Killed and
t'Ghto.u were wounded.
At o'clock fourteen Of the enc
nN's shipS assembled before Port A.
th"" aul bombardmcut was hcgun
(. h,
Zip squadron at long range
This lasted until l O'Clock in the
nftern"on. Il is estimated that the
enemy fred l54 twe,ve-inch shells The
damage 10 our vessels was nsignifi-
ant ana they are again ready Tor
battle Our losses were enc oificei
slightly wounded and one soldier killed
and foIr soldiers wounded.
The ilumation OF the sea at night
by the searchlights mounted at our
batteries was most satisfactory. aud
Scvcrll times isolated shots from our
batteries forced the enemy's torpedo
heats TO retire.
with the commencement OF the
A"mDardmcnt at dawn the guns ui the
fortress replied to the enemys fire
Tho crews Of all the ships engaged
save n"oof C' "Nmarkable GOODNESS 'n
action.
~ honb.rlnent at such dis" -c
must bc considered ineffective. but The
Japanese cruiser Takasago is reportc |
In have hccn seen TO suffer serious
Gcmas, the extent of which. however.
II was Impossible to ascertain at .
distance Of five miles. Many shells
we're tied n a rance OF 7ia miles.
II havr The honor to report he fore
going tu yoUr Maicsty.
C"Sicuedl LiGXEFF.
Toko By Gable Official and pri-
awe reports both indicate that Admiral
Tog0's I3W th attack on Port Arthur on
the l0tA instant was the most effective
since the first assault OF a month aso.
One Russian torpedo boat destroyer
Mas sunk and several Russian torpedo
t0ats seriously damaged. The fortifi-
,ItiOas GnG city were submitted to n
heavy Gombardment lasting nearly
iuuv hours. The naval bombardments
%. the i1nd works have generally been
iCcfic,tiye. vet the peculiar topograph
al conditions OF Port Arthur make
immunity from serious loss from bonn
uGrImenL almost impossible. Admiral
Togos torpedo fotilla opened tie ac-
iion by boldly stcaminS in under the
batteries Of mechanical mines IN the
hnrbor.
Tho losing action was the bombafd-
pcnt Of he inner harbor by the Japan-
Csc battleships. Tho latter took q po-
sition southwest of Port Arthur and
rsed only their twelve-inch guns
There were twenty~four tweive-inch