The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-08-04
OFFICERS AND
MEN WELCOMED
Return of VIadivostOK Squadron
Caused Great Enthusiasm.
NET RESULTS OF THE CRUISE
CHECK GIVEN TO CARRYING
CoNTRABAND GOODS.

NIadivostOk, Aug. 3.-The reception
of the cruisers Bossia, Gromoboi and
Rurik on their return from their latest
expedition was enthusiastic. Rear Ad-
miral lessen was in signal communf-
cation with Vice Admiral Skrydlon for
ten hours before the squadron reached
port.
As a result Of the cruise. naval off,
GERS believe, a check viii be given to
British and American shipowners car
rying contFaba of war or at least
additional burdens VIII be imposed on
Japan by an increase in freight rates.
Officials Of the squadron are indig-
nant over the criticism Of the British
and American newspapers over the
lawlessness Of the cruisers" assert
ing that the complete detailing Of the
cruise viii show that Admiral lessen
displayed the greatest humanity and
acted within his rights and instruc-
JiOns.
The crew Of the Japanese vessel Okla
shlEna were set on shore before the ship
was sunk b. the Rossia ard the crews
OF two schoOners which were far from
shore were taken on board the Russian
Case Of the Camara.
The steamer Camara. belonging to the
Cuilom company Of London. when stopped
was bound FOR Murorau for coal. The Of
ucers say that she had evidently brought
sJutraDgEd from Europe to Yokohama.
1hey alice she was on the way TO Nj
Koran with the intention of loading coal
LcF deLFery at Japanese ports OF 10 the
o-i'dHese iest, ne TACT IS pointed 0u1
tnat The British steamer AllantOn. on the
previous cruise of the souaaron was
seized after leaving Nuroran.
Although the Camara could have been
SEIZED. she had not enough coA to get
her 90 NladivostolS ard was eiven the
benefit OF the doubt and released
ne kiob-ulu, q japanese. vessel. al
thOugh subject 60 COufiScatiOu. was re-
leased because there were women or
board.
The knight Commander.
The British snip Knight Commander
when signalIsd 10 stop declined to do 30,
even after three ssots had been fired
across her bows and the officers say
thai hcr evident intention was 10 make
an effort to escape. which in itself rem
dered her lilbie under Russian naval
rules 20 have shot fired into her hull
She stopped. however, at the fourth shot
and was found TO contain between 500
and 4101 tons Of railway material from
New York Tor Kobe and Yokohama. The
captains documents were not in order and
the captain said that his instructions had
been sent in advance by mail Both ship
and cargo. the Russians believed were
undoubtedly subject to, CoHf1scation. As
the Knight Commander had rot enough
coal TO go TO NladiVOstOkA ADMIRAL lessen
was confronted with the alternative OF
releasing her and allowing the cargo. as
he believed TO reach the japanese or OF
destroying her As it was plainly. in the
opinion of Admiral lessen. one of the eN-
traordinary cases coming under Russian
prize rec vIations the admiral assumed
the responsibility OF sinking the ship. al
though she was flying neutral fias-
An Officers View.
A high Russian officer said TO the As
ISOLATED Press correspondent
The irresponsible protests Of the-Brit-
ISL newspapers IN this case are perhaps
pardouanle. but the protest of the Brit
ish government even before il Was pos
sibIe TO know any Of the circumstances
surrounding the action of Rear Admiral
lessen, is certainly strange The captain
OF the knight Commander does rot deny
that his cargo was contra band OF war
All the passengers and the crew OF the
knight Commander. together with the
ships papers. were taken Off
in the case Of the German steamer inca,
Admiral lessen had no doubt that her
cargo which consisted Of fish. was dis
tinctly cOntraband Of war. Her crew was
taken off at night during heavy sea and
she was sent to the bottom
After passing Tsugaru straits nome
ward bound the squadron saw three coast
guardships and seven torpedo boats;
which while keeping out OF range, tFleo
to draw the Russians on TO the mine
fields and under the guns Of the Japan
csc batteries but Admiral lessen de-
cIined 10 be caught Ga this trap
The cruisers brought twenty-thTee Eu-
ropeans including sixteen officers, ana
thirty-twO Malays, forty-three Chihese
and sixty-three japanese