New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-27
ALEYIEFFS REPORTS.
One japanese Torpedo Boat SuHS IN
the PreUious actions.

e. Petersburg. Feb. 26.-The following tele-
gram from viceroy A1exieff to the Car. dated
February 26. is published here:
On February "A seventeen OF the erery's
varshins with twelve torpedo boats ana
stea uners were cruising outside Port arthur,
but keeping out OF range. on tne sane 1ay ,S .,ss
Russian cruisers Bayan. Askold and Novlk lets
the roadstead Two japanese cruisers adVanceo
toward the Novik which returned 70 Port
Arthur, accompanied by our torpedo ooats Irosl TO-,
pigeon Bay. The enemy's cruisers were left
far behind , A.. -.
on the night Of February 25 our torpedo boats
proceeded seward The same night the jap
81 ,be bsttIsSbin Retvfzan and the fort bat
teries opened fire on them. Battery NO. - =
ports having sunk one OF the enernys torpses
AZ o o'clock in the morning squadron %
fourteen vessels was sighted in the distance.
Maps OF Port Arthur and Port ADAMS ana =
chart OF the Yellow Sea were discovered ABOARD
the enemy's vessels which We're sunk m the
night attack Of February "a Conducting wires
and electric batteries were round on tne NssSe.
which caught fire. The wires were cut by port
miners. The fire has been extinguisned-
A COPY Of another telegram from Vieeroy
AIsxterr 70 the Emperor has just been given
ont II is dated February .. The place whencs
10 is sent Is not stated. but is supposed to De
Aroukden. The message Is as follows:
A squadron Of the enemy's vessels. numbering
sixteen. approached Jne rr,s-t
or, the cruisers Aakold. Bsyan ana NoNlN,
which were in the outer mar Dor, anu SASS s-S - -
The fortress The firing continued Tor nalI an
ho,,r Tben our cruisers went into the haroor
The enemy fred for several minutes on o,lS y
our batteries. and then began 20 iIss s'. o.+ ~
stoppe4 within sight OF the foru' out o1e 'A
range OF FIRE. -..,. .-,,,.s-. a.
tached themselves from the squadron ana pIss 81
.oso5 80 oioeon Raw where they quickly opened
A. or orr torpedo beats that were crulslne
ttsrs Thev directed also a strong cannonaoe
1Isntfv sent troops to Pigeon Bay. -
S~,o arinr there lasted for thirty minuceS. out
H., 10 5,erted suitable measures have been
taken to oppose a possible effort on the part OF
the enemy to creep up ny sea. sea-. 49,, ,-ounasd AZ
T respectfulIy report the above to your I'm
perial majesty.
A similar dispatch was received from Sefe'ai
Paur the viceroy's chief OF staff. The gen
eraI adds;
The officer commanding at vladivostok re-
ports that on February =. early m the m, morn-
ing ten Of the enemys SHIPS were seer ,- So,
~ the islands They disappeared on the horizon
in the evening
An unofnciaI dispatch from Pert Arthur says
the japanese torpedo boat attack Of February
25 resulted IN a complete Russian success The
accurate shooting Of the batteries inflicted losses
on the enemy and caused the boiler on one OF
the Japanese torpedo boats TO explode.
Early in the morning Japanese heet. con-
sisting OF six battleships and four cruisers. ap-
reared on the horizon. The Russian cruisers
Askold. Bayan and Novik were then In tae
harbor. and the Japanese torpedo boats ad-
vanced to within thirty or thirty-nve cable
lengths TO attack them
The Japanese battleships and cruisers sep
arated. and then advanced against two Russian
torpedo boats cruising In Pigeon Bay. One ot