Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1904-10-29
ENGLAND
is WAITING
That Nation Is Confident That
Investigation Will Result
in Its Favor.
CHANNEL FLEET SAILS
1t Is Bound For vigo...AdmiraI Rojest-
vensky Talks to Associated Press
Correspondent.

London, Oct 29.-Profound satisfac-
tion over the fact that an arrangement
has been reached and the entire GER
tainty that the result of the commits
sion Of inquiry will be to discredit Vice
Admiral Rojestvensky's statements
anent the presence of torpedo boats
among the North Sea fishing fleet,
marks the comments of London papers
almost universally. The Russian ad
miral can only make good his case by
producing the vessel whose presence
he alleges was among the trawlers.
says the Westminster Gazette. This
feeling that the British contention will
be upheld pervades all classes and dis
poses the public to calmly await the
verdict.
Fleet Arrives at Tangiers.
Tangiers, Morocco, Oct. 29.-Four
Russian cruisers, three torpedo boat
destroyers and five colliers arrived here
this morning The Russian flagship ex-
changed salutes with the French cruis-
er, Kleber, and the British cruiser,
Diana.
Says Charge is Absolutely False.
Toxic, Oct. 29.-The reported state
ment of Admiral Rojestvensky at Vigo
that there were foreign torpedo boats
among the Hull trawlers when they
were fired upon in the North Sea and
that the Japanese government was
said to have purchased the torpedo
boats in England, coupled with the in
sinuation that the torpedo boats with
the trawlers were Japanese, is received
in Japan with mixed feeling of indigna-
ton and derision. 1t is officially stat
ed that Japan has neither purchased
nor ordered a single torpedo boat in
England since the outbreak of the war.
Heard Firing OF Torpedoes.
'Vigo, Spain, Oct, 29.-The Russian
squadron is still in port Upon the
main question relative to the identity
Of the japanese boats, said to have
been seen among the Hull fishermen
during the night of October 21-22, Vice
Admiral Rojestvensky said to an Asso-
ciated Press correspondent today: ''Ru-
mors had reached me that the Japan
ese would attack the squadron and
when suddenly saw on that night two
torpedo boats between two divisions
of the fleet and heard the noise of the
firing of torpedoes, doubted not that
they were Japanese. Prince Keretelli,
an officer on board the battleship EN-
peror Alexander Ill, told me that the
transport Area Daur was surrounded
by eight torpedo boats, or vessels car
rying torpedo tubes. The Area Daur
signalled her danger and when the bat
tleships advanced we did not for one
moment suppose that the attacking ves-
sells could be fishermen"
Thinks Il Only a Bluff.
Toxic, Oct. pa prominent officer
on the Japanese naval STAFF said today
that he believed the Russian Baltic
fleet would not come far on its way
east He did not believe the Russian
government desired it at all and 1t
was probable that the North Sea at
fair would be used as an excuse for the
recall of the feet. He says Admiral
Rojestvensky was sick when he left
port and it seems improbable that the
Russian government, If its intentions
were serious, would send sick admir-
al to navigate many thousands of miles
to combat with superior force.
English Battleships Sail.
Gibraltar, Oct. 29.-The British bat
tleships Jupiter and Magnificent sail
ed from here today going westward
Their destination Is believed to be Tan
J giers, Morocco The British second
class cruiser Doris, which has been pa
trolling the straits of Gibraltar, also
sailed westward after communicating
with the flagship of Vice Admiral Lort
Charles Beresford. commander Of thu
British Channel squadron.
British Squadron at vigo.
, vigo, Spain, Oct. 29.-The British
consul at this port has beer
instructed to prepare for the priyision
ing of the channel squadron, which ar
4 rives at vigo tonight or tomorrow. Tht
: marine commandant has been author
! lied to permit the Russian squadron t.
$ remain at this port, should an inQu.-,
e into the North Sea incident be he'll
i here. It is presumed that the British
consuls instructions to provide for thu
provisioning of the SQUADRON were re
ceived from Vice Admirak Beresfor'
when the situation was serious en'
there was a prospect of that squadron
being ordered to the neighborhooi 0
e the Russian squadron.
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