Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-02-27
TOday's Telegraphie News
Situation In the East.

Situation In the East.
Toxic, Feb. 27.--The treaty alliance
between Japan and Korea, which was
signed on February 20, it is assertained
guarantees independence and integrity to
Korea, and also provides that Korea
shall have Japan's assistance in reform
ing the internal administration of the
peninsular empire. There is nothing in
the instrument v Aich intimates that
Japan shall have armed assistance from
her ally.
Toxic Feb. 27.-An official statement
regarding the sinking of the japanese
vessels at Port Arthur on February "a,
in an attempt to block the channel, was
obtained today. The statement is most
indefinite, and leaves as much doubt as
ever as to the success of the attempt.
st. Petersburg, Feb. 81. - Count
Benckendorf, the Russian ambassador to
England, has presented to the govern
mept important assurances regarding
Great Britain's attitude which have al
ready considerably modified the anglo
phobia current in court circles. The
ambassador will return to London on
Monday.
London, Feb. 27.-Baron Hayashi,
the japanese minister in London, this
morning gave out the following telegram
from his home government, giving some
details of the attempt to block the chan
mel at Port Arthur by the sinking of
merchant vessels The telegram is from
Vice Admiral Kamimura: According
to report from the torpedo fotilla which
accompanied the steamers sent to Port
Arthur with the object of blocking the
entrance to the harbor, the Hokoko Maru
blew up and sunk close to the foot of the
lighthouse on the left side of the harbor
entrance, the Bushu Maru alongside
the former, the TenTsin Maru and the
Buyo Maru blew up and sank at the east
ern side of Laoetefhan, and the Jsnsin
Maru was also sunk by being blown up.
The officers aud crew of the steamers
were all taken of by our destroyers. Our
destroyers and torpedo boats are all un-
harmed During the night of Feb. "a
our destroyer fotilla made scouting
attack on Port Arthur, Dalny and Pigeon
Bay. On the morning of Feb. 25th, our
feet made for Port, Arthur and lombard
ed the vessels and fortresses at long
range. At midday the Noyik, Askold,
and Bayan were seen fleeing toward the
inner harbor. BY this it seemed that the
blocking of the harbor had not been
effectively done, whereupOn our fleet
bombarded the inner part of tho harbor
and caused there violent outbreak of
fire. After a quarter hour engagement
we withdrew. During this bombardment
our cruisers destroyed one of the enc
my's destroyers, but no damage was sus-
tanned BY our vessels, have no casuali-
ties to report"
St. Petersburg, Feb. 27.--Hordes of
armed Siberian natives are entering
Thibet, prOclaiming an intention of pro-
tsctiDg Dalai Lama against the Anglo
Indian expedition under Colonel Young
husband, which has been sent to the
country by the British government. The
Thibetan authorities are said to have
taken energetic measures to avert trouble.
London, Feb. 27.-Reports which
were current here this morning to the
effect that the Russian cruiser Askold
had been lost at Port Arthur are Off
cially denied.
The Chefoo correspondent of the st.
James Gazette wires that a japanese
gunboat, which was badly damaged at
Port Arthur, made for Chefoo, but sank
before reaching port. Eight of the crew
arrived at ChefOo, and reported that
several boat loads of survivors had land
ed east of Chefoo.
st. Petersburg, Feb. 27.-Admiral
Alexieff reports that during the attack
on Port Arthur on Feb. 25 the battle
ship Retvizan apparently sank two Jap
anese destroyers. Subsequently several
Russian torpedo boats went out to sea.
One of them was cut off and took refuge
in Golubinaja Bay, where it was shelled
by the japanese.