Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-02-24
THE RUsso.JAPANEsE WAR.

A dispatch from London says every
night brings fresh reports of captures by
Japanese of Russian warships off Port
Arthur or attacks upon the bottled-up
disabled Russian ships and the town.
Russian official reports state that the
ships Of Admiral Togo's feet have not
been seen lately, but it is evident that
the Japs are too quick and clever for the
Russians. Their torpedo boats every
now and then slip in under the cover OF
darkness and blow up torpedo boat or
some other vessel of the enemy.
The japanese ambassador in London
has reliable advices showing that the
Japanese warships are keeping up their
attacks with a view to reducing Port
Arthur or starving out the naval gun"
ners in the forts. Viceroy Alexieil' re-
tirement to Harbin is now an accomplish
ed fact.
Russia is addressing to the powers,
either through their representatives at
st. Petersburg, the Emperor's ENJOYS
abroad or probably through both, a Wig
orous communication charging Japan
with repeated violations of the laws Of
nations, first, as the note alleges, IN
threatening to attack a neutral port
Chemulpo, Korea-unless the Russian
ships within came out to face an over
whelming force, and second, it states,
in attacking Port Arthur before war
had been declared, and while the Japan
ese Minister at St. Petersburg was still
enjoying the protection and the courte-
sizes of the Russian government, to which
it is claimed he had just previously ad-
dressed a communication expressing his
belief that the interruption ofdiplomatlc
relations between the two countries
would be brief.
Cabling from Chefoo on February %,
a correspondent of the London Morning
Post SAYS 40, 900 more japanese troops
have landed at Chemulp0, and that he
hae roooired vvuGImauiVu Vf tie IePoI'
that some japanese have landed at Fig,
con Bav. Others at Ta-lien-wan, and
that an engagement occurred the night
of February II.
The correspondent at Seoul of the
London Daily Mail reports panic al
Ping-yang, Korea, which is regarded as
heralding the approach of the opposing
armies.
A dispatch from 81. Petersburg says
"The war will end in August orSeptem-
ber. in the complete defeat of the Japa-
nese." said to the Associated Press a
high authority in intimate touch with
the Russian war plans, whose OPINION
can be taken faithfully to reflect the be-
lief in the highest official quarters. lie
added 'cHow the japanese can nope
to succeed when our army in the East Is
strengthened to a point equal orsuperlor
in numbers to that of our adversarleS we
are honestly unable to comprehend. 1t
will not be difficult to place two, tour, or
even six hundred thousand additional
men in the field if necessary. when
our forces are concentrated and ready
they will finish by driving the japanese
into the sea. Frankly, it seems to US
that the Japanese either have utterly
failed to appreciate Russia resources or
have counted on the aid of Great Britain
or the United States, neither of which
ever contemplated becoming involved
So far as Great Britain is concerned, we
do not believe any hallucinations existed
there. We think the British statesmen
who did so much topush Japan into wal
realized that with Japan's defeat they
could accomplish two things for Great
Britain: First, to give Russia CHECK
for, of course, the war must impede
our progress temporarily; second, tt
cripple Japan's maritime power, whicf
was beginning to be greatly felt in th'
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