The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-03-18
NO.
MAKES GOOD START.

New Russian Commander at Port
Arthur Uses New Tactics.
ATTACKS THE JAPANESE FLEET
And Sinks One Torpedo Boat and
Loses One Torpedo Boat
Destroyer. The Japs
We're Surprised.
The Russian torpedo boat fiotilla
left Port Arthur at broad day light
Thurday morning and attacked the
japanese fleet. One japanese torpedo
boat was sunk and one Russian tor
pedo boat destroyer, the Bezposht.
chadni, was sunk. Admiral Maka-
roll inaugurated his assumption of the
command of the Russian fleet at Port
Arthur by complete change of tao
Glcs. AS soon as he appeared he or.
dered the removal Of the battleship
heCVlzan, Which was stranded at the
mouth of the harbor and barred fine
channel at certain stages Of the tide
making the egress Of battlesh;ps i'm.
possible. Thursday morning he di-
rected sortie of the torpedo boat
llotilla, supported by parU Of the Rus
sian squadron, against the Japanese.
WHAT ALEXIEFF SAYS.
Vlceroy Alexieff has sent the follow
ing message to the emperor:
In the fight between our torpedo
boats and the japanese cruisers on
March 10 Capt. Mattoussevich, Ensign
Alexandroff and Mechanical Engineer
Blinof received Slight wounds, and
ensign Zaeff was severely wounded in
the head, losing his right eve. The
commandant at Port Arthur report
the following details of the lombard
ment OF the fortress on March 10: AS
soon as the enemy opened fire our bat
terles replied. Six of the enemy's
ships remained behind the Liao Tishin
promontory and opened fire on the
fortress over that Shelter. They
ceased bombarding at IL. Is D. m. The
enemy fired about 200 proiectiles.
one shell from battery No. Is. ON
Electric Cliff, damaged Japanese
cruiser seriously. The results of the
bombardment were insignificant; six
soldiers were wounded. Three inhah-
itants OF the town were killed and
one was seriously wounded. Accord
ing to Gen. Stoessel's report the on
GERS and soldiers in the shore batteries
displayed exemplary courage and fired
their guns in perfect order.''
A MORE DETAILED REPORT.
Admiral Makaroff, commanding
the fleet, reports from Port Arthur
under date of March To- as follows:
Six torpedo boats which went OUT
5to,sea tbs tlas aightss !, 10 af.
'mandFpf capt. sn- ylloassS itGfl: stI,.sl
countered the enemy's torpedo boats
followed by cruisers. A hot action
ensued in which the torpedo boat
destroyer Vlastini discharged white
head torpedo and sunk one of the
enemy's torpedo boats. Ga the wf.y
back the torpedo boat DESTROYER
S5ereguschtchi, commanded by Lieut..
oerguelef, sustained damages; her
engine was disabled and she began TO
founder. BY s o'clock in the morning
hve OF our torpedo boat destroyers
had returned. When the critical
position OF the Stereguschtchi became
evident, l hoiSted my flag on tile
cruiser Novik and sent the cruiser
Boyarin to the rescue. But as five
or the enemyS cruisers surrounded orr
destroyer and as their battleshlp
squadron was approaching, 1 did not
succeed in saving the Stereguschtchi.
which foundered. Part of the crew
was made prisoners and part was
drowned.
"On the ships which participated
in the night attack, one officer was
seriously and three others were Slight
ly wounded; two soldiers were killed
and Is were wounded At o'clock ii
or the enemy's ships assembled before
Fort Arthur and bombardment was
begun with the heavy guns of their
battleship squadron at long range.
This LASTED until l o'clock in the
afternoon. 1t is estimated that the
enemy fired I54 l2inch shells. The
damage to our vessels was insignid-
cant, and they are again ready for
battle. Our losses were one officer
Slightly wounded and one soldier kill.
ed and four soldiers wounded. The
illumination Of the sea at night by
the searchlishts mounted at our bat
terles was most satisfactory and sew
eral times isolated shots from our
batteries forced the enemy's torpedo
boats to retire. with the announce
ment of the lombard ment at dawn
the guns of the fortress replied to the
enemy's fire. The crew on board all
the ships engaged gave proof of re-
markable GOODNESS in action. Below
decks the work Of the day followed its
ordinary course in spite Of the shells
falling between the vessels and cover
Ing them with fragments. "a bonn
bardment at such distance must be
considered Ineffective, but The Japan
ese cruisers Takasigo is reported to
have been seen to suffer serious dam.
age, the extent Of which, however, il
was impossible to ascertain at dis
tance Of five miles. Many shells were
fired at range Of 1-2 miles,
Section Hands Killed