The San Francisco call., 1904-02-18

CHEFU, Feb. IA junk laden with
wounded men, including thirty-six
Japanese from the engagement on Feb
ruary IA at Port Arthur, has arrived
here. She reports that other wounded
had been picked Up by Chinese junks,
but the number is unknown.
LONDON, Feb. IA dispatch TO the
ST. James Gazette from Kobe. Japan.
in reporting the japanese naval attack
on Port Arthur on February IA. says
the Russian guardship in the harbOr
and another Russian warship lying
outside the harbor were torpedoed and
that the Japanese retired without sus-
tanning any injury.
The correspondent at Toxic of the
Standard reports two battleships were
destroyed in this attack, while the cor
respondent at Tientsln of the Standard
says, under date of February II, that
private dispatch from Port Arthur
brings the statement that the Russian
squadron has again put to sea.
CHICAGO, Feb. DENOMINATION of
the report that two Russian warships
were torpedoed in the attack by Jap
anese torpedo boats upon the Russian
fleet at Port Arthur early on Sunday
morning was received to-day by Shi-
mia. Japanese Consul in Chicago. The
message, briefly describing the engage
ment, which came from the Govern
ment in Toxic, reads:
"The first fleet of torpedo destroyers
left for Port Arthur on February Is In
spite of a heavy storm of wind and
snow. At O'Clock on the morning of
the 18th the fleet attacked the Russian
ships and was fired upon, in spite of
which the destroyer Asakiri tOrpedoed
a Russian man of war and escaped
safely. At 5 o'clock the same morning
another destroyer, the Hayatori went
close to the entrance of the port, where
two Russian warships were stationed
One of them was tOrpedoed and a safe
return was made"
STORM SAVES THE RUSSIANS.
TOXIC. Feb. IA heavy storm
spared the Russians from desperate
torpedo attack at Port arthur on the
morning of Sunday, the 14th inst. Dur
ing the preceding night the vessels of
the japanese flotilla of torpedo craft
We're parted by the force of the blind
ing snowstorm, so that only two of the
larger destroyers succeeded in forcing
their way through the fierce gale to
! Port Arthur. When they arrived there
they attacked separately and the Off
GERS of one of them are confident that
they succeeded in torpedOing a Russian
warship.
The destroyer Asargiri, in charge of
i
rived off Port Arthur about o'clock
in the morning and was met with
sharp fire from the fortress and Rus
sian ships acting as scouts. The Asar-
/ girl discharged several IOrpedoes at a
big warship, but the result is unknown
cannonade was opened upon the
scouting vessels and maintained until
they withdrew.
The destroyer HeyatOry, Lieutenant
| Commander TakenOucni, arrived two
hours after the Asargiri and ran close
up to the mouth of the hafbcr, where
she found two warships. names un-
known. She fired a torpedo at one and
the torpedo exploded.
Admiral Togo. in reporting the at
tack, says that, although the results
are unknown, he feels sure the moral
effect upon the enemy viii be excel
lent Commander Nagai commanded
the entire torpedo fiotilla. The number
of the craft in the fiotilla and the point
of their departure is concealed.
RUSSIAN ACCOUNT OF FIGHT.
ST. PETERSBURG, Feb IA dis
patch received here from Port Arthur.
dated February II, says that in the
action off that port on February IA the
Russian volunteer fleet steamship
Kherson was struck by 12-inch shell
| in her upper works. A slight fire Broke
out. which was quickly extinguished.
There was no loss of life.