The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-08-19
Between the Russians and Japanese
Port Arthur Fleets.
sRVGRAL SHIPS WERE DISABLED
The Japanese Claim that the Russian
Ships Suffered Heavy Dam
ages, but Their Dam
ages We're Slight.

noon until SundOWn. Toward the
close the enemy's fire weakened re.
markahly. His formation became
confused and then his ships scattered.
The Russian cruisers Askold and No
vik and several torpedo boat destroy
ers fled to the southwark. Other of
the enemy's ships retreated separately
toward Port Arthur.
We pursued them and 1t appears
that we inflicted considerable damage.
We found life buoys and other articles
belonging TO the Russian battieship
Czarevitch fl 'ating at sea. The Care
witch probIbly was sunk. We have
received no reports from the torpedo
boats and the torpedo boat destroyers
which were engaged In the attacks on
the ships OF the enemy. The Russian
vessels: with the excentin of the AS
kold and the Novik. the Czareyitch
and the cruiser Pallada, appear to
have returned to Port Arthur. Our
damage was slight. Our fighting
power has not been impaired"
THE RUSSIANS ESCAPE.
The Russian protected cruiser Ask
old arrived at Woosung Thursday
with her fifth funnel gone close to the
deck, all Ofthe tunnels riddled with
shell holes,,0ne gun on the port side
cismounted and several large shell
holes Above the water line. One lieu
tenant and IL men had been killed
and 80 men wounded.
A dispatch from, Shanghai says a
Russian torpedo boat destroyer arrived
there Thursday It is reported that
four Russian battleships are.off che
Saddle islands, about.7O miles south-
east Of this port. ;@F (, "a W Ss. V
The Saddle Islands are about 40
tmiles from p PorJ' a ArGh1f sSa hieii p.aGg
the Russian squadron left st I q. M. !,
Wednesday,, Aug. 10.
RUSSIAN SHIPS IN PORT.
A dispatch from Cheboo says late
reports from Tsingchou says that the
Russian warships there are the bat
tleship Czarevitch, the protected
cruisers Pallada and Novik and three
torpedo boat destroyers. The Cara
Witch, which Is badly damaged, is be-
ing repaired with German assistance,
1T is alleged "A report has also been
received to the effect that Admiral
Without was killed In the naval battle
of Round island last Wednesday.
a strong detachment of Japanese
warships Is reported to have sailed
south for the purpose OF intercepting
the Vladivostok fleet, which it Is be-
l1eved has not yet effected junction
with the vessels reported to have been
purchased by Russia from the Argen-
tine government.
THE KASUGA SUNK.
A dispatch to Reuters Telegram
company from ST. Petersburg says
that the Japanese armored cruiser
Kasuga (formerly Argentine warship
Rivadavia) was sunk with all on board
during the engagement off Port Ar
thur on Wednesday last.
NOvIK ESCAPES.
A message has just been received at
Ghetto saying that the Russian cruiser
Novik escaped from Tsingchou at the
expiration of the time limit of "a
hours set upon her remaining there
No fighting at sea has yet been re.
ported.
DETAILS OF THE BATTLE.
Viceroy Alexief, in a dispatch to
the Emperor, gives the following re.
port from Capt. Matousevitch, the
late Rear Admiral Withoft's chief OF
staff, under date of August IL:
AT dawn OF August 10 our Port
Arthur squadron began to make fol
the open sea and emerged from the
port at 9 o'clock. The squadron con.
sisted OF six battle ships, the cruiser:
Asko,d, Diana, Pallada and Novih
and eight torpedo boats. The Japan
ese opposed us with the following
force: A first detachment, consisting
OF the battle ships Asabi, MikaSa
Tuii, Nashima and the cruisers Mis-
shin and Kasuga; second detach
meht, consisting OF the cruisers Yaku
mo Kasagi, Chitose and Takasago an,
q third detachment, consisting of tn
cruisers AkitSushima, Irsumo, MatSu
shima, Itsukushima and Hashidat
and the battleshp Chin Yen, Will
about thirty torpedo boats.
Our squadron manoeuvered to gai
a passage through the line of tn
enemy's ships. Meantime the Japanes
torpedo boats were laying fioatin
uihOo III oic way vi OuT SQuduTOD
thus rendering eyolutions very diff
cult.
AT l p. NJ, our squadron, afte
forty minutes fighting, succeeded fl
effectlng passage, and shaped it
course towards Shantung. The enemy
following at full speed, caught up witt
us slowly, and at o'clock fghtin
again began and continued for som
hours without either side obtainin
any advantage.
In the battle the commander O
our squadron was killed and the car
tain OF the battle ship Czarevltch wa
wounded and lost consciousness. AL
most at the same time the engine gea
OF the Czarevitch was damaged an
she was obliged to stop for forty min
utes. This forced the other ships t
manoeuvre around her. The comman
OF the squadron devolved upon Rea
Admiral Prince Ouktonsky, and th
command OF the Czarevitch upon th
; second In command.
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