The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-13
KIDNAPPING A DESTROYER.
Captain of the RyeshiteIni Tells of the
 Accurrence at CheHOO.

Chefoo, Aug. 12.-(Noon )-Captain Ching. to whom Admiral Sah has turn ed over the command of the Chinese fleet in these waters, said today In ref erence to the boarding of the Ryeshitel- nj that when the Japanese destroyers entered the harbor at Chefoo. he sent an officer on board and assured Com mander Fujimoto that the Ryeshitelni was disabled and that its officers and crew had signed parole. Later the Admiral followed his messenger and personally repeated his information at length. whereupon Commander Fuji- moto said he had no designs on the Ryeshitelni.
 Admiral Sah next sent an officer on B small boat to the lightship which was near the Ryeshitelni to watch de- velopments.
 Admiral ShestakovskY feeling inse- cure, requested that his ammunition and one torpedo be returned to him, or a Chinese cruiser prepare to guard him. To this the Chinese officer on the light ship replied that he had been ordered merely to report developments.
 Accordingly Captain Shestakovsky assembled his crew and addressed them. saying that an attack was pos sible. All the men of the Ryeshitelni slept on deck with life preservers un- der their heads
 When the lieutenant from one of the Japanese destroyers boarded the Rye shitelni at half past in the morning the crew which brought him. with bay onets affixed to their rifles, followed their officer Captain Shestakovsky protested. saying. "T am unable to re- sist but this is a breach of neutrality and courtesy"
 Captain Shestakovsky then secretly commanded one of his lieutenants to prepare gunpowder with which to blow up the Russian destroyer To gain the time necessary to make ready for this step. Captain Shestakovsky ar gued international law with the Jap anese officer. whose reply to all the contentious of the Russian officer was "Come to the open sea and fight, or pre- pare to be lowed out"
 In the meantime the command was issued quietly to the Russians to resist the Japanese with their fists in the manner which would be shown them by their captain.
 Continuing his account of the occur rence Captain Shestakovsky who Is now here wounded, said:
 .sTbe Japanese officer told me to sur render and that as prisoner my life would be spared. This insult so stung mo that struck the Japanese officer , herore [ intended to. was afraid that rhe explosive tO blow up our NeSSel had not vet been prepared. My blow knocked the lieutenant overheard. In going over he dragged me with him. He fell into his small boat alongside while I fell into the water. I clung to his throat and pummeled him until my hold was broken
 The crew of the Ryeshitelni mean while had began fighting with the Japanese sailors who used their rifles and bayonets. The fighting men scuf- fled over the deck and fell overheard in struggling pairs. after the example accidently set by their captain Cap tain Shestakovasky seeing his men fighting on the deck of the destroyer, attempted to climb back on board and command them. He was shot at four times and while in the water he re- ceived a deep wound in the leg.
 There were fifty-one officers and men on board the Ryshitelni and up to this hour (uoon) thirty-five have been ac- counted for number of the Japa- nese attackers are also believed to have perished.
 Being unable to reagin the deck of