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Some Particulars
OF Makaroff's 5
Loss.
His Flagship Struck a
Nine on Her
Side.

ST. PETERSBURG. April I3.-It is
rumored here that fighting off Port Ar
thur was resumed this afternoon, Admir-
al Prince Ukhtomsky, acting command
er of the Port Arthur fleet, being en-
gagged with eighteen Japanese vessels
Admiral Molas was among those killed
ON the Petropavlovsk. At the moment
of the explosion an aid shouted to the
Grand Duke Cyril to jump into the sea.
The aid was killed. The total Russian
loss is estimated at 700.
LONDON, April I3.-The Times :
prints dispatch dated of Port Ar
thur and sent by wireless telegraph to
Wei-hai-wei, which says: The jap
anese torpedo boats attacked Port Ar
thur early Wednesday morning. Inc
fleet is now shelling the forts. The
bombardment began at GAS o'clock II
the morning.
In another dispatch the correspond
ent saws: "At 4 go this morning IN the
dim light and amid rain squalls saw
squadron of war ships in line ahead
steering course similar to our own.
It proved to be a japanese squadron OF
civ battle-sfips. followed by the first
lass cruiser squadron. The six ships
were in line ahead. the third and fourth
vessels being the Kasagi and NIssin,
which were making their first appear
anee in the fleet The Mftska was lead
ING They were shaping a course fcf
port Arthur. Forty miles distant from
n6rt the battle-ships drew out at tuli
sneed and the Kasagi and Nissin lett
the cruisers and joined the battle-ships'
the other cruisers remaining behind.
The interval between them was maintain
ed bv the destroyer division and DIS
natch-boat AS we neared Port Arthur
we found two first class and four second
class cruisers already there. This squad
dron had covered the torpedo-boat at
| tack. which was made in the small
hours of the morning. The battie-ships
now hoisted fighting flags and steamed
in formation, the Mikasa leading ana the
new ships bringing tip the rear to with
IN six miles OF Port Arthur's tfowning
promontory.
! BATTERIES OPEN FIRE.
~At 10 80 o'clock the shore batteries
opened FIRE, but the fire was only desui-
tory and it seemed as though Admiral
/ Togo was making a demonstration ratil-
er than a bonlbardment. Three times
| his fighting squadron eircled around IN
front of the enenny's position, drawing
desultory fire, and at noon Togo with
drew the battle-sIlips to the south Il
was inspiring to see how the powerful
squadron of fighting machines naneuv-
cred. The battle-ships went boldly IN
while the less protected vessels man
euvered with them. conforming to their
evolutions at a safer distance
Later. although 1 went closer TO Port
} Arthur than / had ever been before,
saw no sign OF any Russian ships. The
shells which fell nearest to us exploded
on impact with the water The japanese
/ nlaneuvering was at eighteen knots an
hour. As far as / could see they suffer-
ed no damage. The expenditure OF am
munition was small. It was nagllif.
cent force. the most powerful indlvidua
fleet, indeed, which ever sailed the East
ern seas Including torpedo craft, there
were forty japanese vessels
SAYS ToRPEDoEs STRUCK SHIP
i ROME, April I3-A Chefoo CORES
t pondent OF the Agenzia Libera tele
graphs: This morning Admiral Maka
1 rolf made sortie from Port AFthu
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