Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-06-22
KRYDLOFF'SREPOR
Flying Raid of His Squadron
Out of Vladivostok.
DETAILS OF SINKING OF JAP SHIPS
Transports Full of Troops Were Tor
DcdOcd and Sunk by Russian
Shells, Tic Soldiers Accepting
Death Rather Than Yield.


Death Rather Than Yield.
LONDON, June 22.-Adviccs from st.
Petersburg say that Emperor Nicholas
has received the following dispatcl
from Vice Admiral Skrydloif:
'Our squadron, consisting of thu
cruiser Rossia, flying the flag of Vice
Admiral BeZobraZoif, and the cruisers
Gromoboi and Rurik, left to assume
the offensive against the maritime
communications Of the japanese army.
The Squadion has returned to Nladi
vostok. and its commander reports that
the squadron advanced from the nortl
toward the strait of Shimonoseki
When within twenty miles of the strait
our ships perceived on the horizon
two steamers, which they chased, but
could not overhaul owing TO the great
distance. At the same time Il third
ship was seen by the cruisers, which
The Grom0boi was ordered to capture.
The ship proved to be the transport
lzumi. In spite of repeated orders to
stop she refused TO do so until she
had been struck by several shells. She
then stopped, and men began to jump
overheard. The Gromoboi then sig
nailed for those on board to quite the
ship, which was done, the crew lcav-
ing in two boats. These, together with
those who had jumped overheard and
who were picked up by boats from the
cruisers. were received on board the
Gronloboi.
"The Izumi, which was of 5000 tons
was then sunk by our guns.
Among the 10J taken on board the
Gromoboi were seventeen officers.
After the sinking of the transport
two more steamers were sighted by
the Gromoboi, and they were chased.
They proved to be the transports Sado
and Hitachi, each of 5000 tons. On
the former, in addition to military
stores. were men of the telegraph
corps and twelve officers and also pom
t0onS. On the IIitjchi were 1000
troops besides military stores.
"Thc Rossia was ordered to capture
the Sado and the Gromoboi the Hita-
chi, which tried to escape.
after several shots had been fired
warning the Ilitachi to stop, without
effect, u guns opened fire, and she
stopped. Those on board, however,
paid no attention to the signal to aban-
don the ship, and after more shots had
been fired they commenced to lower
boats. The transport settled down
very slowly, and consequently the
Gromoboi was ordered to expedite the
sinking of her, which was soon accom-
Dlisled.
Our squadron then, considering the
matter ended and in view also of the
growing darkness, proceeded on it's
cruise. Il Japanese cruiser watching all
the time.
'On the following day in the Tsu-
garu strait our squadron stopped the
British steamer .Allanton. .
mo other ships were seen during tho
cruise.
ION board the Allanton was found a
Japanese subject of the educated class.
He was apparently one of the crew."
y Chefu report says:
Officers of the United States col
Ter Brutus. while passing eighty miles
iorth of Shanghai. state that they saw
our japanese torpedo boats and one
'ruiser in action. In the morning
he Japanese vessels were still visi-
Die, but there was no sign of the enc
any,"
Lieutenant Albert S. Fuger, an Amer
can artillery officer who was travel
ng on leave, attempted TO visit head
quarters of the Japanese army for the
purpose of observation. Not having
his credentials he was escorted back
TO Antung from a halfway station.
\ ST. Petersburg report says that
the utmost interest is taken in the Sc
we're fighting about Kaichau, whence
great numbers of wounded have been
arriving Mt Liaoyang and Haicheng.
II is also known there is great danger
from the advancing Japanese force at
Kaichau.
General Stakelberg found himself
confronted with terrible difficulties in
elfecting his retreat owing to torren-
tial rains rendering the roads well nigh
impossible.
Latest figures of the Vafankow battle
ere that 10 officers were killed and 70
wounded and 1.127 soldiers killed and
1,SG3 wounded.