Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-04-26
ATTACK ON GENSAN
Vladivostok Squadron Sank a
Japanese Ship.
PEACE PROPOSALS DECLINED BY CAR
Russia Says Outside Interference
Will Not BE Tolerated and That
il Will Impose Her Own
Terms at End of the War.

LONDON, April 26.-A Tokyo repor
says a Russian squadron, consisting o
three warships, the Rossia, Gromovo
and Rurik, and two torpedo boats, ap
peared off the port of Gensan, Korea
without warning and made an attacl
OH the place.
They sank a Japanese merchantmen
named the Goyo, a vessel of 600 tons.
The Rossia is the flagship of Real
Admiral Baron Shtakelberg, command
ing the Vladivostok squadron, and is
the heaviest and most powerful cruiser
in the cars navy.
The Japanese residents were thrown
into CONSERVATION. The old men and
the women and children fled from the
concession and took refuge at a dis
lance from the water front.
After a time the Russian torpedo
The warships remained inside for some
hours and then withdrew.
Ten days ago a telegram from Ma
| gasaki reported the Japanese Admiral
Kamimura on the way to Vladivostok
with his squadron of seven vessels.
1t is thought in Tokyo that this Rus
sian naval movement was made in the
hope of intercepting some unprotected
japanese troopships. 1t is not believed
the squadron will remain near Gensan
long.
Advices from st. Petersburg say it is
announced authoritatively that the
talk of mediation in the Russo-Japa-
nese wal was founded upon the person
al desires of King Edward and King
Christian of Denmark to avoid further
bloodshed and end the conflict, but the
steps initiated have utterly failed. The
car, with the full concurrence of the
imperial family and his advisers, has
firmly decided not only to reject all
proposals looking to intervention, but
to prosecute the war with all the re-
sources of the empire until victory
crowns the Russian arms.
The interference of outside powers
will not be tolerated. There is to be
no repetition of the Berlin congress.
Furthermore, Russia will in nowise
consider herself bound by the PROPOSE
tons made to Japan prior to the a
The hostilities have wiped out the en-
gagements Russia offered to make with
Japan regaFding Korea and Manchuria.
Russia will consider herself free to
impose such terms as she desires.
1t is said that the emperor, replying
to Viceroy AleXeieff's application for
leave, has telegraphed his refusal, add
ing that he hoped the viceroy would
be able to send good news soon.
A st. Petersburg report says General
Kuropatkin has played Il strong card
in the game of strategy. A large por-
ton of General Rennenkampff's Cos
sack caViflry division has been thrown
across the upper reaches of the Yalu,
and a considerable force of cavalry
which crossed the Tumen some time
ago is moving down to the southwest
to effect q juncture with it. Together
with TINS force, which it is believed to-
tails 1000 men, he will threaten Lieu
tenant General %Inouye's left flank
when the Japanese are ready to 0
lower down on the Yalu.
General Kuropatkin, it is believed in
the highest military circles here, is
destined to become commander in chief
Of all the emperor's forces, both mill
tary and naval, in the far east.
The emperor has received the follow
ing telegram from General Kuropat-
kin:
"a Japanese detachment consisting
of two companies of infantry and a
small body of cavalry has crossed the
Yalu ten miles below Siaopoussikhe.
General Sassulitch Immediately re-en-
forced the cordons on our front. Small
parties of the enemy have been seen
preparing to cross elsewhere in that
vicinity"
A Seoul report says a mine laid by
the r~etreating Russians in a mountain
pass south of Win exploded while a
force of Japanese infantry was march
ing over the pass.
Many Japanese soldiers were killed
or wounded.
The Second Japanese army corps
landed at Chusan, consisting of three
DIVISIONS, proceeded lmlneulately TO
VIII.
No attempt has yet been made by
the Japanese to cross the YaIu. They
ere awaiting the concentration of a
strong force.
The Russians are actively engaged in
constructing Notifications in the noun
tain passes north of the Yalu.
A st. Petersburg report says it is
now known that the emperor will go to
the seat of war some time in August,
the exact date depending upon a hap
by family event which is expected to
take place about that time and which
is n subject of %engrossing interest in
court circles.