Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-03-11
JAP SHELLS FLYINt
Port Arthur Receives Fire O.
 Fourteen Warships.
DESTROYERS USED AS SWIFT SCOUTS

Admiral Kamimura Tells of vIadi.
 vostok Attaclz-ScOuts Clash With
 ont CasuaIties-Chinese Suffer
 From Russian Bi1leting.
 LONDON, March 11.-An official dis patch from St. Petersburg says the czar has received the following mes sage from Vicerey A1exeieff at Muk den:
 "The commandant of the fortress at Port Arthur reports that yesterday morning at about 1 o'clock the outlines of vessels, apparently torpedo boats were seen at sea within the area swept by our searchlights. Our batteries opened fire upon these vessels, but soon ceased. Four of our torpedo boats put out to sea at 2:4O a. m. and at about 4 o'clock met the enemy west of the Liaotishin lighthouse. After firing several shots the enemy retired to the south in the direction of Shandun. Ouf torpedo boats returned to the harbor at o'clock.
 Later torpedo boats were again sent to sea to reconnoiter. They returned in half an hour, having learned that the enemy's squadron was approach ing.
 At o'clock the Japanese opened fire upon our cruisers and the fortress. The enemy had fourteen ships and fired the entire time from behind Liao- dchin''
 Tokyo official dispatches say the Russian and Japanese mounted scouts Sxn on Wednesday night. After a brief engagement the Russians retreated. No casualties are reported on either side.
 The report of Vice Admiral Kami- mura, in command of the Vladivostok naval expedition, has just reached the navy department and states that the Russian squadron remains safely with in Vladivostok harbor under the pro- lection of the shore batteries, where 1t lay during both visits of the Japanese squadron. The admiral says that he bombarded the harbor for forty min- utes and believes the fire was very ef- fecttve. At o'clock in the evening the Japanese discerned volumes of smoke ascending over the eastern
 
 thought for time that the Russians were getting steam up to come out and give battle, which was eagerly await ed, but the smoke gradually died away, with no appearance of any of the Rus sian ships.
 The Japanese ships searched the sur rounding bays until noon, when they again steamed back to the eastern en- trance of Vladivostok harbor. The forts there did not fire at the approch- ing ships, and no trace was found of the Russian squadron. Admiral Ka- mimura then steamed south, reconnoi- tering Poisset bay and other inlets in that vicinity, but found no trace of the Russians. /
 The Japanese journalists are rejoic- ing at the friendly tone observable in the American papers which have just been received in this country.
 A Yinkow report says the concen- tration of troops at the Russian stra- tegical base has resulted in much suf- fering among the Chinese inhabitants, especially at Liaoyang, where even private buildings have been appropri- ated to accommodate the soldiers, and thousands of Chinese are consequently without homes.
 Advices from Chefu report that two Russian torpedo boats as scouts left Port Arthur on March in the morning and have been unheard of since.
 It is feared they have fallen into the hands of the enemy
 It is stated at Port Arthur that Ad- miral Makaroff ordered the Retvizan lowed into the harbo- and that this order has been successfully executed.