New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1904-03-30

ADMIRAL MAkAROFF'S
REPORT OF BATTLE
st. Petersburg Enthusiastic Over Re
pulse = Toxic Dispatch Declares
Steamers Are Sunk as Planned
Martial Law at New-Chwang.

Martial Law at New-Chwang.
st. Petersburg, March 2S-Under
cover of darkness Sunday morning Vice
Admiral Togo made another desperate
attempt to bottle up the Russian fleet
in Port Arthur, but he failed again, and
when, after daylight, Vice Admiral
Makaroff steamed out to give battle the
Japanese commander refused the chat
lenge and sailed away. The Japanese
practically repeated the tactics of Feb
preceded by torpedo boat flotilla, with
the exception that the ireships this time
were armed with Hotchkiss guns for
the purpose of keeping off the Russian
torpedo boat destroyers. The enemy's
attempt was discovered by means of
the shore searchlights, and heavy
fire was opened from the batteries and
from two gunboats which were guard
ing the entrance to the harbor.
A Brave Commander.
The Russian torpedo boat destroyer
SLIM was outside on scouting duty, and
to the dash and nerve of her COM
mander, Lieut.. Krinizki, is chiefly due
the complete defeat of the plans of the
Japanese. He at once made straight
for the oncoming ships, under hail of
fire from the Hotchkiss guns, and tor
pedoed the leading ship, which sheered
off, followed by the others, three of
them being piled up on the shore under
Golden Hill and one under the light
house.
The Losses.
The SLIM then engaged the entire six
torpedo boats of the enemy, coming
out from terrific fight with seven
killed and her commander and II of
her complement wounded, but on the
Japanese side only one boats crew was
saved. In addition, according to unof-
fetal reports, it is believed that the
Japanese lost two torpedo boats.
Makaroff's Report.
| Vice Admiral Makaroff, commanding
the Russian naval forces at Port Ar
thur, has sent the following telegram
to the emperor: Il beg most humbly
to report that at two o'clock this morn
ing the enemy made a second attempt
to block the entrance to the inner road
stead. For this purpose they dispatched
! four large merchant steamers, convoy
ed by six torpedo boats. to the en-
trance. The enemy's ships were
promptly discovered by the search
lights and were bombarded by the bat
teries and by the guardships, Bohr and
Otvajny.
"Fearing the enemy's ships might
break through. Lieut.. Krinizki. COM
handing the guard torpedo boat SLIM
attacked the enemy and destroyed the
bow of the foremost Japanese steamer
with torpedo. This steamer turned to
the right and was followed by two 9TH
ers, with the result that the three were
stranded to the right of the entrance
A fourth steamer went to the right OF
the enemy's ships and likewise sank tC
the side of the fairway. The Slim
then battled with the enemy's six tor
pedo boats Engineer Artifcer Swye.
ref and six seamen were killed and the
commander and IL seamen were
wounded At daybreak the enemy's
battleship and cruiser squadrons ap
peared, and I proceeded with the fee
under my charge to meet the enemy
The second attempt of the Japanese tt
block the entrance to Port Arthur ha!
failed, thanks to the energetic defense
by the sea and land forces, who acted
as they did during the first attempt
The harbor remains perfectly clear"
Additional Information.
A further telegram to the empero
/ from Vice Admiral Marakoff says: Il re
spectfully report that the enemy, hav
ing withdrawn, I returned to the harbo
with the fleet. The torpedo boat de
stroyer SLIM, which stranded on rec
in consequence of damage caused to he
: engines by one of the enemy's shells
was fioated during the course of tn
night and entered the harbOr thank
I to the energy of her crew. Her com
l mander, Lieut.. Krinizki, who wa
: slightly wounded in the arm, did nc
quit his post. On the fire-ships wer
I Internal machines, the wires connecte
. with which were cut by Lieut. Kedro
and Ensign Pilsoudsky, of the irregu
lars, whom I dispatched on this tasl
They boarded one of the steamers a
soon as it stopped, cut the electric wir
and extinguished the fire, which woul
have lit up the entrance of the harbc
to the enemy in the roadsted. In tn
y morning floating mine was foun
bearing an Internal machine, but tt
Il latter was successfully removed Tt
y inspection made showed that tt
e steamers utilized as fire-ships were n,
l. old They were each of about 1000 to1
e and they were armed with light calib,
guns"
Praise for Makarof.
Large crowds gathered before Il
= bulletin boards Monday to read Il
u official accounts of the second unsu
- cessful attempt of the Japanese
= bottle up the Russian fleet at Pc
Arthur Lieut.. Krinizki's heroic {
tack on the enemy's fireships and te
pedo boats and the action of II