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Three RUSSIAN
DESTROYERS sunk
ONLY ONE OF FOUR WHICH LEFT
PORT ARTHUR REACHED
CHEFoO.
ALL BUT THREE OF
CREWS MEET DEATH
Vessels Carried Duplicate Dispatches
from stoessel - Cars Troops Are
Forced to Retire from Da Pass
Great Events Imminent.

London, Nov. ga dispatch to the
Daily Express from Nagasaki gives de-
tails of the sortie of the torpedo boat
destroyers from Port Arthur on the
nights of November -, IA and 15. Only
one of these destroyers reached Chez
foo, the Rastoropny. Three others
were sunk by the Japanese. The three
boats sunk left two days before the
Rastoropny and all carried duplicate
dispatches from Gen. Stoessel. the
Japanese cruiser Kasuga sank the first
destroyer after fight lasting half an
hour, in which all the Russians were
shot or drowned except four, who were
rescued from the sea by the boats from
the Kasuga after the destroyer sank.
One of the men thus rescued has since
died. The cruiser Matsuhima sank the
second destroyer 25 miles from Port
Arthur, receiving itself an ineffective
blow from a torpedo Two Japanese
torpedo gunboats sighted the third de-
stroyer off Liaotishan at midnight and
chased it until o'clock in the morning,
when the engines of the torpedo boat
broke down. The gunboats discharged
two torpedoes at the destroyer. both
of which struck almost simultaneously.
The destroyer sank with all on board.
Mukden, Nov %. - The Russian de-
tachments occupying Da pass have re-
tired before the Japanese column,
1000 strong. The Japanese are re-
ported to be advancing towards Sint-
sinlin.
Great Events Imminent.
Berlin, Nov. %. = A dispatch to the
Lokal Anzeiger from Mukden under
Mondays date says: "The reconnais-
sance fights have assumed more vio-
lent character during the past few
days. Particularly hot was the fight
Ing on Poutiloff Clone Tree hilD,
where the Japanese were repuised
with the loss of over 100 killed. All
signs indicate that great events are
imminent
Appointment for Alexief.
st. Petersburg, Nov. %. - An impe.
rial decree issued Tuesday appoints
Viceroy Alexieff member of the coun-
ell of the empire and of the committee
Of ministers
The Attack on Poutilof Hill.
Mukden, Nov 20, via Tientsin, Nov.
e3.-since the Japanese attack on Pou-
tiloff hill on the night of November 10,
no activity has been apparent. The
character of the attack on Pouulon
hill Is not fully understood beyond thu
fact that three or four battalions par
ticipated. 1t probably was made on
the initiative of the local commander
without the consent Of headquarters
and as an attack 1t can only be favor.
ably regarded in the light Of recon
naissance in force. This incident II
the most important that has happened
since the battle of Shakhe. Poutilof
hill, which is now the center Of inter
est of the entire line, could be see,
flashing the signal of attack from he
Notifications as the Japanese infantr,
advanced.
On account of repeated reports tina
the Japanese intended to attack OF
November 10, this assault was believe
to be the signal for an advance of tn
entire line, and consequently the entir
Russian army, on the qui vive. inaugu
rated its own hostile movements, boil
east and west of Poutiloff hill. TIL,
Japanese arrived within SO yards O
the Russian trenches The Russian
fire was too deadly for further ad
vance. The next morning disclose,
about 80 Japanese dead, which tn
Russians buried yesterday. The Japa
nese succeeded in carrying off in hast
200 wounded. The Russians lost hal
uvlen men IN rrGncnes