The San Francisco call., 1904-02-27
Reports Russia
Entire Fleet
Disabled.
Iokio's Version of
the Attack by
Togo.
Special Dispatch to The Call

TOXIC, Feb. 2s.-Army and navy
ofacials, conservative in everything re-
laung 10 the war, issued a bulletin this
evening which they classed as an un-
otacial report because it did not come
from Admiral Togo. The bulletin was
the substance Of a dispatch received
from Seoul in the morning and sent by
LIEUTENANT General Iseji, commander
of the sixth military division. COM
prlsing the Eleventh and Twenty
third brigades Of infantry. now at the
Korean capital His information Of the
sea night on Thursday morning must
have come through Chemulpo by wire
less telegraph from one Of the warships,
nut because it is signed by him instead
or the admiral IL is bulletined without
any comments by the Government. The
message Of Lieutenant General Iseji
carrles news OF a great victory by the
japanese navy. AS bulletined it says:
On Thursday morning the enemy
was engaged by the fleet the Russian
cruisers AskOld, Bayan and Novik as
sisring the land force from outside the
harbor- All three cruisers were driv-
en- inside after a fire Of fifty minutes.
II is believed they are damaged be-
low as well as above the water line.
our shells exploded in the fort and
undoubtedly did great damage. Two
guns on Golden Hill were silenced.
After the morning engagement the
cruisers Yoshino. Chitose. Kasagi and
TakssagO turned Laothieshan Chan
mel and engaged three torpedo-boats
in Pigeon Bay. destroying one and
damaging others. The land batteries
were silenced."
RUSSIAN FLEET DISABLED.
In addition TO this. the Government
has posted a bulletin announcing that
no message has been received directly
from Admiral Togo, but that indirect
Information is 10 the effect that the
Russian fleet is now practically unit
for naval service because of the dam
ages sustained in two recent fights
and that Port Arthur channel. while
not securely locked, is dangerous to
navigation.
Naval tacticians here, both native
and foreign. put the greatest emphasis
on that part Of the report that the
AskOld. the Bayan and the Novid only
took part in outside engagements. This
leads 10 the belief that all the Russian
battleships have been damaged by Ad-
miral Togo's attack and that the three
cruisers were the only ships able to
come out and meet the japanese fleet
The report from the lieutenant general
Suggests that these three cruisers are
now unseawOrthy-
TOKIO-S OFFICIAL ACCOUNT.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 26.-The Jap
n
dispatch from Toxic under to-days
Gate giving an account of the inef-
fectual attempt made by the japanese
10 blockade the mouth Of the harbor
~ Port Arthur and also a brief ac-
count OF the attack by the japanese
on Port Arthur yesterday morning
The text Of the dispatch follows:
Vice Admiral kamimura reports on
the 26th Of February the following:
According TO the report from the tor
ped0 aOtilla, which was sent for the
purpose Of rescUing the crews Of the
steamers sent to block up the harbOr
at Port Arthur, the steamer HOkoku
on the left side Of the entrance Of the
harbor near the lighthouse, and the
steamer Bushui outside the entrance,
were sunk purDosely by the japanese
by explosion. The steamers Tenshin
Buyo and Jinson sunk themselves on
the east of the Lao THE Shan. All the
crews Of these steamers were picked
DO in safety. our destroyers and tor
pedo hotilla are unharmed. On the
night of the Gath out destroyers again
went on q scouting cruise near Port
Arthur. Dalny and Pigeon Bay.
TORPEDO-BOAT SUNK.
ION the dawn Of the 25th our main
squadron approached Port Arthur and
bonn barded the enemys men-Of-war