Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-07-25
AMERICAN ship SUNK
Vladivostok Fleet Destroys
the Knight Commander.
KEWCHWASC EVACUATED, in FLAMES
Japanese Approaching City In over
whciminE Force Causes KurODat-
kin TO Rurn the Place and Re-
treat Toward Russian Base.

vostok squadron yesterday sank the
American steamer Knight Commander,
from New York, of the province of
Izu after transferring the crew of the
Knight Commander to the steamer
Tsinan, which arrived here this morn
ing.
The Vladivostok squadron also cap
tursd a German vessel, believed to be
the Arabia, with 10000 tons of -four,
and an unknown British steamer.
The two vessels We're sent to Vladi-
vostok in charge Of prize crews. The
American Trading company. are the
agents here for the Knight Com
mandcr.
\ special from Tientsin dated today
says that In accordance with orders
issued by General Kuropatkin, the
Russians have commenced to evacuate
Ncwchwang evidently Kinkow or Port
Newchwang).
This morning the Russian railway
station is in flames.
The Japanese are slowly nearing
Newchwang. Great excitement has
prevailed in that city since yesterdays
| fight.
The Russians are evidently destroy
ing their property previous to evacua-
ton.
A special semiofficial dispatch from
st. Petersburg says that Russia, in re-
Spouse to Germany's protest, has sent
a dispatch to Port Said ordering the
immediate release OF the Hamburg
American line steamer Scandal, which
had arrived there rs a Russian prize
in command of n naval officer and fly
ing the Russian flag and was awaiting
instructions.
The official report of the seizure Of
the Scandal, received from the German
consul at Suez, says that the Russian
volunteer steamer Smolensk encounter
ed the vessel at the island of Perrin, in
the straits of Babel andeb, and that
she was seized Notwithstanding the fact
that her captain showed from the mani
fest that there was no c%ontraband of
war on board the Scandal.
Orders have been sent from st.
Petersburg to the volunteer feet steam
ers st. Petersburg and Smolensk to re-
frain from interference with foreign
shipping.
1t is rumored at Suez that the Rus
sian consul is about to charter an
Egyptian steamer TO convey orders to
vessels of the Russian volunteer feet
to quit the Red sea forthwith.
1t is expected these steamers will
eventually Join the Baltic feet and be
replaced by ordinary warships.
Advices received at Port Said say
that the Russian volunteer feet steam
er Smolensk fired three blank shots
across the bows of the British steamer
Ardova, from New York for Manila, the
cargo of which consists of coal and
explosives, and the vessel not stopping
the Smolensk sent two loaded shots at
her, one Of thema passing over her
amidships and the other over her stern.
The Ardova was then seized and
her crow transferred to the Smolensk.
The vessel will be brought to Suez.
Newchwang advices say that a battle
was fought on Saturday near Tatche-
kiao, attended, 1t is believed, with heavy
losses. The progress of the battle was
watched by many people in New
chwang from the roofs of houses. The
day was clear, and the smoke Of the
guns could be plainly seen.
A 1ientsin report says that a battle
ragged outside of Newchwang yester-
day. The lighting could be seen from
the city.
The battle seen from Newchwang
was at Tahsuitong, six miles distant,
and the Japanese were successful.
Many Chinese refugees arriving at
Newchwang have reported that nine
Japanese gunboats from Port Arthur
have arrived at Tahtingshan.
In the engagement Saturd: = the Rus
sian losses are reported to I've been
700. Great excitement prevailed in
that city during the w days fighting.
A Tokyo dispatch says that the Rus
sian vladivostok squadron has sunk
the merchantmen which 1t captured off
the coast of Izu province. The name
of this ship and her nationality are not
known, and nothing has been learned
Vi llc lutt vi ACl CICWs NtAtiSccNc Oi
shore saw the merchantmen following
the fleet. Then they saw her fired
unon. after which she disappeared.
The Russian warships were last re-
ported to the southwest of Yokohama.
A Tokyo report says that a merchant
vessel is accompanying the Vladivostok
squadron. which has been sighted sixty
miles of Izu. 1t is probable that the
merchantmen Is a captive.
A st. Petersburg report says: ION the
highest authority it is said that the
Russian and British governments have
aseeecd on a mutually satisfactory ba-
sis for a settlement of the question of
status of the Russian volunteer feet
steamers In the Red sea and the seiz-
ures by them Of British ships"
The validity of the view expressed
in the British note regarding the irreg-
clarity of. the position of the vessels
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