Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-03-30
Another Attempt Oh Port Arthur
Failed signaIiy
JAPANESE MADE BOLD ATTACK
The Russian Gaus Repeiled tie War
Vessels Frofh the Forte and the
fiarbor Remains Open.

St:@Petersburg BY Cable-Ah 6fficia
dispatch from Port Arthur to the EN-
Deror says that at o'clock Monday
morning the Russian searchlishts dis
closed four large merchant steamers
making for the entrance to the harbor
supported by six tarnedo boats. A
heavy fire was opened OH .hen by the
batteries and some warships.
The torpedo beat Stilni, commanded
by Lieutenant Krinizki, turned the
merchant vessels from their course by
blowing uH the pFaw Of the first and
then boldly attacked the enemy's tor.
pedo boats. In the fiefcE fight which
followed Chief Engineer Swyereffi ut
the Stilni, and six marines were killed
and the commander and twelve men
were wounded
The Japanese plan to block the en-
trance TO Port Arthur was frustrated,
However, and the channel Is still clear
Vice Admiral Makaroff, c1nimand-
ing the Russian fiaval forces at Port
Arthur; has sent the following tele-
gram to the Emperor;
IT beg most humbly to report that
at 9 O'clock this moriiifig the enemy
made a second attempt To blcek the
entrance to the inner Foadstead: For
this purpose they dispatched four
large merchant steamers. conveyed by
six torpedo beats to the entrances The
enemy's ships were promptly discoV;
cred by the searchlights and we're
bombsrdsd by the batteries and by the
4 -,
ships $might break through Lieut..
Krinizki, commanding the guard tor
pedo boat Stiini, attacked the enemy
and destroyed the bow Of the foremost
Japanese steamer with a torpedo. This
steamer turned to the right and was
followed by two others. with the result
that the three were stranded to the
right Of the entrance. a fourth steam.
er went to the right Of tho enemy's
ships and likewise sank to the side
of the, fairway. The Stilni then bat
tied with the enemy's six torpedo
boats. Engineer Artiflcer Sweyercff
and six seamen were killed and the
commander and twelve seamen were
wot,nded. At daybreak the ensmys
batteship and cruiser squadrons ap-
peared and l proceeded With the fleet
under my charge to meet the enemy
The second attempt of the Japanese
to block the entrance to Port Arthur
has failed, thanks 10 the energetic de-
fence by the sea and land forces, who
acted sas they did during the first at
tempt The harbor remains perfectly
s1fhe following roohic1ai EdIspatciI has
beef received from Gen. sliriirnoff:
"Port Arthur, MARCH, 27.-Last
night, after moon-rise, the Japanese
attempted to block the entrance to the
harbor. -Four fire ships were sent TO-
ward the port conveyed by torpedo
lotilla. Toward 2:15 a. IN. the ap-
proach OF the enemy's ships were per-
ceived by the guardships and batteries
which simultaneously opened upon
them heavily. The fire ships were
preceded by torpedo boats. followed at
a considerable distance b: larger
ships, which opened Oh the forts sup
porting the action of the fire ships and
the torpedo boats. Owing to the
heaviness of our artillery lire and the
boldness of our torpedo boats, the
fire ships did not reach the entrance
to the harEor. Two of them grounded
on reef under Golden Eill. another
sank behind the first turn OF land.
struck by a torpedo from one OF Our
boats, and the fourth sank, its BOWS
touching Japanese steamer sunk IN
the previous attempt Off Majatchnaja
Gorda. The entrance to the harbor re-
mains clear.
"a Hctchklss one-inch caIibrc quicE
firer was found aboard one OF the
sunken steamers from which IRE
had been kept on our torpedo boats
A boat left each Of the sunken ships,
carrying their crews. One Of these IS
believed to have been picked up. To-
ward o'clock a. m. the enemy's tor
pedo boats retired and the lombard