Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-08-12

DISPATCHES FROM VARIOUS
POINTS TODAY INDICATE THAT
THE ATTEMPT OF THE RUSSIAN
PORT ARTHUR SQUADRON TO
REACH VLADlvosTok FAILED
AND THE FLEET Is WIDELY
SCATTERED, THE JAPANESE
SYSTEM or COMMUNICATION
HAS HERETOFORE BEEN SO PER.
Feet THAT THERE CAN BE LIT
8 TIE DOUBT THAT THE GOVERN.
MENT is THOROUGHLY INFORM
ED or THE POSITION OF VAR
IoUs VESSELS or THE ESCAPED
FLEET AND WILL BE ABLE ETH
ER TO DRIVE THEM INTO NEu-
TRIAL PORTS OR ATTACK THEM
WITH OVERWHELMING FORCE.
American Minister'S Despatch.
WASHINGTON, D. G., Aug. 12.--
The following cablegram was receiv-
ed at the state department today from
Minister Griscom, dated Toxic: "Ac-
cording TO the latest reports receiv-
ed at headquarters, the japanese
fleet attacked the Russian fleet emerg-
ing from Port Arthur TO the south of
Roune Island, off Talien bay. The
Russian fleet, finally defeated. fled
during the night. The cruisers Ask
old, Novik and one other entered
Kiao Chou bay the night of the nth.
One destroyer fled to Che Foo; five
battleshoips, one cruiser, probably
the Diana, a hospital ship and several
torpedo destroyers returned to Port
Arthur between dawn and midday on
the nth. There was apparently no
damage to the Japanese fleet" A
cablegram also has been received
from the American consul, Fowler, at
Che Foo stating that two Japanese
torpedo boats entered the harbor and
attacked a Russian torpedo boat
which arrived there several days ago
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and took her out.
Ships Sighted.
SHANG Hal, Aug. IA Russian
torpedo boat destroyer arrived here
today II Is reported that four Rus
sian battleships are off Saddle ISL
and about seventy miles southeast Of
this port.
Most Serious Question.
LONDON, Aug. f2.--The British Of.
ficials and foreign diplomats regard
the action Of the Japanese in cut.
ting out the Russian torpedo boat
destroyer Ryeshiteln at Che Foo as
raising serious question Of import
ance to all nations The foreign OF.
flee received this morning despatch
from the British consul at Che Foo
confirming the capture OF the Rye
shitelni and her removal by her cap.
tors from the harbor. The consul
added that the facts were immediate.
ly reported to the Chinese govern.
or and the foreign diplomats at Pekin.
The former evinced considerable
concern not go much at the fact that
the attack was made on the destroy.
er as at the precedent established by
japan whicii Russia may follow In
case OF emergency thereby extending
the area Of hostilities which Secre.
tary Hay sought 10 circumscribe.
German Fleet Sails.
BERLIN. Aug. i2.~-Vice Admiral
Won Prlttwfrz, commanding the Ger
man east Asiatic squadron. tele.
graphs the navy department that he
sailed today from Che Foo on boar@
the armoured cruiser Fuerst Bismark
for Tsing Chou. The German cruiser
Seeadler has sailed from Ching Wan.
tao for Using Chou.
Russian Squadron Dispersed.
LONDON, Aug. IA dispatch to
the Japanese legation from Toxic
says according TO reports received UP
TO the present the Russian squadron
which emerged from Port Arthur.
was attacked BY our fleet south Of
Yenfao and dispersed. The Askold,
Novik and another cruiser and de-
stroyer took refuge at Kiao Chou.
Another destroyer took refuge at Che