The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-08-17
Between the Russians and Japanese
Port Arthur Fleets.
SEVERAL SHIPS WERE DISABLED.
The Japanese Claim that the Russian
Ships Suffered Heavy Dam.
ages, but Their DAM
ages Were Slight.
ages Were Slight,

ed from l o'clock Wednesday after
noon until sundown. Toward the
close the enemy's fire weakened re
markably. His formation became
confused and then his ships scattered
The Russian cruisers Askold and No
Vik and several torpedo boat destroy.
ers fled to the southwark. Other Of
the enemy's ships retreated separately
toward Port Arthur.
We pursued them and it appears
that we inflicted considerable damage
We found life buoys and ether article:
belonging to the Russian battleshiE
Czarevitch fl ,ating at sea. The Care
witch probably was sunk. We have
received no reports from the torpedo
boats and the torpedo boat destroyer$
which were engaged in the attacks OF
the ships of the enemy. The Russian
vessels, with the exception Of the As
kold and the NoVik, the CzareyitcE
and the cruiser Pallada, appear tt
have returned to Port Arthur. Oul
damage was Slight. Our fighting
power has not been impaired"
THE RUSSIANS ESCAPE.
The Russian protected cruiser Ask
old arrived at Woosung Thursday
with her fifth funnel gone close to the
deck, all Of the funneis rlddled with
shell holes, one gun on the port side
6ismounted and several large shell
holes atoYe the water line. One lieu
tenant and II men had been killed
and SO men wounded.
A dispatch from Shanghai says Z
Russian torpedo boat destroyer arrived
there Thursday. It is reported thai
four Russian battleships are of ths
Saddle islands, about 10 miles south
east Of this port.
The Saddle islands are about $50
miles from Port Arthur, which place
the Russian squadron left at 7 a. NJ,
Wednesday, Aug. 10.
RUSSIAN SHIPS IN PORT.
A dispatch from Cheboo says late
reports from Tsingchou says that the
Russian warships there are the bat
tleship Czareyiteh, the protected
cruisers Pallada and Noyik and three
torpedo boat destroyers. The Cara.
witch, which is badly damaged, is be-
ing repaired with German assistance
it is alleged. a report has also beer
received to the effect that Admiral
Without was killed in the naval battle
off Round island last Wedne. day.
A strong detachment Of japanese
warships is reported to have sailed
south for the purpose OF interceptine
the Vladivostok feet, which it IS be-
lieVed has not yet effected a junction
with the vessels reported to have beer
purchased by Russia from the Argen
tine government.
THE KAsUeA SUNK.
A dispatch to Reuters Telegram
company from St. Petersburg say
that the japanese armored cruisel
Kasuga (tormerly Argentine varsity
Riyadavia) was sunk with all on boart
during the engagement of Port Ar
thur on Wednesday last.
NoyIK ESCAPES.
A message has just been received a
Ghetto saying that the Russian cruise
Novik escaped from Tsingchou at th'
expiration Of the time limit OF 2:
hours set upon her remaining there
No fighting at sea has yet been re
ported.
DETAILS OF THE BATTLE.
Viceroy Alexieff, in dispatch t.
the Emperor, gives the following re
port from Capt. MatouseVitch, tn
late Rear Admiral Withoft's chief O.
staff, under date Of August IL:
sat dawn Of August 10 our Por
Arthur squadron began to make TO
the open sea and emerged from tn
port at 9 O'Clock. The squadron con
sisted OF six battle ships, the cruiser
Askold, Diana, Pallada and Novil
and eight torpedo boats. The Japan
ese opposed US with the following
force: A first detachment, consisting
OF the battle ships Asabi, Mikasa
Tuii, Nashima and the cruisers Ms
shin and Kasuga; a second detach
ment, consisting OF the cruisers Yaku
mo Kasagi, Chitose and Takasago AM
a third detachment, consisting OF th
cruisers Akitsushima, Irsuno, Matsu
shima, Itsukushima and Hashidat
and the battleshp Chin Yen, Will
about thirty torpedo boats.
"Our squadron manoeuyered to gail
a passage through the line OF tn
enemy's ships. Meantime the Japanes
torpedo boats were laying floating
mines in the way OF our squadron
thus rendering evolutions very diff
cult.
"At l P. NJ, our squadron, atte
forty minutes fighting, succeeded il
effecting a passage, and shaped 1t
course towards Shantung. The enemy
following at full speed, caught up witt
US slowly, and at 5 o'clock dghtini
again began and continued for som
hours without either side obtaining
any advantage.
In the battle the commander o
our squadron was killed and the cap
tain of the battle ship CzareVitch wa
wounded and lost consciousness. Al
most at the same time the engine gea
of the Czarevitch was damaged an
she was obliged to stop for forty min
utes. This forced the other ships T.
manoeuYre around her. The comman'
of the squadron devolved upon Rea
Admiral Prince Ouktomsky, and th
command Of the Czarevitch upon tn
second in command.
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