Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-09
JAPS LOSE TWO SHIPS
CRUIsERs WERE DESTROYED AND
GUNBoAT DAMAGED.
Happened in Engagement OF Port
Arthur-British Steamer Captured
by Russian Raiders.

A cablegram from st. Petersburg last
night says: Emperor Nicholas has received
the following from Viceroy Alexieh. dated
at Mukden, August Z:
kilograms received today from Port
Arthur and from the commander Of the
squadron Rear Admiral WithofD state
that the cruisers Bayan. Askold, Pallada,
and Novik and some gunboats steamed
out of the harbor on July 20 for the pur-
pose of bombarding the enemy's positions.
They were attacked by the Japanese bat
tie ship Chinyen, the protected cruisers
Chiyoda, Itsukushima and Matsishima,
and two second-class cruisers, with thirty
torpedo boats.
IAN eight-inch shell from the Bayan
burst in the stern of the Itsukushima.
placing that ship out Of action There-
upon all the Japanese ships steered ior
the open sea, and at the same time the
Chiyoda was damaged by a Russian Hln aa
AS the Chiyoda was sinking ny 'ne shot
she steered toward Talien bay. A shot
from battery q also damaged 1apaheoe
gunboat, which was sighted .,
"On July a. in view of the japanese
having taken the general onensive ns Reit.
zenstein: the battle ship Retvizan, lne
Pallada. Askold and Novik. the coas.ui
tense ships Gremiashchi and otvasnsi l.
the gunboat Giliak and twelve torpeao
boats under the command of Rear Al.
miral Leschinsky, were ordered " Ut
our right flank at the demand VI NJ. ~
Gen. Stoessel commander OF the ih'''"''
forces at Port Arthur).
Bombarded the Jap Positions.
"Our ships preceded by mine dredges'
steamed toward Lungantan. from where
thew bombarded the Japanese positiohs
until o'clock in the afternoon.
"On their return. which they eHec'eo
with the same precaution, MINE
ploded underneath one of the oreosee'
"Rear Admiral Without estimated ina.
the enemy's naval forces when were VI
Port Arthur July 80 consisted VI nNe -.
ships, four armored cruisers Ten o'Ne'
cruisers and forty-eight TORPEDO craI.. a..
Vicerov Alexieff's dispatch bears out ny
renorted loss of the japanese protec,,e &c.
crpisers Itsukushima and Chiyoda, ana m u.
lica tes considerable activity on the par -,
the Port Arthur squadron. a ne ahaad Of
cised in sending dredger fleet aheau %
the souadron both in leaving anu III !,
turning to the harbor, is amply Vila.S ~, &c ;s
nv the loss of one of the pilot ooa!s, anu 40
also taken as guarantee .n a,.ian var
be no further damage 10 the no'
ships by Japanese mines.
Calchas Held at Vladivostok.
A cablegram from Vladivostok last hie"'
saws: The British steamer Caichas' iio"'
Tacoma for Japanese poi ID "AS
rested by the vladivostok squadron thr'y
miles north of Tokyo bay during the re cen.
cruise off the Pacific coast OF Japan, arriVeu
here today in charge of prize crew. she
was a week overdue, having Deen deta1neo
by fogs.
The Calchas is the last vessel captured
by Admiral Jessen's cruisers. The papers
of the Calchas showed she was carrying
80 tons of -four tons of cotton 2l5 coss
and l25 parts of machinery, all consisneu
to Yokohama The remaining 1,5GO tonS OIL
the Calchas' cargo were consigned to Hong
kong.
The Calchas was bound from Hongkons
to Europe and carried sufficient coal to go
to Vladivostok. Therefore, 1t was decldeo
to send her to that port in charge or Lieut.
Stackelberg and forty-one men from the
Rurik The transfer of the prize crew to
the steamer was attended with the greatest
danger, owing to the heavy sea which was
running at the time.
The Calchas is owned by Alfred Holt &
Company of Liverpool, otherwise the ocean
Steamship Company. limited. of that port.
She is a vessel of 1919 tons, and was built
at Greenock in 1899. She was commanded
by Capt Hannah. She left Tacoma Tor
Japanese ports and Hongkong on July =,
since which time she had not been reported