The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-03-08
PRESS TELLS
ABOUT WAR INCIDENTS
CONTINUED from Page T.,

be master in Lui Shun Kow instead OF
| Russia
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
| The Kokumin's extra this morning
publishes the statement of Lieut.. Mat
sunura, staff officer of the Japanese
squadron which attacked Port Arthur
on the Sth and 9th inst. as follows:
All preparations for action had al
ready been made, when Our squadron
at Sasebo received orders to go and at
tack the Russian squadron. Vice-Ad-
miral Togo, COMMANDMENTS Chief of
the Japanese squadron. then summoned
the divisional commanders and captains
of the squadron to the flagship NIikasa.
and held council till dawn on 9th
inst. CONSEQUENT on the meeting. the
First. Second. Third and Fourth Fleets,
torpedo-boat destroyers and torpedo
boats left Sasebo.
On the 9TH when the squadron reach
ed Ninepne Rock %. we described one
! or two steamers far ahead and caused
the Tatsuta TO capture one of them,
which turned out to be the Rossia. Our
men ioyfully exclaimed Russia is
taken
DETACHMENT FOR CHEMULPO.
lie W0TSIi1pS dSSClllDlCu vi NlON-DllO
at p m. 1t was ascertained by the
report OF the scout ship Asahi. that
the Russian warships were assembled
outside the harbor OF Port Arthur. At
4 D. M we had to send the Fourth Fleet
landing OF the Japanese troops there.
Before parting. Vice-Admiral Togo, the
Commander in Chief, signalled to Rear
Admiral Uryu, Commander of the
Fourth Fleet: Il congratulate you, in
anticipation. on Success" Rear Admiral
Uryu replied: Thanks for your kind
ness" Thus amid strains of music from
the bands of the Mikasa and Izumo, the
Fourth Fleet sailed for Chemulpo and
the main for Port Arthur.
ON TO PORT ARTHUR.
The night was snent in accommodating,
every vessel being on guard. The sea
ran high and the destroyers in the rear
seem to have suffered terribly.
The 9Th dawned very fine. The
squadron did not sail direct for Shan
tung Promontory, lest we should be OBJ
served by the Russians, but made for
Yuen-tao. the Third Fleet leading in
order to reconnoitre. The First and
Second Fleets, hanked by the destroyers.
followed. At p. M, it was decided
that the destroyers should attack the
enemy. The COMMANDMENT Chief sig
nailed BLOW up the Enemy's squadron
wish success to ALL" Some destroy
ers replied that they would succeed,
while others declared that they would
fight to the last. On their departure,
the entire crew of the squadron came
on deck and saluted
IT., eo,AyI nd t1,,rI Iafnct-
ments OF the hotilla made for Port
Arthur, while the fourth went to Dalny.
The main squadron sailed in the direc
ton OF Chefoo.
NAVAL BATTLE AT CHEMULPO.
The Nagasaki Press has received from
resident of Chemulpo the following
interesting details of the naval action
which terminated in the destruction of
the Russian cruiser Naryag and gunboat
kOreetZ:
Chemulpo, Feb. 10th.
AT o:3o a. m. yesterday the British
Consul sent round to all British sub
jects an original letter from the Japa-
nese Consul "ony of which | enclose
herewith:
japanese Consulate, Chemulpo,
February 9th, 1904
Sir: | have the honor to notify you !
that Rear Admiral S. Uriu, command
ing squadron of the Imperial japanese
Navy, who is at present i'll Chemulpo |
roadslcal with the force under his conf
marG, requests me to notify you that,
as hos,,litieS exist between the Govern
ment' OF Janan and the Government of
Russia, he shall be obliged to attack the
Men OF War OF Russia. stationed at
in the Port of Chemulpo, with
the force under his command, in case
Of the refusal OF the Russian Senior
Naval Officer present at Chemulpo to
MS demands to the Russian Senior
Naval Officer present to leave the Port
IF Chemulpo before noon on the 9th
If February, 1904.
The above mentioned attack will not
AXE place before 4 p. III. of the 9th
II February. 1904,
| have the honor to be, sir,
Your obedient Servant,
'Signed) MOTOSHIRO KATO,
lis Imperial Tapanese Majesty's Consul,
At II 80 a. m. the Russian First-class
.ruiser Varyag and the gunboat ko-
eetz steamed out of the harbor and
il II so, when they were nearing Round
Sld1lu, lIic NoiiliISiNSh, i'iN
irst shot being fired by the Varyag,
1t was. unfortunately very misty, but
aim with intermittent sunshine and
here was light easterly breeze. With
.lasses we could only see the fight at l
intervals. While it lasted the fighting
vas very severe, chiefly 6-in, and DIN. ,
.uns being used At IL 30 p. m. the
yaryag and Koreetz were seen to be re- ]
,,rino IN mort as uuickly as DoSsible b,
he former with a decided list to port
t about seven degrees, and by II 40
he fight was practically over. The Ko-
eetz was not damaged at all and there c
'ere no casualties on her, the Japa Q
csc HAVING evidently concentrated the
hole OF their attention on the Varyag,
hitch was terribly knocked about, both
ne upper and lower bridges were shot
way, the tunnels riddled with bullets, L
lost of her guns put out of action, and 4
uo Iarue holes made in the mort side | n