The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-04-26
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FLEET UNDER RUS
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Them Firing
n During The Night.
Paris, April 24.-It is believed
here that there was some fighting
between Admiral Rojestvensky.s
feet and the Japanese scouting di-'
vision late Saturday afternoon.
This belief is based upon a special
dispatch to the Temps from its COR
respondent at Saigon, who eabled1
as follows. s.
The entire Russian feat which
has been anchored in Kam7anh bay
for some days, sailed northEard at
moon Saturday.
Soon after they had passed out
Iof sight vigorous cannonading
was heard in the direction in which.
they had sailed, which continued
-Euntil evening. Tbs firing continu-
ed until late in the evening, and it
lis believed to have been caused eith-
Ter by an attack on the advance
guard Of the Russian fset by a Jap
anese scouting squadron or else an
tattaoks by destroyers on the Rus.
clans. i
/ A later dispatch from the CORES
I pondent says:
-Four Russian transports. with
troops aboard arrived at Saigon
Il Saturday. No one was permitted
/ to board them, and there is no
means of finding out where they
i are bound.
'The captain of 8 eoasting schoon-
Ier which arrived here late on Sat
urday night reports that he sighted
i a japanese cruiser squadron Fri
Iday and it is surmised that these
are the vessels that haye been Oh,
fgaged kftn tie hassiads.
''The firing previously reported
is declared to have been heard by a
number Of vessels in the route that
the Russians took, and the belief is
general here that the japanese are
doing their best to harass the Rus
SLAMS, and will continue to do &c
until Togo gsts his main feet into
position to give BATTLE"
, Saigon, April "a According to
the last news received here, the
Russian squadron was Is miles
from the coast. The vessels were
| |stsering northward.
London. April IA dispatch
from Manila, April %, to the Daily
Mail says:
''Vics-Admiral Togo's main fee,
will assemble of Formosa on Apri
"The Japanese counsel here has
received long cipher message con
cerning Kamimura's squadron
which is expected tomorrow, Sun.
5 day. the conscl Gays the ships
will not enter Manila harbor but
will cruise outside.
There is great official activity
here. The American admiral, the
japanese consul and the general in
command have held conferences
The admiral on Monday will con.
fer with Governor. General Wright. y
The correspondent at Saigon ot
the Daily Mail, under date of April
22, states that the Russian squad
ron is short of stores and thai
French and German ships are leav.
ling Saigon almost daily with huge
supplies and dispatches, and that
|other steamers are being chartered
for the same purpose.
London, April 22.-A report il
circulated hete to the effect that
the Japanese consul at Manila haE
received a wireless message from
Admiral Togo stating that he ex
pected to engage the Russian fleet
shortly off the island Of Formosa
London, April pa dispatch
to the Central News from Paris
states that it is announced there
Rojestvensky left Kamranh Bay
today for the island of Hainan
where the vessels go to coal. Hal
nan is large island north of Kan
fanh Bay, in the gulf of Ponquin