Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1905-04-08
MAY BATTLE
ON HIGH SEA
Conditions Now Indicate That
the Navies Will Settle
the Matter.
FIFTY MILES APART
Russian and Japanese Fleets May
Come in Conflict at Any Time...A
FatefuI Encounter.

London, April S.-The sudden shift
ing of the interest in the war from the
land to the sea and the apparently i'm
minent prospects of fateful battle be.
tween the Japanese and Russian
sqlladrons in the China Sea have re-
vived all the interest shown here in
the earlier developments of the strug.
gle in the far east. 1t is taken for
granted that Admiral Togo's ships,
which were reported to be in the
neighborhood of Singapore in the mid
die of March, are still in that vicinity
and the report from Penang, on the
west coast of the Malay Peninsula,
that twelve Japanese ships were seen
steaming ahead of Russian warships,
is interpreted to mean that the former
are scouts sent out by Admiral Togo
to get in touch with the Russians and
when that object has been accom-.
plished to retire on the main body of
the Japanese squadron. The reports
about the numbfr of the Russian ships
vary, but at any rate over thirty-fve
battleships, cruisers, colliers and tor
pedo boats have passed the port of
Singapore. The two naval forces
were this afternoon only about fifty
miles apart and may be in touch at any
moment.
Russian Fleet in MaIacca Straits.
Penang, West Coast Malay PENN.
sula, April 8.-Two steamers which
have arrived at Penang report sight.
ing large Russian fleet in the straits
of Malacca. 1t included 25 transports
and was steering towards Singapore.
The steamer Kumsang reports having
sighted twelve cruisers, presumably
Japanese, steaming some distance
ahead, evidently Japanese scouting
squadron. There is much excitement
here and at Singapore over anticipa.
tion of a naval engagement in Malayan
waters.
Thirty-Seven Miles Apart.
Singapore, April 8.-The Russian
fleet has been sighted, headed appar.
emily for the Durian straits, 81 miles
south-southwest of Singapore.
$40 p. m.-The Russian feet is
passing, steering northeastward.
Chinese Fleet Puts to Sea.
Hong Kong, April SIN conse.
quence of the appearance of fleet in
the Straits of Malacca, the Chinese
squadron is preparing to put to sea-
The armored cruiser Sutlej leaves to-
day for Singapore and the first class
battleship Ocean and a cruiser will
follow.
No Official Confirmation.
st. Petersburg, April $3.50 p. m.
Intense interest was aroused here
today by the announcement that Ad
miral Rojestvensky's squadron was
passing Singapore but the admiralty
does not admit that it has received any
official confirmation of the report. In
fact, officials have observed unusual
reticence for some time about the
movements and intentions of the
squadron. ALL Russia's hopes of chang.
ing the fortune of war are staked upon
this issue and for some time the ad-
miralty has declared that only peace
could intervene to prevent the final
trial for mastery OF the sea. Unoffi- |
cial information also indicated that
Rojestvensky intended to pass through |
the straits of Malacca. Some doubt is
expressed here as to whether the Rus
sian squadron has yet reached point
SO FOR m tho iO,1rnnv
Linevitch Again Gets Busy.
St. Petersburg, April S.-A dispatch
from General Linevitch to Emperor
Nicholas under today's date says:
The battle at Tsintsatun, April 7, last
ed twelve hours. The enemy's losses
were heavy from our artillery and rife
fire. Our casualties were FIVE killed
and thirty-six wounded. On April 9th
our outposts, after a fierce fusilade,
pushed back the Japanese outposts to
Tai Pin Lin. Our infantry the same
day occupied the village Of Koukouse-
XII after dislodging the enemy. Japan.
ese retreated precipitately.
RoJestvensky Is at Singapore.
st. Petersburg, April S.-The Admir-.
atty has just received official advices
from Singapore confirming the arrival
OF Rojestvenskys squadron OF that
port.