The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-08-27

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from led rock.
Numerous coust pilots we're engaged,
who were competent to navigate large
vtsse1s through the Haeting nnd Tati-
s,nln Straits and shipped south the
Russians agreeing to deposit E1.ooo TO
The credit Of each on sailing ana pay q
salary OF CO per diem as long us chsascu.
Tho Jnps were thus nblc TO- form q pretty
accurate. idea Of the Russian intentions,
4. g., to come UP the China coast in n'!, 9,
n an Tho outside. Ono Of these ptlots
was in the pay of the Japanese ana Repe
them pretty fully posted
Tho Russian vessels ntcrncd' IN Shnn-
rhaI were n continual thorn In the slue
Of the Jnps; In fact, Nthtsiwuka, VINO
was acting temporarily rs consul genera
d,lrInc Ortogcri's ABSENCE Is reported
to hive snid that II there was any 1901
nldrcon' whilst he held the rtins he'd
lust wire to TOXIC for a cruiser anu a
couple or destroycrs and take them rlEnt
ont. In Justice to Mntsuwnka me lol-
lowing is reported to have peeh sa'o on
the return trip up stream from iuhcn.
con given on board tho Minnesota on
thn occasion Of her first trip to Eastern
wnters. It was fortunate that this tire
eater had been relieved by Ortogerfs return
on memorable Sunday In May, wneh,
there being an exceptionally hlgh tiae'
Tho Aslthold took 1t on herself 40 SID
her shore moorings and whurp out 10 a
buoy IN midstream. THIS was llie S'sha,
for ITO Chinese gtlnbont placed to guard
hcr nnd her consorts the Manjour ana
Crosvoi to clear for action, run out tncir
guns. and load prepared FOR event ''ttl't'fs z,
The situation was critical, ana was syn ~,
further strained when, Mt the turn ol ,l'e
tide, the ManJour's forward mooring
too
tho rccedng tide. Tile tug Atlas, going
Ia her assistance, ran foul of herman ram.
and had to be, beached, In the mean
t,mo news had, been carried 70 we
C,binose Tuotai that the Russian Vcsscis
we're about to run the gauntlet 70 me
son, The Taotai came down IN STATE
and matters were eventually SATISFACTORY
~ explained. -.
II may seem small thing when on, one
is seated comfortably on the other Sluo
OF the world, but Tor on rme settlement
was much exercised as TO the ultimate
plans Of the informed Mssels' L,n i,eyy
were not down at the mouth OF inc tn.,
mt away up stream above the to"n
and, II there was such thing as
naval engagement, the residents $1,000 om
the chance Of, getting ve rdia p cav
bardment There VI, vas ha was made in
ne local press either that they had
completed coang got duIhilnates of OF t ses
vital parts Of the hiocR mafn,nefx er Or guns
S| nssa nan we're vouced for
ire ~ s Inc Japs. and i was We'll known
that sundry cases, Of machinery iaa
reached one Of me Rnssa Mo as siner.
Intended the repairs to the Askhold IS
reported to have stated that only one
sci of valves was removed "hen tne YES
sci was b on "a nbch S onT need
ed fitting. After the fate OF the fleet
was decided, there is no doubt that resi-
dents could sleep much more = eom thnro
was not nearly 50 much chance of the
town tumbllng abo I1I their ears.
towards it the latter end Of May, when
Woosunc was invaded by a fleet Or Rus
sian transports but before this is re-
corded another little incident Is worthy
OF mention.
chased from Butierneld and swire and
fitted out as press boats. One. Of these
particularly attracted inc n.tehtiom ~. o. ene
certaincd that, although sailing under
another dag, she was no more, or less
than a Russian spy In disguise ! "a ana
sum OF 10000 tails towards her Quilt.
| The vessel was instructed to find out
the location of the Japanese fleet and
then bear the informal ton to tho Nus
SLAMS. II was easy enough. Knowing the
vessels plans, to- arrange for her to see
the fleet Just vhere~t the Japanese wished
her to, but then 1t was also necessary
to know what information the Russians
TO this end the Japanese, agentHQ, G.,
the writer got the refusal as Il news
boat for 10000 taels per month; this
was bit steep. but the best terms
procurable. It did not. however suit
he 1ap It vas mp eoryiaa q
Shanghai at this stage of the game.
Eventually an arrangement was drawn
up, signed, sealed and delivered, wherein
get the same telegrlns at s. per word,
Inclusive of telegraph charges, putting
up 500 us an earnest Of good faith, on
account of information expected, 10
aWay, clearing for iIongkong; the next
news came from Tsingta, which is
north, in message from her some days
later. She had been watched without
Knowing It by the Japs and saw tho
quito a different position from whore it
was found BY Rosjestvensky. 1t is, there.
fore natural Ito SUPPOSE her information
reached the Russian fleet aud in, part led
to their lgdoing.
AS | write there, lay before ME the
original draft of the agreement, my In.
structions from the Japanese, together
with the authority to collect the money
and dispose Of the information elsewhere
than in Shanghai, for 1t was as News
paper deal made the agreement, and
the other party to the document would
be more than surprised to find out 10
tile contrary.
lii acquiring the desired information
from owners or officers OF the suspected
merchant vessels, 1t would have been OBJ
vously fatal to the ends desired TO en-
| poy one OF his own countrSmcn,e and In
| consequence men of various nat lonalities
We're Induced to do n portion of the work,
under the guidance OF another. These
men knew the river well-in fact, at
tended to shipping reports on various
\ local journals. 1t was easy, therefore, tc
get the required Information and use
what was wanted for the newspapers
| one man collecting together and furnish.
| Ing the Japanese authorities with what
| they acquired One poor fellow, an Irish,
man, down on his luck. an educated man
would have been useful but for an indis-
eliminate looseness OF tongue ana an I'M
qucnchable thirst, which landed him in
hoc,,ttol /, week n ftnr ha Sfnrtci yro rlf