Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-14
Views as to Whereabouts Of
Rojestvensky's Fleet.
RUSSIANS SATISFIED
NAVAL CIRCLES PLEASED OVER
ADMIRAL'S COURSE.
Paris, Berlin and London officials In
tensely Interested in Progress
of Cars Squadron.

ST. PETERSBURG. April 144:23 pm
The admiralty has not received any dis
patches recently from Vice Admiral Rojest-
vensky.
The officials say that all ealk of the
emergence of any of the interned Russian
war vessels to join Rojestvensky's squad
ron is pure nonsense.
Much satisfaction and admiration are ex-
pressed in naval circles at the bold, direct
manner in which ROjestvensky is carrying
out the objects of his voyage.
The attitude of Indifference in certain
quarters of society as to the outcome of
the naval battle is arousng criticism, and
Prince Ouktomsky, in his new paper,
the Dawn, today takes society to task for
It's unpatriotic. careless attitude.
The admiralty advices from Saigon do not
mention any wounded men being on board
the Russian hospital ship Orel, which ar
rived there yesterday. She probably has
sick sailors on board
1t is understood that the Orel will leave
Saigon at once and rejoin Admiral Rojest-
vensky's squadron, which it is said may be
standing off somewhere up the coast await
ing the hospital ship.
Paris Names THAR Banks.
Special Dispatch The Evening Star.
NEW YORK. April 14.-A cablegram
from Paris says The Echo de Paris de-
ciares that Admiral Rojestvensky's fleet is
ir the neighborhood of the THAR banks,
SEQ miles southwest of Formosa
Berlin's Opinion of Squadron's Location
BERLIN. April 14-Admiral Rojestven-
sky's squadron is believed by the intelli-
gence division of the German navy depart
ment to be lying off the Cuyos islands,
eighty miles south of Mindoro, Philippine
islands, recoaling and preparing for the
last stage of its long voyage. Although
these islands belong to the United States,
they have fine anchorages outside the three
mile limit, with hard bottom at twenty to
twenty-five fathoms. ---...---.-.
The German navy department received IN
a telegram today from one of the East
Indian ports, indication that the Rus
SLAMS, when off the southern end of Cochin
China. April II. changed their course and
headed on a course which would bring
them to the Cuyos Islands in the northern
part of the Sulu sea, 500 miles distant IN
four days, at the rate of eight knots an
hour.
The Cuyos Islands lie tactically in such
a position that the approaches can easily be
watched by the Russian scouts. Three
cruisers il was added, had been detached
presumably for a diversion on the coasts Of
Japan, probably in the hope of calling off
admiral Togo in pursuit.
British Officers Opinion.
LONDON, April IA British naval Off
Ger who knows the China sea well says that
Making harbor, in the Pescadores islands
between Formosa and the Chinese main
land which the Japanese have chosen as
one of their naval bases for operations
against the Russian squadron commanded
by Admiral Rojestvensky, is an ideal base
for torpedo operations.
The harbor is located in the southwest
part of the largest of the Pescadores and
has safe anchorage, which runs back
three miles, so that it is quite sheltered
even from typhoons. He thinks that the
fact that the Japanese have now revealed
his position indicates that they are satisfied
that there is no longer any possibility of
Rojestvensky hearing of il before he arrives
In the Straits of Formosa, the southern en-
trance of which he must now be nearing.