Warren sheaf., 1905-06-08
admiral ENQU|ST
REACHES manila
RUSSIAN COMMANDER MAKES
HIS ESCAPE WITH THREE
WARSHIPS.
VESSELS HAVE MANY
WOUNDED ON BOARD
Rear Admiral Train Escorts Ship to
Port-Will. Probably Be Interned
Until Close of War-How Rojest-
vensky Was Taken.

Manila, June 5.--Rear Admiral En-
Quist, who was commander of the
heavy cruiser squadron of the Russian
fleet, arrived in the bay at nine o'clock
Saturday evening on board his flag
ship, the protected cruiser Aurora, ac-
companied by the protected cruisers
Oleg and Jemtchug. All the vessels
were more or less damaged and there
were many wounded men on board.
Rear Admiral Train, on board his flag
ship, the battleship Ohio, with the
Wisconsin, Oregon, Raleigh and Gin
cinnati, was outside Corregidor island
maneuvering when the Aurora saluted
with 13 guns and the Ohio answered.
Admiral Train and his squadron &C.
companied the Russian vessels to
Manila.
Washington Notified.
Washington, June 5.-The navy de-
partment Saturday received a cable
gram from Vice Admiral Train, dated
Manila, stating that while cruising off
Lingayen gulf Saturday morning he
sighted three Russian vessels, the
Aurora, the Oleg and Jemtchug, close
in shore. He said he found many
wounded on board and escorted the
vessels to Manila. The admiral added
that he would send further particulars
Sunday. This cablegram was received
at the navy department shortly after
the bulletin from Manila and was
transmitted by Admiral Converse,
chief of the bureau Of navigation, to
Secretary Morton at his residence
Earlier in the day Admiral Train
had cabled the navy department that
several Warships, supposed to be Rus
slams, had been seen maneuvering off
the coast of Luzon. He further re-
ported that he had started at once
with some Of the vessels of his fleet
for the port of Sual, about 12O miles
to the northward of Manila on the Gulf
OF Lingayen, to investigate.
Admiral Trains dispatch was i'm
mediately sent to the white house by
Secretary Morton, where it was dis
cussed by the president and Secretary
Taft. 1t is said at the state depart
ment that the Russian vessels will be
treated precisely as were those which
arrived in the Chinese ports during
the earlier stages of the war, namely
they will be allowed to remain "a
hours if undamaged and seaworthy.
Otherwise they may make absolutely
necessary repairs, or lastly they may
be interned until the end of the war.
1t is expected here that the latter
course will be followed
Ships Must Be Interned.
After conference at the white
house Saturday afternoon between
President Roosevelt. Secretary Morton
and Attorney General Moody instruc-
tions were sent to Rear Admiral Train,
at Manila, that the Russian vessels Au-
rora, Oleg and Jemtchug, which arrived
there Saturday morning in an injured
condition, must be interned.
How Rojestvensky Was Captured.
Toxic, June 5.-Torpedo boat de-
stroyers, which have returned to Sase-
bo, furnish details of the capture of
Vice Admiral Rojestvensky. The de-
stroyers Kasumi, Usugumo, Sazanamj
and Kagerou were ordered to attack
the Russian warships the night of
May 27 and were steaming ahead
when they suddenly encountered
number of Russian ships. The Kasumi
narrowly avoided a collision with a
cruiser, the closeness of
which seems to have saved the de-
stroyers from being damaged by the
heavy fire which the Russians direct
ed on them. During the Russian at
tack the vessels forming the destroyer
f1otilla divided. The Sazanami and
kagerou continued the search for Rus
sian ships throughout the night and
in the morning discovered two torpedo
boat destroyers. One of them steamed
away, but the other was unable to
do so. i
On approaching the latter the JAP
anese discerned white flag flying
from the foremast and the Red Cross
flag astern. She proved to be the
Bedovi with Admiral Rojestvensky and
his staff on board. The Bedovi sig
nailed that her engines were damaged
and that she was short of coal and
water. An armed guard was sent on
board the Bedovi to receive her sur
render. The Russians requested the
Japanese not to remove Admiral
Rojestvensky and the other officers on
account Of their wounds, and the Jap
anese complied with the understand.
ing that the guard would execute
ROjestvensky in the event of the de-
lay leading to a meeting with Russian
ships, thus running the danger of his
recapture. The Sazanami ran line
to the Bedovi and began to wing her.
The line parted twice. In the morn
ing the Sazanami met the Japanese
cruiser Akashi which conveyed the
two destroyers to Sasebo
Rear Admiral Rojestvensky is rest
ing we'll with no dangerous symptoms
and speedy recovery seems certain.
The officers of the Russian battle.
ship Orel have declined to accept
parole. They have been given an ad