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RUSSIAN FLEET MAY REUNITE
SNIP NEAR BATAVIA THAT MAY
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The Squadron which Passed singapore
Has Anchored In the Anambas, 900
Miles AWay-Jap Movements Kept
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SINGAPORE, April Io.-The steamship
Gregory Apcar reports that she sighted
the Russian feet at 4. NJ. to-day anchored
twenty miles northeast Of Mnnki, one OF
the Anambas Islands,
The steamship Radnorshirs saw the
feet at I;I0 P. NJ yesterday FIVE miles from
Dammar Island steaming in the direction
Of Manh.
-Four warships, apparently japanese,
were sighted OF Cape ST, James on April l.
Rear Admiral Enkvist, second in COM
mand to Admiral Rojestvensky, was In
command Of the Russian feet that passed
Singapore on Saturday.
AMSTERDAM, April iO.-A despatch 20 the
Haudclabiad from Batavia says that q
Russian fleet Is near Muntok which Is on
the west coast Of the island Of Banka, be-
tween Borneo and Sumatra, and is e1-
Tected to arrive at Batavia to-day.
1t Ia s,umised that this is Rojestvensky
and his six battleships which, separating
from the rest Of the fleet and making for
the Straits OF Sunda, have rounded the
southern promontory Of sumatra and are
now making northward TO join the re-
mainder OF the feet
Banka is about four hundred miles south
Of the Anambas archipelago.
LONDON, April u.-Nothing Of importance
fas been received here in the late reports
concerning the Russian or japanese naval
movements, Yesterdays reports cover
practically all that Is known.
There Is doubt in some quarters whether
the Russian feet Is in one or two squadrons,
hut it seems moot likely that it has been
divided into two divisions.
The Toxic correspondent Of the Tsls-
gro Dh says that japanese warships acting
as scouts we're the first TO sight the Russian
warships, which, according to the japanese
Ministry OF Foreign Affairs, anchored
twenty miles northeast Of Manh att A. NJ.
April 10.
The st. Petersburg correspondent OF
the Times says that the Ministry Of Marine
and the Ministry Of Foreign Affairs deny
that they have received messages from
Singapore. and declare that they know
nothing Of Admiral Rojestyensky's move
ments beyond what is contained In the
newspaper reports. The. contradictory
character Of many Of these reports. the
correspondent adds, has arrested the grow
ing confidence in Admiral RojestvSnsly's
success
RRPoRT or ENGAGEMENT DIscREDrTED.
The reports from Shanghai that an en-
Eagement between the rival fleets has al
ready occurred are dscredited There Is
much anxiety concerning the Whereabouts
Of the new battleships. which we're not with
the ships sighted on Singapore. The war
party's hopes are greatly stimulated by the
fleets arrival.
II il reported that Admiral Rojestvensky
has transferred his flag from the battleship
Knlaz Suvarof to the Aurora.
TOXIC, April iO.-It Is assumed here that
Admiral Rojestvensly does not desire to
give battle Immediately aud will attempt
to reach vladivostok or TO seize a base
Many persons believe that he has a second
rendezvous in the Pacific and will speedily
quit the China Sea and 90 eastward to the
Philippines
II ia expected that owing to the arrival
Of the Russian feet In Chinese waters trade
will be disorganized for n while. Events
are being watched with the keenest in
terest in Japan, where the courage Of the
Russians in coming East is praised, while
their arrival is eXultantly welcomed.
One newspaper compares the Russians
to moths gathering about a candle. Also
lutely nothing IL allowed to be known Of
the whereabouts Of the Japanese squadrons.
Naval circles keep imPenetrably silent
Speculation regarding the movements OF
Admiral Togo and the other Japanese naval
commanders il futile.
PARIS, April iO.-The St. Petersburg
correspondent Of the Petit Pdrisien says
that the Russian Admiralty has received
two long dispatches from Admiral Rojest-
Nensky,
despatch to the Main from ST. Peters
burg says that the opinion prevails strongly
In the Admiralty that an action will be
fought on the Pescadores Islands, where
It is stated the japanese have established
p naval base. THE Pescadores Islands,
which japan acquired with the island Of
fomosa a. part Of the spoils Of her war
with China, lie in the Strait Of Formosa, be-
tween the island Of that name and the coast
Of China. They are 1000 miles northeast
Of the point where the Russian feet now isl
OUR SHIPS on THE WATCH.