The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1905-08-07
peace SQUADRON IS
DELAYED BY Dense FOG
WILL PROBABLY NOT REACH
PORTSMOUTH NOW UNTIL
TOMORROW.

Stop at Newport Where Russian Enjoys
Disembark and Take Special Train
for BOstOn-WiH Proceed by Rail to
Meeting Place TO-day-M. Witte Ac-
knOwIedges He is Not a Good Sailor
Japanese PIenipOtcntiaries Stick to
Original Programme.
Newport, R. l., Aug. 6.-Instead of
arriving at Portsmouth on Monday,
the peace squadron viii probably not
reach that city before Tuesday morn
ing. The vessels arrived off Newport
late this afternoon, and the converted
yacht Mayfiower, with NJ. Witte and
Baron Rosen, came into port.
Commander Cameron MGR. Winslow,
of the Maytiower, the flagship of the
squadron, issued instructions Tonight
to defer sailing until tomorrow. The
vessels will therefore be unable to reach
their destination before Monday night
or Tuesday, and it is expected that the
ENJOYS will be formally received some
| time during Tuesday.
AT O'Clock this morning the squad
ron encountered a dense fog and an
| chored two miles off New London. The
| fog did not lift until l p. m. to-day,
when Commander Winslow signalled,
| assemble off Newport" Newport was
reached at about p m. The Mayfiow-
er entered the harbor and NJ. Witte
and Baron Rosen, accompanied by
| Commander Winslow and two secret
| service officers, went ashore. This
modification of the original programme
was decided upon at the luncheon at
| Oyster Bay on Friday, when NJ. Witte
confessed to the president that he was
not good sailor, and preferred to
make at least half of the trip to Ports
| mouth by rail. The president readily
! assented to a change and gave orders
| that a private car be held in waiting
at Newport this afternoon. The fog
| delayed the arrival of the squadron at
that port, and prevented the Russians
from catching a train that would take
them to Newport tonight. 1t was
eventually decided to proceed to Bos-
| ton and go to Portsmouth tomorrow.
Commander Winslow signalied the
dispatch boat Dolphin, which has the
Japanese envoys on board, and the con-
voy Galveston, to enter Newport, and
| leave for Portsmouth tomorrow. The
vessels came into the harbor shortly
after o'clock and anchored for the
! night. The squaron will probably get
under way early tomorrow. The pf aS-
ent plan is to steam slowly and reach
Portsmouth Monday night or Tuesday
morning. When NJ. Witte reaches that
| city he will go aboard the Mayfiower;
and will be formally received by Rear
Admiral Mead, commandant of the
navy yard.
The trip from Oyster Bay to New
port was an uneventful one. After
breakfast this morning, Third Assistant
Secretary of State H. H. D. Peirce
who is on the convoy, prepared mes
| sages of greeting for M. Witte and
Baron Komura, which Captain Cutler
of the Galveston sent by wireless tel
egraph to the Mayflower and Dolphin
Replies came later that both missions
had comfortable night and were en-
joying the trip thoroughly. AS the
Mayf1owergot under way this Afternoon
M. Witte, who stood on the bridge with
Commander Winslow, doffed his hat tc
the Galveston, and waved a hearty
greeting.
After dining at Commander Wins
lows cottage tonight he. was accom-
panied to the station by the officer.
Boston. Aug. 6.-Mr Witte and party
larrived here from Newport at 11:40 to.
might and were Immediately driven tc
Hotel Touraine. 1t is expected there
that the party will leave early to-nlor.
row for Portsmouth. Accompanyine
Mr.. Witts are Gregory Wilenkine, 9
commercial attache Of the Russian Ie
lgation at Washington, and two secret
ISerVice officers