The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-29
AS LONDON SEES TT.
Newspapers Believes Togo Has Been
 Victorious.

Victorious.
 London, May 29.-Many dispatches from Tokio and other points appearing in this mornings newspapers are filled with more or less authentic details of recent movements of Vice Admiral Ro- jestvensky's ships and surmises and rumors of the results of the battle be- tween the Japanese and Russian fleets. but add nothing reliable to the de- spatches received by the Associated Press correspondents.
 According to The Daily Telegraph, private telegram was received in London last night in a very high quar- ter that Vice Admiral Togo had gained a great victory.
 Based on the meagre details already received here most of the newspapers are ready to believe the Japanese have secured a victory.
 The secrecy maintained at Tokio ap- parently extends to the European le- gations. At any rate Baron Hayashi. the Japanese minister here, declined to see newspaper correspondents, much less to talk of the battle.
 The indications from many of the dis patches are that Rojestvensky sent some of his vessels through the Tsu- garu Straits with the view of mysti- flying the Japanese.
 The dispatch to news agency says that two Russian warships were sight ed Sunday afternoon at Masukt (Ma- shike), in Shi Yari Province. Hok Kaido, steaming southwest, but it is unknown whether they belonged to Rojestvensky or if they were from Vladivostok.
 1t is assumed here that the Japanese Government will follow its customary plan not to allow details to be pub lished until the action has been com pleted, and 1t Is believed that the ngh' has been of a running character.
 The Daily TeIegraph's Tokio corre- spondent says that an intermittent fog prevailed in the sea of Japan saturday. brilliant sunshine.
 A high wind with rough sea prevail ed The Russian ships were first sighted approaching Tsu Island under cover of a fog. which, however, lhted and the squadron retired This squad ron is believed to have consisted or SIX first-class ships and, according to in format tion received, twenty or more Russian warships were not far away
 Nothing definite is known, however, says the correspondent, and the au- thorities merely reported that cannon- ading was proceeding. II mas now been discovered, the correspondent con tinues, that Rojestvensky's ships coaled along the coast of the island of Luzon on May 22, and on the following day they cruised about north of Luzon and transferred large quantities of bunker coal from colliers. Then Rojestvensky decided to divide his fleet into several parts. He traversed the Bashee straits and steamed in a northwesterly direction. On the morning of May 25 the Russians were southwest of Luchu Islands and the slow converted cruis- CTS and transports were sent to Shang- hai. while the main squadron went to Tsu Island.
 A dispatch from Shanghai says that Japanese warships arrived in the ofting at Woo Sung Saturday and attacked the Russian ships, but later dispatch says that the Russian transports are to stay in the vicinity of Shanghai while the vessels of the volunteer fleet are to leave for either German or French territory.
 Ii is reported that Rojestvensky's suuadrons used Chusan Gone of group of islands off the east coast of China in the province of Chekiang). as na- val base, and it is also stated that the Chinese authorities ordered tho vessels to leave Woo Sung by o'clock Satur- day night or to haul down their flags The Russians, the dispatch said, were temporizing.
 It Is reported from Hong Kong that the British fleet Is leaving for the north at full speed.
 The Daily Telegraphs correspondent and The Daily Telegraph itself both desired it understood that the rumol that the Japanese will attack the Rus sions at Woo Sung lacks confirmation from many other quarters.