The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-04-13
SEA FIGHT RUMOR DOUBTED.
RUSSIAN SHIPS SEEN FAR NORTH
or ANAMBAS ISLANDS.
Java Had Heard the Fleets were Engaged
There-RusSians' whole Battleship
Force in Limestone japanese WarShlpS
on Cochin China CoaSt-Collier Held Up

There-Ruhsians' whole BattIeship
Force in Limestone japanese WarshlpS
on Cochin China COaSt-CO Collier Held I'd
Special cable Dispatches 10 THE sun.
SINGAPORE, April 1.-THE British
cruisers sutlej and Iphigenia arrived here
to-day from Hong Kong. They passed
the Russian Baltic feet, including seven
battleships, at daybreak yesterday morn
ing. The Russians were then stearninE
north,
The sutlej saw the feet about $50 miles
northeast Of Singapore.
LONDON, April lS.-The improbable
rImors that a naval fight had occurred
somewhere in the China Sea are regarded
a. being completely killed by the report
Of the British cruiser Sutlej, The rumor
il attributed to two Russian officers on
board German yacht which arrived at
Batavia accompanied by four coliers. Their
version was that the japanese had lost
four ships.
There is neither news nor rumors Of the
Japanese naval movements,
THE RUMoR OF BATTLE.
AMSTERDAM, April IA despatch to
the HundclsJldd from Batavia, Java, says
that fight between japanese and Russian
vessels is in progress near the Anambas
Islands. which are 10 miles northeast Of
Singapore.
The despatch gives no details OF the re-
ported engagement.
Five Dutch warships are on the scene,
SAIGON, French Cochin China, April H.
japanese warships are cruising OF the
Cochin China coast.
The French cruiser DescarteS and Ave
torpedo boats are stationed in sight OF
Cape St. James, OF this port. The wireless
telegraph apparatus aboard the Descartes
has recorded several messages In an I'M
decipherable code.
It Is stated that the gunboats Achero
and styI will leave Saigon 10 protect the
neutrality Of French waters.
TOXIC COMPARES THE YLEETs.
TOXIC, April 12.-All the heavy arma-
ment Of the japanese battleships was
recently renewed. 1t u estimated that
the strength Of the respective fleets u as
follows:
Russia-Seven battleships, with a total
Of 1854 tons, and two armored cruisers,
II,724 tons. Their principal guns consist
Of twenty-four n-inoh, four lo-inch and
eight s-inch.
Japanese-Fve battieships Of %, 500 tons
and eight armored cruisers Of 7S,oss tons.
Their principal guns consist Of twenty
Pinch, one lo-inch and thirty S-inch.
Prime Minister Katsura and Gen. Ter
suoh, Minister Of War. held an important
conference to-day with the chiefs Of several
departments.
Stocks declined to-day.
LONDON, April IA despatch from st,
Petersburg to the Central News says that
the fact that there is no news from Admiral
Rojestvensky is officially explained by the
statement that when he started on the last
stage Of his voyage Rojestvensky sent word
that he would not cable until there was a
battle
LoSDoN, April l2.-Loyd's agent at
Singapore, referring to his telegram Of
April s, with regard TO the passage Of the
Russian feet through the MAlacca Strait,
says that the feet was composed Of seven
hattleships, two armored cruisers, Eve
una red cruisers, three converted
cruisers, seven destroyes, seventeen
steamships a hospital ship and a tug.
despatch TO the Daily Nail from Vic
toris, Island Of IAbuan, six miles north
west Of Borneo, says the American cruiser
Raleigh is at Victoria awaiting events.
British cruisers are expected to ariive
soon.
WASHINGTON HEARD or RUSSIAN LOSS.
WASHINGTON, April 12,-Throughout the
Government Departments much excite
ment prevailed this afternoon over the
report that an engagement had occurred
between the Russian and Japanese fleets.
According 20 one rumor, the Navy De-
partment had received a despatch report
ing that the hostile vessels met on the
coast Of Java and three Russian battleships
were sunk; but the naval authorities de-
MED that they had any such message