RUSSIA AND JAPAN.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 152, 15 August 1904, Page 2

RUSSIA AND JAPAN.

[(United Press Association.). SATCRDATS AND LAST NIGHTS CABLES. THE SORTIE FROM PORT ARTHUR. HEAVY NAVAL ENGAGEMENTS. DISABLEMENT OF THE RCJSSIAN FLEET. ANOTHER ADMIRAL KILLED. FURI HEeTdET AILS. THE FIGHTING AT PORT ARTHUR. THE VLADIVOSTOK 5 SQUADRON ENSil COUNTERED. j LONDON, Ye.^terdav. Admiral Togo reports of the naval sortie from Port Arthur, five Russian battleships appear to have been heavily damaged. The Pobieda lost two masts, and a heavy gun was disabled. The Retvitza-n was hit several times at a range ot 3500 metres. The Russian cruisers were only slightly damaged. All of | the Japanese ships have been temporarily repaired. _ A report is current that Admiral "Withocft was killed. Later. Admiral Togo reports that the combined fleet attacked the Russians, who were proceeding southeast of Port Arthur, and pursued them eastwards. Sharp -fighting continued from one in tto afternoon until sunset, the enesSfe^ being apparently greatly damaged ; their fire weakened, and their battle formation completely deranged? ..* Admiral Togo, continuing, says: —The Askold,' Novik. Cesarowitch. Pallada, and some destroyers fled southward, and the rest retreated to Port Arthur, We found lifebuoys and .ofeKeir articles floating in the s%£^ Our damage was slight, and our fighting power unimpaired. Our total casualties were about 171. The Askold has arrived W Wusun with onc funnel StoW,, awl the others riddled by sheK iyafes. A gun on the port si^ ft* dismounted and there gr<* several larg'e sh<lll holes ah 9 \*k ita \vater-li-ne. ' A vietiteßai\t eleveu of her crew were kisect, a?,d 5Q wounded. Cb,ei?ioo reports that the cruiser P-aiharifo (QoSQ tons), is missing,, that the Cesare witch, Novik, »«d| three cruisers are still at and that Germans are assisting to repair the Cesarewit^-. Later report^ s^ato lhat the Novik cscap^ ivo«l 'Teinghan before the raJtK-jt(OH t>! the 24 hours' J A S*r6hg detachment- of the Japanese fleet has sailed south to intercept the Vladivostok squadron, which at present h.Q,* not been joined by the recettfciy purchased Argentine cruise**. CaniipaadW Fujimote, "remotntoerin& i»W Russian gunboat Si\r>utch's diisregard of the laws' xrf war. at Niuehwang. and presuming as the 24 hours' limit haid that he was entitled to fisr\w> or .capture the Reehitelin, sent * lieutenant to tell Captain Re,\*ebakov.ski at Cbeioo* that hp. «*»ust fight in the. opoft or l^V fcuwed out. Captain R<v**«>hako---1 vskl pravately ordered #**npowdt?r to 'be arranged to bl<\w -up everything, and threw himself on the lieutenant. R^h fell overboard, and the ftjyV** extended to tho sailors. Jldveral fell overboaj*^ struggUitfg-, and some perished. Captain Rostohakovski's mission io> „Cheefoo was important, h\\\ be- burned the papers before %}&. Japanese arrived. The J^jpauesp cruiser Takachicho repQVfc* wvi?olessly to. Tftki© that Ad mh&k Togo engaged *he< Vladivo^? tok squadroa off Tsushima (in the . Korean Strait*^ at 5 o'clock this morning. Gerrj-KMiy; and France support Russia's*, protest to tbe Pekin Government with, regard to the destroyer RcohHettn incident. Germany ijs; enforcing the neutrali.t.v laws. The Russian warships wlp,rch taoh refuge at Tsingtao must teavo after coaling and proceed homewards or disarm. Tfce HambwgvAmorican line is doubling its Antwerp service with Japan adding two sailings monthly. Siege guns have been bombarding Port Arthur for four days. Russia's reply to Ri>i»'ain>. upprei sentations re thi*" Knights Vo^unnnder states that the- Russian regulation of- 1895 have, not been contisaaep; heretofore, and they hold g&Oiti until a^n, amtngement is reached b&^^&ft Britain and Russia.