Show I WENT AGAINST A FLEET Konetz sad aad Attacked tyone Japanese Vessels Washington Feb Two cable cablegrams cablegrams grams were received at t the state department de dc I II from Minis MinIster i r at Seoul I dated Feb 10 both beth referring te to i j naval engagements off on j I the and The minister in hi his fete i first dispatch reports the arrival of i Japanese naval vessels at I 1 I on the afternoon ot of the j 4 Two Russian naval vessels vessel th the Va Vai i nag and irid were wee In harbor and attempted to prevent the 1 landing of Japanese forces but with no success The foreign naval vessels the minister says were WYt generally leav leev leaving lug ing the harbor There was a report that tha the Japanese naval vessels had captured transports off on the The second emend says saysA A running naval engagement took place at harbor about The and the again at attempted attempted tempted to escape but tailed failed The was injured On then their return reborn the Japanese naval vessels announced officially they would attack the place at 4 p m Ui At the latter hour the ble blO up and ami sank She was a slow alow vessel which mode it difficult for her to escape The Japan Japanese ese naval vessels attacked the from outside the harbor until she sank sanit hundred Japanese troops are in Seoul |