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Show ANOTHER VERSION OF BATTLE BY ALEXZEFF ST. PETERSBURG, Fob. 27. The Czar has received the following telegram tele-gram from Viceroy AlexdeiT, dated Port Arthur, February 26th: "After tho moon had set early in the morning of February 25th, the Retvizan repelled several attacks b3" the enemy's torpedo boats, two of which are believed be-lieved to novo been sunk in the open sea. "Our torpedo boats under Captain of tho First Rank Mntussevltch and Captain Cap-tain of the Second Rank Prince Lleven. unsupported, encountered and pursued the encm5''s torpedo bont flotilla. They sighted no large warships. Later In the morning of February 25th tho cruisers Bayan, Diana, Askold and Novlk wero sent out to prevent the Japanese cruisers cruis-ers from pursuing a portion of our returning re-turning torpedo flotilla. "One of the our torpedo boats, which, was cut off by four Japanese cruisers, sought shelter In Dove bay. It had no casualties. "The Japanese fleet, on sighting our cruisers, came in closer to the forts, which, together with our warships, opened Are at 10:50. Our cruisers, still firing, entered the harbor, which our torpedo boats had already safely reached. "The enemy's shells for tho most part fell short. One seaman was wounded, but we sustained no other losses. "The Japaneso fleet consisted of seventeen sev-enteen large warships and eight torpedo torpe-do boats, whereas the squadron which attempted to block the entrance to Port Arthur on the previous day had twelve torpedo boats." |