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Show ROJESTVENSKY'S FLEET. Thirty Warships Are Reported Northeast North-east of Madagascar. DURBAN, Natal, March 29. The British steamer Dart, which arrived here today from Rangoon, February 2S. reports having passed on March 19 thirty warships and fourteen colliers steaming eastward, 250 miles northeast of the Island of Madagascar. It Is apparently confirmed that the Russian second Pacific squadron commanded com-manded byi VIce-Admlral Rojestvensky left Nosslbe Island off the northwest coast of Madagascar about March 1G and If the warships steamed very slowly slow-ly they probably formed the squadron sighted by tho steamer Dart, now at Durban. |