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Show START FROM NEW YORK. Little Demonstration Marks Leaving of tho Envoys. NEW YORK, Aug, 5. Baron Komura and Minister Takahirn. the two Japanese peace envoys, together with their suites, embnrked for Oyster Bay early today for their ofllclal presentation to President Roosevelt and their Introduction bv him to Serglus Wltto and Baron Rosen, the Russian peace envoys. The Japanese were the , flrst to start for Oyster Bay, nnd according to the programme were to be the flrst to meet tho President. The Jnpaneso started on their journey in an unostentntlour. manner. At S o'clock several carriages drew up in front of the Waldorf-Astoria and attaches of the hotel began to pKico the hand-baggage In them. At 8.30 o clock Bnron Komura, Ko-mura, Minister Takahlra and Consul-General Consul-General Uchlda entered tho first carriage, A. Sato and W 11. Denlson, legal adviser to tho Japanese envoys, and two of the minor attaches of the suite occupying the second and third carriages, while tho fourth was filled with JaDanese servants. The party drove to the New York Yacht club landing, at the foot of East Twenty-third street, arriving there at 8,45, fifteen minutes ahead of schedule time. Commander Rolert Evans. Jr.. of tho naval yacht Sylph was at tho pier with 'three launches with which to convey con-vey the party to the United States cruiser Tacoma. which was anchored in midstream off the pier. No Demonstration nt Pier. Baron Komura, Minister Takahlra, Consul-General Uchlda, M. Sato and Mr Denlson were taken off In the launch, tho remainder of the suite and the servants following There was no demonstration at the pier, but tho Embassador .salute of nineteen nine-teen guns was flrcd by the Tacoma as tho flrst launch drew up alongside the cruiser. The Russian peace plenlpotcn-tlarles plenlpotcn-tlarles left the St. Rogls hotel about an hour WUcr than tho start of the Japanese Japan-ese from the Waldorf-Astoria. M. Wltte Baron Rosen and Consul-Gencral Lody-genslay, Lody-genslay, In - an electric cab, headed the procession to the yacht landing Prof F. De Martens and Gen. Yermolcff followed fol-lowed In a carriage. Several members of tho .envoys' sultfi did not accompany them, but proceeded direct to Portsmouth bv train. Russian Party Ahead of Time. Tho Russian party reached tho landing at tho foot of East Twenty-third street Jlftocn minutes before 10 o'clock, when they wore due. They wore met nt tho landing by tho Russian Vlce-Consul, Ernst Do Schilling, and by Assistant Secretary Sec-retary of State Pelrce. M. Wltte and Baron Rosen entered the first of tho launches to leave the landing for tho Chattanooga and the remainder of tho suite went In another. Mr. Pelrce went out In a gig from the Chattanooga. When M. Wltte. followed Immediately by Baron Rosen, stepped aboard tho Chattanooga an Embassndorial salute of nlnotcen guns boomed out and tho cruiser weighed anchor immediately and started for Oyster Bay. Cheer Goes Up. Opposite to the yacht landing Is a recreation rec-reation pier, the sides of which were lined with curious persons when tho envoys en-voys entered the' launches. When M Wltto and Baron Rosen came In view of this crowd a cheer went up and there, was a clapping of hands and Waving of handkcrohlefs. M. Wltte and Bnron Rosen, Ro-sen, as well as the other mombera of the suite, lifted tholr hats and smiled nnd hawed In reply to the' cheering. M. Nabonkoff of tho Russian Foreign ofllce w;as risked today to give his opinion ns to whether Russia would make terms ceding- nny territory or granting a general gen-eral Indemnity. Ho said: "Of course, you will understand I j'peak without authority, but my personal impression Is we shall not agreo to any cceslpn of territory or any general Indemnity." |