Show I ATTACK ON O IIO P 0 i I A I Un h Tug Togo II Jives lve II a Full luli Account of ot It Pet Feb cl Feb Ib I IJ 12 ml I logus report of ot tim tho desperate attack of or lilt 1116 fleet lUot at sit Port 1011 Arthur late lata yesterday H II afternoon The Iho was written at lit wit pea CIL Feb Fab II 10 at III a it point ii nil I closed by b the Iho t hi e navy an vy department ilcia r The report r modestly re vu recounts counts a n Japanese victory miral Hi Ira I Togo fIJo rUg left lert I the lie t battleground hit I tid not lIot knowing the tho full fult extent of lit me toe damage his torpedo I on eilo shib Iii had Indicted I U tile ted but hUI un L he ho hoIns was Ins evidently that the lIu s hns ho s differed heavily h IIII A t iii 1181 it bit of ot fob fol lows After the Ito combined fleet left Feb 6 fl everything went as fl planned At midnight n I gli t Feb S our OUI 0 Ui advance ad Vance squadron u con attacked the enemy nt lit Purl Port Arthur At Atthe Atthe Att the lie t time lime ti inc the tho t ho ys advance ad vance was wan for Cor Or the thc lie most t part hlo of ot Port Purt Arthur Arlhur Of the advance at Il least I I the tho battleship hlll the lie mo no ami two others 01 Ino leiS appears to have been beon struck by hy out tor torpedoes or S On Fob 9 at lit noon out fleet Joet advanced III In the offing vIng of Port jurt Arthur bay and attacked the lie rest ret of ot the thu fleet for or about 40 minutes The of ot lie attack Is not yet et known knon but hut con considerable damage was Inflicted on nfl the enemy and hOd I believe thoy tile Iho Wile greatly demoralized They The slopped stopped Wiling about 1 I appeared to retreat Into tub tho Iho he liar hut halbur her bur burIn In Iii this his thu tilt damage to our fleet was WOR ery very slight and out our fighting strength IH Is nut not In III the lie least decreased The rue number cr of or killed and wounded was M w Of or O four tour vero killed and 51 M wounded vou II A report of the engagement of ot tho lie de tie at has hils probably probably ably been h el sont you ou direct by b Admiral no us cur our advance squadron bore boro the thi brunt of the thi fire lire and after octer the attack hind had for the lie most list part re reJoined r Joined the he main All 11 the Imperial princes on board Loard the ships are ure un UI unharmed harmed d The conduct of nil all our during the action was sas cool not unlike that during flu rill ordinary maneuvers the battle their spirits have been Joell high hut but belt theli conduct was very er calm This morning owing to n heavy south wind there hero has been liceri no tie communication be bu between between tween ships and no tin detailed report has hasben ben received from each ellch vessel so I Ire re cc report port pori t lie e above facts TOGO |