Show Japanese c Vessels Shelled London Feb 12 Haron I the be Japanese minister minis lor here has received n a 1 dispatch from rokie announcing that lint linton on Feb Ieh 11 two Japanese merchant steamers the Iho Maru and Zensho Maru Macu while on their way to 10 to Otaru on the lie Uland of ot Ho Ito were surrounded surround d and shelled by hij h four warships presumably the lie Vladivostok squadron off olt the lie coast of The Marti Maru was as sunk Hunk but the tho Kensho Zensho Maru Macu escaped antI and arrived safely at al Island of ot Hokka Hokkaido ido Itie Washington Feb eb Japanese legation tonight received the following dispatch under date dalo of ot Feb 11 Two Tto small email Japanese merchant ships the Ihl hi enso Marti and Ind Maru Iaru while on their heir way to o Ataru a 11 port on oil oillie the lie western coast of Island from n a port pori on nn the tho northern coast of the main Island of ot Japan were tired on In Feb Ieh 11 II by II four Cour Russian HU lan men melt of oC war off the coast of or anti tim tho latter la Her merchantman was wink Hunk while the former had hitti a narrow escape The Tho men of ot war are arc still seen een off ort the western coast con fit of ot Island They are nr supposed to 10 be lie tho the first class cruisers which have been heen shut up at Vladivostok and which tried cloth some time hue ago ogo n o to Join the lie main squadron at lort Port Arthur |