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Show THREE SHIPS ESCAPED FROM THE JAPANESE The Vessels, More or Lees Damaged, Have Arrived at Manila. Manila. Rear Admiral Enqu!t. who was commander of tho heavy cruiser squadron of tho Russian fleet, arrived in tho bay at 9 o'clock Saturday Satur-day morning on board his flagship, tho protected cruiser Aurora, accompanied accom-panied by tho protected cruisers oiog and Jemtphug. All theftyesscls wero more or less damaged, nnd there wero many wounded mon on board. Rear Admiral Tain, on board his flagship, tho battleship battle-ship Ohio, with tho Wisconsin, Oregon, Ore-gon, Raleigh and Cincinnati, was out-sldo out-sldo Corregidor islands maneuvering whon tho Aurora saluted with thirteen thir-teen guns, nnd tho Ohio answered. Admiral Train and his squadron accompanied ac-companied tho Russian vessels to Manila. Washington. Tho navy department depart-ment has Received a cablegram from Vice Admiral Train, dated Manila, Ma-nila, stating that whilo cruising off Lingayen gulf Saturday morning ho sighted three Russian vessels, the Au-rora, Au-rora, tho Olog and Jomtchug, close Inshore. In-shore. Ho said ho found many wounded wound-ed on board and escorted tlio vessels to Manila. Under tho rules of war it is said at the navy department Admiral Train's duty Is plain. Ho will first care for tho wounded, taking them ashore if necessary, and ho probably will quarter quar-ter tho officers at the American naval hospital at Cavlto, and when the capacity ca-pacity of that institution Is taxed tho Phllippino government probably will bo called on to offer facilities for tho wounded men. Regarding tho dlsnosltion of tho vessels, it Is generally expected that tho Russian admiral, as soon as ho can communicate with his government, govern-ment, will nsk permission to Interno his ships at Manila. Tho department has every confidence in tho ability of Admiral Train to see to It that ovory dotail of International law will bo observed. |
