Logan Republican | 1904-02-13 | Page 2 | Attempt of Russian Warships to Prevent Landing of Japanese at Chemulpo Results in Battle in Which Two Ships Are Destroyed

Attempt of Russian Warships to Prevent Pre-vent Landing of Japanese at Chemulpo Che-mulpo Retults In Battle In Which Two Ships Are Destroyed. It Is reported in Toklo that tho Japaneso licet engaged nnd defeated two Russlnn warships, whoso names hnvo not yet been learned, nt Chemulpo Chemul-po bay. It Is said tho engagement began be-gan at 11 a. m., nnd -continued until H p. m. Tho smaller Russian vessel Is reported to have been sunk and tho larger ono was fired and hopelessly hopeless-ly destroyed. A part of tho crows aro reported to liavo escaped to tho shore nnd to havo boon captured. Tho Russian vessels woro tho Russian Rus-sian cruisers Korlctz and tho Varlag.