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Show RUSSIA LOSES A SHU PERESVIET SUNK NEAR ENTRANCE EN-TRANCE TO PORT ARTHUR. The Sevastopol Also Disabled and a Cruleer Seriouely Damaged, the Japanese Vessels Escaping With Slight Oamagee, Tha news cornea from Toklo that Admiral Togo reports that on Tbure-day, Tbure-day, Juaa 2.1, hla patrol boat discovered discov-ered the battleship Peresvlet and even other vessels, accompanied by nlna torpedo boat destroyers, near tha entrance to Port Arthur harbor. They warned him wlroleesty and ha Immediately advanced hla entire fleet, except those angagod upon special duty. The Russlana stopped outside the entrance to the harbor, and after nightfall a fleet of Japanese torpedo-boat torpedo-boat destroyers resolutely attacked tha Russian ships and succeeded In torpedoing and sinking a battleship of tha Pereavlet type and disabled tha battleship Sevastopol. A cruiser of tha Diana type waa observed burning, towed Into tha barbor on Friday morning, and It waa evident ha bad sustained serious damsgo. Tha Japanosa ahlps sustalnod little damage. Tha torpedo destroyer Shlrakumo waa hit by a shell which foil In tha cabin, and had three men killed and throe others wounded. Tha Chlflorl, a vessel of tho same class, waa hit behind the engine room, but no casualties cas-ualties resulted therefrom. Two tor-pedu tor-pedu boats wero slightly dnmngea. The Japftm-po forces are twelve miles from Port Arthur, the wholo male population of which, from tho age of id upward. Is tinder arms. The women are anslMIng In the work of completing the defenses. Clvillnn cyclists cy-clists occasionally extahllsh communication commu-nication with the outsldo world. |