The C. N. 8. Wenchow arrived here on Friday morning from Nagasaki and Chemulpo, and the chief officer told our representative the following story of his ard the ship's experiences during the past fortnight The Wenchow arrived outside Port "Arthur at 7 a.m, on the 7th instant. On towards the look-out station. First a shell would burst on their right and they would rush to the left, and then vi yers, One shell struck the hill side close to some buildings and levelled a large wall. Another struck the heights and fell into a coal heap noir the Foxton Hall, scattering coal and stones in all directions. One dropped between the Ariel and the Pleiades, bursting as it struck the water. Another dropped right in the centre of several hundred bags of flour which were lying on the wharf. One of the battleships lying aground was also hit. A shell dropped within 40 feot of the Wenchow, but did not explode. A 12-in. projectile, about 2} feet in length, Aropped in a gentleman's garden, making hole about 12 feet in diameter and 8 feet in depth. The bombardment lasted 40 minutes In the afternoon 200 Japanese refugees came to the wharf.. They had tickets for the Ras Pera, but were not permitted by the Russians to go on board. At 4 p.m. they came on board the Wenchow, saying that they had been sent by the Russian police. After they were all on board, a guard of eight soldiers and marines came. All was quiet during the night.
At430 p.m. on the 10th, the Fuping weighed anchor and proceeded towards the harbour entrance. When abreast of the guardship two shots were fired into her, killing some Chinese. She immediately dropped anchor. A launch then came alongside and took her captain to the guardship. Shortly afterwards he returned and the Fuping weighed anchor and proceeded to sea. At 5.15 pin. the Wenchow got permission to Proceed to ses. 300 Chinese then came Japanese refugees. There was gun-firing at intervals during the night.
On the Mth, from four until five o'clock in the morning, there was heavy firing by the forts guns. At 9 oan. the Wenchow signalled: "All ready to proceed.' Orders were given for her to sail at 5 pan.
3.50 p.m. the Russian guard left The ship, and at 4 p.m. the Wenchow left for Chefoo. She arrived at Chefoo on Toth and. there the Japanese refugees left the ship.
On the 17th the Wenchow left Chefoo for Chemulpo with 359 Japanese refugees on board. At 5.30 p.m. on the 18th {vas stopped by a Japanese torpedo-boat, Tid ordered to lower a boat and send the President of the Japanese As-ort Arthur, This was done, and the torpedo-boat then acted as pilot for the Wenchow as far as Chemulpo. '\iter anchoring for the night, Chemulpo eas reached at 10 a.m. on the 19th.
The Russian gun-boat Coreetz was lying in the harbour, split right across the middle, with the fore part turned keel up. The chief officer was furnished with the following account of the Chemulpo engagement:—On the 9th instant the Japanese cruisers sent a note for the Russian cruiser Varyag and gunboat Coreetz to come out. The captain of the Yaryag went on board the Brit Talbot and had a consultation, after which he decided to go out of harbour and fight. In the afternoon the Varyag fas cleared for action and proceeded Satside the harbour, where she was engaged by four Japanese cruisers and {wo torpedo-boats. The Japanese cruiser Qeoma sent ten shots into her, one of {ghich went into the boiler room and burst
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