'A Russian gunboat of the Gilyak class was blown up and sunk by Japanese torpedo outside Port Art on Saturday evening last—Our own correspondent.
We have to thank the Consul General for Japan for the following official telegram received by him on Monday "Tokio, 6th June.
Admiral Togo reports that the fifth destroyer flotilla, while engaged in blockading Port Arthur, at 7.40 pin. on the 4th inst., witnessed a Zunboat of the enemy of the Gilyak type (963 tous) being blown up and sunk in front of Chéngtaoshan, probably by our mines. i Another Rusrian' gunboat, with destroyers and steam launches, that appeared to be engaged in clearing mines outside Port Arthur, hastily fled inside."
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