On Friday last His Majesty the Emperor was pleased to grant the following Imperial Rescript to Admiral Togo, Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet "We appreciate the valour and bravery shown by the officers and men of the Combined Fleet in attacking the main body of the enemy's fleet off Port Arthur and defeating it with heavy damage."
On Monday His Majesty the Emperor sent the following message to, Vico-Admiral Kamimura "The Second Squadron, which b been entrusted amid great hardships with the interception of the Corean channel, has at last successfully defeated the enemy's warships from Viadivostock and attained a brilliant success, sinking one of those ships.
"We profoundly appreciate the diligence and valour of the officers and men, We wish you will all endeavour to achieve a decisive success in the future,"
Royalty at the Froit.
H.LH. Major-General Prince Kanin, Commander of a certain Brigade of Cavalry, left Tokio this forenoon on the way down to the west," as the Japanese' Press puts it.
H.LH. Prince Hiroyasu: of Jushi-nomiya (formerly of Kwacho-no-miya) who was serving as a Lieut.-Commander on board the flagship Mikasa in the groat naval engagement on the 10th inst., arrived at. Saseho on the 14th inst., by the hospital-ship Saikio Mara. The injury of the Prince was a slight abrasion of the breast which may be painful but cannot become serious. Ho is the oldest son of General Prince Fushimi, who commanded the First Division in the capture of Nanshan and who is now reported to be visiting shortly the St. Louis Exposition.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.