. Review of reviews and world's work. s. The general attitude of theBritish press, and the request for informationby the British premier, elicited a formal state-ment by the French ambassador at London tothe general effect that France has strictly com-plied with all obligations of neutrality in so faras her naval force in far-Eastern watexs per-mitted her to do so. It should be noted, how-ever, that when Admiral de Jonquieres backedup his requests by warships Rozhestvenski finallyheeded them and left French territorial waters. ^^ , _, While it had been generally believed The Lctna ^ Campaign i
. Review of reviews and world's work. s. The general attitude of theBritish press, and the request for informationby the British premier, elicited a formal state-ment by the French ambassador at London tothe general effect that France has strictly com-plied with all obligations of neutrality in so faras her naval force in far-Eastern watexs per-mitted her to do so. It should be noted, how-ever, that when Admiral de Jonquieres backedup his requests by warships Rozhestvenski finallyheeded them and left French territorial waters. ^^ , _, While it had been generally believed The Lctna ^ Campaign in that the Campaign on land wouldthe East, -^^j^ q^ ^j^g result of the expectedbattle between Admirals Togo and Rozhestven-ski, a close reading of the official reports issuedby the Japanese commanders indicated thatby the middle of May Field Marshal Oyamahad so disposed his forces that the envelopmentof Vladivostok had practically begun. Thishad been borne out by the notice given by theRussian authorities that all foreign agents must. THE LATE PAUL LESSAR. (Russian minister to China. 19()1 190.).) leave the city before June 1. There had beenreports of minor actions without decisive re-sult, and on May 18 a reconnoissance in forceby Field Marshal Oyamas army actually tookplace. It was rumored that a large Japanesearmy, under General Hasegawa, had landedin Korea early in May, and, despite the pres-ence in that country of a considerable Russianraiding force, had marched along the routetaken by General Kawamura to meet the mainJapanese army and complete the investment ofAladivostok from the land side. In a report tothe Czar, General Linevitch, the new com-mander-in-chief, declared that the peril to thearmy, and its losses, after the battle of Muk-den, had been greatly exaggerated. The spiritof the Russian troops, he declared, is strong,and the army is not at all demoralized. GeneralKuropatkin, in an interview, blamed his sub-ordinate genei-als for his defeat at Mukden,and declared
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