In a daring midnight escape, the French steamer Australian sailed out of Nagasaki harbor, carrying a retinue of high-ranking Russian officers, including Admiral Grigorovitch and General Storssel, and their wives. The clandestine departure was a precaution against the Russians and others obtaining sensitive information about Japan’s defenses, a revelation that has left Tokyo reeling. The Australian’s 565 Russian passengers, along with Admirals Lockinskv, Generals Gorbatowsky and Reiss, and 245 other officers and their spouses, were piloted out of the harbor by Japanese naval officers. The Russian officers, flush with ample supplies of money, spent lavishly on curios valued at over $12,000, while their soldiers languished, unpaid for months.
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Key Facts
- State: National
- Category: Public Corruption, Organized Crime
- Era: Historical
- Source: Library of Congress — Chronicling America ↗
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