Officers who went into the bay in torpedo-boats yesterday state that at Kamranh there are post and telegraph offices, plenty of provisions, and that a railway is being constructed to Saigon. A telegram was received here yesterday that the third fleet had left Jibutil. Hava's agency states that a great fight occurred between our fleet and the Japanese, near the island of Borneo. Such false news will only cause uneasiness in Russia. Three weeks ago two Japanese cruisers arrived here, but two torpedo-boats were sent from Saigon demanding them to leave the bay. They went. Perhaps they will tell us to go away from here, and evidently it is supposed that we shall remain here a long time. The external appearance of the bay and its entrances compare with Port Arthur. I hope it will not actually become a second Port Arthur. They are just bringing the mail from the collier. _April 2nd._--Yesterday the admirals and captains of all ships were sent for on board the _Suvaroff_. There was a council of war. The collier only brought from Diego Suarez letters which were addressed to Madagascar. For some ships there were no letters, and for others only two or three each. There was much swearing over it. The hospital-ship _Orel_ is approaching and brings news. Yesterday about 3 p.m. I went to the _Bezuprechny_. The work there seemed enormous. They wanted a fortnight to do it in. I undertook to do it in forty-eight hours, and I think I shall succeed. I went to bed at four--slept in the _Kamchatka_ in the captain's deck cabin. I made myself very dirty. In the torpedo-boats I always take care to wear some one else's white tunic when I have to crawl about. I fed in the _Kamchatka_. They feed there better than in the _Suvaroff_. A Chinese cook has been engaged from Singapore for the admiral's table; perhaps the _Orel_ is bringing him here. The workmen in the _Kamchatka_ are without tobacco, and pay ten copecks for a cigarette. How is this? Tobacco was sent them from the _Suvaroff_. I got on board with difficulty, as there was no boat. At sunset I shall go to the torpedo-boat, and spend the night there. They sent off a mail while I was away. I was sorry I could not send a letter. When I leave the _Suvaroff_ again I shall leave this one, and hope that it will be sent somehow. How carelessly they deal with the post! It was decided that the _Gortchakoff_ (transport) should go to Russia from Nosi Be. They sent the mail in her and many sailors' letters. The _Gortchakoff_ came with us, all the correspondence is in her, and the senders think that the letters have already been received at home. It is very annoying. Several letters contained money. The _Orel_ took the invalid officer to Saigon, in order that he might go back to Russia.