 Nishimura issued a telegram to Admiral Soemu Toyoda at 20 : 13 : " It is my plan to charge into Leyte Gulf to [ reach ] a point off Dulag at 04 : 00 hours on the 25th . " At 22 : 52 , his force spotted three or four Motor Torpedo Boats and opened fire , damaging PT @-@ 130 and PT @-@ 152 and forcing all of them to retreat before they could launch their torpedoes . 
