The morning call., 1894-12-23
from the vicinity of Ho. kai-ton, with regi-

severe fight ensued, and after half an
hours struggle the enemy was repulsed
and retreated IN the direction of Akoshi.
The Japanese squadron, which was then
off Port Arthur, moved its position to the
western coast, where the enemy's way of
escape was under fire. Thus the enemy
could not escape to the north, and hid
themselves on Rotetsu Mount, which Is
at the fsrthest end Of the peninsula.
Then the field-guns were brought to play
upon Sbo-juzan fort. The enemy, who
were on the point of fleeing after receiv-
ing news of the fall of the Isuzan forts.
now gave way after few grape-shots
were discharged by the Japanese in
fantry, without waiting for the infantry's
attack.
The fort then fell into our hands In this
way, and at the same time the mixed
brigade took several forts on their side of
the attack. AS the mixed brigade had no
field guns with them. and the range was
too far for other weapons, the only effec-
tive cannon being mountain cannon, the
forts at first showed no appearance of
falling by the assault made on them. But
the troops of the First Division that cap
tured the Isuzan forts now pressed upon
the forts from the rear in the full triumph
of their victory. Thus attacked on both
sides these forts at once fell into our po-
sitIon at little past u oOn. La this way
the forts facing the land having all given
in during the forenoon, the attack of the
forts facing seaward was commenced in
the afternoon.
The fort that offered the most obstruc-
ton in the occupation of Port Arthur was
that of the Golden Mount, from which an
incessant firing came forth, not alone In
support of the lsuzan, Shoju-zan and
Nriu-zan forts, but even unto the en-
camped ground of the japanese field guns
at good distance off. A large caliber gun
mounted in that fort could discharge its
shot all around within sphere of 360 g.
grees. AS it was now necessary to at once
attack this fort. the Second Regiment was
ordered to the task. AS soon as this body
of men received the order, they proceeded
into the town of Port Arthur, and killed
several hundred of the enemy secreted
here. Then the regiment commenced in
earnest the assault of the fort of the Col
den Mount and succeeded in capturing 1t by
5 P. NJ. AS night was approaching the at
tack on the other forts was postponed un-
I'll the next day. But the enemy escaped
during the night, so that In the morning
of the 22d inst. not one of the enemy could
be found, and over twenty forts fell into
the hands of the Japanese ia single day.
No accurate returns of our killed and
wounded have as yet arrived, but they
amount to $50 or 100 men, while it is GER
tian that the enemy's killed alone num-
bers $500 or 2600. The spolls are in the
shape of two steam launches. a sailing
vessel, Chinese junk. dredger In the
harbor, and an irou vessel half built.
There are as we'll several hundred iron
rails, thirty fish torpedoes and over sixty
cannon, besides an innumerab bic mum Der of
rifles.
A report having been received that sew
eral thousand of the @nemy on the 21st
uit., had attacked the cassie uf Kisct an,
Major General Nogi marched to Kinchan
with battalion of the Fifteenth Regiment
under his command from Port Arthur for
the re-en forcement of Kinchan. On the
way from Port Arthur he troops came
into collision with about 400 of the enemy
who had previously been defeated near
Kinchan, at place called Nan-Kan-Re.
After sewers fight OF some minutes, only
38 Of them escaped, the remainder having
been xii led.
In the afternoon of the 25th ult. eight
vessels of the British squadron of the
East assembled off Port Arthur and sew
eral hundred British officers and marines
landed by steam launch and boats. They
proceeded to the commanders beadquar-
ters and desired to have some of the spois
OF battle given them: Field Marshal
Oyama smiled at their request and granted
it. They then gladly took away some
Remington and Martini rifles.