The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-11-24
FIELD MARSHAL COUNT oYAMA.

FIELD MARSHAL COUNT oYAMA.
ehops and, exclusive of the garrison, the
population is estimated at over 5000.
There are two principal and smaller native
banks, two large temples and two theatres
of recent construction.
In 1881 1t was finally decided to construct
q dock and refltting basin there. After
more than one failure the work was given
to foreign contractors, and in the early
part of 1887 French company secured a
contract to construct the necessary works
needed for q naval dockyard. At the end
Of 1890 the contractors completed the task
entrusted to them. The entrance to tho
port was deepened and basin constructed
inside with depth of twenty-five feet at
low water.
The port contains spacious wharves and
quays, fitted with steam cranes, and con-
nected by a railroad with the workshops.
There is a dock over 400 feet long, having
twenty five feet of water on its stills at low
tide, which can be emptied in few hours
by means of steam pump. There is also
a smaller dock suitable for torpedo boats
The foundries and workshops contain the
most modern machines, engines, etc. The
dockyard can be lighted by electricity.
For the last six years dredges have been
employed to deepen the natural harbor.
The bar has been deepened from twelve to
about twenty-four feet to enable perma-
nent mooring to be laid down for the
larger en-of-war. About four miles north
of the port their is a spring of fresh water
This water Is now run through pipes to
the dockyard, and the town is also par
TALLY supplied with water in the same way
The defenses of the port consist Of well
constructed forts, armed with modern
guns Of heavy caliber. The coast defenses
are spread over more than four miles of
seaboard, and consist of about twelve bat
teries equally distributed on either side Of
the entrance to the port. The armament
consists of more than forty Krupp guns,
including some rified mortars. In addi-
ton there Is a torpedo boat station and an
elaborate system of sub marine mines.
The second Chinese-Japanese army,
under command of Field Marshal Count
Oyama, minister Of war, consisted of about
10000 men, and when this force arrived
off the Regents Sword promontary it was
divided into two detachments, one of
which, aided by part Of the Japanese fleet,
operated against Talienwan, while the
other directed its movements against Kin
Chow, on the western side Of the promon-
tary, some miles north of Port Arthur.
Talienwan and Kin Chow were both cap
tuTtui dibtF WHICH tuo ARMY again COM
bined, and the march on Port Arthur was
commenced. Several engagements of
minor Importance took place along the
route, but according to the reports the
Japanese were invariably successful
Several times the town is reported to
have been captured, but later dispatches
have shown that these reports were in
accurate, and that the Japanese were con-
Quoting their operations against the place
with great carefulness, and that they in
tended, when the real attack was made,
that it should be successful. Che Foo,
from which place the dispatch announcing
the fall Of Port Arthur is sent, is Chi
nese city on the south coast of the Shen
Tung promontary, some ninety miles
sou tn of Port Arthur, from which 1t Ia
separated by the Gulf of Pc Chi LII.