The record-union., 1894-12-20
sneclal to the REcoRn.uxrox.

Special to the REcoRD-UNroS.
New YORK, Dec l9.-The F-orId to-
morrow will print the following special
advices from its correspondent, James
Creelman, who was with the Japanese
army, dated Port Arthur, December 2tth,
via Vancouver, B. c., December 18th:
The struggle for the emancipation of
Corea has been suddenly turned into a
headlong savage war OF conquest. 1t is
no longer conflict between civilization
and barbarism. Japan for the last four
days has trampled civilization under the
feet of her conquering army. The taking
of Port Arthur and the possession OF one
of the most powerful strongholds in the
world was too great strain upon the
Japanese cbaracer, which relapsed IN
few hours back into the british state
from which it was awakened genera
ton ago. Almost the entire population
found in Port Arthur has been massacred
and the work of butchering the unarmed
and unresisting Inhabitants has been con-
tinued. The streets are choked with mu-
tilated cOrDSeS.
In spite OF the vastness of the battle
field and the strength OF the batteries,
massed in this mighty chain OF land and
sea, the taking OF Port Arthur is robbed
of its dignity as battle, by the fact that
large and well-tralned army attacked
mere rabble. There was great deal OF
artillery thunder and scientific maneu-
Vering of the troops among the cannon
crowned hills, but the infantry fighting
was incidental, and the butcher bill, as
the hardened campaigner would call 1t,
was Insignificant. The Japanese lost
about fifty dead and $50 wounded in car
rying a fortress that would have cost
them LOCO men had it been occupied by
European or American citizens.
"China is now at the mercy of the
Island Empire. In few days the fierce
Sennal troops will be ready to leave
Japan 10 Join Field Marshal Oyama's
meut toward Pekin viii begin.
''Up to the moment Port Arthur was
entered, l can bear witness that both Of
japan's armies now in the field were
chlValrous and generous to the enemy.
There Was not stain on her flag when
we left Kin Chow, on November l7th,
and began the march on Port Arthur.
The battery of thirty siege guns were
still fiOundering III the rear, but Cen
eral Hassagwa had arrived with the
famous humuantet troops, and the en-
tire army Of invasion was assem- Dled,
something like $4,000 men.
News had been received from the
japanese spies swarming about Port Ar
thur, and IA general plan OF action was
agreed upon. ON November 18th the
cavalry scouts reconnoitered the villages
of Suishy Eh, in the valley commanded
by the land forts OF Port Arthur and
then fell back, after a skirmish, to Do
Joshua, hamlet at the eastern foot OF a
fortified monument and the hill COM
manding the way TO wide valley adjoin-
ing the Suishy Eth Valley. At 10 O'Clock
the next morning the Chinese advanced
out of the Port Arthur forts and surprised
a small body OF japanese cavalry scouts
in the valley. The Chinese had three
field guns. They arrived at the monu-
ment fort just in time To see Nistfs adj
vance brigade take Up its position and
send thanking columns around the hill TO
cut Off the enemy in the rear. The val
leys behind were flied With troops rusu-
ing along at the top Of their speed to the
rescue. | could see the Chinese advanc-
ing in three columns from the southwe est
and northwest. Away to the left the
Japanese cavalry, in cloud Of dust,
cutting their way back on the main road
through the lines of tossing of red and
white standards. could be seen. There
were at least 500 Chinese in the three
columns.
suddenly the enemy caught sight of
our flank movement, and began TO re-
treat. The Japanese lost eight men killed
and forty-two wounded. No man can say
how many the enemy lost. l saw the
Japanese dead on the road, with their
heads gone and their bodies mutilated.
Several corpses were without hands Two
had been butchered like sheep, and their
hearts and livers torn out. AS the Jap
auese reinforcements began a double
quick the enemy disappeared through
the ravines into the SuiShy Eth Valley,
and returned to Port Arthur.
''On the morning OF the 10th, after the
armies had been placed in a straight line
on the east of Port Arthur, with range
of low mountains between, and mass of
forts beyond, q council of war was held.
The Field Marshal and his staff met Gen
erals Hamajai, Naisha, Noghi and Has
Sagwa with their stalls. 1t was decided
that part OF YamaiaPs division should
make great turning movement on the
bank of the Chinese, and attacking the
LETT, while Hassagwa's brigade should
follow with an attack on the east OF the
forts, forming the Chinese right. The rest
of Iamajal's troops were to move straight
down the Suishy Eh Valley, and with
field and siege batteries 10 attack the Chi
nese front from the north and move inlo
Port Arthur. Meanwhile the independ-
ent column marching along the east uu-
der Lieutenant Matsu Mitsu would 81
multaneously move against the eastern
forts.
But while the council of war was pro-
ceeding the Chinese began to- realize that
the Japanese had established their
mountain batteries on the hills com
mandiug the left center of the Chinese
position and decided to advance out of
Port Arthur and disiodge them. Then
began tremendous artillery fight.
Within a few minutes regiment alter
regiment could be seen running in
clouds of dust across the bead OF the val
ley into the ravine leading TO the sup
port of the Japanese artillery position
The air was filled with shells and the
Chinese gradually concentrated their
fire until the trees began to disappear
from the western slope.
The Chinese marched out of Port Ar
thur in three columns. One descended
from the two dragon forts and the other
two came out OF the Port Arthur valley.
The ground was torn with shells as they
marched forward, but they never 1al-
tered. Within quarter OF a mile
OF the Japanese artillery the Chinese line
spread itself out, and, wheeling to the
left, went straight Tor the hills to carry
the batteries by charge. The tire became
too hot, aud they lay down on their
faces with their banner poles stuck in
the ground. magnificent target upon
which the Japanese trained thicr pieces
Within three minutes two shells struck
the line exactly, aud tore great gaps in it,
Instantly every flag dropped, and the
Cinnamon took to their heels. But in
few minutes they reformed and prepared
to receive the Japanese infantry, hurry
ing down under the shelter of the bat
teries. Just behind the heroic band of