Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-11-26


 FIELD MARSHAL OYAMA seized the fort to the west of the cavalry and artillery parade ground at half past s o'clock. We took tho fort on Golden hill at o'clock.
 Tn the forenoon of Nov. 22 all the other forts were taken. Over 200 Japa- nese officers and men were killed or wounded. The Chinese loss and tho num- ber of prisoners is still unknown. The spells arc abundant and include n special ly large number of large guns and n quan- tity of ammunition. The Chinese gar rison at the lowest estimate was 20 900 men
 A Chefu dispatch to The Times says that Port Arthur Is still burning. Twelve Japanese warships have been seen there The Chinese fleet IS at Wei Hai.Wei
 4 shanghai dispatch to The Times states that it is reported from New Chwang that the Chinese army. com manded by General sung has been divid- ed. One part Is firmly holding Mothien- ling and constantly repulsing part of the first Japanese army. The other part is making n forced march to Port Arthur to attack tho Japanese there part of the first Japanese army is following the Chinese on the way to Port Arthur. Admiral Ito's story.
 A dispatch received here from Hiroshi- ma gives the text of the dispatch sent by Admiral Ito, commander of the Japanese navy, from Port Arthur on Saturday Tho dispatch says
 This place was captured by Marshal Oyama on Thursday. The united squad rons stood of shore merely attracting seaward the attention of the coast batter ies. Since Friday morning the men of the fleet have been hard at work rcmov- ing the torpedocs protecting the mouth of the entrance to tho fort Tho dock yard, arsenal and ships in the port have been handed over to the Japanese navy department Tho dockyard and arsenal are in perfect working order. " \ dispatch boat left Ping Yang inlet for Port Arthur conveying tho emperor congratulations to Count Oyama and his | thanks to thu troops.
 A dispatch sent from Port Arthur via | Hwang-Ju on Thursday has been received | here. It states that the Chinese fought l valorously The Japanese lost 250 men killed or wounded. The Chinese loss was over ]. 900.
 The dispatch adds that over n fortnight | past Count Oyama s army had been stead | lily marching in two divisions down tho peninsula to Port Arthur, keeping in touch as far as possible with tho Japanese fleet. The country was very difficult of passage especially for the artillery. Fix
  | practically no roads. Tho men worked cheerfully.
 No organized resistance was offered by the Chinese troops for three quarters of the march. since then. however. thero | were occasional brushes with the enemy. 1 The villages along the limo of march l yielded little in the way of supplies. Some of them were footed before tho Jap | aness arrived. On Tuesday the right di- visions advance guard had n skirmish with the enemY. who retired in good or der. The enemy positions were recon noitered and found tO be strong and held in force. In the afternoon tho fort and village of | Shuisyching were captured. Both divi- sions moved forward during the night. Early in the morning the right division | crept up the range of low hills to the | northwest of Port Arthur and carried l them with n rush. Guns were then drag ged up and fire opened on a strong re- doubt about l,0O1 yards distant.
 The enemy returned the fire briskly. The s+apanese infantry advanced against a we'll directed shell fire without falter- ing. Shortly before o'clock tho fort was | carried by storm in a most gallant fash. ion. The Chinese stood for n minute or two against the final onslaught fighting fiercely. Then they fled toward the dock yard.
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 Tho right division then advanced in force against the Kokinsan fort. which was armed with several heavy krupp guns. which were we'll served. Scores of men were killed or wounded in this brief advance The fort was strengthened by trenches and loopholcd mud walls. but all were carried without difficulty.
 At noon the fort itself was stormed and captured after a short but desperate fight I Ilxv9 1rr Nr. hn aF%a .~Ezx xf.& division was in full possession of tho | western part of the stronghold. I Meanwhile the left division had beon flercely engaged on the southeast, where the ground was loss difficult, but far from easy. Advancing over the hills. the first division had to clear the enemy out of some outlying works apparently of recent construction. Then their progress was momentarily checked by very heavy fire from three forts that were connected by trenches These forts were strongly held and were we'll placed on the highest ground in the vicinity.
 The Japanese artillery and the Chinese guns in the forts kept up steady fire. The latter were all heavy pieces, and they pounded away for some time at the Japa- nese infantry, who in the meantime were advancing all along the line, taking skill tul advantage of the brushwood and other .over
 The final assault was splendidly deliv- sred, the enemy being driven headlong from the works after making a gallant | stand
 By evening Port Arthur was in posses. iion of the Japanese but the enemy still held some eight to ten redoubts. with a total of about 20 guns. on the coast line. The Japanese biyouacked on the hills md in the captured forts.
 Early Thursday morning Laomu and Il Ire other forts were attacked in success lion, all being captured without serious loss on the Japanese side.
 It Is estimated that the Chinese loss was over l, 900 killed ann wounded. Sev- sral thousand were taken prisoners. The Japanese havc taken so guns and nor. tars that were in use in the captured forts , and redoubts and many others that were found in the dockyard They have also captured an immense quantity of ammu : nition. completely equipped torpedo stores and large quantities of rice and beans.