New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-17
FIGHTING FOR THE FORTS
Russian Warships Aid Troops
Lunsantan Pass Taken.

ST. Petersburg. July 16.-Viceroy Alexief has
sent a report describing the fighting near Port
Arthur from July 3 to July 6. 1t apparently was
written by General StOessel. but the means OF
It's transmission is not made public No word
has been received for several days from Admiral
Wittsoeft The Viceroy's dispatch follows;
According TO reports received from Port Ar
thur. dated July j, engagement occurred on
July 8 and 4. on the right flank of line OF
defence. for the possession of the positions OF
Lunsantan Toward evening the enemy was re-
Puised and many OF th1 japanese forttncations
fell into our hands.
On these two days the Novik, with gunboats
and torpedo boats. put out to sea and bOmbarded
the enemys positions from the flank, thus con-
tr1buting TO our general success
Our losses for the two days fighting We're:
Killed, Captain GhetenkO, Of the 18th Regiment.
and Lieutenant LivOtOff of the 27th Regiment:
Wounded. Captain MirOschnikOff. OF the 18th
Regiment; Lieutenant OlschInevsky. of the 14th
Regiment; Sub-Lieutenant DemianOfr, OF the
10Th Regiment. and Prince CiantinOuroff aide
de-camp of General Stoessel. dangerously
wounded Thirty-ive OF our soldiers were killed
and 24I were wounded Colonel Reuss. who
acted as chief Of staff of General Stoessel. was
bruised.
ing to Chinese reports. were 1000 men
According TO report of July .. captured
on July an advanced HILL insuring US possess
sion Of Lunsantan Pass Our losses were two
ofhetSs killed and one officer and twenty-One
soldiers wounded.
According to information received she Japan
csc effected landing at Port Dalny July ,.
disembarking about 10000 men and fifty guns
The whole town swarrned with Japanese SOL
diers. The enemy is repairing the docks and
central electric station. The railroad line "a
being repaired through the whole length but
owing 10 lack of engines. the cars are worked
by Chinese.
ON July 9 the Japanese suspended their ad-
vance and intrenched themselves in the positions
they are occupying. Daily exchanges of rifle
fire are impeding their work.
The rains have damaged the roads consid-
eraby.
The spirit OF the troops is excellent.
Since the receipt from Toxic of an official de-
Arthur with the loss of about thirty thousand
from Viceroy Alexieff's headquarters has per-
vaded all circles. but the members Of the gen
eraI staff decline to accept the denial unre-
servedly. While not insisting the accuracy
of the figures they say there is good reason to
believe that severe check was inflicted the
japanese in front OF Port Arthur
There Is persistent rumOr I'm circulation to
the effect that the protected cruiser Novik has
Joined the vladivostok squadron. The ad-
miralty has information on the subject II is
admitted that ii is possible. but improbable. in
view OF the inadvisability of separating the Port
Arthur force.
Berlin another list of names of Japanese pris-
50 at Solikarnsk and 123 at Tomsk The Ioca-
tions of the 800 who were at Zea. in the AmoOr
district and VINO scattered have NOT
been definitely established.
The Emperor has returned 10 PeterhOf.