New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-05
THE RUSSIAN LOSS 1000
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-.,r,oroed by two battalions q the ilth
DsSir,ent and battery coTnrnahoec ~ leu leu,
e1snt Colonel Moravsky, Nn15t ;,F ,5o-e
N .l5 heir ground until the departure OF ne
20 md 10Th regiments from SakIlooza- ! o5
derel 80 in Inc rear from which they could
s M N the enemy from two sides 49, .-......-
held Lieutenant tolonel NJ, - - 49,, -,
ase-,-e ana ordered the 18th Regiment, tne
- 5..ery and the quick firing guns 10 Tef-.e
o. 49, cover OF the llth ReE1nlenI MY cn'e- o.
- Id the rear guard TO its position
~ o'clock the japanese approached so lose
- ,oeition held by the llrh Regiment NAT
-. "a Battery could not pass along uhae. ne
cross q .r,-, The Japanese remained there until
md of the fight losing lis comma DER. Lieu
tenant Colonel MoravsEy. - ,,,.,,,,
-. f~or1 the rear guard, and The officer COM
-s,airr this force. seeing the difficult sltCa-
.io- ~ Noravsky's battery, took up the posi-
90 o. ~ Tis ov-r initiative He lost half of his
,er and all his horses. and attempted 10 Ie-
men &c 80. guDs ~, hand 10 the shelter OF the
-tns under the japanese cross Ere The quick
s~,pr rIeces discharged about 3atsFi huAets-
Tbe 1o.h Regiment cut its way through and
sa me- - battery OF the SIKH Brigade. having
.,,ennred 10 rejoin the reserves by another
-oute could not ascend the mountain slopes
-frb only half its horses, and retiring 10 rs
-s-i,sl nostior received the japanese attack
T'bA llth Regiment. which held lis ground TO-
-wo hours more with heavy losses. ioICea $780,
he ravines with its colors. IT lost lis coiohel
commRndant , =, mo go
commissioned officers and men
The japanese losses must have been enor-
NOUS - 80, r-a--
-'be men Of the Third Division maintained
-hsfr excellent morale, and over -" W9Ghoeu
,-oceese1 with their regiments 10 Feng-N aIs-
Cheng.
- - .,--1.;-,. The. -be Russian
A.,,s-,es IT KuIien-Cheng and Potietinsky sue
caes4d in Withdrawing 20 second position.
whence they poured r'urderous fire on 'he
r,nsr.se who were occupying the heights the
ppssiars left The japanese attacked at ~ 60
-oir+s-frontal At Kulien-Cheng. on the flank
=, cbtn-Kow and on the other flank Fl Liatan-
Wv, or Liarun-Kow. northeast and southeast
respectively o. Kulien-Cheng- The losses were
v.-v severe on the TANKS. which protected the
retreat ot the main body from Kulien-Cheng-
The 1lth Regiment made heroic stand al
raanfan- KoU. the Russian second position
slo,r the heights, whence Il was impossible TO
remove the guns on account Of the nature Of
N. ground and the heavy mud
40 RENEWAL OF ATTACK
General zassalitch's force is resting at Fens-
vang-cheng No renewal Of the attack has
hs.n made. II is believed that General Kuroh
I. also resting on the river.
There Is a strong Russian position back Of
FenC-wang-Cheng. on line parallel with
,.o,,lsen and Liao-Yang where troops are con-
-r-ra,ing. and it is considered likely that
,--r~ decisive engagement may be fought there
r,-re the pass beyond -wang-Cheng
-l- is considered 10 BE- practically imPos-
NEAL ZassaItch had only forty guns alto
..a-- and sixteen o, these left Antung early
sunday morning. and reached Feng-Wang-
,,..- safely. The ID and % batteries Of the
e-r Brigade lost al EXCEPT two guns. namely.
t....-t.o Eight machine guns, which were
,-e-d 20 cover the retreat. were also lost
TIC gloom which prevailed here yesterday was
almost completely dispelled this morning. when
the people read the story Of the glorious tight
made. bv General Zassalirch's handful % rough
regiments against The flower Of the Mikado's
legions n the Yalu. and Of the utter defeat OF
vice-Admiral Togo's new attempt 10 seal the en-
trance TO Port Arthur
ESTIMATE OF TROOPS ENGAGED.
Il is now plain that no more than 500 Rus
SLAMS were actually engaged in the fighting az
the Yalu. against the japanese army Of total
strength OF between 10000 and 1860. The
losses on both sides which are expected 10 reach
1000 and possibly 100 IN the Russian force.
and twice that number for the japanese, make
II one OF the bloodiest fights IN history Al the
river crossing the japanese dead lie piled up
literally in heaps and General Kuroki's success
purchased such heavy cost that the
Russians are disposed 20 regard il as rather a
defeat than a victory Tor him
General Kuvopatkins earlier report also
served 20 restore General Zassaltch TO public
favor. Those who were disposed TO criticise him
even az the headquarters OF the general STAFF
where Il is considered that he made tactical
blunder, nov say that he redeemed himself Uy
his gallantry in action and the damage he in
nicted upon the J. anese The people are es-
Decially impressed with the desperate bayonet
charge OF the llth Regiment. The survivors OF
THIS heroic regiment. which cut It's out
say that the position was surrounded by more
than thousand dead japanese
The loss OF the guns, which according 70 the
best information obtainabe. consisted Of TWEEN
ty-twO field pieces and eiet: machine guns. Is
considered particularly unfortunate ever
though they viii be OF no service 20 the enemy
on account OF the removal OF their breech-
blocks.