New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-28
PORT ARTHUR'S DEFENCE.
Il Stout ReaStanCe-FIeet Intact
Garrison Cheerful.

Liao-Yang July "a Russian CORRESPONDENT
Of The Associated Press who has Just arrived
here after two months stay at Port Arthur.
gives narrative OF the situation UP 10 July Il
at the beeaguered fortress. which shows thai
the Japanese operations till then had not adj
vanced far as supposed Several Russian
successes are chronicIed, but the report OF a
japanese reverse. with loss OF 10000 men. is
not even mentioned by the correspondent. who
GAYS.
When I put 10 sea in junk the land posi-
ton on the Russian right flank surrounding
Green and Seulaphore hills, which the Russians
had lost, had been reCaptured by assault The
heights NJ Huin-Sin, which the Jauauasa de-
Tended desperately. alone remained In their
hands 1 am convinced that this position also
parture July IA the position was being bonn
barded by 6-inch howitzers, and shells we're
falling repeatedly into the .Iapanes. works
causing great disorder.
To sum up, by the fighting Of July $. + and ..
when evidently the Russian forces were acting
on the offensive. the Russians reEained ON nh.
land side the positions they had held i'm front
Of the fortress previous to the battle OF Kin
Chow.
The main forces Of the besiere~s ara ~, ,,,
average, twenty miles from jhe perineter OF The.
fortress on the Russian right. but the japanese
have approached TO within twelve miles ON nh.
russian lett. ;" lar as inchentse station four
teen miles from Port Arthur. the railroad is
working. Between 10000 and $4,000 Japares4
are operating before Port Arthur. The troops
maintain constant exchange Of sI,i-r7is Fi,r-~
fire but the field or other gums are Isu.Iis
silent.
The Japanese apparently are conductlrr "a
slow, engineering advance. often il the morn
ing the Russians discover fresh trenches The
japanese are compelled TO abandon This work
In the day time, as the Russians regularly omen
nre on them as soon as daylight dlscloses the
work.
The activity of the Japanesa ar sea - con
fined almost exclusively TO nocturnal raids on
the part OF the destroyers ana torpedo boars
the sowing or mines and the attacking OF eu7 I'd
boats. Seldom does night pass without drfn.y
from the shore batteries. The attacks on rba
guardships are easily discovered by the Rus
sian searchlights. and soon as IRE is opened
on the Japanese they make of
There are also occasional cannonades nv dav
when the protected cruiser NOVfk and the
guardship put TO sea to reconnoitre and shell
the enemy. Sometimes the hotiIla of traUlers
which was regularly sent out to remove tba
attracted the attention OF the eneuv's scouts
which are always cruising within sight of Port
arthur. ana they would approach and fire a few
shots. The Japanese are discouraged bv the
failures which they made to close the entrance
of Port Arthur with hreshiDs, and have STONED
sending them in. They have grown tired of
bombardtng the fortress and shore batteries
The Russian fleet is intact and the health
OF the garrison is splendid. but the sameness
OF food is trying. There is no epidemic or in
rectlous diseases at Port Arthur, with the
ceptton of a few cases of intestinal disorders
which, however are entirely confined TO the men
on outpost service. who are subjected to great
privations compared with the remainder OF the
garrison.
The spirits of the troops are excellent. al
the siege raised and be freed from the Oppres-
stve monotony and the absence of all connuni-
cation with the outside world Pessmists are
rare. the vast majority OF those within the