New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-03
THE KINGDOM CHARGE.
Desperate Bravery of the japanese
Infantry.

London. June 5-"The Times's" steamer Hal
nun returned to Chefoo Oh June 2 from a cruise
IN Kin-Chow Bay. The correspondent aboard
learned from Port Arthur refugees that the ma
tive and civilian population only get such food
as arrives by junk from Chinese ports. or what
they themselves secreted. The military author
tiles have requisitioned all available food. on
half rations it Is estimated that the garrison has
enough food for five months.
The five damaged warships moored at the Port
Arthur 5etties. The Times" correspondent
learns, have been denuded Of everything NOV
able. Lieutenant General stoesseI retains
large number Of 3unks in the roadstead. The
object OF this measure can only be conjectured.
The correspondent says:
Eye witnesses Of the battle Of Kin-Chow de-
scribe II an unprecedented military spec
Jacle- Forty thousand japanese were massed
oehlnC the western spur OF Mount sampson
under such small cover as was afforded by the
twin peaks. The troops were within two thou
sand yards OF the Russian works There was so
little room 10 deploy for attack that battaIions
Of Japanese troops were obliged TO stand in the
sea waiting for the moment OF attack exposed
10 q veritable inferno Of fire from the Russian
batteries The shells ploughed into their serried
masses
Meantime. battery after battery Of japanese
guns went into action upon the Chili-Chwang
and the Kauchiayan fats, and a sustained gun
boat IRE played upon the Russian works. Their
lines were frtnged with bursting proJectiles.
About midday the energy OF the Russian de-
tenders in the works IN front OF Mauchiaytng
village seemed exhausted by the gunboat fire
Two japanese battaHons appeared over the sad
die between the twin peaks and made des-
peraUe effort TO carry the nearest Russian works
At first the struggling walls Of Mauchiaying
gave them some cover and moments breath
ing space Then the gallant little infantrymen
Crept on again I'D the slopes toward the Rus
sian position II was impossible task. AS
yet the defenders had not been sufficiently
shaken An avalanche Of concentrated fire from
infantry IN the trenches, machine guns IN the
Russian works and quick firing field artillery
in the supporting defences struck the japanese
They melted away from the glacis like solder
before the fame Of a biowpipe. A few. who
until they reached the wire entanglements. 1t
was In vain. Heroic effort was wasted Within
fifteen minutes these two battalions ceased to
exist, except a trail OF mutilated bodies at
the foot Of the Russian glaciE.
Seeing the failure Of this attack the gunboats
and supporting artillery concentrated the whole
OF their FIRE upon the point where General Oku
had determined 70 drive home HIS wedge and by
evening the works were practicable for as
sault by general who had such infantry as the
Japanese, and who was prepared TO take the re-
sponsibility Of such fearful losses. II would
seem II the actual carrying OF the works had
been another Alma The word given for q
bayonet attack Then the whole japanese front
surged forward and the moral balance went over
70 the side Of the japanese, the Russians retir-
ing before them.
I learn that IT was the mining ship Amur
which laid the mines which destroyed the Hat
anese gunboat forilla cut her and her escort Off
I can learn nothing OF their fate, but suspect
that they succeeded IN slipping back into Port
Arthur.