The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1904-05-20

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The Russian losses at the battle OF
Chiu-lien-cheng were 1000 men and Tor
ty officers-far greater than previously
reported
This is the official estimate of Major
General kashtalinsky, who directly
commanded the division that suffered
the brunt of the attack and whose
report was received yesterday by the
Emperor Many are inclined to place
the Russian losses even higher. Cen
eral Kashtalinsky mentions also That
more than 700 wounded had arrived at
Feng- Huan-C heng, and these may not
be included in his calculations. He
made no attempt to estimate the Jap
anese losses, merely stating that they
must have been colossal.
The magnitude of the Russian losses
had an almost stunning effect on the
authorities and aroused general grief,
mitigated only by satisfaction at the
bravery displayed by the Russian
troops.
Not for a moment was there any in
tention to pay such terrible price ior
delaying the enemy's crossing of the
Yalu This fact was known through
out the city and gave rise to renewed
reports, attributed to official sources,
that General Kuropatkin had officially
censured Lieutenant General Zassa-
Itch. If this was so General kuropat-
kins telegraphed criticism of Lassa-
Itch was carefully left out of the dis
patches which have been published,
and the general impression now held
is that he will remain in Manchuria.
TO SAVE TWO REGIMENTS.
General Kashtalinsky's report estab-
fishes the fact that the Russians sus-
tanned the greatest loss in order. to
save the two regiments which werr oc-
cupying Antung
The Eleventh regiment was given the
post of honor at the rear with ins.ruc-
tions to hold back the oncoming Jap
anese. The Twelfth regiment and the
Third battery's quick-fir detachment
were directed to retire. BY the time the
latter movement commenced the Jap
anese had almost surrounded the RUS
sian position. The Twelfth regiment
was compelled to charge with the 5aYo-
nets and succeeded in breaking through
the enemy's line. The Second battery S
quick firing detachment, without horses,
could not move the guns and We're com
PEELED to abandon them. The men of
the Second battery put their shoulders
to the wheels in an effort to push the
guns up the mountain side, but the
Japanese fire was so hot that they re-
turned to the protection of the Eleventh
regiment.
Nearer and nearer approached the
japanese and charge upon the Eiev-
enth regiment and the Second battery
was imminent so the guns Were aban-
doned.
PRIEST LED THE TROOPS.
Then priest led the troops and obey
began the terrible march across the
valley.
"Chiu-lien-cheng is history and we
must now deal with impending events,
said an officer of the general staff
The idea has prevailed that the Rus
slams would not make a stand at Feng-
Huan-Cheng, but the fact that Jap
anese occupation of that point would
enable movement to the southwest
thus cutting off the Lao Tung PENN
sula, is taken into consideration by the
authorities, leadinT - the expectation
that General EUROPA tkin will dispatch
strong re-enforcements there and make
a determined stand.
The activity of the japanese, it IS re-
ported here, is not only north of the
Yalu, from which there is constant
scouting but also off the Lao Tung
peninsula. though the failure to seal
Port Arthur may interfere with the
operations they had been expected to
carry out on the west coast of that
peninsula.
KASHTALINSKY'S REPORT.
ST. PETERSBURG, May 1.-The
Emperor today received the following
dispatch from General Kuropatkin
Major General Kashtallnsky reports
as follows:
II consider it my duty to report the
circumstances of the grievous battle
fought by the troops under my COM
mand with the superior forces of the
japanese on May LIST.
Early on the morning of April Both
the japanese began to Cypress our left
flank having on the previous evening
occupied the Khassan Heights after an
attack in consequence of which / or
dered the Twenty second regiment,
which had occupied Khassan, to retire
across the All river to our position at
Potietinsky.
ON the morning of the same d ty an