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 on 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
arrives by junk from Chinese ports. or what
they themselves secreted- The military author
tiles have requsitioned all available food. On
half ratons it is estimated that the garrison has
enough food for FIVE months.
The five damaged warships moored at the Port
Arthur jetties. The Times" correspondent
learns, have been denuded Of everything nov
able. Lieutenant General StoesseI retains
large number Of junzs in the roadstead. The
object Of this measure can only be conjectured
The correspondent says:
Eye witnesses OF the battle Of Kln-Chow de-
scribe IL an unprecedented military spec
Jacle- Forty thousand Japanese were massed
behind the western spur OF Mount sampson
under such small cover afforded by the
twin peaks. The troops were within two thou
sand yards Of the Russian works There was so
little room to deploy for attack that battalions
Of Japanese troops were Obliged 10 stand in the
sea, waiting for the moment Of attack. exposed
10 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 fire played upon the Russian works. Their
lines were frtnged with bursting proJectlleS.
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 battalions appeared over the sad
die between the twin peaks and made des-
peTaCe effort to carry the nearest Russian works.
At first the struggling walls Of Mauchiaytng
gave them some cover and a moments breath
ing space Then the gallant little infantrymen
crept on again Up 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 glacls like solder
before the fame of a blowpipe. A few. who
seemed TO have charmed lives, struggled on
until they reached the wire entanglements. 1t
In vain. Heroic effort was wasted Within
fifteen minutes these two bartalions 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 TO drive home his wedge, and by
evening the works were practicable for as
Japanese. and who was prepared to take the re-
sponsibfty Of such fearful losses. It would
seem as 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
to the side Of the japanese, the Russians retir-
ing before them.
which laid the mines which destroyed the Hat
suse. On the morning OF the catastrophe a jan
anese gunboat fotilla cut her and her escort off.
I can learn nothing Of their fate, but suspect
that they succeeded IN slipping back into Port
Arthur.