Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-05-07
GRiEvoUs, VET GLORIOUS.
kashtalinsky so Terms the YaIu Bat
tie, Upon Which He Reports.

kashtalinsky so Terms the YaIu Bat
tie, Upon Which He Reports.
st. Petersburg.-The emperor has
received the following dispatch from
Gen. Kuropatkin:
Maj Gen. Kashtalinsky reports as
follows:
81 consider 1t my duty to report the
circumstances Of the grievous yet glo-
rious battle fought by the troops un.
der my command with the superior
forces Of the Japanese on May /.
| Early on the morning of April 30
the Japanese began to oppress our left
flank, having on the previous evening
occupied the khussan heights after an
attack. in consequence Of which | or.
dered the 22d regiment, which had oc.
cupied Khussan, to retire across the
Al river to our position at Potietinsky.
| "'On the morning of the same day
an extraordinarily prolonged and VIC.
lent bombardment Of our whole posi-
ton at Kiuliencheng commenced from
Win. ! foresaw that the Japanese,
after the bombardment, in which over
1000 projeotics were discharged
would take the offensive.
81 received orders from Lieut.. Gen.
Zassalltch to accept battle and to re.
tain my position at the forts of Potie-
tinsky.
my left flank was defended by two
battalions of the 32d regiment and the
third battery of the sixth brigade.
1.-The Japanese took the offensive
at five O'Clock in the morning. dis.
patching at least one division of infan-
try, which, advancing in column, sus-
tanned enormous losses, but crossed
the ford and attacked our position,
which was exposed to the fire of SO
field guns and siege batteries.
"'The Japanese advanced and occu.
pied the position.
Toward noon I ascertained that
the Japanese had routed the battalion
OF the 22d regiment posted at Chin.
gov and were turning my left flank.
AT one O'Clock in the afternoon
my left flank was reinforced by two
battalions of the 18th regiment and
battery commanded by Lieut.. Col.
Moravsky, which were sent from the
reserve by Gen. Zassalitch with orders
to hold their ground until the depar-
ture of the 9th and 10th regiments
from SakhodZe. | ordered the 18th
regiment to occupy commanding po-
sltlOn IN the rear, from which they
could fire on the enemy from two
sides.
81 held Lieut.. Col. Moravsky's bat.
terry in reserve and ordered the 18th
regiment the third battery and the
quick firing guns to retire under cover
of the 1lth regiment.
my chief of staff led the rear
guard to its position.
AT one O'Clock the Japanese ap-
preached so close to the position held
battery could not pass along under
the cross fire, and taking up a position
short distance from the Japanese re-
mained there until the end of the
fight, losing its commander, Lieut.
Col. Moravsky
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guns was brought up from the rear
guard, and the officer commanding the
force seeing the difficult situation of
Moravsky's battery. took up the posi-
ton on his own initiative. He lost
half of his men and all his horses and
attempted to remove his guns by hand
to the shelter OF the hills under te
japanese cross fire. The quick-fring
pieces discharged about $4,000 bullets.
THE 18th regiment cut its way
through and saved its colors
1.-The second battery of the sixth
brigade having attempted to rejoin the
reserves by another route, could not
ascend the mountain slopes with only
half its horses, and retiring to its
original position, received the Japan
ese attack.
"'The 1lth regiment, which held its
losses, forced a passage at the point
If the bayOnet. and crossed the ra.
lines with its colOrs. 1t lost it's
colonel comman lant. We lost 40 Of
icers and about 2O0O non-commission.
I'd officers and men.
THE japanese losses must have
oeen enormous.
"'Tne Russians retired in good order
IN Fengwangcheng.
The mel OF the third division
maintained their excellent mborale and
over 200 wounded proceeded with their
regiments to Fengwangcheng.