The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-10-10

this reason that, in spite of the repeated repulses of Japanese attacks upon our positions atTatchekiO. Liandiansian and Liao Yang, did not consider that the time had arrived to take advantage Of these successes and to begin for ward movement, and therefore gave the order to retreat.
 1 You left the positions you had So heroicaIly defended covered with piles of the enemy's dead, and without allow ing yourselves to be disturbed by the foe and in full preparedness for a fresh fight After a five days battle at Liao Yang you retired on new positions which had been prepared previously. After successfully defending all adyanc- ed and main positions you withdrew to Mukden under most difficult conditions. l Attacked by General Kuroki's army you marched through almost impassa- ble mud, fighting throughout the day, and extricating guns and carts with your hands at night, and returned to Mukden without abandoning single lgun, prisoner or wounded man, and with the baggage train entirely intact.
 T ordered the retreat with a sorrow- ful heart, but with unshaken confidence that it was necessary in order to gain complete and decisive victory over the enemy when the time came.
 "The emperor has assigned for the conflict with Japan forces sufficient to assure us victory. All difficulties in transporting these forces over 10000 lversts are being overcome in spirit of iself-sacrifiee and with indomitable ener- igy and skill by Russians of every rank land branch of the service and every so- lcial position, to whom has been sntrust- ed this work, which for difficulty is un- precedented in the history of warfare.
 ''In the course of seven months hun dreds of thousands of men and tens lof thousands of horses have been conn ing uninterrupted by rail from Euro lpsan Russia and Siberia to Manchuria.
 If the regiments which have already been sent out prove insufficient, fresh troops will arrive, for the infexible wish of the emperor that we vanquish the foe will be infexibly fulfilled. Here
 tofore the enemy in operating has re- llied on his great forces and, disposing his armies so as to surround us, has
 chosen as he deemed fit his time for
 attack; but now the moment to go and
 meet the enemy, for which the whole
 army has been longing, has come, an6
 the time has arrived for us to cempe the Japanese to do our will, for tho
 forces of the Manchurian army ar, lstrong enough to commence a forward movement. Nevertheless, you must De
 unceasingly mindful of the victory t
 be gained over our strong and galIan
 foe. In addition to numerical strengtl
 in all commands, from the lowest to th'
 highest, the firm determination must b' Ito gain a victory. Whatever be tht
 sacrifice necessary to this end, bear Y lmind the importance of victory to Rus lsia; and above all remember how nee
 essary victory is, the more speedily tt relieve our brothers at Port Arthur, wht flor seven months have heroically main Itained the defence of the fortress en'
 trusted to their care.
 "Our army, strong in It's union witl the emperor and all Russia, performed
 great deeds of heroism for the father Hand in all our wars, and gained for 1t self well merited renown amongst al nations. Think at every hour of the de fences of Russia's dignity and rights il . the Far East which have been entrust
 cd to you by the emperor's wish. Thini at every hour that to you the defenc, : lof the honor and fame of the who'll Russian army has been conf1ded.
 .The iilustrious head of the Russian ? lempire. the whole of Russia, prays fo l you and blesses you for your heroi deeds. Strengthened by this prayer ant : tba sY,nali consciousness of the task tha !, has been entrusted to us, we must g' forward fearlessly with a firm deter , imitation to do our duty to the end : without sparing our lives.
 l .eThe will of God be with us all