Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-04-13
RUSSIANS GIVE
JAPS A SURPRISE.
Sbarpshooters Cross the Yalu and
Take a Patrol Of Scouts All
Unawares.
WERE VERY GREATLY ELATED.
Sounds Of Heavy Firing Heard aud the
Long Expected Naval Battle May
Have Occurred.

81. Petersburg, April l2.--Gen. Kuro.
patkin. IN a dispatch TO the emperor
bearing today's date, says that Gen
Krasnalinski, on the night OF April s,
ordered detachment Of sharpshooters
TO cross TO the left bank of the Yalu
opposite Miju, The sharpshoUters land
ed on the island of Samalind and sur
prised a patrol Of 50 japanese scouts
just as the latter were approaching the
east side Of the island in three boats.
The Russians allawed the japanese to
land and then fired on them, Nearly all
the Japanese were shot. bayoneted or
drowned and their boat sunk. The
Russians sustained no losses,
n-Commssoned officers Louchklne
and Souhaschonov distinguished them
selves in the fight. On the following
day the Japanese lowered their flag at
Win and their outposts, which lately
have been seen, fell back.
On the night of April Q, four Rus
slams crossed the Yalu to Yenampo
(Yongampho) and made towards Rus
sian village. where they found a squad
ron Of Japanese cavalry. They re-
NAMED there u hours when they were
betrayed by Koreans and found them
selves obliged to swim the river, their
boat having struck on sand bank
one soldier lost his life.
The japanese pursued the Russians In
boat, but were in turn attacked by a
Russian boat which had come to the
rescue Of the swimmers.
The japanese were all killed and their
boat sunk.
SLAUGHTER OF THE JAPS.
ST. Petersburg, April l2,-Gen. Kuro-
patkin's report to the emperor OF the
humiliation OF japanese attachments
on the Yalu river Is n matter or general
satisfaction In official circles. Again,
| In the view OF the officials, a Russian
soldier has proved his superiority IN
| strategy and In the manner of strategy
l anu III lil' litllitI dlluth, WHICH
no chance for a single enemy to es-
cape.
one feature Of the message which is
| not pleasing TO the authorities Is the
| action of the Koreans in revealing TO
| the japanese the presence of the Rus
slams at Yongampho, and the belief pc
| walls that the Koreans are not 80 UNI
| friendly to the Japanese as has been
| a.
| Yonghampho indicate that the view
held OF the Korean attitude Is mistak-
| en- one.
HEAVY FIRING HEARD.
Chefoo, April IA MA corre-
I spondent Of the Associated Press at
Teng-Crow, 40 miles northwest Of here,
telegraphs as follows:
Sounds OF very heavy firing We're
heard at half past six o'clock this
Wednesday morning, The firing evi-
| IDENTIFY was being done between here
| and Port Arthur. II Is believed at
Teng-Chow that the long-expected sea
fight among the Mlaotao Islands has
| taken place.
! The Japanese battleship Asahi flying
| an admirars flag, was seen OF Chefoo
yesterday going to the west, and there
is no doubt but that the remainder Of
the Japanese fleet was In the vicinity
OF Port Arthur
The Russian fleet was also seen out
side Port Arthur yesterday.
Port Arthur is about So miles TO the
north from Teng-Chow. The Miaotao
islands are on line between the two
points and about 90 miles north Of
Teng-Chow,
Dispatches received from the far east
durlsy the past five days have reported
both'the japanese fleet and the Russian
Port Arthur fleet TO be cruising at sea
In the vicinity OF Port Arthur. Six Ja-
panese warships were reported off Wei
Hal Wei on April 9. and on the 10th
instant japanese warships were seen
on the horizon from Port Arthur.
On April 10 the Russian warshIps
AT Port Arthur were reported TO be pa
trolling actively and on the nth instant
eight Russian worships were reported
10 have been seen 10 miles outside OF
Port Arthur.
| REPORT OF BATTLE HEARD,
Chofoo, April 13.--(Noon)- cap
tain Of the steamer Lockshan which ar
rived today from Newchwang, reports
that he heard heavy firing between
and Z o'clock this wednesday, morn
Ing In the direction OF Port Arthur. The
firing was continuous, but no ships were
visible. From the direction OF the
sound he judged that there was hghtlne
at the entrance TO Port Arthur The
Lockshan was the last foreign merchant
vessel TO leave Newchwang, sailing al
the same time as the British gunboa,
Espiege, at / o'clock yesterday after
noon.