The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-19
.STOESSEL'S STORY
OF THE FIGHTING
REPORT TO THE EMPEROR.
DETAILS THAT FROM NOV. 25 TO
DEC. AT PORT ARTHUR

the Hiu Commanding the HarbOr.
IT Had Been HerOicaIly Defended
Inv the Russians-StOcsseI Singles
Out Officers to Praise for Their
GaIlantry.
st. Petersburg, Dec. 1S.-Gen. Stoes-
sells dispatches to the Emperor, which
were received Friday night, were given
ont to-day. The first is dated Nov. %,
and is as follows:
Il am happy to inform your ma
iestv that on Nov 20, after an in
creased bombardment, the Japanese at
tackled one of the forts on the north
eastern front and leaped with por-
tjon of their forces on the parapet.
Thev were annihilated by rifle fire and
the bayonet and thrown back into the
trenches. Their reserves were scatter
ed by shrapnel.
From Nov. 21 to Nov. %, the enemy
violently bombarded the fort and, in
spite of great losses, effected by their
perseverance d passage between the
two forts on the northeastern front.
"At $50 p. M, Nov. %, after heavy
firing, the Japanese suddenly hurled
themselves against several works on
this front and seized a portion of the
trenches, but they were thrown back
by the reserve after fierce bayonet
struggle. They returned to the assault
at midnight and again occupied part
of the trenches, but were annihilated
by our bayonets. At o'clock in the
morning all was over and your majes-
tvs heroic troops We're able to rest and
start repairing the damage caused by
the bombardment.
Troops Behaved as Heroes.
From the goth to the oath, the Jap
anese lost more than 1000 men. All
of our troops behaved as heroes. The
following especially distinguished
themselves: Gems. Kondratenko, Mkt
tin, commander of the artillery, and
GOrbatowsky and Lieut.. Col. Naoum-
ko. "a dozen other officers in lower
grades are also mentioned in the dis
patch.)
"Bombardment of the town and har-
Dor continues daily. number of
buildings have been destroyed, and the
harbor has sustained some damage.
The garrisons are in excellent spirits
In another dispatch, dated Nov. 20,
Gen. Stoessel says: -
THE 26th and 9th were the bloodiest
days ip the assaults on Port Arthur.
The attacks began on the night of
the 25th, against our left flank, near
Pigeon Bay. The first was repulsed
with great loss to the Japanese. The
same night the enemy attacked a de-
tachment on Panlung mountain, but
were repulsed as also was their attack
on Visokaia (203 Meter hilD.
At Point of BayOnet.
"On the 26th, the Japanese began to
lombard and attack fiercely the forts
on the northeastern front and the ad-
vanced trenches. The trenches re-
peatedly changed hands. Nevertheless.
on the night of the 26th we threw back
the Japanese at the point of the bayo-
net. The enemy succeeded in blowing
up the parapet of one of the forts and
began building parallels there. At an
other fort on the same night they laid
sacks along the rampant, but our ar
tillery dispersed them. Toward 10
O'Clock in the evening the Japanese
attacked a battery on our left flank
IN considerable strength and at first
obtained possession of a portion of the
works, but our heroes brought bayo-
nets into use and the Japanese retired,
leaving a heap of their men. Along
the whole front, the Japanese reopened
a violent fire against the interior of
tne fortress, keeping it up until 8
clock on the morning of Nov. q.
The help which God sent us on the
birthday of our mother, the Czarina,
gave US further victory"
The message mentions the same four
orlcers as given in the preceding dis
patch, together with several others
who specially distinguished them
selves
heDulsed Assaults Upon the Hill.
A further dispatch from Gen. Stoes-
Sci dated Nov. 80, SAYS:
since Nov. 81 the Japanese have
peen carrying on violent lombard
ment and making incessant assaults
IN considerable force against Visokaia
lzOS Meter hilD. Their assaults were
repulsed."
On Dec. IL (Dec. %? Gen. StoesseI
reports as follows:
The twelve days assault which COM
menced on Nov. 20, was definitely re-
pulsed last night. ] am happy to say
tnat your majestys heroic troops
alone could have been capable of doing
thls. There has never been such a
herce assault. The following contrib
Ited principally to its repulse: Gems.
hondratenko. Nikitin and Gorbatow-
SKY and Coils. Irrmann and Eretiakoff
dourine. 1t is. thanks to them, and
the heroic officers and naval sharp
shooters and the artillerymen, that
Port Arthur succeeded again in re-
sisting. The Japanese, according to
prisoners and Chinese, lost at least 20,-
900 men,
We request your prayers and those
OF the mother empresses. which are
manifestly shielding us.
AS general aide de camp to your
majesty. / have expressed your maj
estys thanks to the garrison"
This Attack Successful.
On Dec. S Gen. stoessel reports:
At o'clock yesterday morning the
Japanese having concentrated all their
forces, began an assault on Visokaia
NIL, bombardlng II simultaneously with
eleven-inch and sxteen-lnch shells. A
nerce fight ragged all day. We repellcd
three assaults.
Towards evening the Japanese sue
ceeded IN obtaining possession Of the
crest Of the hill and Immediately got
on.
Among the wounded are Gen. Tser-
pinsky and Lieut. Col. B0utonason of
ihe Frontier Guards. Col. Irrman per-
formed prodifIef of v1ior."
Gen. stOessefs last dispatch "a dated
Dec. 20 and says.
since the capture ~ VisOkaia hili
our ships 10 the harbor have been auf-
tflg from eleFen.inch japanese
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