Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-06-18
TO CUT OFF RETREAT
Kuroki's Army In Collision
With Enemy at Tashichao.
GOODNESS OF AMERICAN ATTACHES
Our Representative In Hottest
Fighting at VafangOw-Russinn
Shells Overwhelmed the
Transport HitHchi.

Transport Hitncht.
LONDON, June 1S.-A Newchwang
report says:
"The advanced guards of General
Kuroki's army are in collision with the
| Russian forces fifteen miles south OF
Tashichao."
1t is thought here that this force is a
Japanese army corps under GENERAL
NOdzu moving from Siuyen to inter
| ccpt General Stakclbcrg's retreat.
4 Nagasaki report says that seventy
three survivors from the transport Sa-
do have arrived there. They escaped i'll
| a water boat and contrived a sail from
their clothing. They met ii British
steamer off the island of Xxi and were
lowed to IL point near N~agasnki. The
survivors say that the Sado's engines
| were disabled after II few shots had
| been fred by the Russians. When the
survivors left the scene the Hitaclii
was still atioat.
A Liaoyang report says that a lieu
tenant of Cossacks reported thai the
American military attaches were with
his command through most of the hot
test part of the fight at Nafangow. lie
commented upon their GOODNESS and
their professional interest in the opera
lions to the exclusion of the idea of
personal danger.
'"The Russian artillery" the lieuten-
ant says, "was splcndidly served, but
-.- ,-AI-A1 "a, 1tNhn nv rho
Japanese guns"
Detailed reports from Nagasaki of the
sinking of the Japanese transport III
tachi by Russian wArshipS are being
furnished Icy survivors. The Russian
ships were sighted at I o'clock in the
morning, and in response to a signal
the Hitachi was stopped, but at 10
o'clock got under way again and Mt
tempted to escape.
The Russians followed and opened a
heavy fire. directed at about the water
line, with the evident intention of de
stroying the troops on board. The
fire was terrific, and in a few minutes
the decks We're covered with corpses
| and awash with blood.
One shell struck the engine and kill
ed 200 men. The ship began to fill
and sank gradually by the stern. At
|G o'clock in the evening she was com
pletely submerged.
Colonel Luchi. commanding the
troops on the Hitachi, and many 9th
ers committed suicide. Luchi was ed
| ucated in France. Before taking his
life he ordered the flag to be burned.
The greater number of those on the
transport were aiinihilatcd.
1t is probable that fog has again
saved the V~ladivostok squadron. Many
| rumors are eXtant of az action at sea,
but they are not confirmed.
The Russian ships. were first sighted
off Okino island at $50 Il. m. by Il
patrol boat, which reported the fact tC
Vice Admiral Kamimura. The ad-
miral, with his squadron, is still chas.
ing the enemy. The fate of the trans
| port Izumi is unknown. There were
no foreigners on board the destroyed
transports except their officers.
Military circles at st. Petersburg dc
not view the battle of Vafangow as :
defeat, and they contend that Genera
Baron Stakelberg, unlike Lieutenant
General Zassalitch, won more than he
lost.
1t is pointed out that the force en-
gagged at Vafangow must recuperatt
| for several days, and it is expected tina
the fight will materially retard The
| siege operations against Port Arthur.
A Ylnkow report says that Genera
Kuropatkin has left Liaoyang to as
sumo command of the army operating
toward Port Arthur.