The sun., 1904-08-10
READY FOR FINAL ASSAULT,
JAPS MOUNT BIG GUNS CLOSE
TO PORT ARTHUR WALLS.
Severe Fighting Up 10 Aug. 4. the Russians
Desperately Contrasting the Enemy's
Advance-Declare That japanese L0sl
Special Gable Dispatches 10 THE SUN

| Special Gable Dispatches 10 THE Sun.
| From THE SUN Correspondent at Toxic.
TOXIC, Aug. 9.-The japan Mail print.
summary of the Port Arthur rumors
and says that probably all the outwork,
have been captured, and that the japanese
army is easily in range Of the main defences
1t is now question of mounting siege guns
| The indications are that this work was com.
menced on Aug. or 5.
The Russians apparently defended theii
outworks desperately and suffered heavily
The indications are that the Japanese feet
cooperated vigorously with the land forces
especially in the attack on Shiuishiying
The Russian fleet was inactive, except
the smaller vessels. Gen. Oku is apparently
hurrying his preparations. The heat re.
tards the attack
The attack on Liaoyang will demand the
! closest cooperation of the three armies
1t if thought that strong Russian force
! is facing Gen kuroki. There are no indi
cations that the Russians intend to with
draw to Mukden from Liaoyang. Chinese
are building two excellent military roads
from Mukden to Kirin and Harbin.
Thus far the Japanese have taken 800
prisoners and buried 1900 Russian dead
1t is estimated that the total losses Of the
Russians number upward of 10000, while
| the invalids will bring the number OF troops
incapacitated up 20 $4,000.
LONDON, Aug. 1O.-A despatch to the
Telegraph from Chefoo says that Russian
engineer, who arrived there on Monday
night after two days passage from Port
Arthur states that it is believed that alto
gether ten Japanese torpedo boat destroy
ers have been sunk at Port Arthur. The
/ arsenal is producing small arm ammunition
and gun fittings, some of which have en-
abed the nine-inch guns, which wcrc re-
ceived in an incomplete state, to be mounted
Two messengers who arrived on Monday
night report that the japanese on the night
of Aug. 4 attacked the main line of forti-
fications extending over the Russian left
flank. Both fe Is were also engaged.
There was fierce fighting until carly in
the morning.
The Japanese stormed the Russian posi-
tions, but were repeatedly repulsed with
heavy loss. Their casualties are said 10
he greater than they were at Wolf Hill and
Green Hill. The Russians said that more
than 1000 were killed. The fight is de-
scribed as the feroest of the war. The
Russians have been REINFORCED hy the
civilians remaining In the town. The dam
age to the fleet is unknown
despatch 10 the Times from Toxic
says that all official reports of the opera
tons at Port Arthur are withheld, but
there is the best authority for saying there
is no truth whatever in the Russian r,,mors
Of Japanese reverse. with heavy Losses.
The Cossaoks reported in the vicinity OF
Gensan are mere scouting party of thirty
troops.
The Toxic correspondent If IN"
Standard says an officer who has jus,
returned from the army investing po1
Arthur, says that the Russians, warned
by their disastrous experience" al
Nanshan Hill have exhausted every
means for multiplying obstacles 10 the
Japanese advance. The wire ontanglc-
ments are now accompanied ~ an np-
parently impossible railing. The bed Of
the mcat is filled with ipturned nails and
sharp glass. Beyond the moat is strip
of ground covered to the dcph Of several
feet with a thick layer of lime
The Japanese officers and mon express
admiration of the Russian scouts Often
at night they advance close to the Jap
anese outposts Russian ambulances
after battle, are frequently within haikng
distance of the JaDanesp lines