Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-07-01
Sink Jap Steamship and
Sailing Vessels.
Casualties Not Very Large in
Gensan Settlement.
Believed That Fight Has Occurred of
Port Arthur But Details Are Lacking
Said That the Great Land Battle Is
Still Imminent.

fetal dispatch from Toxic says the
Japanese consul at GenSan, Corea, re-
ports as follows:
Early this morning, June 80, six
Russian torpedo boats entered the port,
fired about 200 shots upon the settle
ment. sank a steamship and a sailing
vessel, then rejOined three ships out
side the harbor and disappeared. Two
Coreans and two soldiers were slightly
wounded. The damage done to build
ings is insignificant.
The ships sunk, according to a dis
patch to the Central News from Toxic.
were the steamer KOun of 1876 tons and
the little cOasting vessel Seitsu.
The Russian vessels which took part
I'm the bombardment of Gensan were
the cruisers Rossia, Gromoboi and
Rurik, and nine torpedo boats.
Later reports show the vessels, when
they left Gensan, steamed to the north.
They were seen, however, to return
from this direction. They were lost
sight of at 1890 in the morning.
st. Petersburg. June 30.-4.40 p. M
An official dispatch received from
Lieut.. Gen. Staessel, the commander of
the Russian military forces at Port Ar
thur, says that the squadron of Rear
Admiral Without, in command of the
naval forces, re-entered that port after
repulsing five torpedo boat attacks. 1t
contains no further details, so far as
can be ascertained. 1t does not men,
ton any damage to the Russian ships
AS no injury to the vessels of the
Russian squadron was mentioned the
belief of the authorities is greatly
strengthened that Admiral TOgo's re-
port was very much exaggerated.
While offering no specific ground for
this opinion the admiralty believe that
a fight occurred, Saturday. Gen. StOes-
sells dispatch is added to Lieut.. Gen.
Zilensky, Gen. KurOpatkins chief of
staff and is dated. June "a.
All the latest advices of the war office
indicate that the japanese are concern
trating on Hal Chen. Gen. Kuroki be-
ing at Dalin with u battalions. Only
one division at Mo Ticn pass and an
other at Fen Shut pass.
Rain is falling in torrents which is
greatly impeding the movements of the
troops.
Although nothing has been received
by the admiralty from Admiral
Skrydlof confirming the reports that
the Russian Vladivostok squadron had
sunk Japanese vessels at Gensan, there
Is no disposition to doubt the correct
ness of the news.
kilograms from Toxic relating the
capture of forts forming part of the de-
Tense of Port Arthur. do not agree with
Information received at the war office,
nor with the rcjOrts of Gen. Stoessel.
which indicate that the siege operations
are proceeding very slowly. Heavy guns
have not yet been brought in range OF
the works at Port Arthur.
fire at CrOnstadt. last night. de-
strOyed a shed containing 20 Whitehead
torpedOes. An alarm was given in time
to prevent serious loss of life or prop
erty. The torpedoes exploded. c0ppletc-
ly wrecking the building. The e is
believed to have been the VorL
cendiaries.
The Russky Invalid. the m
ia the notable, significant
the popular belief that 81
imminent. 1t gives no III
It is General Kuropatk
fall back and not try
sees in the development
q. evidence that the
selves do not cOnteD
engagement. The pa
the opinion that the,
in the direction of
ly a demonstrative
Russian line of CO
OF Lao Yang.
The army organ
the discrepancies
theatre of Opcratf
ent confusion of
eign maps. especial
passes mentioned
last official dispat
says, is 80 miles fro
rectly on the Fem
The Fen Shiu pass
Mo Tien pass and 80
Yang on the Fcng
Yang highroad. DALI
explains. the Japand
pass, Is % miles from uI
three passes. it is further pointed
cross the Fen Shut Ling ranEene -!
first two are only 10 miles aparAol (,
Tien and Dalin passes are 40 miles at. a
through a very difficult country. my,
ID 1
leading to Siuyen and one leading totn
Cheng and the other to Ia Tchc va
and Kai Chou. The distance between Wc
two groups of passes is invoked In sup
port of the view that Gen. kuroki does
not intend to make a frontal attack on
Lao Yang from Feng Wang Cheng
since the the Siuyen army would be I'M
able to afford him proper support
The whole 10th Army Corps reached
Lao Yang. June e.
No word has come from Gen. kuro'
patkin later than June q and not single
newspaper dispatch has been received
from the front during theh last q hours
This silence In the theatre of war Is re-
garded a. sign OF the coming storm.
The Bourse Gazette. this morning. says
ave are on the eve OF n battle which
may settle the fate OF Manchuria and
Corea Both must become Russian-tht
former because Russian blood was snec
there. the latter because 1t is essential
to the safety Of our communications be
tween Vladivostok and Port Arthur.
There was some skirmishing. June .
between the enemy and our cutposts al
Samaritan and Wung Tsiafang Ching