The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-11-23
Until Baltic Fleet Arrives,
SAYS General StoesseI.
MS MESSAGE TO CAR
notwithstanding, the Situation at Port
Arthur is Reported CritieaI-Jap
Army of 10000 Landed
'- at NiuchWang. ~

e. Petersburg special says: AS
rosult of the dispatches received
,-or, Lieutenant General Stoessel, the
rsr Office expresses entire confidence
no. port Arthur will be able to hold
out until the arrival of the Russian
second Pacific squadron.
General Stoessel in his dispatches to
EMPEROR Nicholas reports the repulse
NJ p Japanese attack October rs, on
.bo north front of Port Arthur. The
Russian losses were $50 killed or
wounded. All the attacks Of Novem'
nor the day of the anniversary of
the emperor's accession to the throne
was celebrated, were repulsed.
General Stoessel was slightly
wounded in the head during one OF the
latest assaults on Port Arthur.
General Kuropatkin reports that in
an ambuscade November Is, near Sin
cbjnpu, thirty-two Japanese dragons
were killed or wounded. The text OF
General Stoessel's dispatch of October
Is is as follows:
I'VE have the honor to report to
your majesty that the Japanese bonn
barded very vigorously October 20 our
entertainments north and northeast.
The following day they also attacked
one of the forts on the north side, but
our heavy artillery and shrapnel fire
dispersed their reserves and the as
8ault was repulsed. Our losses were
one officer and about seveTry men kill
ed and four hundred wounded.
Engineer Captain Sakharoff, for
merly governor of Port Dalny, died
October q of typhus fever.
1T is difficult to single out individ-
uaB for special mention among the
heroic defenders"
In telegram dated October 80 Gen
eral StOessel says:
Since my dispatch of October %
the bombardmec1 continues with great
ferceness."
Under date Of November 8 General
Stoessel telegraphed:
We greet the emperor; this day, a
Solemn one for all our country, we Of
Ter prayers to God and send to our
emperor fluctuations in the shape of
|reyerberating hurrars. On Bonded knee
We pray to God to give health to your
majesty and also to the empress
ana the Grand Duke Czarevitch.
OUR Joy is all the greater because the
assaults, which lasted nine days, have
osen repulsed up to this great day, the
anniversary of your accession to the
'nrone the same day that our Japan
Use enemies celebrate the anniversary
Vi the birth of their mIkado and
wAeFeupon they had sworn to take tEe
'OFUeSs. God Is with u.s."
Japs Land at Niuchwang.
Mukden dispatch, under date Of
november 18th, says: 1t is reported
'1at 10000 Japanese troops have been
landed at Nluchwang and $4,000 others
'' FltSewo and that turning move
'-'n' on The Russian right is expected.
Critical at Port Arthur.
washington special says: Consul
OeleraI Fowler cabled the state de-
!, Thursday from CLefoo that
'ue situation at Port Arthur is ex,
.e"ely critical, the outer forts having
.a"en into the possession Of the Jap
sDeSe' He also states that three Jap
; sueSe torpedo boat destroyers are ~
US outside Of Chefoo haFDor and fnat
,"e russian crew of the torpedo boat
tsS"oyer destroyed Wednesday are
\. 0iiSlerring their arms and supplies
=. Cnlnese cruiser which is posted IN
''U' OF the Russian consulate.