Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-06-13
SHIPS co DOWN
Great Naval Battle Off Port
Arthur Rumored.
JAP FLEET BOMBARDS MILITARY TRAIN
Russians Were Bringing Troops to
and Fortifying Kiachnu In
Shelled-Russian Dead Buried
at Nanshnn Numbered 7O4.

at Nanshan Numbered 7O4.
LONDON, June 13.-Advices from st.
Petersburg say rumors are in circula-
ton there to the effect that a great
naval battle has taken place Off Port
Arthur, in which two Russian and four
Japanese battleships were sunk.
a Tokyo report says that Rear Adj
miral Togo has reported that the fleet
bombarded the west coast of the Liau-
tong peninsular near Kaichau and
drove back n military train that was
approaching southwark. No trains have
been seen since.
The enemy was bringing in troops
and throwing up works, evidently OK
pecting Il landing of the Japanese on
that point and making all preparations
TO prevent it.
Small gunboats sent close in by Rear
Admiral Togo bombarded the Russians
at work and it is believed caused con
siderable damage.
The military commission assigned to
bury the Russian dead in the battle of
Nanshan hill at Nincliau has present
ed its final report ut Tokyo.
1t states that 10 Russian officers and
6G4 men who fell in the battle have
been carefully buried and that 80 men
were buried by the outposts, making
| by the Russians 10i.
The Russian government has not yet
| returned an answer to British Anbas-
| sador Hardinge relative TO his govern
ment's protest at Russia's declaration
that rice and other foodStufrs are con
traband of war, but it has been learn
| ed that there is no intention on the
| part of the Russian government to
T make notifications to meet the British
/ view.
The protest is based on the rule OBJ
| served by Great Britain during the
Boer war that even foodstuiIs destined
for a hostile country would be consid-
| cred ~contraband of war only if intend
| ed for an encmy's fCrces.
A Tokyo report says the Siberian rail
/ way steamer Manchuria. which was
captured by the Japanese, has left the
Yokosuka naval station. carrying sixty
| guests Of the navy department. The
! "trip of the Manchuria has been ar
| ranged for the foreign naval attaches.
| prominent members of the dict and ten
/ Of the foreign correspondents. The itin
erary of the vessel includes visits t.
| the Kure naval station. the Sascbo M.
I val station, Chcmulpo. Chinampho. the
| Sir James hall and the Elliott groups
| Of the islands, Talicn bay. Port Arthur
| the advanced naval bases at the moutl
of the Yalu and the army bases Oh the
Liautong peninsula.
A Haicheng dispatch says:
"a thanking movement of the Japa-
nese around the Russian left froM
Fengwangcheng has been rcpulscd
with a loss of two whole battalions.
"a large japanese force moved out
In the morning along the Fengwang-
| cheng and IIaicheng road. The Rus
| slams had Il force strongly posted in Il
| rnvine thirty miles southeast OF Hal
chcng. The Japanese were preceded
| by two battalions, WHO walked into the
| Russian ambush. They received |;
murderous rife n artillery fire nj
| close range and were wiped out, only
/ one or two escaping.
"The main Japanese force, which
was greatly superior to the Russian
| force, tried to outlank the Russians
who drew off without losing a man
The japanese. closing in, found the
| cavine vacant save for their OWL
lead"
Eight hundred infantry and no cav
airy or artillery whatever is the total
Japanese garrison at Wonson, and
these are the only troops Japan main
tains on the eastern Korean coast. The
lack of cavalry prevents effective scout
ing. Infantry is useless against tlit
mobile Cossack bands forming tho
principal Russian force for 200 miles
to the north. .