The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-14
EVACUATION DENIED.
Rumor of Fall of Port Arthur Not
 Confirmed,

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 London, March 1A-The rumor of the evacuation of Port Arthur is feSp~@ d this morning from different points but 1t Is absolutely without confirmation. According to the St. Petersburg corre- spondent of the Daily Telegraph vague rumorg are current that the telegrams describe the bombardment of Port Ar thur as much more serious than has been admitted officially.
 Special dispatches from Toklo and Yin Row also give reports of heavy Russian casualties at Port Arthur amounting to forty men killed and one hundred wound that it is not wise to give them much credence.
 In a dispatch from Tolxio dated March IS. correspondent of The Daily Tele- graph says that in the latest attack on Port Arthur, two Russian torpedo boat destroyers were sunk and great damage was done to the forts and arsenal, in- cluding the explosion of a powder mag azine. Dalny Is reported to have been almost entirely destroyed; several guns there were dismounted and the crew of four torpedo boats in the inside harbor are said to have deserted. The Daily Tel egraph publishes a dispatch from a cor respondent at Yin Row who reports from the Russian battleship Retvizan at Port Arthur was hit five times by Japanese projectiies and that there were twenty casualties on board. This correspondent declares further that the presence of Japanese at Fang Huan Cheng (the Man churian town about forty-five miles northwest of WIju) has been confirmed
 The Yin Kow correspondent of the Daily Mall reports that serious disputes occur daily between the Russian navy al OH thur, the latter representing the former with incompetency and cowardice. The correspondent describes the floating of the battleship Retvizan and says the docks at Port Arthur are too small to repair her. General Stoessel, In command at Port Arthur, has been ordered to the Yalu. the correspondent concludes and he will be replaced by General smlruoH.
 In a dispatch from Chefo0 dated March 12. correspondent of The Daily Mall de- scribes in inspection of Port Arthur made on the 11th instant from a boat The new city seemed to be on fire. three columns of smoke were spending from 1t. The broad hill fort appeared to have suffer ed heavily; the defenses were shattered and the earthworks torn up. No guiser was visible. The line of forts on the Tigers Tall also appeared to have suffer ed damage. At sunrise no sign of life could be seen any where and Port Ar thur looked like city of death.
 The torpedo boat destroyers inside did not appear to have steam up Special dispatches from Port Arthur say there are runors among the Chinese popula- ton that the projected Japanese descent on Liac Tung Peninsula is imminent.
 The Tien Tsin correspondent of the Daily Chronicle reports that 5000 Japa- nese are watching New Chwang.
 The Times publishes a dispatch from Seoul dated March Il. in which the cor respondent confirms previous reports that 1t is the intention of Japan to walt un- til the ice breaks up before making dis authorizations in order to avoid dificul- on the roads. Transports are stiH arriv- ing to make good the deficiencies on the Seoul-Chemulpo line which has been de- nuded of troops but some time may elapse before great achievement ia att tempted. The correspondent for The Times at TolSio says the latest news received there shows that the Korean coast between Gen San and Song Chin Is entirely free from Russian troops.