Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-04-28
WAR IN THE EAST.

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the movements of the cavalry under
Major General Wistchenko, while not
officially confirmed, is accepted as trust
worthy. 1t is as follows: General
Mistchenko's Cossacks reached Songjin,
northeast Korea, and after occupying
that place turned north along the Seoul
Peking road and occupied Anju. Not a
shot was fired, the japanese and Koreans
Withdrawing. The unexpected appear
ance of Cossacks in the rear of the
japanese force near The Yalu caused a
panic among the Japanese troops pro-
ceeding towards the Yalu from Ping
yang, and they consequently retTeated.
'Tbe Japanesc,troops at Pakchon, Kusoug,
Kasan and Cbongju did not attempt to
stop the Cossacks, but moved towards
the northwest by forced marches
The general staff believes that one OF
the japanese columns while attempting
to cross the Yalu river at Turenchen
sustaiued severe loss owing to the uneA-
rected shelling by Russian battery
from the opposite bank, which destroyed
the japanese pontoons.
The Japanese, the general staff says,
tried to cross the river at six or seven
different points and succeeded only at
one point. The staff has no further
news.
The crossing of the Yalu river by the
japanese .orC IS did not impress The Rus
SLAMS, in view of the reports of the ensu-
ing japanese reverse. These reports
became more persistent at noon and
caused au all.round rise in prices on the
Bourse, but SO far there has been no
confirmation of them officially.
The JapgOese troops which crossed the
Yalr. nor'b Gf Edition (Tchangdjiou y,
cha -ged during tne night of April 26-27,
the Ressian position, near Lizaveua, a
village on the Manchurian bank Of the
Ya'u. They were repulsed. bat their
los is not known. Two gunboais steamed
up the river TO lie support OF the Japa-
nese, when a Russian field battery at
Amisan opened upon them, resulting in
doeI which lasted for 20 minutes. The
Russian fire was roo hot, and the gun
boats were forced to turn and steam out
of range The japanese were facilitated
in crossing by their occupation OF the
Island of Samalinda.
A dispatch to the Paris Temps from
st. Petersburg says: "The japanese
continue 20 cross the Yalu river in small
squads. The Russian tactics seem TO be
not 10 seriously oppose these preliminary
movements. The staff Of the ministry o.
marine gives credence 10. but does not
positively confirm the report that the
Vladivostok squadron sank two japanese
transports bonod iof .he Island Of
Sakbaliu.
Vice Admiral Skrydiof lett st. Peters-
burg for Moscow yesterday. His depart
ure was marked by scenes similar to
these which accompanied the ferewells
of the other commanders. There was
large crowd at the Nicholas railroad
station. Many women presented bou-
ouets 10 the Admiral. The Archiman-
drite Cornelius bestowed on him an i'm
age of st. Alexander Nevsky, aepatron
saint of st. Petersburg, and made an ad-
dress, saying the faithidl members o.
the Orthodox Church would pay the
Almighty 10 protect the Admiral against
danger aod to give him victory. Ad-
mirai Skrydlof was spiinkled with wa'er
from The miraculous spring of st. Sera-
phim, the hermit of Saroff, whose recent
canorization was attended by the Car
and Czaripa. Amulets were also banded
to him and he vas presented an ikon
containing relics dating from the
thirteenth century. Bedeath merry
exterior Admiral Skrydlof is in
teusely religious. He went in the
morning 70 the chapel in st. Peer the
Greats house aod passed whole houcin
PRAYER. The admiral is going 10 stop at
Moscow and pray at st. Serglus' monas-
tery. Admiral Verkhovsky has showed
the empress an image of the Virgin for
which he claimed miraculous properties,
which the Russians feryeotly hope is go
ing to turn the tide of battle at Port
Arthur The admiral told the empress
the story of the image, which depicts the
Virgin as she appeared to a sailor, a
veteran of the seige of Sebastopol. Two
months before he outbreak OF the pres
ent war, said the admiral, the Virgin
appeared to the sailor and said; "Many
woes are going to beEall Port Arthur un-
til my image is sent there. Then Pert
Arthur will be victorious"
The sailor went on pilgrimage 70
the great monastery of Kieff aad told his
dream to the 10000 pilg,ims there.
Each of them gave five kopecks ga
cents) to have the dream depicied, but
the artist who made the image refused
to receive payment. The ikon event
ually was sent TO Admiral Verkhovsty
as senior admiral. 1t represents the Vlr'
gin bearing an image of Christ, with
archangels on each side aad God above,
saying 'Thefe can be but one flock
and one shepherd"
A Great Satisfaction.