The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-11-24
Until Baltic Fleet Arrives,
Says General StoesseI.
HIS MESSAGE TO CAR
Notwithstanding, the Situation at Port
Arthur is Reported Critical-Jap
Army of 10000 Landed
at NiuchWang.


a result of the dispatches received
from Lieutenant General Stoessel, the
war office expresses entire confidence
that 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
OF q Japanese attack October 26, on
the north front of Port Arthur. Tbs
Russian losses were 4S0 killed or
wounded. All the attacks Of Novem-
Der 3, 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 Sim
chinpu, thirty-two Japanese dragons
were killed or wounded. The text OF
General Stoessel's dispatch Of October
% is as follows:
1--WE have the honor to report to
your majesty that the Japanese bonn
barded very vigorously October Is 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
sault was repulsed. Our losses were
one officer and about seveIEy 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-
uals for SPECIAL mention among the
heroic defenders"
In telegram dated October 80 Gen.
eral Stoessel says:
"Since my dispatch Of October 2S
the bombardment continues with great
ferceness."
Under date of November General
Stoessel telegraphed:
1--WE greet the emperor; this day, a
solemn one for all our country, we Of
fer prayers to God and send to our
emperor Fluctuations in the shape OF
reverberating hurrars. On bended knee
we pray to God to give health. to your
majesty and also to the empress
and the Grand Duke Czarev1tch.
Our joy is all the greater because the
assaults, which lasted nine days, have
been repuised up to this great day, the
anniversary of your accession to the
throne, the same day that our Japan
ese enemies celebrate the anniversary
of the birth Of their mikado and
whereupon they had sworn to take t<
fortress. God. is with u.s."
Japs Land at N'uchwapg.
A Mukden dispatch, under dates OF
November 18th, says: 1t IS reported
that 10000 Japanese troops nave peeH
landed at Niuchwang and 10000 others
at Pitsewo and that turning move
ment on the Russian right is expected.
Critical at Port Arthur.
A Washington special says: Consul
General Fowler cabled the state de-
partment Thursday from CAefoo that
the situation at Port Arthur is ex.
tremely critical, the outer forts having
fallen into the possession OF the Jap
anese. He also states that three Jap
anese torpedo boat destroyers are ~
ing outside of Chefoo haroor and tnat
the Russian crew Of the torpedo boat
destroyer destroyed Wednesday are
transferring their arms and supplies
to a Chinese cruiser which is posted in
front of the Russian consulate.
Bomb.Throwing at Barcelona.