The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-12-22
TWELVE DAY FIGHT
4 yigsevs Assault On The suss'aas
By japanese
Gen. sIOEssEl DESCRIBES AI1Ack
From the Port Arthur
Commander Relate How the Fort
ress Was Held Against the Supreme
Effort OF the Japanese From Nov.
20 10 Dec. z.

ST. Petersburg, b. Cabie--Geu. StoeS-
sers dispatches 10 the Emperor. which
were received Friday night. we're CIV
en- out Sunday. The first Is dated
November %. and Is as follows:
Il am happy TO inform your majes-
- that on November 20. after al in
creased bombardmeut. the japanese
attacked one of the forts on the north
eastern front and iesped with a poT-
ton Of their forces on the paTapet.
They we're annihilated by rifle fire anu
the baronet and thrown back into tie
trenches. Their reserves were scatter
cd by shrapnei.
From November q 10 November >
the enemy violently bombardcd the fort
and, in spite of great losses, effected
by their perseverance a passage be
tween the two forts on the northeastern
front.
AT $50 O'Clock in the evening OF
November %, after heavy firing, the
Japanese suddenly hurled themselves
against several works on this front and
seized a portion OF the trenches, but
they were thrown back by the reserves
after a fierce bayonet struggle. They
returned TO the assault at midnight and
again occupied a part OF the trenches,
but were annihilated by our bayonets.
At o'clock in the morning all Was
over and your majesty's heroic troops
we're able to rest and start 10 repair
| ing the damage. The Japanese lost
more than 1000 men. All Of our troops
| behaved as heroes. The following IS
pecially distinguished themselves: Gen
! erals KOndrake Commander Of the ar
! tillery) and Gorbotowsky and Lienten-
ant Colonel Naoumko "a dozen other
| officers in lower grades arc also men
! toned in the dispatch.) The lombard
ment of the toxin and harbOr continues
! daily. A number Of buildings have
been destroyed and the harbor has
| sustained some damage. The garFl-
sons are in excellent spirits"
q, Gen. Stoessei says:
"The Goth and 9th were tue blood
lest days in the assaults on Port Ar
thur. The attacks began on the night
Of the 25th, against our left flank, near
Pigeon Bay. The first was rcpulscd
with great loss to the Japanese. The
same night the enemy attacked de-
tachment on PanluDg Mountain, but
were repulsed, as also was their attack
On Visokei (203-metre HILL
"On the 26th the Japanese began to
lombard and attack ficrcely the forts
Of the northeastern front and the ad-
vanced trenches The trenches repeat
eddy changed hands. Nevertheless, on
the night OF the 26th We threw back
the japanese at the point OF the bayo'
net. The enemy succeeded In blowing
up the parapet Of one Of the forts anG
began building parallels there. At an.
other fort, on the same night. they LAID
sacks along the rampant. but our ar
tillery dispersed them. Towards i.
o'clock in the evening the japanese
attacked battery on our left flank iI
considerable strength. and at first OBJ
tanned possession of a portion OF the
works, but our heroes brought bayp
nets into use and the Japanese retired
leaving heap OF their nlcr. Along
the whole front the Japanese re-openet
a violent FIRE against the Interior Of The
fortress, Keeping il up until , O'Clock
on the morning Of November -. The
help which God sent us on the birtbda,
of our mother the CARRIE gave Us fur
| Their victosy"