The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-12-28
HEAVY LOSSES.
Over Twenty Thousand japanese
Killed Around Port Arthur.
BLOODSHED AND WOE.

The Attackers Nor Defenders Gave Any
Thought to Death, but Fell, Hun.
dreds at Time. Beneath Bay.
onet, She'll and ShrapaeI
Around Fortress.
Gen. Stoessel in his dispatch to the
emperor tells of the hard fighting
around Port Arthur. The first dis.
patch S dated November rs and is as
follow:
"Ia q happy to inform your majes'
ty tha1 on November 20, after an in
creased bombardment, the japanese
attacked one Of the forts on the north
eastern front and leaped with a por
tion OF their forces on the parapet.
They were annihilated by rife fire
and the bayonet and thrown back into
the trenches. Their reserves were
scattered by sarapnel.
From November 2l to November
% the enemy violently bombaIded the
fort, and, in spite OF great losses, ef'
fected by their perSe 7erance a passage
between the two forts on the north
eastern front.
"At $50 o'clock on the evening Of
November %, after heavy firing, the
Japanese suddenly hurled themselves
against several works on this front
and seized portion Of the trenches.
BIZ they were thrown back by the re.
serves after a fierce bayonet struggle.
They returned to the assault at mid
night and again occupied a part OF the
trenches, but we're annihilated by our
bayonets. At O'Clock in the morn
lng all was over and your majesty's
heroic troops were able to rest and
start repairing the damage caused by
the bombardment. From the Goth tc
to the oath, the Japanese lost more
than 1900 men. All OF our trops be-
haved as heroes.
Bombardment OF the town and
harbor contin les daily. Anumber CT
buildings have been destroyed and the
harbor has sustained some damage.
The garrisons are in excellent spirits"
In another dispatch dated Novem-
Der 70 General Stoessel says:
The 26sh and 9th were the
bloodiest days in the assaults on Port
Arthur. The attacks began on the
plight of the 25th, against our left
flank, near Pigeon Bay. The first
was repulssd with great loss to the
japanese. The same night the enemy
attacked a detachment on Panlung
mountain, but we're repulsed, as also
was their attack on Visokaia (203-
Metre hill.)
son the 26th the Japanese began
to lombard and attack fercely the
forts on the northeastern front and
the advanced trenches. The trenches
repeatedly changed hands. Never
theless, on the night Of the 26ah we
threw back the japanese at the point
Of the bayonet. The enemy succeeded
in blowing up the perapet OF one OF
the forts and began building parallels
there. At another fort on the same
night they laid sacks along the ram
part, but our artillery dispersed them.
Towards 10 o'clock in the evening the
Japanese attacked a battery on our
left flank in considerable strength and
at first obtained posse ssion Of por-
tion OF the works, hut our heroes
brought bayonets into use and the
Japanese retired, leaving a heap OF
their men. Along the whole front
the Japanese reopened violent fire
against the interior of the fortress,
keeping 1t up until 5 o'clock on the
morning OF November p.
THE help which God sent Us on
the birthday of our mother: che eza-
rina, gave US further victory" +"
"Since November q the Japanese
have aeen carrying ol violent bonn
bardn ent and making IL :essaut as
aults in considerable force against
visok ia (2o3 Metre h;ll) Their as
saults we're repulsed.'
Ga December II General Stoessel
repori as follows:
TT e twelve days assault which
CONN snced on November 20 was de-
dnlselysrepulsed last night. / am happy
to say that your majesty's heroic
troops alone could have been capable
OF doing this. There has never been
such fierce assault. The following
contributed principally to it's repulse:
Generals Kondratenko, Nikttin and
Gorbatowsky, and Colonels lrrmann
and Ertiakof, and Lieutenant Col.
onels Naoumsnko and Gandoucine.
It is, thanks 10 them, and the heroic
officers and naval sharpshooters and
the artillerymen, that Port Arthur
succeeded again in resisting. The
japanese, according to prisoners and
Chinese, lost at least $1,000 men.
I'VE request your prayers and
those Of the mother empress, which
are manifestiy shielding us
''As general aide de camp to your
majesty, l have expressed your ma
jesty'S thanks to the garrison"
On December 5 General Stoessel re-
ports:
AT o'clock Yesterday morning
tne Japanese, having concentrated all
their forces, began an assault on
Visokaia hill, bombarding 1t stimuli
taneously with 11-inch and 16-inch
shells. 4 fierce fight ragged all day.
We repelled three assaults. Towards
evening the japanese succeeded in
obtaining possession Of the crest Of