The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-06-11

A NU MBER OF AFFAIRS
In All of These Success Smiles Upon
the Gallant Little Fighters OF
the Sunrise Kingdom OF
the Eastern
Seas.
(Ry the Associated Press.l


St. Petersburg, June 10.-The En-
peror has received from General
Kuropaakfn the following telegram
dated June 8.
1.-The Japanese bombardment June
8 of the coast between Senyuchen
and Kaiping caused no loss of life,
nor material damage, though con-
siderable number of charges We're
fired. One man doing hospital duty
was fatally wounded and two wagons
were damaged. All was quiet on the
coast this morning, but several Japa-
nese ships were cruising in the offlng.
On June Z, the Japanese slowly con-
tinued their march toward Siuyuen
by the Takushan and Feng Wang
Cheng roads Their advance guard
did not approach nearer than five
miles south and east of Siuyen. On
the morning of June 8, a Japanese in
fantry brigade, two mountain batter
les and five squadrons of cavalry
marched against Siuyen. About IL
o'clock the Japanese appeared before
the town on the south side but wer"
checked by a very successful fire from
our batteries.
Cossacks Forced Back.
Japanese infantry then began ad-
Vancing against the town from the
east by the Feng Wang Cheng road,
and came in contact with the Cos
sacks holding the pass. After two
hours fighting the CosSackS were
obliged TO retire and our artillery
opened fire along the pass, not allow
ing the Japanese to establish them
selves. At this moment a japanese
mountain battery arrived and took
position to the south, but after firing
a few rounds was silenced by our
battery. A second Japanese battery
did not succeed in getting into actoion
but was compelled to evacuate it's po-
sition under the fire of our guns.
''In the course of the fight flank
ing movement by several battalions
of japanese infantry was observed
north of Siuyen threatening our line
of retreat Consequently our Cos
sacks gradually withdrew five miles
from Siuyen, keeping, up their fire
from battery on dense column of
the enemy at a range of 600 yards.
The fire slackened about five in the
afternoon Among our losses were
Cheremissineff, chief of Cossacks,
Cornet Komarovski and Lieutenant
Colonel Possokhoff To all appear
ances the CosSacks were engaged with
troops of the tenth division.
"In the affair June Z, at Vafan-
gow we had one rifle man wounded,
but the Japanese sustained consider
able losses According to the testi-
mony of residents they had forty
killed or wounded.
The Affair at Saimatsze
"Details of the affair at Saimatsze
follow:
June z, at p. m. an outpost
company on the All Yang road was at
tackled by the enemy. detachment
of chasseurs was sent as rein
forcement. More Japanese then ap-
peared. One battalion with noun
tain battery positioned before Sal
matsZe. The chasseurs at first pressed
the Japanese, infiicting losses and
taking rifles and equipment from the
killed, but the advance was checked
by a very feveriSh fire. Reinforce
ments now Joined the enemy, bring
ing up their strength to a brigade of
infantry two batteries of artillery
and three squadrons of cavalry.
Thereupon the commander of our de-
tachment ordered a retreat towards
Fenchulin Pass. The detachment
withdrew slowly and in good order,
holding successive positions Our
wounded included Captain Maikharoff
and Lieutenant Ronjitski Both Off
GERS, however, remained in the ranks |
About 100 men We're killed or wound
ed. The enemy suffered severely. |
Accoutrements taken from the Japa-
nese dead show that they belonged |
to the Twelfth division.
1.-The commander of our detach |
ment compliments the calm courage |
of our troops, and reports that the |
conduct of the Red Cross company |
was above all praise