The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1904-11-23
GAN HOLD THE FORT
/ Uniil Baltic Fleet Arrives,
Says General Stoessel.
HIS MESSAGE TO CzAR
Notwithstanding, the Situation at Port
Arthur is Reported critlcal--Jap
Army of 10000 Landed
at Niuchwang.

AZ st. Petersburg special says: As
q 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 Japanese attack October 26, on
the north front of Port Arthur. The
Russian losses were 4SO 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 Sin
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 20 our
entrenchments north and northeast.
The following day they also attacked
one of the forts on the north side. but
our heavy artillery and shrapncl fire
dispersed their reserves and the as.
sault was repulsed. Our losses were
one officer and about seveT/y men kill
ed and four hundred wounded.
Engineer Captain Sakharoff, for.
merly governor OF Port Dalny died
October 81 OF typhus fever.
1T is difficult to single out individ-
uals for special mention among the
heroic defenders"
In a telegram dated October 80 Gen.
eral Stoessel says:
Since my dispatch OF October %
the bombardment continues with great
fierceness."
Under date OF November 3 General
Stoessel telegraphed:
1--WE greet the emperor: this dey, a
solemn one fer all our country. we Of
fer prayers to God and send to our
emperor fHlicitatIons In the shape of
reverberating hurrars. On bended knee
We pray to Cod to give health to your
majesty and also 10 the empress
and the Grand Duke Czarevitch.
Our joy is all the greater because the
assaults, which lasted nine days. have
-heap ds5 ii, pMp to this great day. the
nuniy. LII vOur occnscion fo tho
throne. t. sdnc & that our Japan
ese enemies celebrate he anniversary
OF the birth OF their mikado and
whereupon they had sworn to take ~
fortress. God is with u.s."
Japs Land at Nluchwane.
A Mukden dispatch. undo date OF
November 17tn. says: 1t Is reported
that 10000 Japanese troops have been
landed at Niuchwang and 10000 otuers
at PltseWo and that a turning move.
ment ON the Russian RIGHT is expected
Critical at Port Arthur.
a Washington special says: Consul
General Fowler cabled the state de-
partmert Thursday from CI.efoo that
the situation at Port Arthur is ex.
"a ~ W '''''"'' INV 'u"Ni iol'o haNLlB
fallen into the possession OF the Jap
anese. Ho also states that three Jap.
anese torpedo boat destroyers are ly-
ing outside OF Chefoo harOor and fnat
the Russian crew OF the torpedo boat
destroyer destroyed Wednesday are
transferring their arms and supplies
to Chinese cruiser which Is posted in
front OF the Russian consulate.