The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-12-22
A Vigorous Assault On The Russians
By Japanese
GEN. STOESSEL DESCRIBES ATTACK
DISPATCHES From the Port Arthur
Commander Relate How the Fort
ress Was Held Against the Supreme
Effort of the Japanese From Nov
20 to Dec. 2.

st. Petersburg, BY Cable-Gen. Stoes-
seIs dispatches to the Emperor, which
were received Friday night, were CIV
en- out Sunday. The first is dated
November %, and is as follows:
Il am happy to inform your majes-
ty that 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-
ton of their forces on the parapet.
They were annihilated by rifle fire and
the bayonet and thrown back into the
trenches. Their reserves were scatter
ed by shrapnel.
From November 81 to November 70
the enemy violently bombarded the fort
and, in spite of great losses, effected
by their perseverance 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. bit
they were thrown back by the reserves
after a fierce bayonet struggle. They
returned to the assault at midnight and
again occupied part of the trenches.
but were annihilated by our bayonets.
At 2 o'clock in the morning all was
ever and your majesty's heroic troops
we're able to rest and start to repair
ing the damage The japanese lost
more than 1000 men. All of our troops
behaved as heroes. The following es-
pecially distinguished themselves: Gen.
erals Kondrake commander Of the ar
tillery) and Gorbotowsky and Lieuten-
ant Colonel Naoumko. CA dozen other
officers in lower grades are also men,
toned in the dispatch.) The bombard-
ment of the town and haTbor continues
daily. A number of buildings have
been destroyed and the harbor has
sustained some damage. The sarri-
sons are in excellent spirits
In other dispatch dated November
81, Gen. Stoessel says:
"The 26th and 9th were the 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 repulsed
with great loss to the Japanese. The
same night the enemy attacked de-
tachment on Panlung Mountain. but
were repulsed, as also was their attack
on Visokei (2O3-metre HILL
"On the 26th the japanese began to
lombard and attack fiercely the forts
OF the northeastern front and the ad-
vanced trenches. The trenches repeat
edly 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 and
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 10
O'Clock in the evening the Japanese
attacked a battery on our left flank in
considerable strength, and at first OBJ
tanned possession of a portion OF the
works, but our heroes brought bayo-
nets into use and the japanese retired.
leaving a heap of their men. Along
the whole front the Japanese re-opened
a violent fire against the interior of the
fortress, keeping it up until ) o'clock
on the morning of November q. The
help which God sent lis on the birthday
of our mother the Czarine gave us fur
ther victory"