The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-13
!. DETAILS OF BATTLE
Belated Dispatches Gives Further
Particulars Of Fight at 8
Mptieti Pass. @
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GENERAL KUIsoKIs IIEADQUAR-
TIERS IN THE FIELD, NEAR TOvvAN,
August IL delayed in transmisslon).- -
Yesterdays battle consisted Of a double
attack to drive the Russians from their
strong defenses commanding the Ynngso
Pass on the Lao Yang road, through
the first ange Of hills beyond Il NJ otieI,
lass and Yushu Pass on the road to
AIukden. The operations extended over @
front MOI han II fly miles in8length.
4 Both attacks were successful in respect
to $curying local points but the j pa
snese plaas We're not fulfil led for the rea-
son that they contemplated partly sur
rounding The enemy, capturing nlanySst,ld
possibly apturing batteries ~ L no RUS
-sid,s managed to- retreat with I'LL Their
guns q cent one. They carried away their
dead aiid wounded and they left fewer
prisoners behind than in several recent
outpost sskirmishes. XII lbs:
THE Russians had their batteries and
gcntrenchment$i lin fine STRAIT egic positions,
and they showed better genelalship than
l,eretof0; e. Their artillery fire was ac-
scurr,te when they had located the j pa-
nose p.slt ions. So Their fantry[ in so,nc of
tito trenches made more determined
stands, but & most Sof the contingents fled
when the Japanese were able to reach
close qua ter s, being unnerved evident--
llyfL " thel.,S previous xperie Ec"s vi til the
S1arunese troops. H. ;5s II t.is
E8S TlIe Russian batteries left their ammu-
nition cid much ofs5their equipments on
tile field and one gun which had over
turned when they were galloping down
the hill, showing that the fbatteri es&were
.e53 " Is, Gssetl t,SS ESCAPE. "a lie j apanese
artillery fire was accurate and 4 the ad--
5.lnce Of the 5intuntry was @coura Ecolls &t s
usual. sy9g5 55ss b 3s{i n, IN l 35s
"a The infantry advance on Yang Tzuling
began SO late that the apaneseS ere un-
able to reach the highest Russian en-
ttrenchments before dark, owing to the
vigorous defenses, 3S53 & 4, III ri
II . The tack was resumed early the next
morning. The main body o f tho Russians
had retired during the night, leaving only
a rear guard. During the night Of July
road to enable the bringing up
Of guns. Seven batteries were sent for
ward Anna jority5 OF them took possess
sion Of arrange Of hills nearest the Z
Icy, willie the others reached the cover Of
the corn fields below Thefleft division
advanced e three brigades on different
roads q V. t3J55 II @5
These engaged in an infantry attack
all lay 8 Att s. "a clock In the evening the
Russians attempted a counter attack,
but they were rep ulsed ! fferingl a heavy
loss. is,it Tis8 &tsss}s II, III NJ
The center of ~ the diyision marched
from the northeast, took the village OF
Tlensutin, on the plain, and gun posi-
tim there but It met q most stubborn
resistance on a. conical hill north of the
pass, where i the Russians were Sentrench-
ed 4 aud where they made a successful
stund wifi "a SIN all fore s
At S acloclxsias general q tack was made
on tho Russian right. The Russians were
driven +. ON the first lines of their de-
lenses and pursued to the second line.
The fighting was renewed this morn
ing, August lst, and, the Japanese car
rled the position. The artillery bat b
tlo was more evenly 4 matched and
d more Impressive spectac legt han the one
preceding the crossing Of the Y all 5s55