New-York tribune., 1904-10-21
PORT ARTHUR GARRISON.
No5C SAID to Number 5,0OO-Jap-
dneSe Ship Injured.

Che-Foo. Oct 70 $50 y. ma JUNK which
left LAaou Promontory yesterday was driven
by gale and arrived here tonight, bringing
one hundred coolies, who left Port Arthur be-
cause they feared injury from japanese shells.
The coolies say that on October 13 there was
fierce fighting for several hours the slopes OF
Rihlung Mountain between comparatively small
forces. IN which the Japanese lost three hundred
killed and wounded. The coolies were unable
to give details of the fighting, but apparently
It the result Of OF the numerous sorties
made by the Russians against the Japanese,
who were attempting TO advance from their
trenches.
Japanese wounded say that the soldiers in the
trenches suffer severely from the cold. although
the japanese army is now almost completely
supplied with winter outfits.
1t is said that the Port Arthur garrison is
frantic for news Of the operations of General
Kuropatkin, from whom the defenders expect
relief.
The news that the Baltic feet had sailed for
the Pacific was announced to the garrison and
greatly encouraged the Russians.
The most important recent events at Port Ar
thur include the capture by the japanese OF
further minor positions near Rihlung Mountain.
and the severe damage Of a Japanese torpedo
boat destroyer by striking n floating mine
According to Chinese advices which reached
here to-day. and which confirmed in essen
tial points by japanese letters from Port Dalny,
the Japanese made assaults on the remaining
outer works of Rihung Mountain at dawn on
October s. and were repulsed. The following
day the Russians made an attack on the Japan.
trenches. and they in turn were repused
The Japanese Immediately followed with an
other assault. resulting in the capture of an
iron railroad bridge and the heights south OF
the bridge, which is five hundred yards from
the main fortress Tho importance Of these
captures lies in the fact that they curtail the
Russian fire in harassing japanese who may
attempt to advance on the trenches located on
the slope of Rihlung Mountain. This attack
seems to have been a surprise for the Russians
the Japanese claiming that they lost only fifty
men. Since the capture of the points mentioned
the Japanese assert that they have successfully
resisted numerous Forties in attempts to recapt-
ure them.
At 10 o'clock in the morning of October u
seven Russian torpedo boat destroyers emerged
from the harbor of Port Arthur, and later they
were followed by two more destroyers This
squadron proceeded to o-Ping-Tau and bonl-
barded thu japanese left flank. Four japanese
torpedo boat destroyers hurried to the scene
and the Russians retired 10 the harbor, followed
by the japanese The pursuit ceased upon en-
tering the mined area. One Japanese destroyer
while returning hit mechanical mine and was
severely damaged, but she managed to reach
Port Dalny, and is now being repaired.
In the mean while the japanese siege guns
continued to drop big shells in the harbor. the
Japanese claiming that they damaged the Rus
sian gunhoat Giliak. which is alleged TO have
been hit three times and to have changed her
anchorage from the East Basin TO the shelter OF
Tiger Hill 1t is also believed that the funnel
Of another Russian warship was pierced as a
dense cloud Of smoke followed the landing Of a.
shell board Of her
Chinaman who arrived here to-day declares
that during the japanese assault on Rihlung
Mountain the Russian hattleships fired almost
necessarily to the north.
The Japanese at Taku Mountain have dropped
a ceaseless storm of shells on the Chinese town.
and many rife bullets also fell in the place The
Chinaman adds that the hghting was especially
severe, and that the Japanese loss was consid-
erable. He says he left Port Arthur October IS
because he was frightened by the shells
1t is asserted that the Russian force at Port
Arthur now numbers five thousand men. ex-
Guiding the militia which is not engaged in the
fighting, but patrols the streets, doing provost
duty. and guards the arsenals etc
Winter clothing is scarce at Port Arthur
shoes particularly. The Russian soldiers ara
wearing Chinese shoes. and some of them are
unapIe 10 OBTAIN even these, and wrap rags
about their feet The garrison is greatly worn
labor ana fighting. The town is fuII Of wounded
Flour is plentiful, and the slaughter of horses
mules and donkeys continues
Chinese who have reached Che-Foo from Port
Dalny say thatJapauese reinforcements continue
70 arrive daily. The Japanese confirm this A
yuIh @ Whlch reached this port to-day from Port
Calny was allowed 10 depart only on condition
uat She take no coolies whom the Japanese are
using IN large numbers in constructing ware
nOuSeS ana removing the dead and wounded
Inc wounded are taken to the railroad and
Inence are transported to Dalny. from which
poIt they are shipped TO JaIan. The Japanese
have practically completed immense ,varab bo,,
netween Port Dalny and Port Arthur and have
therefn supplies sufficient TO last them nntii
sprlng Similar preparations have been made NJ
NeW-Chwang, and therefore the Japanese aT
pect the release Of sixty transports next mnntb
Frlhce Cnarles Anton Won Hohenzollern. the
representative of Emperor William u-tth' t G1e
japanese army. who left Toxic October II and
embarked the same day for the front on TIC
steamer Shinbashi received with prsat
ceremony on his arrival at Port Dalny Oc