Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-05-06
Advance on Port Arthur.

London, May 6.-The Central News
correspondent at st. Petersburg reports
that the Japanese have landed at two
points in the vicinity of Port Arthur.
The first landing was made at Pischewo
and the second at Port Adams. The
appearance of the japanese fleet in the
Liao-Tung gulf was intended as feint
to cover the real landings. The two
places mentioned are on opposite sides
of Kwang- Tung peninsula. Pischewois
connected with Port Arthur by the Nan
churian Railway, while at Port Adams
the railway runs close to the shore. The
forces landed are only few miles apart.
This step of the Japanse forces, taken
in conjunction with the hurried depart
ure of Viceroy Alexieff and Grand Duke
Doris from Port Arthur, has given rise
to deep seated belief that the Russian
stronghold is doomed to fall. Alexieff
and the Grand Duke did not wish to
become prisoners in Port Arthur and
went north to assist in the direction Of
the future movements of the Russian
forces. The landing Of the japanese
troops tends to confirm the reports that
Port Arthur harbor is blocked. 1t is
known that the japanese general staff
would long since have attempted land
ing movement had they been assured
that the Russian fleet in the harbOr
could not get away to harrass their
movements. Now that the landing is
made it would appear that the Russian
feet is locked in, and is no longer a
factor worthy of consideration.
London, May 6.-The Chefoo cor
respondent of the Reuter- Telegram Com
pany wires that force of japanese have
landed opposite the Elliott Islands, on
the east coast of the Liao-Tung PENN
sula. The japanese, he says, discovered
during April that this would be good
place for landing operations, as the east
coast of the peninsula is guarded only
by comparative small force.
Constantinople, May 6.-According
to the news service which the Mikado
has ordered sent to the Sultan, Admiral
Togo attended the meeting of the war
council at Toxic yesterday. The Adj
miral, according to this source of infor-
nation, left the Port Arthur feet aboard
S5-knot torpedo boat, which carried
him to Nagasaki, where special train
conveyed him to Toxic. At the meet
ing of the war council he assured the
authorities that the Russian fleet was
unable to interfere with landing on the
Lao Tung peninsula. 1t was then de-
cided that transports be sent to secure
such a landing. Togo Immediately re-
turned to the fleet.
London, May 6.-Dispatches received
in London, this afternoon, announce
that the japanese have occupied the
hills on the road to Feng- Huang-Cheng,
Manchurian, without firing a shot.
London, May Ga dispatch from
Toxic to the Reuter- Telegram Company
says a report has been received from
General Kuroki stating that in the re-
treat on Sunday large body of Russians
mistook a smaller body of their country
men for japanese and attacked them
with great fury. One hund:ed and eighty
were killed or wounded.
London, May 6.-The Exchange Tele-
graph Company's st. Petersburg CORE
spondent wires that 8 report is current
there that 10000 japanese have landed
twenty-five versts from Port Arthur, and
have partly destroyed the telegraph
station.
London May 6.-The Central News
has received a dispatch from Toxic
stating that General Kuroki has occu-
pied Tang Shang Cheng, midway be-
tween Antung and Fen uang- Cheng.