Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-05-02

manding a battery Of the Sixth artil-
lery brigade, seriously wounded IN the
head; Colonel Mester, Captain Voro-
bleff, Captain Sapojnikoff, Lieutenant
Philadelphon and Captain Atroschen-
ko wounded. lieutenant Rutropof of
the Twenty-second regiment was seri-
ously wounded in the head on the pom
toon hear Khussan.
Our losses inmen have not yet been
definitely ascertained, but up to the
present 1t is only known that three
were killed and nineteen wounded"
A late Tokyo report says that the
Japanese army under General kuroki
has forced the Yalu river and with a
gallant infantry charge covering o
frontage or four miles drove the Rus
slams from Chiutiencheng and the
heights on the right bank of the Tho or
Aida river, which enters the Yalu from
the north almost opposite VIII. The
Japanese turned the left flank of the
Russian position and in the battle
swept away the new front interposed
by the Russians to check their inward
movement.
A late report from st. Petersburg
says the general staff account of the
operations on the Yalu river yesterday
is as follows:
"At 4 o'clock in the morning Japa-
neSe field batteries with forty-seven
guns opened n terrific fire on our posi-
ton at Turenchen and Oh our troops
posted ear Poeitntinsky.
THE overwhelming superiority of
the japanese in artillery and the heavy
losses their fire inflicted on u troops
occupying these positions made it clear
to General Sassulitch that it was i'm
possible to hold Turcnchen. Conse-
quently the troops were ordered to re-
tire from Turenchen while still holding
the Potientinsky road"
A Tokyo report says the japanese
have captured Ch%iutiencheng, ten
miles north of Antung, which is re-
garded as the key to the Russian posi-
ton on the right bank Of the Yalu
river. 1t is reported that the Russians
will retreat to Fenghuancheng, which
is OF the road to Liaoyang.
The japanese naval movements
against Vladivostok have failed of sue
cess because of the dense fogs which
prevailed in the vicinity of that port.
A Tokyo dispatch, dated this morn
ing at 7 o'clock, says a supplemental
report from General Kuroki states:
"The enemy's strength included all
Of the Third division, two regiments of
the Sixth division, n cavalry brigade,
about forty quick firing guns and eight
machine guns. We have taken twenty
eight quick firing guns, many rifles,
much ammunition, more than twenty
officers and many nOncommissioned Of
ficers and men as prisoners. | am in
formed that Major Kashtalinsky, COM
mander of the Third East Siberian rifle
brigade, and Lieutenant General Zas-
salitch, commander of the Second 81
berian army corps, were wounded.
Tokyo reports say the Japanese loss
es on the Yalu yesterday were about
700 killed and wounded.
The Russians lost over 800 men. The
japanese captured twenty-eight quick
firing guns, twenty officers and many
men. The Russians made two stands,
but were forced from both.
The Russians were forced to abandon
Antung. They burned the town yester-
day and r%etreated to Fengwangcheng.
The Japanese now control the estu-
airy of the Yalu.
A st. Petersburg dispatch dated this
morning at 2:30 o'clock says: 'Infor-
nation received here shows that Rear
Admiral Yeszen, commanding the
V~ladivostok squadron, had Il narrow
escape while on his raiding expedition.
Through the wireless messages of the
enemy which he intercepted the adj
miral found that he was surrounded
by Japanese warshlps, but owing to a
dense fog he was able to slip into
Vladivostok harbor unobserved."