Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-05-09
JAPSSWEEP ONWARD.
Hold Fengwangcheng and
Threaten N~ewchwang.
PENINSULA IN KUROKrS GRASP.
k~urODatkin Admits Falling Back
Again Toward His headquarters.
American and British Flags
Carried at Tokyo.


skirmishes at Erhtaitsu, Santaisu and
other places a detachment of infantry
belonging to General Kuroki's army
has captured Fengwangcheng.
The Russians before retiring explod-
ed the magazine, but left large quanti-
ties of hospital stores. which are be-
ing used by the Japanese hospitals.
Refugees from the woods and small
villages are constantly surrendering.
The Russians buried many of their
dead.
Natives in the vicinity Of Fengwang-
chcng say that the Russians carried
about 800 wounded through that place
and that their casualties probably
were above 5000 in the Yalu fight.
A detachment of the Japanese army
operating on the Liaotung peninsula
has dispersed small bands of Russian
troops and captured Pulantien, G. rail
road station. The japanese destroyed
the railway and telegraph, thus sever
ing the Russian communication with
Port Arthur.
a NeWchWang report says there is
every indication that the Russians
have decided to evacuate Newchwang.
The troops are leaving, and the forts
| have been dismantled. Many natives
are fleeing the city, and the Russian
civilians also are leaving hurriedly.
All the local transportation has been
| Communicated by the Russian authori-
| ties. There is current here a native
rumor that japanese troops are in Foo
chau bay, on the west side of the LAO
tung peninsula, about sixty miles
north of Port Arthur.
! The fear Is held here that if the Rus
slams leave and the Japanese do not at
| once take possession of Newchwang
the brigands, who are now across the
| river near Yinkow, will plllage the
place. The foreign residents are pre-
! pared to resist the brigands should
| they come over. The British consul
has requested that u gunboat be sent
to Newchwang.
The Russians probably will destroy
the gunboat Siyoutch, now at New
| chwang, before leaving.
Japanese troops fired on what prob
ably was the last train out of Port Ar
thur as it passed near Port Adams.
The Russian general staff has moved
from Liaoyang to Mukden.
Russians here will not talk of the
situation for fear that they may i'm
part some information. They do not
| consider that their forces here are suf-
ficient to hold this section of the Il
try. 1t is probable that the Russian
| troops will withdraw to Hardin. g
The Russian civilians at N~ewchwang
are leaving hurriedly, and many ma
tives are fleeing the city in fear that
they will be subjected to maltreatment
at the hands of the brignnds.
1t is reported here that VicerOy
Alexeieff was slightly wounded before
he left Port Arthur.
The viceroy barely got away from
there before the Japanese closed the
lines of communication.
Dispatches from Mukden say the
wounded from the Yalu are passing
through on every train on the way to
Hardin. A
When the last passenger train from
Port Arthur before the line was cut
arrived the woodwork of the coaches
was pitted with bullets which struck
as the train dashed Mt full speed past
Il criticnl point held by the Japanese.
A Tokyo dispatch says that every
supplemental report received from
General Kuroki, commanding the First
japanese army, increases the Russian
casualties in last Sundays battle at
Chiutiencheng, on the Yalu river. The
Japanese have buried about 1,400 Rus
| slams and have SOB of the enemy's
wounded in the field hospitals. 1t is
estimated that the total Russian cas-
| ualties exceeds $500. Over 800 Rus
sian prisoners are en- route to Matsu-
yama, where they are expected to ar
| rive on Wednesday.
Late reports from st. Petersburg say
that Grand Duke Cyril, Il cousin of the
cZar, who was on the P~etropavlovsk
| with Admiral Makaroif, has returned
to st. Petersburg from the far east.
The grand duke looks much thinner
than he did before he left for the
| scene of hostilities.
The first announcement made by
Grand Duke Cyril on his arrival was
that he intended to return to the far
east with the Russian Baltic squadron
under command of Rear Admiral Ro-
~jestvensky. He will go abroad soon on
a flying visit to his inamorata, the di-
vorced wife of the Grand Duke of
Hesse, who is a daughter of the late
i Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.
A Tokyo dispatch says a great popu-
lar demonstration was held there last
night in honor of the victories achieved
by the Japanese army and navy.
Tens of thousands of people carrying
lanterns, flags and banners marched
past the imperial palace. They were
reviewed by some of the imperial
princes and. pgineesses and high Off
| Gals of the government and the I'M
perial household.
Dozens of American and British flags