Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-03-30
LAND BATTLE.
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the enemy were seen advancing aloilS
| the I>asan road ut full gallop toward
| the town. which two of the s'iuadrons
| succeeded in entering while the thiru
fell back in disorder, under repeated
| rolleys from cur troops. \ NUMBER VI
| men and horses We're seen to IAN.
| For an hour afterwards our COM
ranias continued t. fire on the Japan
csc in the town preventing them from
leaving the streets ana houses.
IAN hour and IL half after the begin
| ming OF the engagement fou" companies
were seen on the kasan road, hasten-
| ing to attack. | gave the orut'f u
mount ana the entire force. with COW
crine SQUADRON. advanced III perfect or
der and formed in line behind the hill.
| The wounded were placed in front ana
| the retirement was carried out WIN
| the deliberatiOn of parade.
| The Japanese squadron which was
thrown into disorder. was evidently
unable to Occupy the hill which we had
| lust evacuated and their infantry ar
rived too late.
| The detachment protecting our rear
| guard arrived quietly at kasan. where
we halted for two hours in order to give
| attention to our WOuluetl AZ . L . NJ.
our forces reached NooSan.
TT is supposed that the Japanese
| had heavy losses in men and horses.
Our side unfortunately had three OIL
cars severely wounded-Stepanoff and
| Androonkc in the chest and NaSele-
witch in the stomach. Schilnikoff was
less seriously wounded in the arm, but
did not leave the field. Three Cos
sacks were killed and Il wounded, in
Guiding five seriously.
General Mistchenko bears witness
to the excellent conduct and gallantry
of the officers and Cossacks and espec-
tally praises the Third Company OF
Argunsk Regiment. commanded by
| Krasnostanoff."
Odessa. March 29.-Information has
been received here that the Russian
| steamship Malaga, with the survivors
of the Russian cruiser Nariag and the
| gunbOat KOrietZ. passed the Darda-
ualles today, and will arrive here, to-
morrow. Preparations have been conf
pleted for the reception of the sur
vivors. The town will be decorated
with bunting and there will be grand
l
| tive of the Chemulpo fight.
| London, March ga correspondent
of the Times at New Chwang cabling
under yesterdays date. says:
| THE Russians. today. ordered the
| American flag on the correspondents
mess to be hauled down.
| THE proclamation of martial law
| fni lyZpS the whole com
Imerce of this port"
Paris, March 29.-Thc st Petersburg
| correspondent of the Echo de Paris
says.
II learn that the ear intends to send
Vice Admiral Chouknin, director of the
| naval school to Port Arthur as assist
ant to Vice Admiral MakarOff.
Paris. March o9-The Mathis Toxic
correspondent says that = cartridge fac
tory ut Sasebo, Japan. was blown up.
Sunday las: and that four workman
We're killed. :.
| London March 30.-The Times prints
Il dispatch from its correspondent at
Wei Hal Wei received, last night,
which says:
Il have just returned after a 1?0-milc
Russian or the Japanese fleets though
| watched reported flash signalling at
| about O'Clock. this morning.
y was debarred from running close
| to Port Arthur by a heavy fog and I
| imagine that the weather is too thick
| for the Japanese to remain close to Port
| Arthur. in view of the strength of the
Russians in their torpedo boat destroy
| crs.
| Paris, March 36.-The Hardin cores
pendent of the Matin says that Cen
Volkon has issued a ukase informing
the inhabitants of Manchuria and
Trans Baikalia that all persons con-
victed of circulating false news will be
punished with the utmost riSor accord
ing to military law. This ukasc. the
correspondent says. is especially direct
ed against handbills promulSatinG
false news issued by the Chinese.
Washington. March 29.-Tount Cas-
SIM. the Russian ambassador. has de-
livered to the state department the fol-
lowing notes:
Il have the honor by direction of my
| government to bring to the attention
of your eXcellency. that the Red Cross
has fitted up floating hospital on
board n steamer now at Port Arthur
and that the necessary steps have been
taken in all that concerns it's exterior
painting. its crew and equipment. in
order that the vessel may comply with
the stipulatons of The Hague confer
tencc concerning the application to
maritime warfare of the principle OF
the convention of Geneva of August
1864"
by order of my government. l have
the honor to bring to the attention OF
your excellency that owing to exist
ing circumstances the lieutenant o.
His Majesty. the Emperor. in the Fan
East, finds himself under the neces.
sity Of causing mines to be laid at the
mouth of the Lao river. near Inkou
(Yin Kow). Neutral merchant vessels
lmay still be freely admitted into the