The Irish standard., 1904-08-13
SLAUGHTER AT PORT ARTHUR
RUSSIANS REPULsE JAPs AFTER
THREE DAYS FIGHT.
Losses of Latter Placed at 10000 ana
of Former at 1,5oo-Kuropat-
kin's Army Surrounded.

st. Petersburg, Aug. S.-A telegram
from Chefoo dated August Z says that
according to Chinese information fierce
battle was fought on the land side Of
Port Arthur. The japanese are reported
to have been repulsed with great loss,
the killed alone being estimated at TO-.
600, while the Russians lost about 1,00o.
The telegram says that Lieut.. Gen.
Stoessel was personally in command and
that the conduct Of the Russian troops
was splendid
st. Petersburg. Aug S.-Lieut. Gen.
Stoessel, commanding the Russian mill
tary forces at Port Arthur, in an undated
dispatch to the emperor says:
Il am happy to report that the troops
repulsed all the japanese attacks of July
26, q and 2S, with enormous losses. The
sarrlson's enthusiasm was extraordi-
nary. The fleet assisted in the defense
by bombarding the japanese flank Our
losses during the three days was about
l,5OO men and 40 officers killed or wound
ed. According to statements of Chinese
and prisoners the japanese lost as many
as 10000. Their losses We're so great that
the enemy has not had time to remove
the dead and wounded"
London, Aug. 10.-The only additional
war news appearing in the London news
papers this morning takes the from of
sensational rumors. For instance, it is
reported from Shanghai that the Rus
SLAMS are retreating northward from An
shanshan.
The Daily Telegraph's Chcfoo corre-
spondent reports that great land and
sea fight occurred at Port Arthur ON
August and that the Japanese were re-
peatedly repulsed. Over a thousand
Russians We're killed, the correspondent
says.
The japanese attacked the main line
of Notifications, extending over the Rus
sian left flank. Both the fleets were en-
gagged, and there was fierce fighting on
land and sea until early in the morning.
The Japanese stormed the Russian posi-
tlons repeatedly, but each time We're re-
pulsed with heavy loss Their casual
ties are said to be greater than they were
at Wolf hill and Green hill. The fight is
described as the fiercest of the war. The
Russians have been reinforced by all
the civilians remaining in Port Arthur.
The damage to the fleet is unknown.
Toxic, Aug. 10.-Thus far in the Man.
churian campaign the Japanese have
taken l,5UO prisoners and buried 1900
!, Russian dead. 1t is estimated that the
total losses to the Russians number up
ward of 10000, while the invalids will
bring the number of troops incapacitated
up to 50,000
Toxic, Aug. S.-Admiral Togo re-
ports an exciting torpedo boat Destroy
er :lght, which took place off Port Ar
thur on Friday evening, August S. The
Japanese torpedo boat destroyers Axe
bono and Obosa approached the en-
trance OF the harbor for the purpose of
accommodating Fourteen Russian tor
pedo destroyers dashed out separated,
and endeavored to surround the jap
anese boats. The latter broke through
the gordon, however. driving off three
of the Russian boats. At this point
the Japanese torpedo boat destroyer In
asuma Joined the other two and the
three turned and spiritedly attacked
the II Russian boats. The latter re-
tired within the harbor. The Japanese
boats were uninjured. The damage to
the Russian ships is unknown.
st. Petersburg, Aug. 9.-Viceroy AL
| eXieff reports that in the engagement
which took place July 2G Off Port Ar
thur between the Japanese and Rus
sian squadrons three Japanese ships,
/ including a gunboat, were damaged.
London, Aug. 9-According to the
correspondent of the Morning Post at
Shanghai, it is reported there that
there are 10000 sick and wounded per-
sons at Port Arthur and that the Rus
slams are negotiating with the Japan
ese to send the hospital ship Mongolia
away full of sick.
1t is also reported, the correspondent
says, that Lieut.. Gen. Stoessel Gin COM
mand of the military force at Port Ar
thur has committed suicide and that
panic prevails at Port Arthur.
St. Petersburg, Aug G.-Detailed re-
ports reaching the war office from
Gen. Kuropatkins generals show that
the Russian losses july 80, July 81 and
August 1 did not exceed 1000. The
Japanese are believed to have lost at
least an equal number