New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-04
FOUR THOUSAND KILLED.
Russian Estimate of Losses in YalW
Fight-OfciaI Reports.

St Petersburg. May SIN a report received
by the Emperor from General Kuropatkin under
to-days date. it is stated that at least from
5000 to 1000 men were killed in the Yalu River
fight
The Emperor has received the following tele-
gram under to-day's date from General Kuro-
patlin:
General ZassaltCh's report, dated to-day. on
the fsht of May I says that the battle
fought under the following circumstances:
The 18th and 22d regiments and the I'd and
Sd batteries of the Sixth Brigade OF Artillery
were engaged in the battle. which began with
heavy cdnuonading of our right flank by siege
guns at Wiju and field batteries in the dis
tanCe
After lulI the fighting was resumed with ex-
traordinary violence against the left flank OF our
main position at Turenchen (kulien-Cheng) and
position at POtietinsky. y fusillade was also
begun by small parties of japanese across tina
The situation of the defenders position became
Increasingly difficult. especially at Potietnsky,
which was bombarded on the front and on both
tankS.
Thirty japanese guns were pitted against our
battery at PCtIetinSky, which. after having ST.
fenced the enemys mountain battery. directed
its fire on the Japanese infantry. and sustained
few losses. so long as IL was not Obliged to take
up another position. owing to the withdrawal OF
our infantry from the bank
The Japanese. under fire. made continual
Japanese bodies lay in heaps at the river fords.
simultaneously with the attack at Potietinsky
an attack was being made on our left flank at
Turen-Ch and the Russian trenches had to
be abandoned under the Japanese enhladlng
fire. Our reserves several times mingled with
the first line thus enabling it for long time TO
maintain its position.
Finally all of the supports were brought up
into the fring line. but owing TO the great dis
tance from main reserves il impossible
for them to reach the advanced force in time.
and men retired from the principal position
followed by the concentrated fire OF the jap
anese. who could not make up their minds to de-
scend from the crest they occupied and face the
fire Of our batteries and pOulemetts- They dug
fresh trenches and opened heavy artillery fire
on our new position. and began to turn our LETT
flank toward Chin-kOw.
Two battalionS of the 11th Regiment and the
Sd Battery Of the Third Brigade of artillery. be-
longing 10 the main reserve, were ordered to
LaO-Fun-HOu. They occupied a position with
a double firing line thus permitting our ad-
vanced line, which had suffered heavily. and
our wounded to retire.
y battalion of the 11th Regiment, both hanks
of which were repeatedly turned by the enemy
buglers. 10 clear passage. The Japanese how
ever. declined a hand to hand conflict and
coiled.
In front Of the regiment chaplain bearing
cross was struck by TWO bullets.
1t only by advancing on the japanese
with the bayonet that the 9Th % Regiment was
on the arrival of the battalion of the 10ta
Regiment. all the troops were able TO beat re-
treat.
The losses Of the 11th and 18th regiments were
very great but they not exactly known. In
the 11th the killed included Colonel I.amina- and
Lieutenant COlonels DOmetti and Raievsly. Ths
18th lost nine company commanders killed or
wounded
The I'd and Sd batteries of the Sixth BrigaGe.
having lost the greater number OF their men
and horses. were compelled to abandon their
guns after rendering them useless. For the same
reason six guns of the Sd Battery. of the
Third Brigade of artillery. and eight pOuleInetts
which could not be brought away were also dis
abled- The mountainous nature of the country
made it impossible TO save the guns by means os
drag ropes
Up to the present eight hundred wounded in
Guiding fourteen officers have been brought to
the hospital at Feng- Wang -Cheng. Their EVENT.
ual transportation elsewhere is fully assured
japanese cavalry appeared to the southeast OF
Feng-W -Wans-Cheng but. seeing two companies
with two guns opposed 10 il. it did not venture
to approach.
The transportation OF the wounded by hireI
Chinese bearers TO Fens- Wang ChenS was very,