Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-04-13
HEAVY FIRING.
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bearing todays date, says that Gen.
| Krasnalinski, on the night of April ),
ordered a detachment of sharpshooters
| to cross to the left bank of the 4alu
opposite Wiju. The sharpshooters
landed on the island of Samalind and
surprised patrol of 80 Japanese scouts
just as the latter We're approaching Inc
| east side of the island in three boats.
The Russians allowed the Japanese
! to land and then fired on them. Nearly
all the japanese We're shot, bayonetted
or drowned and their boats sunk. Inc
| Russians sustained no losses.
| Non-comrnissioned officers Louchline
| and SOuvaschenoy distinguished them
selves in the fight
On the following day the japanese
lowered their flag at Win and their
outposts which lately have been seen
| and fell back.
| On the night of April four Russians
| crossed the Yalu TO YcnampO (fengam-
phoD and made towards Il Russian
village where they found 4 squadron
| of japanese cavalry. They remained
| there twelve hours, when they were
| betrayed by Koreans and found them
| selves obliged to swim the river, their
boat having struck on q sindbank.
| One soldier lost his life.
| The Japanese pursued the Russians
in a boat. but were in turn attacked
by a Russian boat which had come to
the rescue Of the swimmers The Japan
csc were all killed and their boat sunk.
| New ChWang, April 1o.-PriOr to the
departure, today of the British gum
boat Espiegle which has been sta
toned here during the winter, M.
Crosse. civil administrator of New
Chwang. visited the warship officially.
The civil administrator and Russian
| local authorities afterward waited on
| the ESplanade, along the water front,
while the gunboat steamed by on her
way down the river.
| This official ceremony was in recOgni-
ton of the cordial relation which has
existed between officers of the Espiegle
and the Russian authorities during the
stay of the British gunboat.
| The detention Of the Espiegle after
the time originally set for her departure
| is understood to indicate the unIual
fed acceptance by Great Britain of the
establishment by the Russians of mar
tial law at New Chwang.
| The departure of the Espiegle re-
moves a cause of embarrassment to
the Russian authorities and enables
theme to put into execution system Of
martial law consistent with the de-
mands of the situation. The Espiesle
WAS the last foreign warship at New
lChwang.
The last Of the merchant steamers
l., tl,n e-I,
ping companies have notified their
lagentS to send no more vessels here.
The streets of New Chwang are no
longer lighted at right and the move
mcnt of boats on the river at night is
prohibited.
Port Arthur April 1.-THE Novikrai
urges the economic societies Of Russia
to send objects of first necessity to
the officers at Port Arthur.
| St. Petersburg April 12.-Gen. ku-
lropatkinS report to the Emperor of
the humiliation of japanese detach-
mentS on the Yalu river is n matter of
general satisfaction in official circles.
Again. in the view of the authorities.
the Russian soldier has proved his SUI
of attack. which left no chance for Il
single enemy to escape.
One feature of the message which
is not pleasing to the authorities is the
faction of the Coreans i'm revealing to
the Japanese the presence Of the Rus
slams at YongamphO and the belief
prevails that the cOreanS are not 50
unfricndly to the Japanese as has been
ANNOUNCED. Incidents such as that at
Yongamhho indicate that the view held
of the Corcan attitude is mistaken
one.
New York. April 12.-Tho Rev. Dr. Ar
THUR J. Brown. secretary of the PrrSbytr-
rian board of foreign missions. has receiv-
ed cable from Ping Yang. Corea. dated
IChun are all right and that goods that
had been ordered should be shipped Or.
Brown thinks that if the missionaries of
these northern stations are AL right "
There is not the slightest ground for anX-
inty regarding those in the central and
southern stations. Recent letters are 70
the same effect
| London, April 13.-The Times New
lChwang correspondent cabling under date
of April II. says:
Last night pilots flare was mistaken
for the lights of japanese fleet and the
| Russians fired and sank junk with b
hands. besides killing three persons and
Iwounding seven in another junk.
| The native population is panic-StriCkcn
and leaving the town"
| St. Petersburg, April l3-AccOrding to
tel"graphic adviceS received by the No
| voSti from its correspondent at Lao
| Yang. bomhardment of Port Arthur and
la fight on the Yalu are expected momen-
ltarily.
RUSSIAN STRATEGY.
Will Attempt to Make One Crushing
Blow.
St Petersburg. April ia high mill
tary authority in conversation explains
why Gen. kuropatkin's plan of cam
paign does not contemplate a heavy
resistance to the Japanese advance at