The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-02-15
JAPANESE CHECK ON. LAND.
REPORTS OF SEVERE DEFEATS
 NEAR PORT ARTHUR.

NEAR PORT ARTHUR.
 19,ooo Troops Landed at chemuIpo- Nagaski Advfces Fell of the Capture ol SIX Steamers Laden With Coal for
 Russia aud Rumor ofthe Sinking of aJapanese Transport with Loss of I,sO0 Soldiers.
 London, Feb 15.-The Daily Mails Port Arthur correspondent under date of February F. says: |N official advices state that the Japan ese landed 500 soldiers near Talien-W w en with disastrous results, 40 being sabred by Cossacks. The remainder escaped to their ships. It is further stated that the Japanese landed at Dove Bay, where thirty of them were killed and l the remainder retreated."
 The Daily Mails New Chwang corre- spondent under date of February Il cables:
 According to official Port Arthur telegrams the Japanese landed a force yesterday at Pigeon Bay. West Port Arthur. They were then attacked by troops and by the batteries and were defeated with heavy loss.'' Chefoo, Friday, Feb. 14.-It is report ed that 12,O00 Japanese troops were landed at Dove Bay last Wednesday morning and that they were met by the Russians, who engaged them in a hand-to-hand fight. The reports say the Japanese were driven back. It is also reported that Japanese troops have been landed forty miles further west. St. Petersburg, Feb IS, 2:45 a. m.-A communication from Viceroy Alexieff, just received, confirms the report of the landing os 19,000 Japanese troops at Chemulpo. The viceroy adds that re- ports have been received of attempts to cut the telegraph wires along the Chinese Eastern Railway and also to destroy one of the abutments of the Sungari bridge. These attempts he adds, were immediately detected and decisive measures taken to guard the railway.
 Seoul, Tuesday, Feb. 9.The Japanese fleet which entered Chemulpo last night escorting transports. captured one Rus sian volunteer warship and two steam CTS in the open sea.
 Che Foo. Feb 12.-All foreign steam CTS that have left Dalny have heard nothing of the Japanese fleet or army.
 Seoul, Tuesday, Feb. s-One thousand Japanese troops entered Seoul at noon to-day.
 Che Foo, Feb. 14.-Passengers who have arrived at Port Arthur say the Russian cruiser Askold was damaged in Tuesdays battle in the roads outside of Port Arthur, but was kept afioat until Saturday. when it sank in thirty fathoms.
 Nagasaki Feb. 14.-Six coal-laden Norwegian steamers, chartered by a Russian naval contractor, have been
 aptured. The vessels are the Lena,
 tctiv Sentis, Seirstad, Argo and Her
 fis. The Hernis arrived here to-day rieder convoy of a cruiser. It is rumor- Psi that 1900 Japanese soldiers have teen killed, presumably by the sinking "a a transport. Disturbances are re- Borted in Seoul.
 z Nagasaki, Feb. 14-According to ad- : vices received here, the engagement at Port Arthur commenced at 4 o'clock on the morning of the 9th. Altogether twelve vessels were destroyed and eight / captured.
 The captured vessels are expected at Susebo momentarily.
 The emperor has congratulated Ad- niral Togo, commanding the fleet, for his splendid victory. It is considered significant that the rigid censorship re- garding the movements of the Japanese fleet has been withdrawn.
 London. Feb. 1.-The correspondent of the Daily Express at Pekin, in a cablegram dated February 12, reports that Viceroy Alexieff Is practically iso- lated, direct communication between Port Arthur and Vladivostock being suspended. He adds that the railroad behind Port Arthur has been blown up and that 5000 Japanese troops have been landed near Dalny.
 The Daily Mails Tokio correspondent under date of February 12 says that the Japanese warship Akogi has captured the German steamer Yokohama. which had cargo. including dynamite for Port Arthur.
 The Nagasaki correspondent of the Daily Telegraph expresses the convic- tion that Russia is quite unable to hold the Iiao Tung peninsula, and that Port Arthur is bound to fall.
 The Daily TelegraDh's Shanghai cor respondent under date of February 12 says it is reported that the Japanese have bombarded Dalny and landed ma- rines.
 The Tokio correspondent of the Times cabling under date of February 12 says: sIt is said that the Japanese squadron has sealed Port Arthur"
 Russian steamer Escnpes.