Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-02-27

is DEFEATED.
Russia Meets With Another Dis.
aSter in War in the
Far East.

LONDON. Feb. PA special dis
patch from st. Petersburg says that
General Kuropatkin has reported to
the emperor Il defeat of the Russians
driycn out Of Tsinkhetchin after Sc
we're lighting. The general says that
the losses are not known, but that
there are twelve officers and about
1900 men in hospital at San!unyu and
THAT the percentage of killed was very
heavy.
The commander of the detachment
reports acts of bravery by many de
tpched bodies Of troops.
4 General Kuropatkin instances many
leases of close lighting and bayonet
charges and concludes:
"A battalion of the enemy advanced
in the direction OF papin pass, six
miles southwest Of Sanlunyu. and dur
ing the evening the enemy's outposts
commenced to approach the passes oc.
cupied Ivy u.s."
\ Mukdcn report says that an ac-
ton of no mean proportions is in prog
rcSs on the Russian left flank. The
advantage thus far is on the side of
the Japanese. though ut heavy cost.
From atlvices received from the front
il is difficult to say how severe the
losses have been or how decisive the
lrcycrsc ana whether the japanese are
likely 40 attempt to drive in the Rus
sian left much farther. General Ku-
lrolmtitin evidently has been TRYING TO
establish his left flank far in advance
to command the crossings of the Taitsc
river, the operation being II counter
part of General Gripenberg'S move
lmcnt on the right flank to secure the
ifordS eft the Hun river preparatory to
the breaking up Of the ice in the
spring. The scene of the operations
is fifty miles southeast Ot Muklcn,
beyond la pass. an important d"iile
commanding the road TO FuchGu. Both
armies occupying apparently imprcg-
nablc positions on the ccnter'. General
Kuropatkin evidently planned TO in
auguratc widely sweeping operations
on both TANKS, but the japanese oun
tered hard.
\ N~ladivost0k dispatch says tlat the
l|entraucc f. that harl,or is open and
THAT the Russian squadron. which is
.lscawnrthy. is apparently taking no
risks. but is saving its strength for
Incorporation with Vice Admiral fto-
ljeatvcnsky's squadron.
\ Tokyo dispatch reports that two
Infantry attacks by the Russians in
| he ncighborhood Of Nation mountain
have been rrpulscd,
\ T~sinkhctchin report say that the
Japanese attack on BcrcsnrIf hill do
IvclopeG into an encounter Of the most
l%saugninary nature. The Japanese.
pressing forward 4 bHyonet charge.
wcr2 received with p%yrpXylin hand
Igrena,lcs or We're blown mp 10y buried
mines. and tho Japanese machine guns
which took positions to support the adj
vance. were >i!cnpcd for Il time and
boHtcu back.
The Japanese camc on with greater
Resolution. however. and the Russians
finally yielded the hill in the face OF
greatly superior numbers and Il de
tcrmiucd series of attacks.
General Sacharoff, chief Of staff. re.
ports that when the Japanese attack.
ed and captured the hill after severe
fighting they were in superior force
anI advanced literally over the bodies
of their own men.
A Tokyo report says that the Ger
man steamer Romnlus, bound for
NlAdivostok with n cargo OF Cardiff
coal. has been seized by the Japanese.
General Stoessel, late commander Of
the Russian forces Mt Port Arthur, and
his party have arrived at Moscow. lie
was mot by the governor, nobility, nu-
nervous officers and civil officials. Colo
mel Dimansky made an e~ulogistic adj
lrnsS of welcome, declaring that your
splendid defense of Port Arthur amaz-
ed tho world and created immortal
gIDry for Russia