The sun., 1905-08-02
ABAND0NS SIBERIAN COAST.
RUSSIA UNABLE TO DEFEND THE
CSSURI TERRITORY.
Japs Estabiishing . Dase ~ Port Csstrfes
With . Wow 10 SeizinE Nikolaievsk
and Khabsroys'<--Hasegaw Army
Expected Soon 20 Besiegs yIadiy OK.
Special Cable Dssps.eA u tn. Sun.

Special Cable Dsspaieh 10 Tns Sun.
r. PETERSBURG, Aug. The imposa-
bility OF defending the coast OF the UsNri
territory Of Siberia resulted In the abandon
meut Of the entire province bordering on
the Pacific almost before the Russian people
knew the Japanese were planning an occu-
patton Of the territory.
The Japanese are already establishing
base at Port Castries for $1,000 men and
seventy-tEo gubs with the view to occupy
ing the lower territory Of ths Amur River.
They are preparing. according TO the mill
tary correspondent Of the Russki Visdomosh.
to operate from Sakhahn along the Amur
River, which ia only eighty Versts from
Port Castries, the route being along GOOD
cart road, to Soansk. on the lower Amur.
Thence they can advance north to Niko-
laievsk, at the mouth Of the Amur and
south to KhabarovBk, at the junction Of
the Amur and the Ussuri. II Is expected
that this movement will DO accompanied
by the despatch Of fotilla Of gunboats
and torpedo boats to the Amur River.
The entirs Russian force in the Ussuri
territory consists Of nine battalions Of In
fantry, with . reserve regiment formed at
Blagovestchensk They have no artillery
1t Is impossible to send reenforcements
from vladivostok, whioh 10 daily threatened
with siege by Gen. Hasegawa's army.
This leaves open TO the Japanese the
shore Of the Ussuri territory south Of Port
Castries to The GuK Of Peter the Great.
on which vladivostok Is situated. Russia,
Gays the correspondent, can only expect
the return Of this territory as the result Of
the peace negotiations.
LONDON, Aug. 2.-The st. Petersburg
correspondent Of the Times says the De-
partment Of Posts has given notice Of the
closing of all post Offices on the island Of
Sakhahn. 1t In thoroughly recognized that
the island is lost to Russia forever 1t ia
also recognized that the possession Of SAX
halin places the whole Amur region under
Japanese influence, but the Government
refuses to admit the logic Of events and will
probably leave that unpleasant duty to
the future Russian Parliament.
Another imperial telegram. Of even a
more warlike character than the MESA &c
lately sent by the Car to the clergy Of
Orenburg appeaIs In the Official Messenger
The Gar, in replying to an address from
Khabarovka expresses hearty approval
OF q recommendation to continue the war
until the enemy is crushed, and above all,
it adds, he will not think Of ceesion Of
territory or the pa yment Of an indemnity.
Tho personal character Of the monarch
precludss the iaintsst suspicion Of bluf
such a. might coincide with the beginning
Of peace negotiations. The repeated as
severation Of the Cars warlike mood i'm.
mediately after his conference with En-
peror William compels attention quite as
much as the feverish efforts at Peterbot
to cope with the internal situation. Ac-
cording to the Russ, an inspired organ, II
the Japanese demand territorial indemnity
NJ. Witte will Immediately break on the
no uotiations