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Show ST. PETERSBURG, May 21. The Government today received news confirmatory of the rumors, in circulation here that Gen.' Stoes-sel Stoes-sel had made a successful sortie from Port Arthur, resulting ln the defeat of the Japanese with a loss of. more than 1000 killed or wounded. The Russian losses were 116 killed or wounded. The movement was carried out by a combination with a train bringing in war munitions and supplies and Gen. Stoessel's force, communications being maintained by wireless telegraphy. The Japanese" barred the route between be-tween the train and Gen. Stoessel's force, whereupon the Russians at-Lickcd at-Lickcd and, routed the Japanese. Aftor the engagement Gen. Stoessel's force, together with the train, returned to Port Arthur. The current accounts of the Port Av-thu'r Av-thu'r sortie are somewhat conflicting and there Is some doubt as to whether the version mentioning the train 13 cor- rect. But the operation Is described as having been brilliantly carried out by the Russians. Gen. Stoessel, It is said, made a new distribution of his guns before be-fore taking pari in the sortie. The Russian Rus-sian troops fought with great bravery, breaking the Japanese line and carrying carry-ing the enemy for a considerable distance. |