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Show RUSSIANS DEFEATED; JAPS SUFFER HEAVILY Russians Admit They Were Bested in Brush Between Japs and Cossacks. . I volleys from our troop,. A number of J men and horses were seen to fall. "For an hour afterward onr companies com-panies continued to fire on the Japanese Ja-panese in the town, preventing them from leaving the houses. . "An hour and a half after the beginning begin-ning of the engagement four companies, were seen on the Kasan road, hasten- j lng to attack. I gave the order to mount, and the entire force, with a covering squadron, advanced In perfct order and formed in line behind the hill. The wounded were placed in front, and the retirement was carried out with the deliberation of a parade. 1 "The Japanese force which was thrown Into disorder was evidently unable un-able to occupy the hill which we had Just evacuated, as their infantry arrived ar-rived too late. "The detachment protecting our rear guard arrived quietly at Kasan, where we halted for two hours in order to give attention to our wounded. At 4 p. m. our force reached Noo-San. "It is supposed the Japanese had heavy losses in men and horses. On our side, three officers were severely wounded Stepanoft and Androoko in the chest, and Vaselvltch in the stomach. stom-ach. Schllnlkoff was less seriously wounded in the arm, but did not leave the field. "Three Cossacks were killed and twelve were wounded, including five seriously." se-riously." Gen. Mlshtchenke bears witness to the excellent conduct and gallantry of the officers and Cossacks, and especially praises the third company of the Ar-gunsk Ar-gunsk regiment, commander by Kra-snotanoff. BULLETIN". ST. PETERSBURG, March 30. The Emperor ha, received a dispatch from Gen. Kuropatkin giving: a long: report from Gen. Mlshtchenke, dated at 10 1 p. m., March 28th, which say, that an important engagement took place near the town of Chong Ju, in which the Russians were defeated, retiring in perfect order. j The Japanese suffered heavily. The J Russian losses were three officers seriously, one slightly and a number of Cossacks killed and wounded. Cavalry and infantry on both sicles were engaged. The Russians occupied a commanding position. The Japanese fought gallantly, but owing to their heavy losses were unable un-able to occupy the position abandoned aban-doned by the Russians. ST. PETERSBURG. March 30. The report of Gen. Mlshtchenke, giving giv-ing details of the battle at Chung Ju, Korea, Sunday and telegraphed by Gen. Kuropatkin, reads: "For three consecutive days our small outposts attempted to draw the Japanese cavalry into action, but their patrols, after contact was established, retired beyong Chung Ju (about fifty miles northwest of Ping Tang). "Having learned that four squadrons of the enemy were posted five versts beyond be-yond Chung Ju on March 27th, six companies marched toward Kasan. and on March 23d reached Chung Ju at 10:30 a. m. "As soon as our scouts approached the town the enemy opened lire from behind the wall. Two squadron promptly dismounted and occupied the heights 600 yards distant. An engagement engage-ment ensued. " "In the town a company of infantry and a squadron of cavalry were lying in ambush. Our men were reinforced by three companies and attacked the Japanese with a cross fire. Notwithstanding Notwith-standing this and our commanding position po-sition the Japanese gallantly held their ground and it was only after a fierce tight of half an hour's duration that the Japanese ceased fire and sought refuge in the houses. The Japanese hoisted the Red Cross flag at two points. "Soon afterward three squadrons of the enemy were seen advancing along the Kasan. road at full gallop toward the town, which two of the Bquadrons succeeded In entering, while the third fell .back in disorder under repeated j |