Show lj J JAPANESE mAT DEFEAT mATT t T THE R IA I Ih h j f t I Ii r AI Important Engagement Takes Place Near the Town of Chong Ju JuTHE JuI I Ii Iii i f TIlE THE JAPS SUFFERED HEAVILY A r t Os s of or the Other Side Not ot Known but i III Their Troops Retired in 0 Good Order 4 Sr St t Petersburg March 20 The Thc em emperor emI I has hag received a n dispatch from Ion Gen IonI I l giving a I lengthy longiny report 1 from Hen Oen doled dated at 10 p pin pilL I in ilL March larch 28 2 which rays vay that nn an Im tin Important jt engagement took place near the 1 town of oC Cheng Chens Ju Sn In which the Hus Rus Rusi were defeated retiring In perfect i I E order 1 r The Tho Japanese suffered heavily but tl th thi i Bustan losses ore nrc not lIoL I Cavalry and alit Infantry on oil both holh sides eIde Ild i were vere I r engaged The Th occupied j n H commanding position c Th Thu Japanese fought gallantly but buL owing to their heavy heMy losses s were rero un to occupy the position abandoned t Ity by II the Iha O S I Ht HI Petersburg burs March 2 ten Ku lu 7 report of the tho battle buttle at it itChon Chens Chong Chon Fu Is as nil follows J 1 have hao tile the Ih honor hOllor to 10 respectfully com corn communicate to your OUI majesty the report of oC Gen dated March Malch MarchI I 8 fit It 10 I 1 III m which lh Ich nays lII t For Foi or three consecutive con days our small email una II attempted to draw tho the 1 Japanese cavalry Into action but hut their t patrols after aCtor contact wan aR established tt retired beyond Chong Chon Ju about abouL O 0 miles of 01 Pin Ili Yang c 4 Having BarIng learned that four our squad iUnd t ronn 1011 of ot the enemy wore vero posted postil live five beyond hong ChoNt Ju on March 27 7 1 hl companies marched hell toward 1 r and on March 58 R H reached Chong Ju at nL a 1030 a n m in AH 1 s soon poon a all our couts ap UI UIS S tho the town towi tho the enemy opened lire from behind the tho wall willi Two squad roes rons promptly dismounted and occupied 1 pied the heights yards distant An Mi Mij j engagement 1 Ij In the tho town tow II a n company of oC Infantry infantry try tl a n squadron of or cavalry v waro ero re lying In ambush Our men were vert rein roin reinforced F forced forcell by three companies and at It attacked atI I i tacked lacked the tho Japanese with u IL ir Notwithstanding this and our com coni I position tho ho Japanese gal gallantly held hellI their ground and It was wn only after otter a ii fierce fight light of pC half hulf an nil ii 4 hours duration that the Japanese ceased c lIre and sought refuge O In tho the houses The Tho u hoisted hol ted tho the Hed L n Cross flag at nt two points t R of i tho the enemy cm were r seen II li advancing ulong the I road nt Rt full tull gallop toward luward 7 r of ot the tho squadrons i tho the town which two i I ff f lit III the Iho third t fell If II back In III disorder under repented repeated I volleys olleo from tram our troops A number of ot men mall and horses wen seen to fall full i For an hour Ct our corn com cornI I t continued to tire fire on tho the Jap Japanese t J anese Ine e In the preventing them 1 from leaving the tho L An hour and n it unit half after Ieter the bo ho boI I glinting of the tho engagement tour four com coun COllit i t were seen on the tho road Ik hastening to 10 attack I gave garb tho tito order Imler t to mount tho Iho entire force with a covering squadron advanced II In lit perfect g order formed In hI line IIno behind tho the 1 Mil The Tho wounded rounded were placed In tn I f front and the Iho wan wall carried out IJ the deliberation of ot u II parade u II s The squadron which was I j J thrown Into disorder dl order was evidently el un tin ablo to occupy the lull hill which we unit hint f 1 Just JURt und mid their thell nr or too late laLl laLli Tho The detachment protecting our i rear guard arrived quietly at l n ln we halted for two hours In order i to tu give attention to our wounded wound At 4 P JI in ut our forces reached Noo Non San SAil SanIt SanI I It ll Is III supposed the Japanese O had hlll heavy loses In men nien and horses hor es On our side aide unfortunately three were severely and In tho the chest che t anti In tho the stomach was WM less seriously wounded In tho the arm but old dill not leave the Held heW U II Three Cossacks were killed hilled and 12 were wounded Including t Ii serious t I Iy bears witness to the excellent conduct and gallantry I a I 1111 tr of ot tho the Cossack and III tho the third company of tho the regiment commanded by DETAILS OF Ol FIGHT Pt St Petersburg March 2 aen n In III his hU first report to tho the emperor from Crom tho the scene of ot war nn on |