| Show RU RUSSIANS SI S GI GIVE JA JAPS A S SURPRISE IS Sharpshooters Cross the Vain Yalu alti and Take a Patrol Scouts of All Al Unawares WERE VERY GREATLY ELATED Sounds of Heavy Firing Heard card and aad the theLong theLong Long Expected Naval Battle May Ma Mallm Have Occurred st Bt Petersburg P April 12 Kuro Kuropatkin In a dispatch to the emperor bearing odas date says that Gen Grin l on an the tho night of ot April Apri 8 ordered n a detachment of ot sharpshooters to cross to the tho te left leC bank of at the tho Talus opposite Miju Tho TIme sharpshooters land landed landed ed on out al tho tIme Island of cut a and ald sur BUr surprised a II of at 60 5 scouts lust Just ns as I tIle the latter were approaching the tho east cast side of or the te Island In iii 11 three Ihrl boats hoats boat Tho The the tho Japanese to toland toland land and Mi then fired on omi 01 them Nearly all ni tho the Japanese J were hot bayoneted ba or drowned anti their boat bOllt sunk Tho Thu sustained no In loss losse losses and Ind distinguished 1 theta them themselves selves In the time fight On tho the following day the tho Japanese lowered their flag fl at Ild their outposts lately late I Ihle have been seen een fell cli tel bock back bockOn bockOn backOn On the tho night nl ht of or April Apri 9 0 four Cour Hus hints siaM crossed the tho Yalu to 1 10 and nl 1 made ma e towards a Rus nus Russian sian elan village lage where they found n a squad squadron ron of or Japanese cavalry They The re remained there 12 hours when they were mere betrayed by b Koreans and found them themselves selves obliged to swim the time river their boat bont having struck on out al a sand bank One soldier lost loet his le life The rite fh Japanese pursued the tIle Russians In iii Inn n a boat but were In turn attacked attached by b u a boat which luau had como to ta th the ho rescue of ot the tho swimmers rf rs The Tho he Japanese were all nl killed and anti their bout sunk OP OF TUB rim JAPS JAIS St Petersburg April A Irl KOen 1211 Kuro Iuro report to ta tho the emperor of o the annihilation of or Japan Japanese e detachments on the Yalu river rh r Is 18 a 1 matter of ot general generl satIsfaction In 1 o lell I circles circe Again In tho the view of at the a a soldier has hR proved his hula superiority In itt strategy and In the manner of ot strategy anti and In iii the lie of attack which left lert no chance fur for a single enemy elem to es CH escape cape One feature of ar the message leage which Is U not nol to the authorities U is II tho the action of or the tho Koreans in revealing to the Japanese the tile presence of ot the tho Rue Hug sinus Inn at Rt the tho belief p pe nl that the Koreans are not BO so I un mu unfriendly unfriendly friendly to the Iho Japanese ns an n has been announced Incidents such us ll that At nt Indicate that lint the tho view Iel held of the Korean Horenn attitude Is u ut mistaken en one HEAVY JEA 1 FIRING HEARD Cheroot April 13 a m rnA mA A corre corsa of at the Associated Press Iresa at 40 to miles mies northwest of or here lucre telegraphs as ni follows Sounds of ot very ery heavy hea y firing were hoard heard h nr nt itt half nl past six Ix this Wednesday morning The firing evi 01 evidently dently was being done dmit between here hero and Ind Port Arthur Athur It I Is believed at lt hoW that lint the tho selL sen tight fight Ight among tho the Islands has taken Illace The Japanese t battleship Asahi lying flying nn nut admirals hag flag was Stan n seems peen el off or yesterday going to tho time welt and 1 there Is no liD 10 doubt but that the remainder of or orthe oftie the tie Japanese fleet was In the tho vicinity of or Port Part Arthur The Tho Th Russian fleet leot wan 1 also Ilso seen le en out outside outside outside side Port Arthur yesterday Port Arthur Athur Is II about 65 05 miles to the tho north from front TelsChow The Tho To Islands lelands are lre on a n line lino Ino between the tho two 1111 about 25 5 miles mies north of ot Dispatches received receiver from fam thin tar far east dUIl f the poSt past live five lve reported Japanese Jap leso fleet anti and the Russian Port Por Arthur fleet feet to bo b cruising nt at sea Sel SelIn In Iii tim the vicinity of or Port Arthur Athur Six SI Ja Jun p warships were reported oft off ot Wei Woi Hal Ial Wel Wei on April 9 anti and nn 1 on tho the instant Japanese warships seen scout sen senon on the tho front Port Arthur Athur On April Avri 10 the Russian warships nt at Port Arthur Athur were reported to be bo pa patrolling trolling actively and on the Instant In eight Russian warships were reported r to have Me been beel seen 10 miles mie outside of lort Port Arthur Athur m pon OF OP IWARD l AUD April 13 Noon The cap captain rp thin tain to In of or the steamer which ar arrived rived rimed today from reports that ho ito heard heavy firing fring between B S Band Sand and 7 this Wednesday morn mom mornIng mom Ing In the direction of ot Port Arthur Arlhur The Tha To firing was waH no ships hips were visible From Prom the direction of or thu he lie judged that tha there ther was lighting fighting at nt tho the entrance to Port lort Arthur Athur The Tho 11 the last lall foreign vessel o lel to leave sailing at atho lt atlie ho the same samne lall time ns as 18 the gunboat o nt cut lt 1 yesterday after afternoon noon bOon non |
