Show genera is indignant colombo ceylon feb 4 general stoessel essel the former commander ot port arthur and the officers and others accompanying him arrived here today from japan by way ot shanghai on board the french liner australian in an interview with the correspondent the general denied the statements published to the effect that port arthur was surrendered prematurely he was especially indignant at the statement enado by a london newspaper in a dispatch from that there were at the time ot the surrender able bodied men in port arthur capable of making a sortie hundreds of all well nourished plenty of ammunition the largest magazine deang untouched and full to the root and that there was an ample supply of food for three months even it no fresh supplies were received the general characterized sheea statements aa unjustified ami not supported by facts col reiss who was among the negotiators of the surrender of tho fortress said the garrison could not have held out a moment longer it would have been murder only 15 coubles roubles remained in tho military treasury out ot a and at th commence mant of the siege four hundred men were dying daily at the hospitals principally from wounds and scurvy general kondratenko was the hero ot the siege col delss further declared that the japanese were admirable soldiers but poor in the use ot the bayonet compared with the russians and french general stoessel and others of his party will transship trans ship at port said tor odessa THIRD RUSSIAN SQUADRON leaves about feb 14 and carriea capule balloons st feb 4 the third russian pacific squadron commanded by admiral Nebo gatoff and consisting ot the battle Alp nicholal I 1 general admiral admiral boush and admiral Zeu lavin the crula er vladimir Mo nomach and abo auxiliary cruisers russ and xenia will lacavo labau about feb 14 tho delay in the departure 0 the squadron equa dron la due to the placement 0 ar the russ carriea capullo balloons torpedo boats will join the squadron at sea |