THE WAR.

Manawatu Herald, 22 November 1904, Page 2

THE WAR.

—.—,, THE END ONCE MORE INTERESTING DETAILS. THE GREAT "STOESSEL ORDERED TO “ GET." The blockade of Port Arthur ha* lately been much relaxed and the ingress and egress of merchantmen is not difficult. Part of Admiral Togo’s fleet ha* been sent to, J.apan for reparis, in readmes* to meet the Baltic fleet. Togo haa rcoeived orders to lose no ships, and all are to be kept out of the range of land batteries, pJ Mr Benhett / Bitrl j bigh Wes the Russians at tort Irfehul ’daringly sortie nightly in of fifty, throwing grenades into the trenches, and storming the outworks with the bayonet. Their daily mortality is 70, while the Japanese loss is much greater. t . ~, t f general Stoessers /sil|ncejaboufc events is interpreted at Tok|# that his unpublished despatches disclose a shortage of Mod ,and Russian prisoner* their increasing hunger. ) It is asserted that the Russian commanders are divided on the dliestion of continuing the defence. An unconfirmed St. Petersburg message published in Rome says the Czar, in Council with; the Grand Dukes, Generals and Admirals, authorised General Stoessbl _to destroy the forts, dock,' magazine, vessels and retire with hOQO rqen to Liaotishan. " , ‘ ■ 3 The outer forts are in possession of the Japanese. J ; The Standard says theft was a heavy* bombardment of fighting at. Port Arthur onlfio 12th, the Japanese making slow progress. Thjsir recent losses are hqavy. The Daily Mail state** thfit the Japanese suffered numerousmsSes in the attack on .Erlungshau owing to the enfilading fire and 1 the reappearance of a strong force from the adjacent forts after false reports of the Russian retirement. A Lloyd’s telegram states that Admiral Rozhdestvensky is making for Accrflti Mr Bennett Burleigh, from Tientsin, states the Japanese suddenly advanced and are now within 12 miWS^ machine guns are nearer, u-ouerai Kuroki is attacking Mom the oast.