The Archive · 1904

The Russian Account of the Situation

Major-General Dessino, Russian

Military Agent, has kindly communicated to us the following tele-ram received by him from General long Moukden, 9th May.

"The Japanese are remaining in Fénghuangehéng, and have sent out their mounted patrols on the main road to Liaoyang, and og both sides of it, N. E, of Fénghuangchéng) was occupied by the Japanese on the 5th instant.

"Communication with Port Arthur interrupted.

"There is no change at other place: in the theatre of war."

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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