These brilliant operations by the land froees depended to some extent upon the harmonious ce-operation of the Naval Detachment, under Rear-Admiral Hosoya.
Antunghsien General Kuroki left severely alone, as it became necessarily untenable on the fall of Kiulienchéng. It is down stream from Kiulien. A naval party with an armed steam-launch reached on Sunday forenoon (the Ist inst) a point below Antung, where they had a successful engagement with the enemy without any casualties, According to the natives, the Russians set Antung on fire and retired.
Summing up the Victory.
The whole of the operations in conuection with the passage of the river and the occupation of the opposite highlands were carried through on established principles of warfare. The success was largely due to the overwhelming superiority of the Japanese artillery, coupled with the valuable local knowledge obtained in the war with China. The Russian field artillery is armed with French guns, firing twenty rounds a minute. Each battery consists of six guns and therefore discharges 120 shells a minute. The calibre is 9.5-cent., but the gun labours under the disadvantage of being too weighty. According to official reports! the Russian front consisted of 48 pieces of which the Japanese captured 28. On the Japanese si there was the Arisaka field-gun, which corresponds in many respects to the German field piece, and there were some heavier guns which reached the estuary of the Yalu oversea on the 27th of April, and wore dragged to the base by 500 horses, if I learn aright. The Pursuit.
later official report states that the Russians made a stubborn resistance to the Japanese pursuit and the casualties of the victors were increased by' 300 in consequence. Two batteries of Russian artillery lost nearly all their horses and men before they raised the white flag. They had previously broken the breech-closing apparatus of their guns. There were many instances of individual bravery on the part of the enemy. Liout.-General Kachtalinski, commanding a Division, the commanders of the Lith and 12th Rogiments of Rifles, and a battalion' Major, among other high officers, were killed, according to the definite' state ment of one of the officers taken prisoner. The prisoners consist of a lieut.-colonel and thirty officers of whom ten are not wounded, and 300 mon of whom 200 are uninjured.
Inperial Appreciation.
Un the 2nd inst. H.M. telegraphed the following message of congratulation "We are deeply gratified at the wa: in which the First Army and the operating Naval Detachment, by their well-considered plan of action, effected a torved passage over the Yalu and dealt the enemy a heavy blow, notwithstanding the fact that that river forms a defence of great natural strength and whose strength was much relied upon by the enemy. The task that lies before Our officers and men demands still greater efforts on their part, and it is Our wish and trust that they will prove themselves equal to it."
The Crown Prince, the President of the General Staff, and the Ministers of War and Marine also telegraphed congratulations to General Kuroki. The General replied to the Emperor's message follows "We, Your Majesty's humble servants, are deeply impressed by Your Majesty's gracious Message regarding the Yalu engagement. The victory of our Army was alone duc to the illustrious virtue of Your Majesty. Taking to heart Your Majesty's gracious injunction' as to our future conduct, it shall be our constant endeavour to serve Your Majesty with increased assiduity."
Japanese Casualties.
The Chief of the First Army Medical Corps sends the Yalu casualties list to the War Office as under Guards Division (Med an} 2 swision {Hiled -.1® IT q35
Second {Morne 6" 300 $20 killed..1f 439 35 Killed..—612 31g woteta 2515 32°
Total.
708
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