The Archive · 1904

Another Landing in the Bay of Corea

Tokio, 20th May.

Is is officially announced that a portion of the Japanese army commenced landing at Takushan on the 19th instant—Our own eorrespondent.

Takushan is about 45 miles west of the mouth of the Yalu—En.

The following official telegrams from Baron Komura have been kindly communicated to us by the Consul-General for Japan "A portion of our army commenced landing at Takushan on the 19th instant.

Rear-Admiral Togo Masamichi reports that his fleet, consisting of four cruisers, three gunboats, and a torpedo flotilla, after successfully repelling. the enemy's destroyers, which emerged from Port Arthur during the Hatsuse's disaster, and rescuing her drowning crew, on the 13th inst., proceeded to the Gulf of P.chili and reconnoitred along the Kaichou pro-mentary. On the 16th he discovered the enemy ashore; he fired at them and they fled. On the 17th be pacciraied the Kinchou Gulf and bombarded the enemy's buildings, railway bridges, and military trains"

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