The following official war news received from the War Ministry of Japan has been communicated to us by H, I. J. M. Consul-General.
On October 2 some 340 of the infantry of enemy made a sortie on a picket directly in front of our right wing. As a result of the previous movements of the enemy: we were prepared for this attack and at once concentrated a vigorous fire upon the enemy, who was repulsed. The lose of the enemy was one officer_killed, forty-seven corpses were abandoned on the field and six soldiers captured. Our casualties were five killed and eight wounded.
"The enemy is still continuously attacking us from both land and sex. On October 4 our heavy artillery fired on the gunboat Ttis. The four shots evidently struck her for she retired out of range.
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