On one night last week when the manceuvres were in fall swing the sight presented by the entrance of the harbour was one which I cannot soon forget. The narrow passage between Gold Mountain and Tiger Peninsula was as bright as noonday owing to the number of lights concentrated upon it by the warships outside—the " enemy's" warships I" should imagine, watching, lest any torpedo-boats should pay them an unexpected nocturnal it. Tt would certainly have bee difficult for a torpedo-boat to have venture: out in such an intense glare of light in which an empty beer bottle would have been distinctly visible. Port Arthur is well defended by torpedo-boats, which will not, however, Texpect, sll remain inside the harbour. Some of them may be hidden ide under the shelter of the batteries, and it is from these that most damag expected. The "enemy" seemed think so, too, for I noticed that these vessels swept the coast in every direc: tion with their tearch-lights. The greatest protection of Port Arthur, ho a the remaining months of the year, will be the bad weather and the strong northern wind which will at once afflict and guard it. The manceuvres had to he brought to a premature conclusion owing to the prevalence of this wind, and at the time of concluding (Sept. 24, Oct. 7) there is blowing awind which would certainly prevent a land ing place or an attack being made on the fortress.
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