London vid Bombay, 23rd March.
Reuter's correspondent at St. Petersburg telegraphs that it is unofficially stated there that. the Japanese re-opened the bombardment of Port Arthur on Tuesday, the 22nd inst.—Reuter, Later.
Official telegrams to St. Petersburg state that there were two torpedo attacks on the nights of the 21st and 22nd instant, which were repulsed.
he Japanese fleet of six battleships, twelve cruisers, and eight destroyers appeared on the morning of the 22nd.
The battleships, stationed between Liaotishan and Pigeon Bay, bombarded Port Arthur for two hours, the battleship Retvizan replying.
Before the bombardment opened, the Russian cruisers and battleships left the harbour, Admiral Makaroff in command, and formed up in the outer roadstead (where they were under the guns of the forts).
The Japanese fired 208 12-inch shells, ani ultimately withdrew, pass-
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