We have to thank the Consul-General for an for the following official reports Tokio, 6th December.
The Port Arthur Army reports: Our naval guns bombarded the Rn ships on the 3rd and 5th inst. and several were hit; especially the Pobieda and the Revisan wore observed to be hit reedly. On the afternoon of the 5th inst. the enemy's powder magazine on South Peiyushan was hit and exploded causing a conflagration which lasted over two hours. On the Sth also the bombardment by our heavy guns al: worked effectively on the Russ ships, including the Poltava, on which thick smoke was raised, lasting for an hour. The siege works against Sungshushan and the forts to the East are cou-tinning day and night. On the 4th captored two quickfirers in a caponiére on Erhlungshan. On the 6th inst, our heavy guns renewed the bombardment against the Russian ships with satisfactory: results. The bombardment is still continuing.
Tth December.
(1) The Port Arthur army reports The Russians on the Akasakayama height were unable to stand our plunging 203-metre hill, and enated it, Our Japanese army wi full possession of it by 1 p.m. on the 6th inst. At 2 p.m. on the 6th our men carried a point, north of Sutzekao, 1,500 metres from Itzeshan, and at 3 p.m. they carried another point north of Sanlichiao.
As the result of our bombardment of the last fow days it Is b has heeled over on tvisan on her port side; all the ships are damaged badly; the Bayan has foundered.
At 4 p.m. an enemy's parlementaire came out and asked for a suspension of arms for five hours for the purpose of removing the dead on each side. To this we consente Later.
A report from the Japanese commander of naval artillery at Port Arthur, dated Since the 2nd ing., observing from height near Sutzeing, we have been con: tinually' firing on the enemy's ships anchoring to the south of Peiyushan. Up to today the number of effective shelle (i.e. shells-hitting'the enemy's ships) is lows: 34 og ip thought to the Pobieda; 3: ist the Retvisan of the Pallatla; 12 against the Poltava and 50 against others. By our observation from' 203-metro hill to-day, the Poltava was seen to be sunk (stranded), and the Retvisan considerably heeled orer to port. These two ships are now unfit for any purpose of fighting or navigation. The above is believed to be the result of yesterday's bombardment. Our men are in butter spirits than ever,
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