to thank the Consul-General for the following official Tokio, 10th March.
In the direction of Hsinking the enemy on strong positions near Rita had for several days been offering an obstinate resistance but was eventually dislod therefrom on the morning of the 9th inst., our detachment is uow pursuing him, while another detachment in the direction of Machuntun also, continues to advance towards Fushun, constantly pressing the enemy. - In the direction of the Shaho, in the districts south and east of Mukden, the enemy is making a stand on strong positions on the left bank of the Hunho, and we are now attacking. In the districts west and north of Mukden the enemy is desperately resisting and the fiercest strack is now proceeding. On the 9th inst. a dust storm was taging and observation was entirely hampered, Later.
Our troops occupied Mukden at 10 am. on Friday. Our enveloping movements "for some days have proved success "snd the bloodiest battle is now proceeding. in various places near Muk-|' gri.
Later. ocoupied the lists miles to the north of the river (Hunho). On the 11th we wore still pursuing the enemy. Our detachment that started toward from the neighbourhood of Puho on the morning of the 11th mot almost immediately after a large column of the enemy flooting northward. Here a terrible hand-to-hand battle ensued and the enemy was completely enveloped by ours, threw down its arms, and capitulated. Round Mukden there are still fragments of routed enemy forces, either offering us resistance or joining our, army as prisoners. Everywhere on the battlefield seen fallen enemies' corpses in heaps and we are yet unable to form an approximate idea of their number. The losses of the enemy in various quarters cannot yet be learned with any certainty, but the number of ki 1d wounded, prisoners, and booty, is ings, provisions, etc., may and' cannot easily be estimated. The number of prisoners as learned up to the 11th is twenty thousand, and is continually increasing and we may fain expect it to reach thirty thousand. Gathering from reports from the 26th ult. to the 12th inst. our total casualties amount to 41,222.
Later.
"jhe armies iv the Shaho region reported up till Sunday morning the following aptimate Sigures, which are still incressi Prisoners, over 40,(100 including Major-General Nachimoff; Russian bodies 14, 26,500; other Russian cagual-2; gun, 60; rifles, 69,00; ammunition its,; trophies and ensigascaptared, 50; army waggons, 1,000 shells, 290,000; cartridges, 25,000,000
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