Friday's newspapers contained an official report from General Nogi giving
further details of the surrender. The figures of the surrendering garrison are much larger than was generally assumed, making a rough total of forty-eight thousand, including some sixteen thousand sick or wounded. The number of unwounded soldiers is put at about twenty- three thousand, but there seems no reason to disbelieve General Stomas statement that not more than a quarter of these were effectives. It is announced that the garrison would march out on Thursday, and the formal entry of the Japanese take place on the 8th. We may notice a gracious intention on the part of Britain, which, unfortunately, failed of accomplishment. On Wednesday his Majesty's cruiser • Andromeda' left Wei-hai-wei for Port Arthur, laden with medical supplies and comforts for the Russian sick, and carrying on board the entire staff of the Government hospital in that port. The vessel, however, was not permitted by the Japanese to land either at Port Arthur or in its vicinity, apparently for the reason that the concealed Russian mines could not be located until the receipt of the Russian plans, and that therefore any approach was unsafe.
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