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WAR APPENDIX

7. China grants exequaturs for American consuls at Moukden and Antung.
8. Vladivostock again bombarded without effect.
9. Admiral Makaroff made a sortie from Port Arthur late at night with six torpedo boats, one of which was lost. The Japanese also lost a torpedo boat.
12. Kuropatkin leaves St. Petersburg for the front.
16. Russian torpedo boat Skorri sunk by mines at Port Arthur.
22. Japanese fleet again bombarded Port Arthur. Second attempt to block the channel fails.
23. Japanese and Russians in touch at Pakchen, Korea.
27. Russian torpedo boat Stilni disabled by Japanese shell at Port Arthur; 7 killed, 12 wounded.
Kuropatkin arrives at Moukden.
31. State of siege declared in the Port Arthur district.
April
3. Russians abandon Wiju, Korea, and retire across the Yalu into Manchuria.
4. Japanese occupy Wiju.
7. Japanese supply ships enter the Yalu.
8-9. Skirmishing along the Yalu.
12. Japanese naval vessels strew mines outside of Port Arthur.
13. Russian battleship Petropavlovsk sunk by Japanese mine off Port Arthur. Admiral Makaroff with officers and crew to the number of 674 being drowned.
Russian battleship Pallada seriously damaged by Japanese mine at same time and place.
Russian torpedo boat Besztrashni sunk by fire of Japanese the same day.
14. The battleship Pobieda, while manœuvring off Port Arthur, struck a mine and was badly damaged.
15. Kasuga and Nisshin bombard Port Arthur by high-angle fire from Pigeon Bay.
22. Russian launch blown up while laying mines at Port Arthur; 21 men lost.
23. Japanese advanced guard crosses the Yalu.
25. Russian Vladivostock squadron entered the harbor of Wonsan, Korea, and sunk a Japanese merchant steamer.

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