Japanese armed forces stopped bombarding of Russian fleet at Port Arthur according to the Dutch newspaper Algemeen Handelsblad dated 13 December 1904

An item dated Tokyo, Japan 12th referred to a telegram received on Saturday from Port Arthur reporting that 4 battleships, 2 cruisers, a gunboat and a torpedo transport were complete disabled. The responsible Japanese general stated that further bombarding of the Russian fleet was not necessary. Instead was now the town bombarded causing heavy damage.