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Show Field-Marshal Oyama's Forces His Regular Troops Estimated at 2B5,C0O and 80 Guns; Reservists, Re-servists, 100,000. ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. Tho army crgan publishes official statistics of Field Marshal Oyama's forces, based on tho regimental numbers on the uniforms of the Japanese killed during tho engagements engage-ments with Gen. Kuropatkln's forces. According to this report, Gen. Kurokl, commanding tho Japanese right, has 75 battalions. 11 squadrons and 20C guns, about $5,000 men. besides 70 to 0 reserve battalions. Gen. Nodzu, commanding the center, ha3 60 battailous, f. squadrons and 1SS gun3, or C5.000 men. Gen. Oku, commanding com-manding the left. Including Gen. Xogl's forces, has 93 battalions, 23 squadrons and 312 guns, or 110.000 men. The number of reservists with Gen. Nodzu and Gen. Oku Is unknown. The total of Field-Marshal Oyama's regular troops Is placed at O'Z.W) cavalry and Infantry and 50 guns. Tho total number num-ber of reservists Is probably 100,000. Mill-tary Mill-tary men estlmato Gen. Kuropatkln's superiority su-periority at about 50.000 men. without Including In-cluding tho Sixteenth army corps, which Is not yet In tho far East. These figures fig-ures aro likely to dash tho hopes of the peace party, which has been dlstlnctl acquiring ac-quiring Inlluenco in high quarters during the last few days. Rear-Admiral Ncbogatoff's warships, forming the third Russian Pacific squadron, squad-ron, have been painted a blacker war color. Two more transports accompany-lnghis accompany-lnghis squadron will sail within a week. |