Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-08-08

The Russians were enveloped on
three sides. and. alive to their dan
ger. fled southwark, and again chang
ed their course to the east The first
attack lasted from 815 until II
O'Clock. Admiral Togo says:
From sunset until this hour the
enemy had defended himself to the
utmost by gunfire and searchlights,
but finally he was compelled to give
way to our attack. His ships lost
sight of each other and separately
sought to escape. A terrible melee
ensued, which, at the close. result
ed in the complete loss of the fight
Sissoi Veliky, the Admiral Nakhim.
off and the Monomach, all of which
were successfully torpedoed. Three
Japanese torpedo boats were damag-
ed either by gun fire or collision"
The Second Day.
At dawn on the second day, May
%, the cruiser squadron discovered
the main force of the remaining en-.
envy to the east, heading northward
and eastward. The Japanese main
fighting and armored cruiser squad
ron at once pressed upon the Rus.
sian line.
The Togo (rear admiraD and Uriu
fighting detachments also joined the
enemy's rear. About half past 10 a.
m. and at point 18 nautical miles
south of Takeshima Liancourt Rock
the enemy's vessels were complete
ly enveloped. They consisted of the
battleships Nicolas l. and Orel, the
coast defense ships General Admiral
Apraxne and Admiral Seniavin and
the cruiser Izumrud. Another cruis-
er struggled far behind n the south
and finally disappeared.
"The enemy's vessels" the admir-
al continues, had been severely dam.
aged and were no match against our
superior force, SO that, Immediately
after the opening of gun fire by our
battleships and cruiser squadrons
Rear Admiral Nebogatoff, command
err of te opposing squadron, and his
subordinate officers, expressed a de-
sire to surrender. l, therefore, &C
cepted this proposal and specially
permitted the officers to keep theiI
swords.
1.-THE enemys cruiser Izumrud
availing herself of her high speed
escaped southwark prior to the sur
render, but, being headed off by the
Togo fighting detchment, then ran
eastward. The Chiltose, arriving from
Aburatani bay. after sinking en- route
the same morning one of the enemy's
testrOyers, set out at once in pursuit.
of the Izumrud. which. however. made
! good her eSCaDe in a nOrtherly direc
tiOn"
The report tells of the attack upol
and destruction of the cruiser Sviet
lana and destroyer Bystu by the cruis
ers Otowa and Nitaka and destroye
Muracum, during the same morning
: and of the sinking of the Admira
Oushakoff in the afternoon by tn,
cruisers Iwate and YakumO.
Admiral Togo also tells of the pur
suit of the Russian destroyers by tn,
Sayanami and KOgero the same al
trnoon. and of the surrender of tn,
, Bedovi, with Admiral Rojestvensk!
, and his staff. during the night. H,
relates the story of repeated torped,
A and of finding her sunk next morning
r He also tells of other detached fights
e The final net results were the sinking
of the Sissoi Veliky. the Nekhimol
e and the Vladimir Monomakh. all O
n which were defenseless. owing to pre-
/ viOus attacks.
"The enemy's feet. which attempte
e the passage of the Sea of Japan.
!. concludes Admiral Togo. consisted @
80 vessels. and only few cruisers