The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-07-09

ments were thus gradually thrown into
disorder, and the special service ships,
after repeatedly changing their course,
We're at a loss as to their own DISPOSE
ton. In the meanwhile, little after
8 D. m. vessel of the Aurora type
rushed out of the enemy's line and
threatened to attack our forces, whose
fierce fire, however, succeeded in re-
pulSing her with heavy damage. At
about $40 p. m. three Russian destroy
ers again dashed toward us, but were
easily driven off before they could do
anything.
The Joint attack of the Dewa and
Uryu detachments showed a remark
able development by 4 p. m. The rear
attachments of the enemy had been
completely routed and had become sep
arated from one another. All their
vessels had sustained more or less
damage and some special service ships
had already been disabled.
About APO p. m. the Uryu detach- +,
ment observed a two-funnelled Russian
special service ship with three masts
POSSIBLY the Anajir?) standing alone
and Immediately sank her. Another
special service vessel with four masts
and one funnel (probably the Irtish)
was then sighted by the same detach- i
ment, which opened fire and almost
destroyed her. BY this time the
cruiser squadron of the Togo detach- |
ment had arrived, and they at once
joined the Dewa and Uryu detachments
in attacking the already routed Russian
cruisers and special service ships. At
4 1n pr Mott inc (ny.
coast defense ships), pressed from the
north by Our main fleet, arrived and
joined the Russian cruisers, so that the
Uryu detachment and cruiser squadron
were for a time engaged at short dis
lance in an arduous fight with power
full enemy. AS a result all the vessels
of these two squadrons sustained dam |
ages, which, however, We're fortunately |
not serious.
Prior to this the Kasagi, flagship of |
the Dewa detachment, was struck be- |
low the Water-line at the bunker on |
the port side and commenced to leak |
badly. She was obliged to retire to |
smooth water where she could be tenn |
porarily repaired. Vice-Admiral Dewa |
transferred to Rear-Admiral Uryu the !
command of the whole detachment, |
with the exception of the Kasagi and |
Ckitose, which under the command of !
the former arrived at Aburadani Bay |
at p. m. Hosting his flag on the Chi
tose Vice-Admiral Dewa issued from |
the same bay in the evening and |
steamed north. but the Kasagi was I'M |
able to take part in the engagement |
the following day, as her repairs could |
not be executed in time.
The Nanwa. flagship of the Uryu |
detachment had also been hit below |
the water-line in the after part, and at |
about $40 D. m. she was compelled to /
retire for repairs.
BY this time the enemy had been
thrown into complete disorder, both in |
the south and north. At $50 p. m.
our armored cruiser squadron, parting |
from the main forces, attacked the |
enemy's cruisers from the south. At |
the same time the enemy's warships |
fled in groups to the northward, and
We're pursued by the Uryu and Togo
detachments and the cruiser squadron.
Whilst in pursuit, they found the Rus
sian battleship Kniaz Souvaroff and the
repairing ship Kamtchatka lying dis
abled. The cruiser squadron and Togo
detachment Immediately attacked them,
and the Kamtchatka was sent to the
bottom at 7:10 p. m. The Fujimoto
destroyer f1otilla, attached to the
cruiser squadron, then attacked the
XMAS Souvaroff. The latter resisted to
the last firing a small gun at the
stern, but she was twice torpedoed and
eventually sank at 7:20 p. m. On the
accomplishment of this task, these de-
tachments and the cruiser squadron re-
ceived wireless message ordering them
to assemble at UIlondo, and therefore
all the vessels steamed away in a
north eaSterly direction