Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-05-30
TOday's Telegraphic News
ADMIRAL ROJEsTvENsKY's DE-
FEAT

news that comes from farls, where us
patches received from Vladivostok re-
port the arrival of four of the Russian
warships. The torpedo destroyer bravi Is
also among the arrivals reported at Vladl-
yostok, and aboard this boat WAS RoJest-
yensky dangerously wounded.
It is unofficially announced in Toxic
that there were 1928 casualties on the
Russian ships that have drifted ashore
on Tsushima, off the coast OF Japan.
The captain of the armored cruiser Ad-
miral Nakhimoff is among the injured.
Twelve hundred of the injured have been
taken to Sasebo.
Survivors say that the Russian officers
died brayely, but we're incapable OF de-
Tending their ships and lives. Orders
sipnalled from the flagship were badly
executed. The seamen, unit for ser
vice. threw themselves into the sea,
maddened by the accurate fire Of the
Japanese gunners. a..
The captain of the Nakhimoff says his
vessels was sunk near Bear Tsu island
Saturday seemingly by a mine or sub
marine vessel. His vessel was entering
the straits with the fleets, when suddenly
there was tremendous explosion and
the Nakhimoff quickly sank, carrying to
their death majority OF the crew. Inc
captain reached launch and was picked
up on Sunday. Other survivors who
managed to keep aaOat were picked up by
fishermen.
The Russians say that submarines and
specially laid mines helped the japanese
greatly in their work of destruction.
The fact that Admiral Rojestvensky
has arrived at Vladiyostok on torpedo
boat makes it certain that the flagship,
the Kniaz Suvarof, was sunk in the
great battle in the Korean straits. This
belief is strengthened by a dispatch from
st. Petersburg, which states that it is
known there that the flagship was lost
The news came to the Russian admir-
atty from the captain of the cruiser Almaz
the first of the fleeing Russian vessels to
arrive at Vladiyostok.
The admiral is suffering from wounds
received by the bursting of shells. He
was taken to the hospital where he his
condition was pronounced serious.
The protected cruiser Almaz is stated
to be one of the ships that was saved by
fight.
A dispatch from Shanghai reports that
small converted cruiser has entered the
harbor there.
Further official reports from Admiral
Togo who set out in pursuit of Of the flee
ing Russians are lacking today. 1t is
reported that he sank several of the Rus
slams during the running fight.
tits reported in st. Petersburg mat
Rear Admiral Voelkersam, who was in
charge of the battleship squadron is
among the killed.
Kobe, Japan, confirms the report that
a Russian cruiser has arrived off Hamada
on the coast of Japan. The vessel is dis
abled and has 200 men on board. A
white flag was hoisted and members OF
the Japanese Red Cross Society started
Immediately to succor the many wound
ed men aboard. Hamada is about one
hundred miles northeast of the scene OF
the battle.
Hundreds of Russian sailors, many
badly wounded, are coming ashore at
Yamaguchi, near the scene of the fight
ia small boats or clinging to wreckage.
St. Petersburg, May SO.-A semi-of-
fetal statement made to news agency
confirms the sinking of the Knlaz Suya-
rolf, Admiral Rojestvensky's flagship.
London, May 30.-Peace talk is more
in evidence now than at any time during
the Russo-J Japanese war, and dispatches
from most European capitals think the
conflict has been prolonged enough. The
Pope is said 10 have expressed wish for
peace.
ST. Petersburg, May 90.--The news
papers this morning, acting under the
instructions of the censor, express the
hope for Russa's success in the naval
operations in the far East. This method
of deceiving the people is not meeting |
with great success, however. The news |
of the battle and of the overwhelming |
defeat of Admiral Rojestyensky's fleet |
is becoming known generally and the
greatest alarm exists. The revolution
lists are doing their best to circulate the
news of the defeat and to turn the situa-
ton to their own advantage. They de-
clare that Togo fought the vanqnisheG
''foe" in the interests of Russian consti-
tutionalism, and that his success is a
victory for this cause. They made no
effort to conceal their joy at the outcome
of the battle. There are some signs
that the reyolutiOnists and terrorists are
preparing to inaugurate street demon
STATIONS against the government, but it
is not likely that they will succeed in do
ing so.
Berlin, May S0.-Reports received
here from st. Petersburg today to some
extent dispel the hope which has been
expressed generally that peace will follow
the defeat of the Russian armada. The
news which causes this disquieting
effect has been a report that the Car is
determined to continue the struggle,
the disaster which has
oveftaken Russia, in the hope that the
army may eventually win a victory,
which will retrieve for the previous
losses. According to the report Russia
may withdraw General Linevitch's
army from Manchuria temporarily, per-
haps, even forsaking Vladivostok. A
million reinforcements will then be
sent to the front, and after Lineyitch
has reOrganized this immense force, the