The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-06-01
JAPANESE VICTORY COMPLETE

JAPANESE VICTORY COMPLETE
Fuller Details Given Show That Japa.
nese Victory Was Most Complete.
Latest advices confirm the magnitude
OF the disaster suffered BY the Russian
feet. and point TO the fact that Rus
sia's hopes. SO far as this war Is con-
cerned, now lie In whatever may be ac-
complished by the oft-beaten army in
Aanchuria. An Official report received
from Toxic by the Japanese legation at
Washington Monday evening says that
the Russian losses definitely known in
clude two battleships, a cost defense
ship, five cruisers, two special ships
and three destroyers sunk. and two
battleships, two coast defense ships
one destroyer and one special service
ship captured. while over 5000 prison
ers have been taken, including Rear
Admiral Nebogatof. The Japanese. it
would seem. are still pursuing the Rus
slams. and it may be some time before
the final result is known.
There is nothing to clearly indicate
the extent OF the Japanse losses, and
1t is suggested from one source that the
Toxic government is waiting to hear
from Admiral Rojestyensky by way OF
fladiyOstOck before announcing to
what extent his feet has suffered.
The news of the disaster has caused
deep depression in official Russia,
though it is not yet known generally
among the Russian people. ROjestven-
sky's defeat has given rise to renewed
talk of peace. 1t is pointed out by the
Associated Press ST Petersburg cor
respondent that Russia in this crisis.
will turn to France, through its For
eign Minister, Nj. DelCasse, while from
Washington comes information that
President Roosevelt, in accordance with
his promise. announced a long time
ago, is taking steps to do all in his
power to bring about peace negotia-
tons.
Nothing has been heard from Vice
Admiral Rojestvensky In Toxic there
is one belief that he has rerished, while
another source says he was rescued by
torpedo boat, but that he is wounded.
The Lost Vessels.
Toxic. By Cable-In the battle
fought Saturday in the Straits of Ko-
rea, the Russian battleships Borodino
and Alexander III, the armored crust
ers Admiral Nakhimoff, Dmitri DON
ski and Vladimir Monomach the coast
defence iron-clad Admiral Oush akoff,
the protected cruisers Svietlana and
Jemtchug, and the repair ship Kampt-
schatka and the cruiser IrtesSim were
sunk.
The battleshipes Orel and Nicolai I,
and the coast defence iron-clads Ad-
miral Apraxine were captured.
The Borodino was a first-class bat
tleship, completed in 1904, of 13, SIG tons
displacement and $4,000 horsepower,
giving her a speed of about Is knots.
! Her crew numbered 740, officers and
men.
The Alexander III was a sister ship
of the BOrOdinO and was also COM
pleted in 1904.
The Admiral Nakhimoff was an ar
mored cruiser Of 1924 tons displace-
ment and 5000 indicated horsepower,
! giving her speed Of IS knots. She
| had complement of about 567 officers
and men.
The Dmittri Donski was an armored
cruiser Of $500 tons, sheathed. of 1000
indicated horsepower, and having
| speed OF ABOUT. 10 knOIS. her crew
numbered $40 officers and men.
| The Vladimir MOnomach was a
sheathed cruiser Of 5,593 tons and 1000
indicated horsepower Her crew num-
| bered $50 officers and men.
| The Admiral Oushakoff.- coast d.
| fence iron-clad, was 46S4 tons displace-
ment and 5000 indicated horse power
| Her speed was estimated at l6 knots
and she carried 3lS officers and men.
| The Svietlana was a protected cruis-
er of 1926 tons displacement, had s.
| S2S indicated horsepower. was COM
| pleted in 1897 and had a speed of
about 20 knots. She had a complement
! of $50 officers and men.
| The protected cruiser Jemtchug was
Of 3.lO6 tons displacement and 1900
| indicated horsepower giving her a
speed of about % knots. Her crew
| numbered $40 officers and men.
| The repair ship Kamtschatka was a
most important unit Of Admiral Ro-
| jestvensky's feet. She is understood
to have been fitted UP with every scien-
| tific appliance available for the repair
| of warships and was described as being
floating Workshop She had trans
| port accommodations for 50 officers and
| 1000 men.
The Irtessim was probably an aux
| iliary cruiser, but her name is not Civ
en- in any Of the naval lists available.
The battleship Orel is a sister ship
of the Borodino and carried the same
complement of officers and men.
The battleship Nicholai l is OF g.
| 627 tons displacement and 5000 indi-
Gated horsepower. giving her speed
of about IA knots. She has sheathed and
although completed as far back as 1892
was thoroughly overhauled in 1900.
! Her complement was GOA officers and
men.
| The coast defense iron-clad Admiral
| Seniavin is sister ship to the Admi-
| raj Oushakoff.