Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-30


patches showed that RojestvenSky found
himself at a disadvantage and hurried
nCrthward in a running fight one report
made his ships approach the islands OF
Cki. a group of one large and a group of
three smaller islands and a number OF
isletS and rocks, lying near the coast OF
Japan. well in the Sea of Japan, northeast
of TsuShlma.
The Final Crash.
On Sunday morning the japanese feet re-
newed IT, attack and succeeded In driving
part of the Russian fleet agains9 the Liam
court rocks. These rocks are dangerous
from their position, being near the track
of vessels steering up the Sea of Japan for
Hakodate or Vladivostok. They are named
after the French ship Liancourt which dis
. covered them in 1919.
They were also called Menelai and OIL
vutsa rocks by the Russian frigate Pallas
in 1854. and Hornet Islands by II. NJ. ;.
Hornet in 1875. Capt. Forsyth of the Hor-
net found their position to be latitude 81
degrees 10 minutes north longitude l31 de-
grees 30. minutes east, north-northeast OF
Oki Islands They are two barren, rocky
islands, covered with guano, which makes
them appear white. They are about mile
in extent northwest by west and southeast
by east a quarter of a mile apart, and
apparently joined together by a reef. The
western isiet, elevated about 40 feet above
the sea, has a sugar loaf form; the eastern
most is much lower and fiat topped.
1t was near these that Admiral Neboga-
tof was compelled to strike his flag. Those
of the faster Russian ships which escaped
and were well supplied with coal would
have a chance of reaching Vladivostok
some 700 miles to the north, in a couple of
days, but the powerful cruisers of the
JAPANESE which appear to be completely
intact, leave little hope for the Russian
fugitiVeS.
Decisive Naval Battles of History.
Salamis, 4S0 B. C.-Greeks defeated the
Persians and saved their country.
Actium, 81 B. C.-Octavius defeated An
tony and Cleopatra In Romes great civil
war and became master of the world.
Lepanto, 1911 FIRST naval battle with
guns).-Don Juan of Austria, commanding
the united forces of Spain, Venice and the
pope, defeated the Turks and checked the
Moslem invasion of Christendom.
Defeat of the Spanish Armada, 15SS.-
English Admiral Howard, assisted by Sir
Francis Drake and Sir John Hawkins, de-
stroyed the great Spanish fleet in the Eng
fish channel saved England from invasion
and established her sea power.
Battle of the Nile 17S9.-English Admiral
Nelson defeated the French fleet blockaded
Napoleon's army in Egypt and gained con-
troll of the Mediterranean for England.
Trafalgar, 1S05.-Nelson again defeated
the French admiral, Villeneuve, destroyed
Napoleon's sea power and prevented his in
vasion of England.
Lake Erie, 1S13-Commodore Perry de-
feated the British squadron under Capt.
Barclay and saved the northwest Of the
United States from invasion.
Monitor and Merrimac. 1862 first fight OF
ronclads).-Monitor's victory established
control of the sea for the Union and revo-
lutionized naval warfare.
Mobile Bay, 1S64.-Farragut, commanding
the American Union fleet, cried "D-n the
torpedoesi Go ahead" and struck one or
the death blows to the confederacy.
Yalu. 1S94-Japanese destroyed the Chi
nese feet and laid the foundation for their
present victorious power.
Manila Bay, 1S9S.-Admral Dewey ami
Inflated the Spanish fleet without losing a
man and won the Philippines for the United
States.
Santiago, 1S9s.-Admiral SIMPSONS fleet
completely destroyed Admiral Cerveras
fleet and terminated the American-Spanish
war Only one man was killed on the
American ships.
Port Arthur, 19O4-Admiral Togo's first
decisive victory over the Russian feet at
tempting to escape from Port Arthur.