The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-05-29
Special Cable De,patehe, 10 THE SUN.

Special Gable Despatehe, TO THE SUN.
CHEFoo, May 2s.-British naval officers
here have received reports that the Russian
fleet was defeated and dispersed in the
Straits OF Tsushima, and that the Japanese
fleet is pursuing.
1t Is stated that Russian battleship was
sunk and other vessels were damaged.
Ts1NarAU, May 2s.-According to- a
Chinese telegram, another naval fight is
on near Oshima. 1t is believed that this
engagement Is on larger scale than tho
one in the straits OF Tsu Shima.
1t Is not stated whether the Oshima re-.
ferred to Ia In Hokkaido or the Loochoo
Islands.
1t Is leported that the Japanese have lost
one cruiser and ten torpedo boats.
ToKIo's SILENCE.
TOXIC, May 2s.-The censorship is re-
f,ising to allow the transmission Of des-
patches giving any information concern
ing the fight between the Japanese and
Russian fleets, and the Government is
maintaining as usual the strictest secrecy
regarding the engagement.
TOXIC, May 2s.-Evening-Through
the day the Government shut all sources
of news which would substantiate or dispose
OF the numerous rumors Of a naval engage
TIE oNvukf, hn
is as complete so far as naval operations
are concerned as are the restrictions on the
telegraphs and the dispatches Of cor
respondents.
The Ministry Of Marine promises to give
out information as soon as its publication
is advisable. 1t refuses even to encourage
inquirers to hope for victory. It's just l.
fication is that nothing that could possibly
be of value to the enemy must be circu-
lat cd.
RUSSIANS sKEPTICAL.
ST. PETERSBURG, May 2s-While foreign
ems are excited over the rumors of naval
battle the citizens here are ignorant Of
any fight having occurred. The Ministry
Of Ma rine processes to have received nothing
showing that battle has taken place.
The officials when questioned smiled
politely at the report that the Japanese
had won victory, and said they had no
reason to believe it. They spoke with
confident optimism Of the result whenever
Admiral Rojestvensky might meet the
enemy.
No newspapers have printed anything
about battle.
PARIS, May pa despatch from Rome
states that the Italian Government has
received despatch from Chefoo stating
that the engagement between the Rus
sian and Japanese fleets was disastrous
to both fleets. The losses were frightful
Every Russian ship was damaged.
BATTLE OFF woosuNa.
LONDON, May 2o.-A despatch to the
Morning Post from Shanghai says that the
firing Of big guns was heard outside OF
Woosung, about ten miles from Shanghai,
on Saturday morning. A two funr aled
cruiser entered Woosung on Sunday morn
ing, but soon left.
1t Is reported that sixty-hve vessels OF
the Baltic fleet are south Of the Saddle
Islands. There we're thirty-three japanese
warshps in the north channel Of the Yam stse
River on Sunday.
A Shanghai despatch says that the crus'
ers from vladivostok took part in the en-.
gagement.
An English firm in St. Petersburg ha.
received a telegram stating that the Jap
anese we're victorious, but nobody believe.
II.
There is great excitement In Shanghai
All the warships are cleared for action.
RUSSIAN FLEET WAS DIVIDED.
Numerous press kilograms from Toxic
report that the battle occurred on Saturday
None of the correspondents was able oil
allowed to give the result except asa report
There are no reliable details from any
source Of tie strength of the forces en-
gagged Many dispatches refer to the
supposed division of the Russian fleet into
two or three sqiadrons, taking differen
routes.
The Toxic correspondent of the Teie
oraph saws the Russians we're first sightec
at 8 O'Clock in the morning approaching
Tsushima Is sand. 1t is believed that tn
squadron included six frstclass ships
They were under cover Of fog, which,
however. lifted, and the Russians retired
It y stated that twenty-one other vessel