Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-06-02

the pre-. pdiuS two divisions. With the
Japanese ships proceeding. in his or
der. IL was =. II o'clock when the Rus
SLAMS opened fire. The first two shots
fell short of our limo aud il WIS some
minutes later before we commenced FIR
ing. Then the battle was on with hr-
ing from both sides
Our tlcs.roycrs kept un the port side
Of the main squadron AMI in ,his for
nation We pressed The Russians
against the coast of ki,shiu and they
were obliged to change their course
To The cast.
A Clever Manocuvre.
We so manocuvrrcd our ships rs
TO have their bows parrlCd 10 The
north side uf the Russian line. The
Mikasa. of our first division. which lad
llccn leading. changed tn the rear uf
The line while Tie lIasmsa headed the
line. The engagement now became
very fierce.
| "rhc BCrodino WAS seen to be on
fire. y little later the Russians head
cd west and VIZ changed our course AZ
:ur!inely. Five Slips OF Our second
division now hogan firing vigorously
rroccc'Iinsly parallel With the Russian
Inc ami as VIC began To- press against
the heal of the Russian line. our diyi-
sion vccrcd to the Russian rear. thus
cnvccping their ships
Russians Completely EnveIopcd.
"rhc engagement proceeded hotly.
nur .;Ccond division followed Il course
parallel with the northern side of the
Russiais and This movement Cnmplct.
ri the development, The Russian
| ships were seen trying TO break
through anil our destroyer flotilla in
tcrccpted their HOW course. This
state of development continued until
The following day with the ships ut
all stlcs. the lsussians were helpless
AMI powcrlcss to escape the circle. Pro
viDus Instructions hal hCcn given the
! llrSlrCycrs and torpedo heats to attack
the Russian SLIPS. Following inslruc.
tiois. the fifth destroyer ilotilla all
vat.crtI against Il Russian ship upon
which chr division had hcen conc en-
traiing its fire. signalling: We are
s,'i,.s to give the last thrust ut them
"The Russian ship continued To
fight AMI seeing tho approaching tor
pcJo boats. directed its fire upon them.
Dcstroycrs Undaunted.
| ''Gndaunted, our deStrOyCrS pressed
forward The Chilosc meantime ocntin-
uing its fire. The torpedo iutilla ar
rived within coo metres of The Russian
ship and the Shirauis fired the first
:hct Two other torpedo boats tired
one each. rho Shiranus received two
shells. hut the other boats were net
damaged. Tho Russian ship WAS sunk
Shutdown saw the hatllc raging fu-
riorsly. Our shells were evidently
telling on the Russians, who shaved
signs Of confusion. Our fifth torpc!,u
no,illa. after destroying The D"rndinn.
division. tho signal reading Some
thinc like the Russians submarines
have been siSntel. Attack them
Only Ship Turned Turtle.
The fuiilla followed and located
tho nbjc,.. which prcvcl To he n sink
| ing ship. with its overturned bottom
showing Thirty survivors chung to
| tho wreck, crying, fer assistance. Fir
ing ceased with the approach of dark
| ness.
According To orders previously Civ
On for a torpedo attack after dark all
he destroyer hotilla. dividing into the
SItiadrnns. proceeded to attack the
Russians during the whole night. The
Iinssiaus frustrated the first and sec
nml attacks with scarchlishts. n
thir'l attempt was carefully made ana
tic YnSiri sank a ship of tic Burodno
| type and also LIT others.
During the night the Russians c3n-
| tinuc,i to move and we preserved our
tnvrloping movement some distance
from the Russian position. The Rus
| sian ships headed northeast after day
hrcaI: hoping to reach Vladvo:tck.
Int our officers and men wore deter
mined that not y ship should escape
AMI resolved not to relax their cf0r' .
until they had succeeded In either
sinking nr capturing every russian
shi..
Kept Ahead Of Russians.
"Our ships always kept alicad Of the
| russians. The baillc was RI slIrncd al
ujto o'rIOck Sunday morning twelve