Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-06-03
JAPANESE VICTORY COMPLETE
Fuller Details Given Show That 5apa-
nese Victory Was Most Complete.

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
Manchuria. 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
snc three destroyers sunk. and two
h>ttleships. two coast defense ships,
one destroyer and one special service
ship captured. while over 5000 prison.
ers have been taken. including Rear
Ac0.iral NeboEatoff. The japanese. it
woulc seem. are still pursuing the Rus
SLAMS and il may be some time before
the anal result is known.
There is nothing TO clearly Indicate
the extent OF the Japanse losses. and
IL IS suggested from one source that the
Toxic government is waiting 90 hear
from Admiral Rojestvcnsky by way OF
VladivOstock before announcing to
what extent his feet has suffered.
The news OF the disaster has caused
deep depression in official Russia.
though il is not yet known generally
among the Russian people. Rojestven-
sky's defeat has given rise 90 renewed
I talk OF peace. Il Is pointed ort by the
/ Associated Press st Petersburg cor
I respondent that Russia. ga th.s crisis.
will turn 20 France. through It's For
eign Minister. 81. DelCCsse. while from
I Washington comes information that
f President Roosevelt. in accordance with
his promise. announced a long time
ago. is taking steps 20 do 1l in his
power 20 brins about peace ncgotia-
tons
Nothing has been heard f-om Vice
+ Admiral Roiestvensky. In Toi,io there
is one belief that he has persisted while
another source says ne was rescued by
torpedo boat. but that he Is wounded.
The Lest Vessels.
Toxic. By Cahle.-In tho battle
fought Saturday IN the Straits OF Ko-
rea. the Russian battleships BorodinO
and Alexander III the armored crust
crs Admiral Nakhimon. Dmitri Don
ski and Vladimir Monomoch. the coast
defence irOu-clad Admiral O-ishakoff.
the protected cruisers Svietiana and
Jemtchug. and the repair ship kampt-
schatka and the cruiser Irtessim We're
sunk
The batueshipes OreI ana Nicolai T..
and the coast defence iron-clads Adj
miral ApraXine were captured
The Borodino was a first class bat
tlcship. completed in 1904 %. ,. SIG tons
displacement and 10000 horsepower.
giving her a speed Of about }S knots.
Her crew numbered gao o-Hcers and
men.
The Alexander III was sister ship
OF the Borodino and was also COM
plctod i'm 1904
. The Admiral Nakhimof w2s an ar
/ mored cruiser az S.594 tons displace-
ment and 5000 indicated horsepower,
giving her a speed OF rs KNOTS. She
/ had a complement of about $50 officers
- and men
. The Dmittri DonsH was au armored
3 cruiser OF 8 200 tons shcathei. OF 1000
indicated horsepower. and having a
? speed OF about rs knots Her crew
Z numbered $40 officers and men
Il The Vladimir Nonomach was
2 sheathed cruiser of 1888 tons and : O0C
. indicated horsepower. Her crew mum.
p bered $50 officers and men.
+, The Admiral Oushakoff- "a coast de-
e fence iron-clad was f.6Sf tons displace-
q ment and 5000 indicated horsepower
Her speed was estimated az l6 knott
& and she carried 3lS officers and men.
The SVietlana was "a protected cruis
o or OF $3.50 tons displacement. had 3.
81 SOS indicated horse power was com
d pleted In 1897 and had q speed o
0 about 90 knots. She had comp.cmen
= OF 500 officers and mon.
p The protected cruiser Jewtchug Wa
h % 2.l06 tons displacement and 100
m indicated horsepower giving her
In speed OF about % knots. Her GREY
3 numbered $50 officers and men.
b. The repair shin Kamtschataa was
-s / most important unit OF Admiral 70
20 iestvensky's feet She is -nderstoo
,f 10 have been fitted up with every scien
il tidc appliance available Tor the repai
,g OF warships and was described as bein
lc a floating workshop" She had trans
IL port accommodations for 81 officers an
.d 600 men.
IN The Irtessim was probably at auD
Hilary cruiser but her name Is not giV
en- IN any OF the naval lists availabl
. The battleship Orel IS a sister shi
OF the Borodino and carried the san
complement OF officers and men.
ial The battleship NichOlai I IS OF
627 tons displacement and 5000 md
T. Gated horsepower. giving her spe'
cd OF about IA knots She has sheathed ar
although completed as far back as IS
&c. was thoroughly overhauled in 1916
Oh Her complement was 6o4 officers al
"A men.
iu The coast defense iron-clad Admir-
lg- Seniavin is a sister ship 20 the Adm
raj Oushakon.