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ADMIRAL TOGO REPORTS.

| ADMIRAL TOGO REPORTS.
Toxic, May 31-Later reports OF tho
progress OF the naval engagement are
supplied by Admiral Togo. The dis.
patches show that Vice Admiral Ro,
iestyensky was captured. severely
wounded; that twenty-four Of the Rus
sian ships including all the battle
ships were sunk or captured; that
every one OF the japanese ships was
able 10 continue the pursuit. and that
in the first division OF the japanese
fleet the number OF men KILLED or
wounded was a little more than 400
Admiral Misu was slightly wounded
Admiral Togo's reports. which were
sent by wireless telegraph necessarily
are fragmentary. Reporting on the
afternoon Of May 80, he says:
Sink Coast Defense Ship.
"The main force OF our combined
fleet, upon accepting surrender OF the
remaining Russian main force (the
Orel, Nikolai !. Admiral ApraNine. and
Admiral Senavin) near I.iancourt
rocks in the afternoon OF May 2s. rs
already reported stopped pursuit. aud
while engaged in the disposition 81
the surrendered ships found in a
southwestern direction the Admiral
Oushakoff. coast defense ship.
Thereupon late and Yakumo were inn
mediately dispatched In pursuit and
invited IL 20 surrender but Z refused
aud was sunk al p. m Its crew Of
over 500 men We're rescued
The cruiser DmitrI D0nskoi was
also found in the northwestern direc-
ton az p. m. ana was Immediately
Overtakcu and fred ON vigorously by
our fourth division and second de
stroyer fiOtilla. II was attacked that
night by the second destroyer noulla.
and the next morning was found
aground ON the southeastern shore OF
urleung island on the Corean coast
RoiestvensI<y Is Captured.
our destroyer Sazanami captured
toward the evening Of May - In the
south Of Urleung island the Russian
destroyer Bedovi, whcrcon were found
Admiral Rojestvcnsky and another ad.
miral (Enquist) both severely wound
ed. together with eighty Russians. in
Guiding stan officers from the flag.
ship kniaz SouvarofI, which was sunk
az 5:29 p m. on MAY 81
They were all taken prisoners
our curiser Chitosc. while cruising
TO the northward ON the morning Of
May rs, found and sunk another Rus
sian destroyer.
Our cruiser Niitaka and destroyer
Murakumo attacked also AZ noon on
May Is Russian destroyer which
finally went aground.
Estimates Of Battle,
According To various reports hth-
erto received and statements OF pris.
oncrs. the result OF the battle from
May q 10 May % Is as follows
sunk Kniaz Suyaroff Alexander
ILL., Borodno Dmitri Donskoi. Admir-.
al Nakhimofr. Monomakh. Jemtchug.
Admiral Oushakoff, one converted
cruiser and two destroyers
Captured Nicholas /. Orel. Gener.
nj Admiral ApraXinc, Admiral Scnla.
vim and destroyer BedoH.
According 10 the prisoners he Os-
labya sunk about D. m. and the Ma.
warm also was sunk
The cruiser Almaz on May n was
observed in disabled and sinking
condition but It's final fate IS yet un
known
Japanese Losses Slight.
The full particulars regarding the
injury TO our ships are not yet in
hand. but so far as / could ascertain
none was seriously injured an being
still engaged IN operations.
The whole casualties are not yet
nscertaincd Tho casualties Of The
first division are a little over 400
Prince Yorhito Is in excellent health
Admiral Mlsu was slightly wounded
on May 81"
IN his sixth report. received the AZ
teruoou OF May 80. Admiral Togo
gives fuller details az The Russian
losses he says
Loss Of battlcships Oslahya and
Nayarin confirmed. The Sissol Yellky
also rs definitely reported 10 have
sunk on the morning Of May 2S
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