The Irish standard., 1905-06-03

Russian Eattleship. the Alexander H.,
seemed in sore distress. but limpny
northward putting up a valian, fight
against throngs of torpedo boats and
Still continuing her attacks on the cruis-
ers of the island empire. Torpedo boats
were also clneing round the other ships
OF the fleet like anSercd wasps. separate
tlotillas darting in again and again TO
launch their weapons.
The Almaz, which arrived at her an
chorage here Monday evening" bears
scars of the battle Her nlizzen mast
is shot away, and one OF her smoke
stacks is pierced by cannon Shot.
Another Disaster.
London, May 31.-The Toxic corre-
spondent Of the Daily Express reports
that the cruiser Gromoboi of the Vlad-
ivostok squadron, with nearly 500 men
on board. issued from Vladivostok in
the hope Of joining the remnant of Ro-
jestvensky's fleet and that it struck a
japanese mine and sunk with all
hands. The correspondent says it is
believed that Vice Admiral Skrydlod
was on board the Gromobo.
Admiralty stupeAed.
u. Petersburg May 31.-The Rus
sian admiralty is literally stupeficd at
the extent of the disaster suffered by
Vice Admiral Rojestvensky's fleet, and
its own advices paint the situation in
even worse colors than the Toxic dis
patches. A Vladivostok dispatch. re-
ceived at On early hour this morning,
accounts for only two ships of the
great Russian fleet-the cruiser Almaa
and the torpedo boat destroyer Groz-
i ny-and the absence of news about the
battleship NAvari and the cruisers Olcg
and Aurora, which are the only fight
in the Japanese lists of destroyed OF
captured, and which up to 4:30 o'clock
Tuesday afternoon had not reached
Vladivostok, renders almost idle any
hope that they were able to shake of
the pursuing japanese cruisers and
reached the shelter of the fortress at
Golden Horn.
Captured Warships in Port.
Washington, May 31.-The Japanese
legation has received a report from
Toxic stating that the Russian war yes.
sells captured by Admiral Togo arrived
safely as follows: Orel ct Maizuru. Mic
OLAF l., Apraxine and Seniavin at Sasebo.
Russia Must Decide
Washington. May 31.-"Until some
word of peace comes out of Tsarkos
Selo, Nippon has but to fight on This
epigrammatic remark of Mr. fakahira,
the Japanese minister, made Tuesday
night, with the details Of the victory
of the Japanese fleet before him, accu-
rately sa,s forth not only his opinion,
but it is believed that of the Washing
ton and other neutral governments
represented here regarding the effect
of the battle upon Russia's policy.
Whether Count Cassini, the Russian
ambassador, will be the bearer of that
fateful word when he sees the presi-
dent to-day or Thursday remains to be
seen. but the ambassador in CONVEX
sation Tuesday night was more en-
phatic than at any time since the war
in the declaration that the war would
go on Indefinitely. While admitting
that he would see the president in tho
next few days and have long confer
ence on the general situation, the am
bassad"r strongly discouraged any
hopes OF all early peace.
Oyalna in Action.
ST. Petersburg, May 31.-Dispatches
from Manchuria say that Field Mar
shal Oyama is already in motion and
that general battle is at hand. Gen
Linevitch is ready to give battle al
once. He has nearly 100000 men, in
Guiding the Fourth and Tenth army
corps, which have arrived at the front
since the battle Of Mukden. He has re.
ceived hundreds of field guns to re.
place those abandoned in the retreat
from Tie pass. The army intelligence
department admits that Oyama has
fully 100000 men. He is known to have
received $4,000 reenforcements since
the battle of Mukden.