The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-05-31
TOGO TELLS HOW
BATTLE Was WON
Continued from First Pageo.

fleet upon accepting surrender OF the Z
remaining Russian main force near
Liancourt Rocks in the afternoon OF
May 2Sth, as already reported stopped {
pursuit and while engaged in the dis
position of surrendered ships found IN
4 n southwestern direction the Admiral
Oushakoff, COAST defence ship. There
upon, Iwate and Ynkumo were imme-
diately dispatched lin pursuit and In
5yited her to surrender. but she re-
fused and was sunk at4G]P NJ. Her
crew OF over 300&men were rescued.
H "Cruiser Dmitri Donskoi was also
found in the northwestern direction AT
s p, Nj. and was Immediately over
taken and fired vigorously by our
4 fourth division and second DESTROYER
flotilla. She was attacked that night
Nv the second destroyer notilla andf
the next morning was found aground
on the southeastern shorc#of urleung
4 Island, off the Korean coast.
"our destroyer sazanaml captured
toward the evenlnu Of May 9th, In
( the south OF Urleung, RoJ estvensky
and another admiral, both severely
wounded, together with eighty Rus
SLAMS, Including staff officers from
the flagship Prince suvaroff, which
was sunk at 500 IF. IN. on Aay 27th
They were all taken prisoners.
Bi ,Our cruiser Chitose while cruising
to the northward on the morning OF
MAY 28th. found and sunk another
Russian destroyer. Our cru lser Niitaka
and destroyer Murakpmoattacked also
at noon on May 2Sth, Russian de-
stroyer which finally went aground.
According to various reports hltherto
4 received and statements q 2 rlsoners'
the results OF the battle rom May
9th to May goth, Is as follows; Pfihce
suvaroff, Alexander III, Boroalno.
DmitrI Donskoi. Admiral Nnkimoffi
4Monomach, Jemtchug 4 4idmirai l'usn-
akoff, one converted cruiser and TWO
destroyers, sunk, Nicholai =, Orel,l
Admiral Apraxine. Admiral senayin
and destroyer BiedoYy, captured. Ac-
cording to the prisoners. the iOsliabla
sunk about 3 r M and the NaVarin
Z also was sunk Almax,s on May lltit
was observed In a8disabled and sink
Ing condition. but her final fate IS yet
unknown. B 4 4 y 4
"The fun particulars regarding the
Injury to our ships ARE not YET N
hand, but SO far as = could ascertain,
none we're seriously Injured Y being
stlll engaged In operations,
r 1.-THE whole casualties arc nov yst
ascertalned. Casunlties OF frst dlvl,
sion arc iittle5 over four hundred,
Prince 1orhite Is In excellent sheaith,
admiral Mis,,. slightly wound q May y
eth, 856 p3s sJS .li5l y. J.
sixth report received the afternoon5
May GOTH "a E4 g
Loss Of osliahla and Nayarln eon-
nrmcd slssoi gYellk also ,de,..t!tely
reported to have sunk on the morn
ipg Of May 2sth. Official sta q tement
Of tho RUSSIAN losses 40 far IN
ed: Following ak, bntuesh'ps sun n
Prince sllvaroff, Imperator AieXan y.
NJ. Eorodino, Cjyllahia. slssol Sellhy
and Navarin. Following We e rlllsers
sunk Admiral NakiMoif, pmith pom
sloi, Sindlmir I M onomuol', i'Yletlana
and Jentchug. Coast defence sh!p
Admiral onshakoff sunk n w spe e O.
service ships and three he q tIoyt !. !,
also sunk Two hattleshlps Ofel hlu
tlnperalor Nicholai rs two coast e-
fence ships, General Admin! 2 PraNlI y
and ADMIRAL scniaY!n, ana one ne ! 3 ueT
stroycf. l'edoyy, captured u
d. 'Thup, Russia lost aItogsther. twen.
ty'two ships, tho appropats t0nnass