Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-30
REPORTS FROM TOGO
Advices Received by the
Japanese Legation.
RUSSIAN LOSS STATED
NINETEEN VESSELS SUNK OR
CAPTURED.
Views of Naval Official on the News
Doesn't Regard Victory
as Complete.

The following official report from Tokyo
| has been received at the Japanese legation:
TOKYO, May 29.-Reports received from
Admiral Togo at the Japanese headquar-
ters:
First report received morning, May
%: Immediately upon the receipt of re-
our combined squadron started for attack.
Weather is fine today, but with heavy seas
Second report received night May 81:
Combined squadron attacked Russian
squadron today near Okinoshima South
east of Tsushima) and defeated 1t, sinking
at least four ships and inf1cting heavy
damage upon others. Damage to our ships
| is insignificant. Our destroyer and tor
pedo fotillas delivered attack after sun
set
Third report received Monday, May 90:
Main force of our combined squadron con-
tin Ted pursuit since the 9th and attacked
18th near Liancourt Rocks (northeast of
oklnoshima) squadron consisting Of
Nicholai (battleship). Orel (battleship)
Senyavn, Aprexin and Izumurud. Izum-
urud fled which remaining four vessels
surrendered. No damage to our ships. Ac-
cording to statements of prisoners vessels
sunk in engagement may II were Borodina
(battleshp), Alexandra III (battleship)
Zemtchug and three other ships Rear
Admiral Nebogatoff and about 1900 other
Russians We're taken prisoners. The fol-
lowing are damages suffered by enemy in
addition to those given above since COM
mencement of battle reported by com
manders not under immediate command of
Togo and by observation stations: Sunk
Admiral Nachimof, Domitri Donskoi, SWEET
lana, Admiral Csakoff, Kamtchatka, Iruts-
hush and three destroyers. Captured-Vlad-
mir Monomach foundered after capture
One special service ship whole name I'M
" Russian losses definitely known so far
may be classified as follows: Two battle
SHIPS, one coast defense ship. five cruisers
two special ships three destrovers were
sunk; two battleshps. two coast defense
ships, one special service ship, one de-
stroyer were captured. 1t is not yet clear
whether three vessels as stated by prison
ers to have been sunk, are included or not
| in above list. There are more than / 900
prisoners besides 1900 taken by main force
of combined squadron.
u ne naval engagement is still in prog
ress. so that it viii take some time before
the hnal results can be known"
Discussing the Reports.
When the report given out at the Japas
nese legation was shown to a naval officer
VINO IS known as one of the best posted
officers in Washington on the naval en-
gasements that have occurred since the
war began, the latter said:
In attacking with his torpedo 1otiIIa
-. 10 pui suing the poicy
winch ne mas lolio"ed from the outset.
He has never attacked with his torpedo
craft except at night There ,e po+bino 4,
the dispatch to show that this attack in
flicted any damage on the Russian sbins
though in all probability 1t had a most dis
aStroqs erect on the morale of the person
beid for $500 &c ' ti me straits We're not
far to the northward when sIni, an6 49,
are yet unaccounted for.
Inc group OF vessels attacked on the
1IdhcouII ROCKS were the laggards of the
n 1eeI anu tiie presence among them of the
oiel. Huch faster snip than the others
" lhe group would seem TO indicate that
Inns swift snip had Deen badly damaged.
me lact mat THESE ships surrendered would
iluicale tflat they We're surrounded by the
main DIVISION OF logo S heet, and If this
WI IQe ftoJtstvehsky with the other
SLIPS mLlJh escaped must nave gained con-
SldeIaple headWay 10 the northWard, which
Moulo neceSslta'e the japanese fleet max
ing soou tilhe 10 oVertake them before
Ni .sIi was reached
II should be remembered that the re-
ports OF conservation stations are not al
accept as absolute the reports Of the pri -
oners as to the names of the vessels lost:
Japanese was at close range for At he
point where the fighting seems to have
niie3 oo, ne attach OF the mann Iofce
ianconrt RoctS sbnn,s 49, VT al.ip 'S oit
vessels was making toward the Japanese
coast.
Captures Difficult to Explain.
.c,-, . -. ,,os,
nat IS iiiost aiiIlcuit 10 explain is the
capture of so many vessels. The sinking
of some of the larger and moro nouarfuI
sbf,s ,,,a,, no o.,r1a9,,os 49,. ~ ,;.
siiP7 may NC eApidiileu ny the opening OF
the valves or the ships before they We're
fought to a finish The fact that so MANY
nrisoners wara talap would ;,dioato .,,.
j., sor,a 90 son ~ - 1919 iIiuiSette 'nd'
- -. pS W ,,pliIuo'ieu pc
+oi1, - a. roi I, ui9ipieu. Ner-
t tr'.ttS bu tt, iiG couiu no. nave SUNK the
't s So ia t.tesitiP9 "ltIiout tiIe obstruction
VI HeaIiS every man on BOARD.
YIN Plopaply pe several Gays pe1ore
me lu!i ae'alis are known OF even enough
10 estimate the actuaI and final result OF
the engagement mus Tar the reports show
Admiral Togo. Destruction or CAPTURE of of
Ro1estvenskys flagship and the other large
shlps a. IL accompanied oy the pursuing Japa-
&c oor,,ra ~ So, e.,,aoi al toso me
tory of modern times
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