Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1905-06-09

Toxic (By Cable .-Admiral Togo's
supplementary report makes the Rus
SINS defeat staggering disaster TN
s1aled in naval history. Practically
gerry fighting ship of a once splendid
1et WAS either sunk , or captured repre-
;enting loss of tonnage exceeding $780,
700 tons. The remaining units OF the
feet, consisting largely of auxillarleS
and transports, have been dispersed,
some going to Vladivostok, others to the
China coast Admiral Rojestvensky,
gravely wounded, occupies a cot in a
Japanese hospital, a prisoner of war.
Toxic, astounded and elated at the
irst measure of victory, seems unable
% clearly grasp the stIl greater triumph
hat Admiral Togo brings to the ma
non.
Before the combat partial victory,
With operations around Vladivostok dur
.ng the summer, was generally expected.
No one dreamed of annhilation at the
first meeting. Later reports indicate
that the fighting was of the most des-
Derate nature. On Saturday and Sum
day were persistent torpedo attacks fol-
lowing heavy gun fighting.
Admiral Rojestvensky appears to have
been hopelessly outclassed in gunnery.
1t is reported that it was necessary for
Admiral Rojestvensky to change his
flagship five times during the battle. He
finally took refuge on the torpedo-boat
destroyer, where he was captured.
Admiral Togo's later dispatches given
to the public created the highest enthu-
sasm. High officers of the army and
prominent officials hurried to the Navy
Department and offered congratulations.
The entire staff of the Bank of Japan,
headed by band, marched to the Navy
Department and cheered in honor of the
victory -
The Navy Department made the fol-
lowing announcement:
Later reports from the different di-
visions of the fleet engaged in the naval
battle of May II show as follows:
"Thc Russian battleship Oslabya was
heavily damaged in the early part of the
fight on Saturday, going down at
o'clock in the afternoon.
"The first Russian vessel sunk was
the battleshp Sissoi Velky.
"The armored cruisers Admiral Max
himoff and Vladimir Monomach, after
being in the general engagement during
the daytime, were still further damaged
by torpedoes during attacks by night
and were eventually completely disabled.
They drifted into the vicinity of Tsu
Islands, where they were discovered on
Sunday morning, May 20, by the auxil-
larry cruisers Shilano, Yawata, Tainan
and Sado, which were about to capture
them, but they all sank.
"The crews of our auxiliary cruisers
rescued oI5 of the crew of the sunken
Russian ships
"The battleship Navarin was torpe-
decd four times after shutdown on Sat
urday, May ~, and sunk. The sur
vivors of the Navarin's crew confirm
the story of her destruction.
"The cruiser Niitaka and Ottawa dis
covered the Russian cruiser Svietlana at
9 o'clock on Sunday morning in the Vi
clnlty OF Chappyan Bay and immediately
attacked and sunk her. The command
err of the Niitaka reports the fact.
at is suspected that the Russian
cruisers Almaz and Aurora were sunk
by torpedoes on the night of May II.
"The former report includes the state
ment that the Russian cruiser Jemtchug
was sunk, but as yet this remains I'M
confirmed and the cruisers name has
been excluded from the revised list OF
Russian vessels destroyed
Judging from this and former re-
ports, the enemy's main strength, con-
sisting of eight battleships destroyed
or captured, three armored cruisers and
three coast-defense ships destroyed or
captured, with the second-class cruisers
and other vessels destroyed, the 'enemy'S
fighting power is thus annihilated