Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-05-29
Ten Russian Warships Destroyed
in Battle According to the
Latest Reports.
RUSSIA'S HOPE GONE.

ROjeStVenSky has me Togo, ana IN
] Japanese admiral is driving the shat
tered enemy over the China sea anC
the sea of Japan.
The Russian battlesbips BorodinC
and Orel have been sunk. seven of tn,
cars cruisers have becn destroyed
and Il repair ship has been sent to III,
bottom.
The Japanese in their daring torpedo
attacks have sacrificed ten destroyer.
and lost one cruiser.
A London dispatch says n messag,
has been received by King Edward
from Tokyo to the effect that Il nava
battle has resulted in a victory fol
Admiral Togo.
Private kilograms from Korea To the
Japanese consul ut Chefu state that a
battle was fought Saturday ut the 10.
rear straits between the main portion
of the Russian squadron and the Jap
anese fleet under command of Al
miral Togo.
When Il large portion Of the Russian
feet was sighted approaching the Ko-
rean strait and heading for the chan
mel between Tsu island and the Jap
anese coast Admiral Togo, with his
main feet. steamed out TO meet them
from Masampho hay.
The main portion of Admiral Togo's
fleet has been almost constantly there
for several days.
A Tokyo report says that the Rus
sian fleet has been dispersed. that sew
eral Russian ships have been disabled
and that the remainder are in fight
with the Japanese pursuing.
Confirmation has been received n
Washington from Shanghai of the re.
port that the Russian warships of tho
Pacific fleet sank an unknown Ameri.
can merchant ship off the Chimes
coast. The heavy gun fire from tho
engagement of the hostile fleets in the
Korean strait was plainly heard al
Shanghai.
A Shanghai special says that ROiest
vensky's fleet has been defeated OFF
Oki island and is fleeing northward
and that ten Russian ships. including
the battleships Borodino and Orel and
the fleet repair ship, have been sunk.
There was a runninS naval engage
mCnt between the hostile fleets in the
strait of Korea, starting at the island
of Tsu. 1t is reported that the whole
Russian tieet is not participating. some
of the slower vessels having steamed
around Japan. The Japanese losses
so far are stated to be one cruiser and
ten torpedo boats.
1t is believed now that Vice Admiral
Rojestvensky sent sufficient ships to
the vicinity of Shanghai in order to in
duce the belief that his main fleet was
there, while the major portion of it
pushed on toward the Korean strait
In an endeavor to reach V~ladivostok.
A dispatch received at the state de-
partment from Tokyo says that the
japanese government has made the
announcement that its fleet had en-
gagged the Russians in the straits of
Korea and had held them. The re-
ported sinking of the battleship Boro-
dino is mentioned in Il dispatch receiv-
ell at the state department from the
consul at Nagasaki.
1t is said that the Japanese resorted
to a free use of their torpedo boats in
their attacks on the vessels of Vice
Admiral Roi~estvensky's 1eet. The
Japanese have a large number of tor
pedo boats in their fleet. and they have
demonstrated their effectiveness in tn
operations.
The name and destination of tn
American steamer which Vice Admira
RoieStycnsky is reported to have snnl
OF Formosa is unknown. Details con
corning the sinking of the vessel ar
expected to be made known when tn
crew of the steamer reaches Japan
Although nothing is known here abou
the ease, it is expected that Vice Ad
miral Roiestvensky will claim that til
vessel was cruising.
A st. Petersburg dispatch says tha
nothing is known at the admiralty o
the reported sinking of an II
American steamer of Formosa by Vic
Admiral ~Rojestvensky. 1t is recogni,
cd at the admiralty as quite possibl
that "Rojestvensky may have bee
compelled by military necessity to dc
stroy n neutral, Ii he feared that {
allow 1t to proceed and report tn
whereabouts and direction of the Rus
sian fleet would endanger his strategl
plan he had no other alternative eN
cept to take on the crew and sink tn
ship. Such an incident is unfortunate
but every naval officer must admi
that the risk in such a crisis is to,
great to take any chances. If the shil
was unjustihably sunk from the stand
point of international law Russia o
course will have TO foot the bill, -bu
any cost Is cheap II it furthered Re
iestyensky's mission