FURTHER DETAILS OF THE NAVAL BATTLE.

Gisborne Times, Volume XVIII, Issue 1474, 7 June 1905, Page 2

FURTHER DETAILS OF THE NAVAL BATTLE.

MUTINY AMONG RUSSIAN LAND FORCES.

By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright London, June 5.

The Sahanaml’s officers state that the Bildovy, when overtaken, hoisted a white flag with a rod croßs on it, and signalled that Admiral Hoshdeßtvensky and staff were aboard. When tho surprised and overjoyed Japauese boarded the vessel the Russian officers were found’ around Admiral Roshdeatvensky, who was lyiug in a pool of blood on tho Jjottom of the destroyer, almost unconscious. His officers pathetically appealed to the Japanese mercifully not to remove the admiral, lost his wounds would re-open. The Japanese consented to risk recapture, and towed the Bildovy to Sasebo. Tho Japanese telegraphed to Madame Roshdeatvensky that hor husband’s wounds were healing rapidly. Tho offieor-oomtnanding £the torpedo flotilla states that ho found the Dmitri Donskoi abandoned off an island of the southern coast of Korea, the survivors having landed under the white flag. When the Japanese were preparing to seize the vessel she suddenly rolled to starboard and sank in three minutes. Her vice-captain declared that the ship was not wilfully sunk, but foundered after receiving five or six torpedoes. Two thirds of the crew were killed. The captain died of wounds at Sasebo hospital. Admiral Enquist's squadron sent an officer asbore at Sual, representing he was a distressed French squadron, and asked for permission to telegraph. The commandant at Sual warned Admiral Train of the United States Navy, who immediately sent a powerful squadron, aud escorted the Russians to Manila. They are expected to be interned there.

The Russian prisoners are terribly dis tressed at Admiral Roshdestvensky’s cap lure.

The Aurora was bit below the water-line Her funnels were riddled and many guns dismounted.

The steamer Lena, held at San Francisco, is now allowed to proceed to Vladivostok as a hospital ship. Twenty-nine of the Oldhauia’s crew landed at Ngasaki. Russians confirm the reports as to the throwing of the Orel’s badly wounded sailors overboard. Russian transports at Woosuog have been interned, and their crews released on parole. Edmiral Enquist asked permission to repair his vessels at Manila. The American authorities examined the ships, and report that the Oleg will takr sixty days, the Aurora thirty, and the Jemtchug seven days to repair. Admiral Enquist’s executive officer states that the captaiu was killed and Prince Pateaten wounded. There were twenty men killed and eighty-three wounded. Of the' Oleg’s crew thirteen were killed and eighteen wounded, of the

Jemtchug’s twenty-one junior officers were killed, twelve men were killed and thirty wounded. The ships wore hit with shells. So badly damaged was the Oleg early in the fight that the Admiral transferred his flag to the Aurora, which the destroyers and submarines immediately attacked. The submarines were so overwhelming that the Aurora, takiDg advantage of the mist, dashed for the open sea, the Jemtchug and Oleg following. Admiral Enquist was wounded. The Japanese have floated the Russian warship Variag, sunk at Chemuipho at the commencement of the war. The Times states that dreadful unconfirmed rumors are iu circulation in St. Petersburg that grave disaffection broke out in the Manchurian army immediately the naval disaster was disclosed.