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The report which Is designated ' Fifth report from Togo, received after Sfaj M," savs: "The main force of our r otnblned fleet upon accepting the surrender of the remaining re-maining Russian main force near Llan-COUTt Llan-COUTt Rocks, In the afternoon of May as alieany reported stopned pursuit, anrl while ongaKcd in the disposition of surrendered ships found In a southwestern southwest-ern direction the) Admiral I'shakoff, a coast defense ship. Invited Her to Surrender. "Thereupon tho Iwate and Yakumo were Immediate!) dispatched in pursuit and Invited her to stirrender. but she refused re-fused and was sunk at ti p m. Her crew of eiver ."00 men were rescued. "Cruiser Pomltorl Donskoi was also found In the northwestern direction at 5 P ni. and was Immediately overtaken and fired on vigorously by our fourth division and second elcstroyer flotilla "She was ottacked that night by the second elcstroyer flotilla, and the next morning was found aground on the southeastern shorn off L'rleung Island, oft the) Korean coast. Capture of Rojestvensky. 'Our destroyer Snzanaml ruptured toward the evening of Mny 27. In the south of 1'rkung Island, the Russian destroyer de-stroyer Eledovy, wherein were found Admiral Ad-miral Rojestve-nsky and another Admiral, both severely wounded together with eighty Russians, including stuff officers from the flagship Prince Suviiroff. which was sunk at l p. in., on May 27. They were all taken prisoners. "Our cruiser Chltose, while cruising to the northward on the morning of May 28. found and sunk another Russian elcstroyer. elc-stroyer. Our cruiser Nlltaka and destroyer de-stroyer Murakumo attacked also at noon on May 2.S a Russian elcstroyer which finally went aground Result of tho Battle ' According toi various reports hitherto received and statements of prisoners tho result of the battle from May L'7 to May 29 Is us follows. "Prince Suva toff. Alexander III Eoro-dlno, Eoro-dlno, Dlmitrl Donakpl, Admiral Wiklm- off. Monomach, Jemtchung Admiral Oushakoff, ono converted cruiser and two destro ers sunk "Nicholas I, Orel, Admiral Apraxlne. Admiral Senkavln and destroyer Bledovy captured According to the prisoners the Osllabla sunk about 3 p. in and the Na -aiin also was sunk. "Almas on May 7 was observed In a disabled und sinking condition, but her final fate Is tt unknown. The full particulars renaming me in-Jury in-Jury to emr ships ;ire not vl hand, but so far as I coulel ascertain none was seriously seri-ously Injured all being still engaged In operations. The whole casualties are not yet ascertained. Casualties of first division di-vision aro little over four hundred. Prince YorhltO Is In excellent health. Admiral Mlsu slightly wound. id May 27. "Sixth report, received tho afternoon of May DO "Iss of Osllable. Navarln confltme.l. Blssol-Vellkl also dellnltely reported to have sunk on the afternoon of May 30. Russian Losses. "( iftlelal staismoht of Russian losses SO far as ascertained "Following SlX battleships rairik I'rltre Suviiroff Imperntor Alexander III. Borodino. Boro-dino. Osllabla BlSSOt-Vellkl and Navarln. "Following Hve erulscrs sunk Admiral NaklmofT. Dlmitrl Donskoi. Vladimir Monomach. Bvletlana and Zemtchung. "Const defense ship Admiral I'shakoff Bunk. "Two special service ships. Kamtchatka ami three, elesiroyors also sunk "Two battleships Orel and Cmperator Nicholas Ii two coast defense ships, non Admiral Apraxlne and Admiral Senla-vln. Senla-vln. and one- .li st r-. .-r, Bledovv, captured. cap-tured. "Thus the Russians lost altogether twenty-two ships, the Aggregate tonnage v hereof amounting to 1T3,411 tons, besides be-sides the cruiser Aimaz, suspected to hao sunk " |