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Show : JAPiTwlN GREAT -VICTORY Twelve of the Russian Warships Have Been Sunk or Captured by Brown Men. GREAT WORK OF ADMIRAL TOGO. Admiral Rojestvensky'a Fleet Practically Practi-cally Annihilated In Running Fight In the Strait of Korea. Toklo It .was officially announced hero nt 2:15 Sunday afternoonhat Itojostveasky's fleet had been practically practi-cally annihilated in an encounter with the Japanese naval forces In the Korean strait. It is reported that tho Russians havo suffered tho loss of twolvo warships, which wero sunk or captured, while two transports and two torpedo boat destroyers wero also sont to the bottom byltho victorious Japanese. The first Information received In America of tho encounter camo in a dispatch from tho American consul at Nagasaki to tho stato i department nt Washln'&tifi telling that tho Japaneso had sunk ono Russian battleship, four other warships and a repair ship in tho Korenn strait, and this was fol-ldwed fol-ldwed by a dispatch received by tho stato department, tho date of which was not given, that "Tho Japanese government had made the announcement announce-ment that Its fleet had engaged tho Russians Jn tho Strait of Korea Saturday Sat-urday and had held them." ' Tho stato department also received information that two of tho vessels ropqrted to havo been sunk woro tho sister battleships Orol innd Borodino, and that three of tho other ships wcro cruisers. From Tslng Tau, tho German port on tho Shangtung peninsula, came a roport that a running naval engagement engage-ment took place near tho island of Oki in the sea of Japan, 200 miles northeast of the Strait of Korea, and that tho whole Russian fleet 'did not not participate, tho slow vessels hating hat-ing been,, sent around Japan. Rus-Bton Rus-Bton sources give no news of the bat-tl bat-tl while, tho Japanese government, following Its custom, Ms silent as to olthor tbk battle or lt outcome. Tho Londonbally Telegraphs Toklo coqrespondcnViBays Ithafc" nn,lntermlt-t 'tent fog prevhled in the Sea of Japan Saturday. It occasionally lifted when therolwas brilliant sunshine. A high wind prevailed, with a rough sea. ! Tho. Russian Bhips woro first sighted nt 6 o'clock in tha morning api preaching tho Tsu island under cover of a fog, which, however, I lifted, and tho squadvon retired. This squadron is bollevcd to havo consisted of six first-class ships, and, according to information in-formation received, twenty-ono moro Russian warships wero not far away. Nothlngl definite Is known, however, says tho correspondent, and tho authorities au-thorities merely reported that cannonading cannon-ading was proceeding. It has now been discovered, tho correspondent contlnuos, that Rojestvensky's ships coaled along tho coast of the island of Luzon on May 22, nnd on tho following follow-ing day thoy cruised about north of Luzon and transferred largo quantities quanti-ties of bunker coal from colliers. Then Rojostvonsky decided 'to divide his fleet Into Bovoral parts. Ho traversed tho Bnshco straits and steamed In a northeasterly direction. On tho morning morn-ing of May 25 tho Russians werj southwest of tho Luchu Islands, 'and tho slow converted cruisers ans transports trans-ports werp sent to Shanghai, while tho main squadron went to Tsu Island. A dispatch from Shanghai says that Japanoso warships arrived in tho of-fling of-fling of Woosung Snturday and attacked at-tacked tho Russian ships, but a later dispatch Bays that tho Russian transport trans-port aro to stay in tho vicinity of Shanghai, while tho 'vessels of tho volunteer fleet nro to leavo for cither Gorman or French territory. It Is reported re-ported that Rojestvensky's squadrons used Cbusan (ono of a group pf, Islands off tho east coast of China, in tho province of Cheklang) as a naval base, i and it 1b also stated that tho Chinese authorities ordered tho 'vessels 'ves-sels to leavo Woosung by 8 o'clock, Saturday night or to haul down their flags. Tho Russians, tho dispatch said, were temporizing. It Is reported 'from Hongkong that tho British fleet is leaving for tho north nt full fipeed. Tho London Times' Toklo correspondent corre-spondent says that, telegrams from apparently trustworthy sources show that Vice .Admiral (Rojestvensky .approached .ap-proached Tsu island In tho forenoon of May 27 during a fog, which cleared up In the afternoon, when tho Russians Rus-sians wero sl&htcd by tho Japanoso. Tho battle commenced between 2 and 3 o'clock In tho .afternoon. There was a strong breozo blowing, with a high sea. |