Tokio 15th August.
Adiiral Kamimura, while on a reconnoitring cruise off Ulsan, southeastern Corea, encountered the Vladivostock squadron, who were making for the direction of Okinoshima, Upon seeing the Japanese they: attempted to fly, but firing was opened at 5.23 am, the Izume (9800 tons) Azuma (9,456 tous) Cokiwa (9,750 tons), and Iwate (9,800 tons) participating.
The slowest of the Russian vessels, the Rurik, was the object of a sharp fire, The Rosin and Gromoboi, being pressed by the Jrpanese, who were formed in a shape, caught fire several times.
The Rurik began to sink by the story, on which the Takachiho and Naniws(3,727 tons each) approached her, and the other Japanese pursued the enemy; but upon the total sinking of the Ruwrik, they assembled and resected about 600 Russians. The Japanese casualties were over a hundred.
A rescript from the Emperor ly appreciates. Kamimura's action.—Our own correspondent.
a%q Ulsan is in Commemoration Buy, a little north of Fusan.—Ev.
We have to thank the Consul-General for Japan for the following official telegram:
Tokio, 15th August, Admiral Karoimura reports that at dawn on the Ldth of August our squadron found off Ulsan, on the south-eastern coast of Corea, the three ships forming the Vladivostock squadron steaming southward, The latter on sighting us attempted to escape northward, which we obstructed and fighting commenced at 5.23 a.w. The enemy's ships all caught fire several times from our shells, and apparently suffered heavily, expecially the Rurik, The enemy eventually fled at full speed to the north, leaving behind the Rurik which afterwards sank. Thereupon our whole squadron hastened to jreseue the drowning Russians, and picked up about 600.
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