The speed maintained by the opposing fleets during the battle is shown in the diagram attached. Dates have been expressed according to the English calendar (which is thirteen days in advance of the Russian)--otherwise the writer’s own words and colloquial style have, as far as possible, been faithfully adhered to, to the detriment of literary style in translating. It may be mentioned that this narrative comes as a supplement to the very interesting account by Politovsky of the voyage of the Baltic fleet to the Far East--recently translated by Major Godfrey and published by John Murray under the title “From Libau to Tsu-shima.” Politovsky went down in the _Suvoroff_, and his story ends with the arrival of the fleet at Shanghai on 23rd May, the date on which he posted his last letter to Russia. The following narrative commences on 25th May, as the fleet swung out of Shanghai to meet its destiny. A. B. L. _7th November 1906._ TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER I PAGE Weather on leaving Shanghai--“Order of march”--Instructions for taking order of battle--Accident to _Senyavin’s_ engines--Manœuvres on 26th May--Spoilt by 3rd squadron--Unpreparedness of Russian fleet--A forlorn hope--Comparison between Russian and Japanese ships-- Feeling on Board the _Suvoroff_--Togo’s whereabouts-- A discussion--Will he be misled?--Will the Russian fleet slip past?--Which course to follow?--Three possibilities 1–24 CHAPTER II Not yet discovered--Intercepting Japanese wireless messages--Night of 26th May--Doings in the _Suvoroff_-- The engine-room--The ward-room--Reflections and ruminations--Commander V. V. Ignatzius--His opinion--A desperate adventure--Dawn on 27th May--The _Sinano Maru_ runs into the hospital ships--The fleet discovered--Recall of the scouts--Four Japanese ships reported--_Idzumi_ sighted 6.45 A.M.--And later the 3rd Japanese squadron--Russian fleet takes order of battle-- 11.20 A.M., opens fire--A mistake--Ship’s companies have dinner--The alarm--Japanese light cruisers-- Russians manœuvre--Orders misunderstood--Result-- Japanese main force sighted--The eve of battle-- Rozhdestvensky enters the conning tower 25–50 CHAPTER III Movements of Japanese fleet--A dangerous manœuvre--Russians open fire--Enemy replies--“Portmanteaus”--Accurate shooting--Author wounded--Comparison with 10th August-- Japanese fuses--Havoc and destruction--Gun power-- A new explosive--In the conning tower--The enemy untouched--Russian ships on fire--Fighting the flames-- A shell in the dressing station--Casualties and damage everywhere--Again in the conning tower 51–80 CHAPTER IV