【英文文学】The Battle of Tsu-shima
39页1、【英文文学】The Battle of Tsu-shimaTRANSLATORS PREFACEThe following account of the battle of Tsu-shima, fought on 27th May 1905, is a translation of the narrative of Captain Vladimir Semenoff, a Russian naval officer who was on board the flag-ship (Knyaz Suvoroff) during the engagement. It is of more than usual interest, as the writer had previously served in the Cesarevitch at Port Arthur, and had taken part in the disastrous sally from that port on 10th August 1904.At the great battle of which he no
2、w relates his experiences, he was present in an unofficial capacity, which gave himxxii unlimited opportunity for observation. Moreover, the fact of his being able to make a series of notes at the time (till too seriously wounded) puts an additional stamp of reality on to his already most graphic account.It should be remembered that the Russian Baltic fleetRussias final and supreme appeal to the God of Battlesleft Cronstadt for the Far East on 11th September 1904, and during all the long months
3、till the following May was slowly making its way, via the Cape of Good Hope, to Japanese waters. The difficulties encountered during that prolonged voyage were enormous. The nerves of officers and men, who constantly apprehended attempts to destroy the fleet, were in a continual state of tension: news of the outside world andxxiii especially of events in the Far East was practically unobtainable: and yet officers and men, despite the additional disadvantage of having to take their ships into act
4、ion after these many months at sea, fearlessly entered into an engagement which they knew meant death, and fought their ships with a self-devotion and courage which has earned for them the admiration of the world.Admiral Togoflying his flag on the Mikasaawaited the enemy in Japanese waters. His fleet, which, since the fall of Port Arthur on 2nd January 1905, had been relieved of its blockading duties, had spent the intervening months in repairing damage and bringing itself up to the highest stat
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