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THE BATTLE OF TSU-SHIMA
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in corners in a sort of stupor, and we had almost to drag them out by force, and were obliged to work ourselves to set them an example. We were joined by Flag Torpedo Officer Lieutenant Leontieff and Demchinsky, but the latter could only encourage us with words, as both his wrists were bandaged.

At 3.40 p.m. a cheer broke out in the battery, which was taken up all over the vessel, but we were unable to ascertain what had caused it or whence it had originated. Rumour had it that one of the enemy's ships had been seen to sink; some even said two — not one. Whatever may have been the truth, this cheering had the effect of quickly changing the feeling on board, and the depression from which we had been

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