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THE BATTLE OF TSU-SHIMA
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Kruijanoffsky was ordered by the flag- captain, who was standing on the embrasure, to semaphore to her (with his arms) to “take off the Admiral.”

I was watching the Buiny's movements from the battery, when suddenly the Admiral's messenger, Peter Poochkoff, hastened towards me.

“Please come to the turret, sir! a torpedo-boat has come alongside, but the Admiral won't leave.”

I ought to mention here that Rozhdestvensky had not been to the dressing station, and none of us knew how badly he was wounded because, to all enquiries when he was hit, he angrily replied that it was only a trifle. He still remained sitting on the box in the turret, where he had been placed.

At times he would look up to ask how

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