From Libau to Tsushima A narrative of the voyage of Admiral Rojdestvensky's fleet to eastern seas, including a detailed account of the Dogger Bank incident

CHAPTER VI

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WAITING FOR ORDERS

Uncertainty--Firing Practice--Martial Law in Russia--Narrow Escape from a Collision--The _Suvaroff_ flooded--Capture by the _Oleg_--On Shore--A Supposed Spy--German Methods--Playing for High Stakes--Our Hopeless Situation--Wasting Money--Man Overboard--Big Ships sighted--Internal Affairs in Russia--Rumours of Reinforcements--German Colliers--Confession under Difficulties--Europeans at Nosi Be--Breakdown of _Rezvy_--Complaints of Local Governor--Loss of Torpedo-boats--Shore Leave stopped--Apathy and Oblivion--A Narrow Escape--A Spy at Large--Sorting the Letters--Visit from Another Spy--Admiral Birilieff criticised--Waiting and wasting Time--A Sad Anniversary--A Comedy of Ladies--Money-changing--The Barber in Difficulties--A Humbugging Frenchman--Cleaning the Ships--Mysterious Balloon--Court-martial--Undisciplined Sailors--Rumours of Peace 134