o es ▁at ▁the ▁Russian ▁ship ▁without ▁effect . ▁ ▁After ▁ 1 7 : 3 0 ▁Kam im ura ▁led ▁his ▁division ▁in ▁a ▁fruit less ▁purs uit ▁of ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁Russian ▁cru is ers , ▁leaving ▁T ō g ō ' s ▁batt les hips ▁to ▁their ▁own ▁devices . ▁He ▁abandoned ▁his ▁ch ase ▁around ▁ 1 8 : 0 3 ▁and ▁turned ▁north wards ▁to ▁re join ▁T ō g ō . ▁His ▁ships ▁sp otted ▁the ▁rear ▁of ▁the ▁Russian ▁battle line ▁around ▁ 1 8 : 3 0 ▁and ▁opened ▁fire ▁when ▁the ▁range ▁closed ▁to ▁ 8 0 0 0 – 9 0 0 0 ▁meters . ▁Nothing ▁is ▁known ▁of ▁any ▁effect ▁on ▁the ▁Rus si ans ▁and ▁they ▁ceased ▁fire ▁by ▁ 1 9 : 3 0 ▁and ▁rejo ined ▁T ō g ō ▁at ▁ 2 0 : 0 8 ▁as ▁night ▁was ▁falling . ▁The ▁surv iving ▁Russian ▁ships ▁were ▁sp otted ▁the ▁next ▁morning ▁and ▁the ▁Japanese ▁ships ▁opened ▁fire ▁around ▁ 1 0 : 3 0 , ▁stay ing ▁beyond ▁the ▁range ▁at ▁which ▁the ▁Russian ▁ships ▁could ▁effectively ▁reply . ▁R ear ▁Admir al ▁Nikol ai ▁Neb og at ov ▁therefore ▁decided ▁to ▁surrender ▁his ▁ships ▁as ▁he ▁could ▁neither ▁return ▁fire ▁nor ▁close ▁the ▁range . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁meant ime , ▁the ▁coast ▁defense ▁ship ▁ ▁had ▁fallen ▁well ▁behind ▁Neb og at ov ' s ▁ships ▁and ▁was ▁sp otted ▁by ▁the ▁protected ▁cru iser