Daily Kennebec journal., 1878-05-01
NEWS BY TELEG RAfH
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Daily Ksnnehsr duurnal
FROM SOUTHWEsT HARBOR.
Rumors Concerning the Russian Steam
er CimbrIa, Lying of Ellsworth.
THE STATEMENT OF THE CAPTAIN.
The Officers Profess Ignorance of Her
Destination.

ignorance oil Her
Destination.
SOUTHWEST IIAgBoR, April 80. About seven
clock Sunday morning, the steamer Cimbia of
Hamburg, of the New York aud Hamburg
! line, arrived At Southwest HaIbor According to
Captain Badenhauser's statement, she is chartered
by an agent Of the Russian government. She pro-
ceeded to Port Baltic in Russia, and there took
on board six hundred men, most, Firms, as steer
age u aseLeer-, and six,y.tnree men as cabin pas.
senger,. She sailed Fl ON Port Baltic April 18th,
and passed around the nor'h Of Scotland. Capt
Badenhausen was under orders OF one Of the cab
in passengers, and when of Cape Sable, a. he
shaped his coLr.e for Cape Cod he Was directed
TO lay the course for Southwest Ilarbor He ha,
no cargo, only ship stores. lie is now lying here
waiting for orders. He processes utter ignorance
Of the destination of vessel or men. No person
has been ashore except Capt. Badenhausen and
the gentleman in charge. The latter has the
bearing of a naval officer, and is a Russian. The
collector of the port has not yet boarded the ship
and no other person has been allowed on board
The ship is full OF men and keeps steam up con-
tinually.
LONDON. April 80. The Manchefter Guardi
ans Vienna correspondent telegraphs as follows
Steamship Cimbris, which was chartered by the
Russian government, has taken contingent of
forty officers and five hundred seamen, aud start
ed to cruise on the Chinese add Japanese coasts.
NEW YORK, April 80. No information can be
obtained here concerning movements or purposes
of the steamer Cimbria. recently reported of
Ellsworth Maine. The subj ject excites no partc-
uiar interest in Washington. A gentleman ex-
tensivey engaged in shipping, is authority for
the statement that Russian agents have been pri
vately making inquiries as to what supplies OF
ships, &C. could be furnished that government,
should they be needed.
ELLSWORTH. April 30. The Passengers on the
steamer Cimbris, at Southwest Harbor prove to
be regularly organized ships company, of sixty
officers and six hundred seamen of the Russian
Imperial Navy. under command of Count Glifen-
berg. On her arrival long despatch in ciphe.
was sent to Admiral Lessovsky at ST. Petersburg
and the officers seem 10 be awaiting a reply.
The ship has a large amount of stores on board
including coal for ten days steaming. No arms
nor ammunition are visible and the officers of the
steamer deny that there are any such on board
The officers and crew of the steamer number one
hundred and ten, and are all German. Captain
Badenhausen was taken out Of another steamer
and appointed to the Cimbiia. Three days after
he reached Hamburg, and she took stores and
passengers rapidly possible.
Capt. Badenhsusen has asked for bill of he alth
from this port.
The Russian officers very reticent about the
object Of their visit, and even profess to he igno-
rant of their destination, purpose of their bel
here. Among the officers is Russian Noblemsn
Of hi. rank, who was with the Grand Duke on
his visit to this county. None of the officers
have yet been on shore, except the Captain and
Purser Of the ship, and Psymaster of the Russian
corps.
The Collector has boarded the ship and found
the papers all right, corresponding to the Cap
tain's statement. A formal entry will be made to-
day, and list of passengers furnished as it can
be made out.
They observed no special secrecy, but permitted
the agent to freely go about the vessel.
They think they may remain here some days
as the officers are inquiring about game and fish
at Mt. Desert
The ship came in without local pilot, and is
ing no inquiry for pilot The steamer is
not disabled.
NEW YORK, April 30. The Sun says that Capt
Frsuzer (of the Hamburg lne) of the steamer Su-
eya, sister ship of the Cinbiia says: We left
Hamburg two days before the Cimbris Size had
been chartered to unknown parties, and it was
ssld.t that she was about to clear for Halifax to
embark part of the Canadian contingent to the
British army When we arrived at Havre, how
ever we learned that the Cimbris had already
gone TO Baltic ports, for Russian ,alors.
The frst officer of the Pommeiania, another
steamer Of the same line, says: There is no doubt
of the transfer of the imbria to Russian agents
The fact that she had been chartered by the Rus
sian government, was a matter of common report
when we sailed
Representatives of the Providence Tool Co.,
Winchester Arms Co.. Chuyer, Hartley & Ora
ham and Remington & Sons, are unanimous in
stating that there are neither arms nor ammun-
tion being made in this country for the Russian
government.
The English residents Of New York gathered
in noteworthy numbers at their customary resorts
tonight, discussing the possible bearings of the
Cimbria's arrival. The general belief was that
any attempt at fitting out privateers in American
ports would be prevented by the State depa rtment
But against this, it was argued that self interest,
as well AS a desire to pay England back" for her
action in the civ war, would make the L. 5.
wink at the destruction of British commerce.