The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-30
Many of the Muinous Grew Are Killed by Guns of
 the Forts
IREVOLUTION|STS GIVE UP
 AFTER HOURS OF FIGHTING
Telegraph Operators In St. Petersburg Have Agreed to Strike--Communi- cation Will Be Badly
 Interrupted.

et Petersburg November 29.-Sebasto- pol was today the scene of a desperate battle between the mutinous sailors and the troops in the forts on shore. During the battle the town and the forts were bombarded by the guns of the cruiser Otchakoff which lies a burning wreck off Admiralty Point, it's hull riddled with shells, and it's Haunting red flag of revolu- ton hauled down.
 Many of the crew of the Otchakoff were killed or wounded.
 According to one report the barracks of the mutneers was carried by storm after the mutinous fleet which is said to have numbered ten vessels, had surrendered and the whole position is now in the hands of the troops under the command of General Neptuoff. The Associated Press, however, is unable to guarantee the correctness of this report
 Opened Fire on Red Flag.
 Owing to the interruption of the tele- graph, details of the battle are difficult to obtain, but as the Associated Press Is authoritatively informed by the naval general staff tonight, the battle was be- gun by the troops off shore, who opened fire on the Otchakoff which was defantly displaying the red flag. The commander of the Otchakoffi Lieutenant Schmidt. im- mediately accepted the challepge, replying with both batteries, one trained on the town and the other on the Fort Alexan- der batteries on the north shore.
 Captain Zillotti, aide-de-camp to Ad- riraI Wireinus, chief of the naval staff, informed the Associated Press that the latest dispatches received from sebasto- pol showed that the Otchakof was on fire and badly riddled with its revolu- tionary colors hauled down, but he was unable to give more dehnite ihlorii'a- ton.
 According to a more detailed report received from another source and pur- porting to come from the admiralty, the battle began at 3 o'clock this afternoon when Lieutenant Schmidt not receiving a reply to the demands of the mutlneers' onened fire from a fleet of ten ships, to ush;ch the northern batteries of Fort Alex ander artillery, posted on the shore and several vessels which remained loyal, re- piled.
 surrenders Entire Squadron.
 During the naval battle. the sailors on
  fended their position with machine guns and rifles against the attacking infantry. After an engagement lasting two ana one-half hours with the Otchakon rid died and on fire, and the cruiser Dnieper' and another vessel sunk, Lieutenant Schmidt, who had been badly wounoeu' surrendered the entire squadron. The mu- tinous sailors on shore surrendered to the Brest and Beostok regiments.
 According to this report the Pantelei- mon formerly the Kniaz Potemkine)' was iniured below the water line, and a tor pedo boat is ashore on the rocks.
 No details of the casualties or or the damage suffered by the town are ootain- able by the admiralty, but owing 10 the confined space in which the action was fought. 1t Is improbable that they escap- ed without heavy damage.
 The demands of the mutineers are said to have included besides the fifteen pro posals dealing with service conditions, the convocation of constituent assembly and tbe complete realization of the iberues nromised by the imperial manifesto.