Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-08
Surrendered Ship to Rou-
manian Officials Today
AT PORT OF KUSTENJI
CREW SENT IN SMALL PARTIES TO
POINTS IN COUNTRY.
aey Were Treated as Foreign Deser-
ters-Particulars Of the Terms
of Surrender.

KUSTENJI, Roumania, July Sine nag
Of ST. Andrew once again floats over the
battlcship Kniaz Potemkine and the tor
pedo boat which have proved such terrors
10 the Black sea communities for couple
of weeks past.
The formal surrender of the mutinous
crews actually occurred at 1 o'clock this
Afternoon after a series of discussions ana
negotiations between the Roumanian
authorities and the leaders of the mutt
neers.
The Roumanian officers who boarded the
battleship on her arrival here called upon
the crew to surrender. in which case they
would be treated as foreign deserters. or
else leave the port forthwith.
II speedily became apparent that the Rus
sian vessels returned to this port with the
intention of giving themselves up to for
elgn government and the crews soon an
nounced their acceptance of the Rouma-
nan terms.
The mutineers wanted to be permitted to
take off the treasure which was on board
the Kniaz Potemkine, but the Roumanian
authorities declined to acquiesce.
The Russians will gradually be conveyed
to any frontier they may select and Will
then be liberated the local officials having
given an undertaking to this effect The
Poumanian flag has been hoisted over the
Russian war vessels as well as the Russian
so as to prevent any attack on them In
Roumanian waters by the vessels Of the
Russian squadron which are reported TO De
in pursuit of the mutineers.
Offered to Surrender.
The mutineers on the Kniaz Patemkine
offered TO surrender as deserters, and the
Roumanian authorities demanded the
breech-blocks of the battleships guns as
pledge of good faith.
The KniaZ Potemkine arrived here today
accompanied by torpedo boat and now
lies in the outer harbor, near the RUSSIAN
guardship Psezouape.
The Roumanian cruiser Eisabata and
the training ship Mrcea are in close prox-
unity. Gen. Angelesco, commanding the
Eobruja division, and the port commander
proceeded TO the mutineers' batteshfp to
demand an explanation of the reasons for
her temperance In Roumanian waters.
Soon after she had anchored the Kniaz
Potemkine began exchanging signals with
the royal guaTdship PseZouape, and 1t was
the belief ashore that the mutineers con-
templated surrendering, IL accordance with
the terms offered by tho Roumanian gov
ernment when the battleship last visited
this port.
Roumanians Excited.
The appearance of the Kniaz Potemkine
and the rumors concerning the intentions
of her crew caused the greatest excitement
in Kustenu and attracted large crowds to
the sea front. The excitement in
creased later in the day when 1t became
known that the mutineers had offered to
surrender to the Roumanan authorities as
deserters and that the Roumanian officials
had demanded the breech-blocks of the
guns of the battleship a pledge of tho
mutineers' good faith.
The mutineers 1t IS reported further,
offered to present the battleship to the
Roumanian government, as they declare
they are anxious that she should not be
handed over to Russia.
The mutineers asked the Roumanian au-
thorities TO guarantee that they would fur
nish the sailors who surrendered with Rou-
manian passports. and also 10 guarantee
that they shall not be extradited TO Rus
sta.
The mutinOus crews of the KniaZ Poten-
kline and her consOrt, the rebel torpedo
boat were landed and now being dis
patched in small parties to different places
in Roumania