The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-05

OGscers Volunteer for Rsryics ~ sesmsn
In an Attempt 70 Hid the Hack Sea
Of the RebeI ship Crew Of the Pote@.
Kin Gave Notice at kustendJe That
They Would Attack Any Russian War.
ship That Refused to Join Them-An.
other Mutiny Oh Transport and One
on = Merchsntnlan-Tw Onicers Slain
-Reyelt spreads In Southern Russia.
Special Cable Despafrhos 10 The sun,
BUCHAREST July At is reported that
the Kniaz Potsmkin Tavritchesky has held
up an Ita Ian collier.
There is unrest among the sailors OF
Russian vessels at Rumanian and Bos-
phorus ports. The crew Of the steamer
Bulgaria has mutinied at lsmai.
BERLIN July A despatch to the Lokdt
Anseioer from Odessa states that the crew
of the kniaz Potemkin Tavritchesky raided
village near Odessa, and seized and took
on board their ship number Of cattle
HUNT FOR THE PoTEMKrN.
KusTENnJE, Rumania- July THE Rus
sian torpedo boat destroyer Stremtelni
has arrived off this port She exchanged
signals with the Russian gunboat Psezuape,
In the harbor, which indicated that she had
come from sebastopol hunting for the rebel
ship Kniaz Potemkin Tavritchesky.
The delegates from the Kniaz Potemkin
Tavritchesky, before leaving, handed TO
the Project a proclamation to the Powers.
declaring war on all Russian vessels that
should refuse to join them. The procla-
to respect neutral territory and shipping
but would lombard Russian territory and
ships at any cost. They had a coal supply
for several days steaming and 1900 shells
aboard
MUTINY ON A TRANSPORT.
ST. PETERSBURG, July Admiral Kruger.
commander Of the Black Sea Squadron.
telegraphed from SebastoPol to the Minis
ter of Marine to-day that a mutiny had oc-
Cured on the transport Prout. AS the
Prout was leaving Tendrovo to-d'y the
crew mutinied and arrested the officers.
sub-lieutenant and boatswain were killed
When the Prout arrived at Sebastopol the
mutineers were repentant ind set the Off
GERS at liberty. She was ordered to anchor
in Kane shevara Bay, and an inquiry has
been begun.
THE PoTEMKIN SIGHTED.
LONDON, July "A despatch to tho
Standard from Odessa, dated 80 o'clock
this morning says that the rebel battleship
Kniaz Potemkin Tavritchesky is reported
to have been sighted twenty-five miles
of the port, returning from Kustendje,
Rumania, The authorities, evidently
creditng the report, had sent torpedo
boat, an hour before the despatch was filed,
to meet and, if possible, sink the mutineer
The crew of the torpedo boat consists
chiefly of officers disguised as seamen.
They intend to approach the kniaz Potem-
kin as friends and fellow mutineers.
A number of lO-inch guns have been
emplaoed in we'll masked positions along
the shore Of the inner bay.
A private telegram from Odessa says
that all is quiet there to-day. Work in tho
harbor has been resumed.
oDEssA's FEAR.
ODESSA; July 4.-The Kniaz Potemkin
Tavritchesky has not come in sight Of the
city yet, but six large vessels are visible
from Cape Fontaine and are believed to be
a squadron searching for the mutineer ship.
The city is in state of excitement again
as the people believe that il the mutineers
return they will be more aggressive than
they were before
RUssIA's STATEMENT OF THE REVOLT.
The OFFICIAL Messenger to-day gives details
of the disorders at Odessa. The mutiny
Of the crew OF the Kniaz Potemkin Tav-
ritchesky Is described as "a shameful act.
one without parallel In the history Of the
Russian navy The Messenger gives no
new details, but confirms the unofficial
accounts. No attempt is made to mini
mize tbs gravity Of the events that have
taken place.
The Messenqer's account OF the inception
OF the mutiny follows
On June q the crew, on the pretext Of
the bad quality Of meat brought by tor
pedo boat from Odessa, refused to eat the
| soup. BY order Of the commander the
| crew was assembled on deck and Second
| Officer Guiliarovsky ordered those sailors
who did not refuse the food to step for
ward. A majority Of the sailors stepped
forward.
The second officer was beginning to write
| down the names of the minority who
had remained behind, when they seized
their rifles. which were piled on the deck,
and proceeded to load them. An order to
| fire on the mutineers was not obeyed by
! the guard, and the second officer. scratching