Arizona republican., 1905-12-01
DETAILS OF THE BATTLE.
1t Anticipated the Plans of the Rus
 sian Admiral.

1t Anticipated the Plans of the Rus
 sian Admiral.
 St. Petersburg Nov. 3O.-The ad- miralty announces that it has received from General Kaulbars, governor gen. eral of Odessa, the following telegram addressed to him by Vice Admiral Chouknin at Sevastopol date Nov. 29:
 We wished to terminate the affair on Nov. 2S, by surrounding the mutt nous division with troops and issuing an ultimatum for unconditional sur render. The mutineers, however, com menced an attack on the night of Nov. 27, seiZing the torpedo boat Svir- epOi and three others which had drawn near the cruiser Otchakoff. All these vessels hoisted red flags after which the Otcnakoff flew a signal that Lieu tenant Schmidt was in command of the fleet. Then a lieutenant who was on board the Svirepoi, sailed along the squadron, his crews cheering, but the other vessels did not respond to these cheers. Lieutenant Schmidt afterward proceeded to port and released those who had been arrested under -lis or ders.
 Armed attachments of mutineerS continued to seize small craft in the harbor which were not guarded by troops. Armed parties in sloops from Otchakoff went to the Panteleimon on which there were no arms, captured the officers and took them on board the Otchakoff. We were compelled to tolerate such doings inasmucn as the fleet had been disarmed in view of the dangerous attitude of the sailors.
 "One after another the craft on the eastern shore of the southern bay were seized by the mutineers and red flags hoisted. One plan which was at first proposed was abandoned and it was resolved to adopt energetic meas ures to prevent the situation from be- coming worse.
 'The officers captured by the mutt neers were taken on board the Otcha koff in the belief that their presence on that vessel would prevent fire be- ing opened on it. Lieutenant Schmidt informed the assembled officers that he would hang them if the troops on shore took action.
 At 30 o'clock on the afternoon of November 29th, fire was opened by the field artillery on the ships in tAe southern harbor flying red flags. These flags were immediately lowered and Lieutenant Schmidt signalled: T have captured the officers"
 ''The Otchakoff then opened fire, to which the north shore battery and the loyal ships, whose breech blocks had been restored, replied. The Svirepoi advanced to the attack, but was met with a strong fire from two cruisers, Captain Sacken and the Pamyat Mer- kurya, and from the battleship Rosti- slav. The Svirepoi was immediately put out of action, as were also two other torpedo boats, one of which was sunk. The Otchakoff had fired barely six shots when she hoisted the white flag and the squadron ceased to fire.
 "A conflagration broke out on the Otchakoff and boats were sent to res cue the survivors and to transfer those who had been wounded. Lieutenant Schmidt, who was dressed as com mon sailor, escaped but was arrested later
 "When the firing began a mining vessel, which mad on board 300 mines, fearing an explosion, was sunk by the commander. Captain Slavotschinslzy, commanding the seventh naval corps, started for the mining ship, but was severely wounded while on the way. During the firing against the Otcha- koff the field batteries bombarded the naval barracks, which replied. The number of wounded has not yet been ascertained.
 "The Otchakoff is still burning and it is impossible to eXtinguish the fire" General Kaulbars telegraphed later that he had just received a telegram from Captain Berget, chief of Admiral Chouknin's staff, saying that during the night about 1500 mutineers had surrendered, with ten quick firing guns, to the Brest regiment, and that the barracks were occupied by the troops.
 General Kaulbars also forwarded an additional dispatch from Admiral Chouknin saying that the barracks in which the mutineers defended them selves, had been occupied by the troops. General Kaulbars' dispatch says that the mutineers wno surren- dered together with those captured on the Otchakoff number 1000, a major ity of them being reservists, who were sent to the barracks at the time of the mutiny.
 The torpedo boat which was sup posed to have been sunk, was found today on shore. It was on fire. The Otchakoff is floating but her interior is gutted. The town is quiet. Cap tain Berget telegraphs that Captain Slavostchinsky had died from his