Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-03
WAS AFRAID TO FIGHT
RUSSIAN ADMIRAL WITHDREW
HIS SHIPS FROM ODESSA.
Mutineers Did Not Surrender, bus
Cleared Decks for Action-St.
Petersburg Stupefied.

A cabegram from London last night sayst
Lloyd's agent at Kustenii. Roumsnis. In
dispatch dated 80 o'clock tonight says the
kniaZ Potemkin and torpedo boat No. 26I
are anchored off that port, and that an
other steamer is I'm the of,ing apparently
watching
cablegram from Sebastopol via st. Pc
tersburg. last night says: immediately after
the Black sea squadron arrived here Satur-
day council of admirals and captains was
held on board the flagship Rostislav, Vice
Admiral Kruger presiding. The council re-
solved TO ungear the machinery and author
lie the officers and men to 60 ashore. The
Ekaterna III is here and has been dis
armed.
The Black sea squadron, which went to
odessa. consisted of two divisions. COM
manded by Admiral Kruger and Admiral
Nyshorevetsy. respectively. The formers
division Included the Rostisav and the
Sinope, and the iatter's the Gorgi Pobiedo-
nosetz the Tria SviatitelIa. the DvenadEat
Apostoiof, and the torpedo cruiser Kasar-
SKI Several torpedo boats accompanied tho
squadron
On the arrival In the roads the aagship
signaled the Knaz Potemkin to toiu tbs
squadron, TO which the battleship replied;
We ask that the admiral should come ON
board us
Ship Cleared for Action.
No answer being given the Kniaz Potem.
kin cleared for action and steamed at fun
speed along the whole fleet She passed 50
close to the other vessels that even the fea.
lures of her commander, who wore a thick
beard and was In civilian clothes were
clearly distinguishable. Several among the
crews assert that they saw at least thirty
men in civilian costume on board the Knia1
Potemkin.
Admiral Kruger signaled to the SQUADRON.
Head for Sebastopol." and at the same
time the Kniaz Potemkin displayed the sig
nal, I'VE remain here
Commander Gazevitch OF the Georgi Pn-
Diedonosetz sisnaled that the machinery OF
the vessel was disabled. Admiral Kruger
repeated his order to make for Sebastopol
When the Georgi Pobiedonosetz replled
We remain here" She then steamed
alongside the Kniaz Potemkin and hoisted
the signal we wish to hand you our Off
eeis- rms was the last signal seen by the
'quauron before heading for SebastopoI
capt. Gollkon and all the officers OF thu
hhiaz fotemkfn, except five who were en-
slneers. were killed June % on the yoyay,
to Odessa.
Ships Officers Surrendered.
cablegram from Odessa via st. Peters
ourg' iast night says: The GeoreI Pobie.
uoHosetz' after entering the bay last even
lhs' entered into pour parers with TN,
local authorities. which resulted I'm IN,
landing OF all the officers
'.c outSet several or the crew of
the ship demanded that she retoin tho a.,
lhese increased In numbers until II was
ultimately decided to negotiate with tn,
authorities, to whom they handed over TIA,
nag and the breech blocks OF the guns
Inc crew refused to land, proposing thai
the othcers should return on board anf
promising to obey orders
The Georgi Pobedonosetz IS now an
chored in the inner port
The British consul has arranged wiz
TOUR British steamers and one Norwegian
steamer 10 remain off the port so as TO he
IN readiness, III case of danger, to remOy,
foreign subjects. The captains of In,
steamers agreed to remain until the sitiI1.
ton became clearer.
A cableGram from St Petersburg las
night says: The unprecedented spectacle
or powerful modern battleshp cruisina
around in the Black sea in the hands OF a
crew who. under the rules of international
law, cannot be regarded as other thar
pirates. and of the admiral in command of
the rest of the Euxne fleet frankly con
Tossing his inability to cope with the stua-
ton, and ordering the fires of his warships
10 be drawn has stupefied the Russian al.
miralty.
The whereabouts of the Grant battle
ship KmaZ Potemkin is unknown here: no
plans for capturing her have been devised
and the policy of noninterferenCe seems
to be at present In vogue. The situation
would furnish a libretto for a comic opera
were not the elements OF the plot 50
serious
Dispatches from Odessa and Sebastopol.
which confirmed by the admiralty
clear up fully the present situation. Tbs
GniaZ Potemkin has sailed from Odesss
and is now at large, and her crew. re-
enforced by sympathizers from shore, 10
still in control of the vessel