The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-12-06
Ia the Harbor of Sebastopol Be.
tween Mutineers and Troops.
TIE LATTEk GIVE UP
Several Of the lnsu-gent Ships We're
Sunk and the Others Surrendered
to the Russian Authorities.
Great Damage Was Done
the City by Shells.

- eAapSSSA LULA oo' 4CtS16UOIS3
Russia, says Sebastopol was on We'd
nesday the scene Of a desperate battle
between the mutiDcus sailors and the
troops in the forts on shore. During
the battle the town and the forts
we're boubarded by the guns OF the
cruiser Oschaklf, which now lies a
hurnirg wreck off Admiralty Point,
its hull riddled with shells and it's
faunting red sign OF revolution haul.
ed down. Many Of the crew Of the
| O .chakof we're killed OF wounded. Ac-
eocding to one report the barracks Of
the mntineecs was carried by storm
after the mutinous feet, which is said
to have mum bered 10 vessels, had sur
rendered and The whole position Is
now in the hands of the troops under
The command OF Gen. Kepluef. The
Associated Press. however, Is unable
TO guarantee the correctness OF this
report. Owing to the interruption OF
che telegraph, details Of the battle
are difficult to obtain, but as tho as
sociated Press is authoritstively In
formed by the naval general staff
IhusdsY night, the battle was begun
oY the troops on shore, who opened
fire on the Olchakoff, which was de-
family displaying the red flag. The
commander Of the Otchakof, Lieut..
Schmidt, Immediately accepted the
challenge, replying with both batter
les, one trained on the town and other
on the Fort Alexander batteries on
the north shore.
Captain Z.llotti, aide de-canp to
Admiral Wirenius, chief OF the naval
general staff, informed the ASS. Gated
Press that the latest dispatches
received from Ssbastopcl showed that
the Oschskof was on fire and badly
ricdled, with its revolutionary colors
nauled down, bus he was unable to
give more d=fnite information.
According to more detailed report
from another source and pur porting to
come from the admiralty, the battle
oegan at o'clock Thursday af5rrnoon,
when Lieut.. Schmidt, not receiving a
reply to the demands Of the mutineers,
opened fire from feet Of 10 ships,
90 which the northern batteries at
Fort Alexander, artillery posted on
the shore and several vessels which
remained loyal replied.
Ddsing the naval battle the sailors
on the shore entrenched in the bar
racks defended their position with ma
chine guns and ridss against the at
5ackirg Infantry. During an engage
ment lasting Lwo and halt hours,
with the Olchakcff rlddled and on fire
and Jhe cruiser Daieper and another
vessel suak, Lieut.. Schmidt, who had
oeea badly wounded. surrendered the
entire squadron. The musirous sail
)rs on shore surrendered to the Brest
and Bielostok regiments.
According to this report the Pam
teleimon. formerly tire KniaZ Potem-
kin, WAS injured below the water line
and a torpedo boat is ashore on the
rocks.
No details Of the casualties or OF
the damage suffered by the town are
obtsinable at this time by the
admiralty, but owing to the confined
space In which the action was fought,
it is improbable that the town escap-
ed without heavy damage.
The demands Of the nutineers are
said to have included, besides the if
teen proposals dealing with service
conditions, the conYocation OF con-
stituent assembly and the complete
realization OF the liberties promised by
the imperial manifesto.