New-York tribune., 1905-11-26
4L4RM At C4PW4L.
SebastopoJ Outbreak Nay Be Begin
ming of Widespread ReUoIt.

St Petersburg. Nov. 25.-In view of the alarm
ing news received to-day of a mutiny at Sebas-
topOl, the proceedings of the zenstvo congress
at Moscow and other developments in the Rus
sian situation paled into insignifcance.
This formidable revolt, in which sailors of the
feet. shore equipages and infantry garrisons are
taking part, appears at present to be beyond the
power of Vice-Admiral Chouknin. commander Of
the Black Sea Fleet. to control. the dispatches
say nothing of counter measures being taken
or of the attitude of the other regiments of the
regular garrison "
The nutineers and riotous strikers are parad-
ing the city with red flags without interference,
md it may be possible as was the case at
Odessa, that the guns Of the battleship Patelei-
mon 0orneriy the Kliaz PotenKIne] ana other
vassais OF the Eusslne at es. dominate tEs sstua-
ton and prevent activg measures being taken
to queII the mutiny. even if Vice-Admiral
Chouknin has sufficient loyal troops at his dis
pooaL
Of1cers of the admiralty hope that the mu-
tiny may end like that at CrnEstadt when the
sailors, after night OF drunken revelry and
disturbance, returned to duty, for the most part
without compulsfon. But the Sebastopol out
breaks seems to be on different scale.
The dispatches say nothing as TO the reasons
for the mutiny or OF the demands OF the mu-
ttneers, and no details are obtainable at the ad-
mfralty. though the conjecture is advanced that
demands for better food and the release of
serYists might partly be responsible for it TIE
lack of good officers is frankly given by one OF
the highest officers of the naval staff as the
principal and underlying reason for the alarm
ms conditions in the BT1ine fleet. As at Cron
gtadt practically II the good officers we're
drafted for service with the fleets in the Tar
East during the war. and the force Of COM
Hnissioned officers at Sebastopol is now only
about one officer to more than four hundred
mon and many Of these are utterly incapable.
The revolt Of the Brest regiment is one of
the most serious features of the situation 1t
is the time infantry regiment as d whole
has nutinied, and the question on the lips OF
every one in the capital is how long 1t will
be before it is followed by others, perhaps even
tie st. Petersburg garrison.
The revolutionary ferment, IN spite or the
efforts of the officers, is known TO have afected
q portion of the enlisted strength OF many
regiments. and the Sebastopol mutiny may be
the spark that is necessary TO set in flame a
widesprCad revolt.
A dispatch from Sebastopol says that the
condition of Rear Admiral PisareVsk who was
wounded Friday by the mutineers, is critical Il
is not known whether the men attacked other
officers.
The outbreak at Sebastopol compIicates the
problem of the government in dealing with the
agFar1an situation These disorders are growing
and the EoVornors Of Ave provinces have sent
representations to the government that the
troops available are insufficient to restore order
and urgently appealing for reinforcementS. and
therefore it is not easy 20 organize force to be
dtspatched to the relief of SebaStopol. The Cos
sack battaiions which now being modified
in the Don Province will apparently be needed
In the home districts TO preserve order.