The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1905-12-08
MUTINOUS WAR
in SEBAST0P0L
Shot and Shell Poured Upon the
City by Renegade BattIeShips.
THE TROOPS PROVE LOYAL
Forts Respond Valiantly to Bombard-
ment and Finally Garry the Day.
CASUALTIES are Unknown.

A st. Petersburg special says: Sc
Gastopol was the scene of desper-
ate battle Wednesday between the
mutinous sailors and the troops in
the forts on shore. During the battle
The town and the forts were lombard
ed by the guns of the cruiser Otcha
kcff, which shortly lay burning
wreck off Admiralty Point, its hub
r'odled with shells and its Haunting
red ensign of revolution hauled down
Many of the crew of the Otchakoff
y ere killed or wounded.
According to one report the bar
racks of the mutineers was carried
ty storm after the mutinous fleet.
which is said to have numbered ten
vessels, had surrendered, and the
whole position is now in the hands
OF the troops, under the command OF
General NeplueR.
Owing to the interruption of the tel
.egraph details Of the battle are diff
cult to obtain, but, according to the
naval general staff, the battle was
begun by the troops off shore, who
opened fire on the Otchakoff, when
was defantly displaying the red flag.
The commander Of the OtchakoT,
Lieutenant Schmidt, Immediately &C,
ccpted the challenge, replying with
both batteries, one trained on the
tCwn and the other on the Fort Alex,
aEder batteries on the north shore
According to a more detailed re.
port received from another source,
ana purporting to come from the adj
miralty, the battle began at 3 o'clock
Wednesday afternoon, when Lieuten-
ent Schmidt, not receiving a reply to
the demands of the mutineers, opened.
fire from fleet of ten ships, to
which the northern batteries at Fort
Alexander, artillery posted on the
shore and several vessels which re-
NAMED loyal, replied:
During the naval battle the sailors
on shore entrenched in the barracks
defended their position with machine
guns and rifles against the attacking
infantry. After an engagement lasting
two and half hours, with the Ditch
akoff riddled and on fire. and the
cruiser Dnieper and another vessel
sunk. Lieutenant Schmidt, who had
been badly wounded, surrendered the
entire squadron. The mutinous sailors
on shore surrendered to the Brest ana
BielOstok regiments.
According to this report, the Pan
teleimon formerly the Kniaz Potem.
l1ine) was injured below the water
dine. and torpedo boat was driven
ashore on the rocks
No details of the casualties or Of
the damage suffered by the town are
chtainable
Communication with the outside
world ceased at s o'clock Thursday
afternoon, when strike was called in
The general telegraph office. BY a
1use, however, the management SUI,
-ceeded in reopening the cable short
1y after o'clock.
The navy department is closed, not
only to the public, but to the officers,
except those of the general staff. No
cficer's official statement on the
subject Of the battle at sebastopol
Wednesday has been issued and the
Tpblic remains in the dark, compelled
TO be content with the countless ru
mors which are in circulation. It is 70.
ported from semi-oficial source
Il at, although the Otchakof, the
Dnieper and transport were set on
fire and sunk during Wednesdays bat.
tle all the mutineers have not yet sur.
rendered.