The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-10-15

ssb wADs ~ .sAsA Ne s.ssr .satAsa pipe presented
The sssvsrssaiss st turned On The los Of the mgr,
INTO the details Of Which he ests1vd nisstsy He
ven ssqpsintsd with usu havtsg rcd tn. oahe,Al
ospy Of which Bad been forwarded 70 him In addition
10 ths he had the report Of the authorities that city
relative to the c.sn that s.sssd,d He put
bad not talen to oar boats replied that IL
oneer thinks OF abandoning his shp. and that
hsd defended the Tiger hoping to the h TO get her of
the beach, until it late TO escape In the bras.
His imperial Hghnsss spoke with sarnestDess OF his
ferred to many naval ofcers whom ne hac inst. nsmog
thsm, and mentioning them 10 conc eclion with
eircumstances that e,incsd his clear recollection Of
them.
eferripg to SIR William Symopds whom think he
tsid he knev) his imperial RICHNESS remarked that he
was superior vessel TO the Qasen which that OFF ,sr
had built iDssmueh tho de said TO 10 the
latter had been corrected Ia the the stern for
insts nee, although not eighty useful and
rs guns eoul be fred at It, while II Is do full
whs her the Queen could sustain the shock. He AIS,
added that the Twelve -postes repes cd trials had
worked to wEdwsrd, and overtAken their s~iftest
figstes
hS imperial Highress spoke of many OF the ships In
tn the EnElish and frensh navies, comparing them
WIN each oher and appearing " bequits asJait Ga
ma thine subjects.
srCbsrles Napier carried blue Gag At the main; for
said he by the dispatches, see that ne signs only
vice admiral; haa he hem prom0tesY
be informed that he had received that very day,
report from Fin ADD sta bg that the luke of wecgton
ana other ships had stood into the
the flag he named h.d BEEN 1t he main. not
able accom- for this circumstancs and suggested
thst u might have been rersty signal.
his imperial Hgbness made reusrk to which could
gse DO reply. he sait. am sorry the II not Of
equal character" He then proceeded com plain
OF he English ships having pps the of in
nd carry irg the hussan hag and thus dscsiving ta
lane officers commanding the 10 tresses who
b. expected dtippuish betseeu thu shi,s Of the I'd
verse RAVES Ibid not feel called 20 ents' into dis
cussop the right of using such for
an eDemya practice whish has 70 prece1ents Ia
war. The Grand Duis viii have learned by this I'm
that when faht aant ships boist their d 2
undsr ~bicn slons We condesceni to fight, AMI neve
urdsr false O Tors.
We han further conversation on general subjects
relating to our Profes sion; the questions be sssei wer
all Of them such a. coule satisfactorily answsr "A
obssrvs'icns ant remarks on my replies we're "a h
any nsval ccer might mske and q1,s UNRESTRICTED b.
the dferer &c Of our yoeitions
While we were thus c,nvsrsng the Grand Duchess
entered. on vsich rose ana DO we'd; he Grard ID ke
said, You have sresdy msde ,hs aquain aacs OF my
wife," She came forward and referred 10 tie ~spa
per she had given me ioauripg abou its couteos She
ai~aysspo to me in E. gsh, evincng desire 20 as-
quire that facility Of esson shch ,nIy practice
gives and on her msk slight an very natur al ror,
his Imperial Hig hpsrs corr.c ed her as he Is pc testify
acquainted with the language, which he Informed m =,
was taught TO him and he In peria family b. Or Law,
respecting wh.e health he made ms iaquIr es. .nd
exp essso great esteem for, that gentleman
1t was now late (past elsvsn) aud hsr imperial High
ness doubtless thous ht it tune for inerve close
q,
on which be used the word aoRpi, which al nsve
explain d. signifies proceed, ~ lot alone.
Imperial Hghness then lett observed that she sas
now in different costume; she large Leghorn
straw hat, ych crimson velvet boddise fitting quite
close and white skirt Soon after her departure the
Grand Duke rose, and, shaking hands, dismissed me,
saying he was afraid must re fatigued.
On the following day he had an iatergiev with
the Emperor himseK. We shall give his description
In his owa worss:- ~
The Emperor standing in the mia5le OF the room
chief snd wore simple white enanslled cross at the
button hole on his chest This beiisve thu cross
.no ofoyr :" 81 an honor ony upon
country Imagine that his imperial Majesty has not
yet assumed the decoration Of the highest class OF
order. which IL worn by such ~ Paskevitch, wo
ronzof, 10 and which described to me a. different
in size from that worn by The Emperor. expected to
Was "a. 70 s In
men In height and appearance. He certainly did not
look more than ay NOR were there any particular signs
ices in Of his sge His Gestures aas and
regular his head bald in the CENTRE and his eye express
was aware that his Majesty stoke both Enrish and
French, and hoped that he soulh address me in
tive tongue As ! b,wed End Stepped forward he ad-
after my health whether hae got rid my fever and
how and where had caught 1t He he'd me as,ut the
being near the land rrfpied that ths I was w
thick Aad thst By our r. zto. ing We we're some distance
married. made sos lind ioquiss r.so.otos ,hs .m,
Of my late captain, and informed thst Mrs Gifaei
was gone 70 osessa to join her husband not ing
His imperial Majesty then said that had been his In
snten 70 Grant the captain his liberty but that
ssst i sonss and sl.a ne how o. should NE to 20
ivas a.is. ssHe. ss.es by this announcement. :.
liberty stu did not ansispsts that It wsuid 10 eranssd
20 aesa aaA ns.H We, tharsfess, unsrspsrsd to
that really had net tSsasSs o. Il; uVon which his
perial Majesty burst into at Of laughter N .ch
I H.sd = my suiss and - aad said
road you would Hss to tsisn 10 then bowed ms out
Of the room turning to the Prince to whom he made
some remark In Russian, and the latter followed me
On the 2sth june. Mr.. Roger left st. Petersburg,
and after q somewhat protracted Journey by way OF
Warsaw. Berlin and Cologne, reached Dover on the
9th Of Jnly, "glad," az he says, With sailors gee,
40 set foot once more In jolly old Eagland."
The harvest IN England and America.
Prom the London Nays, Sept SOL
Tomorrow Ia the Thanksgiving day for our b0unti-
full harvest Following Immediately On the acc cunts
Of cur abundance, we have the particulars Of tie
exchanged fortunes this year about the the harvest
Our barns are over flowing; theirs were never known
to contain 80 little. The primitive Dat;h aud Ger.
man farmers in the States Of New York and Penn
sylyanis have so1l felt complsceucy in their barns
sno infants are living IN the rudeet log houses they
build huge barns, solidy and carefully, with thir.
teen windows each sic Q, and eleven OF the end.
When the corn Is thus provided with splendid
lodging, the farmer begins to think Of housing his
family Ia better style. TIE corn generally shows
itself deserving of the honor Usually it exhibits
itself az the bulk and basis Of the good mau's for
tunee, and worthy object of his prize and care.
This year, gloom hangs over the fsrnsteid.
Within the memory Of the existing gere Grafton, the
cops have never been known to BE- SO short. Duri5g
August. the general belief that tbs population
in the United States could not be fed without large
importation Of gram. This Il now found 10 b, an
exageeration; or rather, the fall of rain before 1t
alfoaefher ton lafo haa fax al .l1.