The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1854-06-10

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miniscerees Of the Car Nicholas:
No admitted rneri,--no lensth Of service
no elevation of rank can Avert Tho how
with which h. /, ever ready 10 strike The
culpable or d,sloyai To maintain he dia.
c,piins of his troops. he 10 in The habit Of
suddenly visiting their stations without
warning. and proceeding At once to their
insoeetlou-when. woe to the officer Or
p,,yn,. ,hoo detected in fault. Ht hss
bean knovp on ths instant Of disrovsrin~
,.u,ssnss, n, i,st,eo,ion IN ,.., off win
hi, own h.nds the epauls,,~. or decorative
b,dy.a of , yst.r.n and tavo,i,s Officer
There revels in b,s temuerament what NAV
be called . dash of romance. which. set Of
Lv /, form of great ejev.uc, and muscular
s;,eoy,b eives IN hi, scl;ons pr.cs vivaeitr
and In,ers,. When representing the In.
pe,sl Chief his details OF grandeur and
ms,ni6csncc may lie truly and oti,ot.llv
go,,,oos.-bis audiences, hanou.ts and
festival, a, impo,inp and dramatic A. thoss
in the Arabian Niehts--yet from them be-
breaks .h,uu,lv hway---,rav~l, through hia
Li,,dom. unknown and unobssryed: gain.
iny nerbnp.. .dmi,,iou 10 the palace Of
some ne,phborinx sovereign. under 4 Gc.i>
,;o,. ,nme. or Al m,ud,c ant bv The
w.v,id. clxims tho charity Of his E,nusss
or /, NAV 10. a. an swk ward captain Of
. ,,e.ms, sa.c,s TO run down some luL>
he,ly captnin of n ANAL crsft on the Bal.
,ic-spJ while snppos.d to be thus roam.
inc over the Emoire. alarm, hi, ministers bv
.uddenlv preseutiup himself among them.
few y,.r. apo m American fripsts.
alike celebrated for the beauty Of her pro.
portiop.. the sol,dity of her form and
onickue. OF sailing, entered the hasbor Of
Lronstadt. Her n,riysl was At once com.
muuicatsd 70 Nicholas. and bctors her an.
chor was fairly down, one Of his richly
ornsnenled steamers WAS observed ~.
preaching across the wide bay. The steam.
er stonp.d at about one hundred wards dis.
lance from the frips,e, and n dazzling group
of officers were sen, % enter q barge, the
course of which was imm diatsly directed
towards the ship Acting ~ cockswnin TO
this barge, aud seated At the stern. appear.
ed a conspicuous figure, with . small white
cap enencled By red band, sttired in =
single breasted dark green rock coat. the
AZURE corresponding Win tue luuIVIuoAto
subordinate capacity, and presenting = sin.
rulsr contrns, to the epaue,tes and other
inery Of those under whose orders hs
seemed stationed Always prepared to
receive such visitors, our naval commander
met them a, the gnngway and gave them
a cordial welcome. Among them was the
I Vice hancelor OF the Empire. tho Mimic
ter OF Marine. aud a number OF adm'rals
aud general oti'eers, who went All In the
oabiu Of the commodore, while their cook.
swain. as il conscious thst hs must look
GU, for himself, walked forward and
mingled csrelessly with the common sails
orr As be examined the battery aud scru-
tinixed the buIwsrks, asking now and thsn
some questions. the hardy tars. trained to
discern the air and tone Of real authority,
/ in.tinetv.ly touched their tafpaulin hats.
and wlnklng Knowingly 10 each other.
whispered their conviction hat it " was the
old boy, himself"
This suspicion circulated with rapidty
throughout the lfiea's, but no one deemed
II decofous. b, the sl!shiest word or look.
to intimate Ia existence to him who thought
himself, as he wished 10 be. absolutely un>
recognized. After inspecting this proud
specimen Of oar naval architecture aud arr
their barge. And now arrived the moment
when The Commodore wn, 10 decide wh~,her
bs .bould ,,,y. N. o,t,o.,v s.ln,s of tw.n,x