New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-09-22
MARINE AFFAIRS.
THE RUSSIAN WAR STEAMER GENERAL
ADMIRAL.
RUSSIAN CEREMONY ATTENDING TIE RAISING
OF HER sTERN-pOST
BANQUET AT THE CLARENDON HOTEL.


OF HER sTERN-POsT.
BANQUET AT THE CLARENDON HOTEL.
Yesterday morning, party of persons, composed of
Russians and Americans invited to attend the Ger.
emory of rsi,ng the stem post Of the NINETY gun
steamer, The General Admiral at the bodybuilding
yard of Mr.. Webb East River, foot Of Fifth street
The following were the Russians present: Baron de
Stock ell Russian Minister: Captain and Mrs. Sbeste
kof Captain Schwartz, Captain Crown Captain and
Mr. Lienfeld, Leuterant Magsyski, Lieutenant Sc
leneof, Lieutenant Belavenetz and Lieutepant Kolob
min; Mr.. Nottbeck, nsul-Gensrsl Mr.. Sokclsky,
Secretary of the COnsuGenera; Sr. back, Of the
Russian Army; Mr.. Cock, Naval Constructor. There
were a number Of Americans representative men,
present. The occasion also the birthday Of the
Grand Duke, who is General Admiral of the Russian
Navy.
The ceremony IN question was very simple. The
sterr post was raised from horizontal TO a vertical
position, and placed in the keel silver plate bearing
TIE pane of the vessel and date of her construction
being fret inclosed in the latter. Then the Russian
Minister and each Office, well as Mr.. Webb and
several Of his head workznsn, gave blow with
hammer Oh the fret bolt in the keel. Beside the
heavy blows Of the men, should mention that Mrs.
Shestekof gave the bolt delicate tap which we trust
crowned the tprospectively) noble craft with good
luck. Previous to this, the Lords Prayer was said
in Russian by Lieut.. Magayski, no clergyman being
present.
The ceremony-very interesting and novel to Amer-
cans and witnessed with patriotic emotion by the Rus
slams presen-berg over the party proceeded TO the
Clarendon Hotel where the Russian Minister had pre-
pared banquet. Appropriate to the time aud place.
in the center of the table, a sugar Shipof-gar
bearing Russian aud American colors, and everything
else was in good taste.
The health Of the President Of the United Ststes
and the prosperity of this country proposed with
right coed heatiness by Baron S.oecke certsn it IT,
the United States have never had any milf or bother
with Rus.a) se1t the Emperor Of Russia saluted
and then the Grand Duke whom Capt. Shestekof
characterized in speech full of kind feeling, hand
edness and talent. BY the way all the Russians out
of Russia are clever suppose the reason is that
the Russian Government does not let any Russian fools
travel. Capt. Shestekof spoke with all the ease Of
an An erican on the little locs odds and ends which
turned ND in bic discourse. He pronounced the Grand
Dnke "a smart sailor " Now the word smart used
in that way i. American not English, and the Cap
tain in employing it, and similar phrases, showed the
malleabilty o. his temperament and his more thsa
diplomacy, which is generous alliance with the man
ners customs and idoms Of whatever people the
traveller is placed among. The Captain is evidently
well selected for his experimenting duties. The health
Of His EIcellency the RUSSIA Minister WAS drank,
but Mr.. Stoeckel said thu, diplomacy and pablo
speaking did not 90 vel together. So he avoided
speech.makDg. What the Russian Minister might
have said if be had not been diplomatic we cannot
venture to suppose, but he looked as if he had the
voluble ability if he only chose to talk. The City
of New-York and Mayor Wood being toasted by the
Russian Consu-Gerersl, the Mayor simply returned
thsrks and expressed bis goodwill TO the Rus.ian
gentlemen present s,d TO their nation snd government
The health Of Mr.. Webb was proposed by Mr.. W. Ii.
Fry, who said that tie ceremonies were particularly
elccuent 70 Russians and Ameneans-for the oGe
coo,d rot hB: remember that tbe political fouLder Of