Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-01-25
The U. s. Frigate Wabash

The excitement created in diplomat.
cleS by the appearance of the American ,-.
ate Wabash of IomstantimopIr. in c.nrr...'
| ton Of the terms of the treaty Of Par.
which vcs>cls-oi-war carving more ,
twenty guns were prohibited from ,.,.,..
/ the Dardanclles. has elected an ryp.ar..
/ letter from Commodore lavallrttc :, Ill.,. :
( rctarv of the Navy. From thi, lr,,..
( gather that So far were the Turkish alI.,
! ties from taking serious offence at hi. .
fringement of the treaty, that the officers
the Wabash were received with the um
cordiality, and were not only complman...
with grand banquet by the Capiimr Pa.
but were welcomed in person by the SI,,..
who entertained from twenty L. thir,v
he officers Iat his palace with marked att,
ton" and subsequently visited the Val.
accompanied by his Ministers Of War ara,.
NAVY. This liberal and generous intrn-...
ton of the unintcntional error COMMITTEES
Commodore Lavallcttc. is Il gra,i.vu. .
tration of the kindly feeling which exist,
the part of the Turkish Government tova-.
the United States, and is the more no,irr,
from the fact that, subsequent to the dcr.-
ure of the Wabash the Turkish Minister "a.
notice to all the legation that the rc-....
tons confirmed by the treaty of Paris wl
in future be rigidly enforced"
4 letter in the New York Jounalof Co.
merce, dated Genoa, January lst SAYS d..
the Grand Duke Constantine, brother or q.
Emperor Of Russia. visited the /. ;. s;e.
frigate Wabash at that port. When he BE-
riycdin port he was saluted by the Amur...
frigate, and next morning early he return
the salute. Flag officer Laval"ttc and o,l
officers Of the Wabash went on boarI Il,
Russian ships 10 pay their respects To- DID,
The Grand Duchess and her son of ten
twelve years of age. were present, and r.,.
yersed with the officers in English with r..
huency. She was suffering not Il littlr ir.
a severe cold and remarked that she Wa,
a good sailor. The Grand Duke most kind
and soothingly added that he thoug!,
Duchess was making good progress 10 B..
profession. The interview L. SAID t. I..
been very pleasant one. and the Duk" -
he had heard So much of the Wabash late
that he had determined to come and >cr b..
lie should remain in the port only went
four hours from the time that he entered
and as he had only five or six more hour,
stay, he would visit the American trigatr
tween | | and II O'Clock He regretted d.
the health Of the Grand Duchess would o.
permit her to accompany him, and she pas.
cipated in the regret which he expressed
About half-past eleven he wa. on b4r
the Wabash, accompanied by some hai
dozen officers of high rank attached tohiS ia.
ship; and they examined every part OF d..
ship with great minuteness, asking u tho
sand questions, which the officers were "a
10 answer most satisfactorily, and "nioy...
their visit Ia the greatest extent
The Grand Duke is a young man thir..
three years of age, very much devoted tot
naval profession and in all respects l4.
practical gentleman. He was charmed ".
the Wabash, and so expressed his appr
ton wherever he went He spoke N t..
highest terms of our naval constructors, Al.
said he was expecting that his new triga'.
now building at New York, would be- q.
greatest and best man-ot-war upon theO'ea.