The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-05-11

Genera hoa.vieiop the river would DO ready 10 for
ward I'd. participation Z.ya. Our dsappoinma nt
great when We san rohng OF the Lena, AMI told
ina sha WIS bins disabled SeiyiDsk We had but one
alternative ete' 10 cb s,ent shore and remove with
ha7 ana baggage m'othe same devise means we'll
wwecco'd 70 ascelJ The RAPID flowing stream Tue fall
bad by copous "a ns aud we were
,od h'at wnhn six seeks time, which would take
ne pesnhiG ocioher, the DRIFT ice would 10 the
upper AMOR river, and impede our progress We ha
Rus bo ''ne TO spare for the least delay would reduce
TO NE necessary OF stopping at point the river and
Waiuoe ioI wihur ana snow or ice road ~ set In.
Fortanseiy there were thirty gators, formerly
belonging 10 the corvette Ovuzzo left beh the Pac
DC, anu now 70 ne transferred TO other vessel a.
Cronsadt who had thus far With the same steamer
and to The oicer in charge Of them applied, asxog
1n 70 et our peson, aud luggage along 10 com any
InW was sranfed anh we now felt Intense interest Ia
the busy preparations tor the journey which carry
to Tchia
large cutter OF some 80 tons, strongly built.
and intended IN carry heavy guns drawing three feet
Russian colonel foooin, who happened 10 be travelling
with us, ah studied tho art OF ship budng for
years in the United States sent there by govern
ment, and he had constructed tho cutter Shika)
pseu u, our oi.p"s4 oy The OIL er In communal at leyA
ana our t2y saofs we're hard az work. putting 10 new
panks, caolsipg il shaping a small mast aud oars aud
roohna IN with birch bark and mating asmll place ia
the centre wnefe The passengers could lie down at night
No sooner bad Il become known that tho steam0oa
lena was no' n be expected than q number OF pas
kengers applied To be toSed up by these thirty
ors, anouah Tue or1er given TO their oer By the Go
vernon OF Nieosesk was to conduct the without de
lay 20 bkusk Al length no agreed TO take the hrgss
centre would permit OF; aud we were thus seven In ALL
pnopg whom were the old ArchimAndrte Avvakoo N
t"cnei La oohn--a good natured old bachelor, who
speaks Englnh toleraoiyand three Russian officers
Some Manchoo traders just holding kia Of fair
at Zeya. Their booibs, dozen or twenty In lumber
were crowded With Russian soldiers, trading old boois 40
pieces OF uniform for drains Of weak arrack no, sum
cehty weak however to exclude cases OF d. OF these
Mar ihoos bought hemp rope very well made for the
rig o' the cutter some peculiar cups and ylro1s trnk
etc. They also had for sale peas, rice milet grts
SIX gov os pyes sweet cakes &c ba sprtnous liquor,
called - them arracS, made probably OF plan. similar
70 the nsg4ey OF America seemed to be the arace
OF trade. Heretofore had traded with the lives y
ing along the river for 1sh giving them exchange blue
cotton drill called by the Russians ddba which aus ~ers
al The purposes OF money, add is preferred by them.
They measure by spreading their far fro the
body as possible and for wo such lengths being
about six feet each they gave large quantity OF deli
oous carp, salmon and whileGsh. But these Nastcho,
traders knew the vare OF silver and copper too they
weighed each piece in little scales, looked
and Chartered good DEAL wanted more be-
whit better than most tricky wooden nutmeg veniers
at home. Gold is not liked by Them as they have
been too often cheated with it, still they have idea
its value, whereas the natives along the river kno no.
ttirg about IT, and accept five copeck piece copper or
silver, but positively refuse eagle guinea imperial
Several years back they frequently exchanged sable skin
for soldiers brass button Others received brass counters
in payment. Some Gacks Nicolaesfsk aud Codes
near Kis have got nklpg OF the value of a Russian
bunk bill Others who are more unsophiscatei had
ceped 10 payment pieces OF coored paper the torn of
labels OF manufactured cloth linen aud offered them TO
praying iDat we should exchange them for sill yer
Oar cutter being nov ready, provisions for the OBJ
med from The government magazine Uhesa gove ment
magazines placed at distances Of about 80 eog
the whole Amoor river, well along the Shilka
and furnish all conveys soldiers and sailors ratlons
for eight ten day fresh meat eggs Sc Us
gers being bought long rope fastened to the stern OF Tue
cutter running through hole at the top of the mast 40
through ring al the bow by which she to be wed
the journey commenced the 10Th August o. s. (S5s)
on the ght which the drst time the comet
sorne twenty degrees above the horizon.