The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-10-22
Late and Interesting from the Amooz
River.


BY the arrival San Francisco says the 1imes of that
city, Of the schooner LOWS Perry Captain Turner from
Nioolaefsk, the Amoor river via Pctropaulousk
have obtained interesting intelligence from Russian Asia
The Lewis Perry left the Amo0r river August H. and
Peropaulouski August 90 She has had CONFIRMATION Of
strong southery winds unta her arrival off this port
The Russian government was preparing for the con-
sructon Of large fortress below the settlement Of Nico-
aefsk, for which frequent supplies Of ammunition and
material Of all kinds arriving portion OF the
armament was to b. thrtysx guns with which the Rus
war; The attention q the for Inc last year
has been earnestly directed towards increasing the mill
tary and naval Importance Of tAs key to the
entrance to their Aslatic POSSESSIONS and also to
,ourage the commercial enterprises which have CEN
tired there. Ncolaefsk Is situated the northern
bank OF the Amoor and contains three thou
sand inhabitants, including soldiers, government OH
convcts and foreigners At this town the govern
ment has erected large machine shop and foundry the
works for which, of every kind, made Phadel
pha, at cost OF over $500 900 and there
i've hundred tons of American made machinery landed
and under cover awaiting the construction Of the build
ings, which great numbers of Russian aborers
p0yed The greatest favor lie shown Americans whose
the place requiring mechanical skill, such machniss,
engineers Nc, &c. Among the residents there, repro
sentDg leading commercial houses in tho United States
are Mr. A. Hall Jr OF the we'll known house of Henry
A. Pierce, in Boston, Mr. H. G. D. Chase the agent Of Mr.
Boardman, Of India wharf, Boston; Mr.. Buriing, and
others.
The entiro government works. engineering construction
of buildings machinery, vessels kc is under the super
VISION o. MI Sohn ~ Barr formally an engineer in the
heve at one e second engineer Of the John L. Stephens
Mr. Barr having resided in Russia three years in Off
cal position, has become entitled TO the Imperial
military uniform; and is vested With the full dignities
and honors belonging to his station.
small light eraugbt steamer named after the Cover
nor, has recently been launched Nicoaefsk by a
pany OF American advenurers who secured the prv
lege Of navigating the Amoor river She is high pres
sure, double engine boat, and performs admirably Her
draugh OF water such as to permit her easily reaching
point two Thousand miles above Nicolsefsk Her
ers, together with the mercantile houses already
toned located there, look forward eventually sup
plying all Siberia with such imported goods may be
quircd IRON America AS yet, however, the anticipated
The American Consul, Mr. II. G. o Chase, was at Nico-
aesk having lately arriyed there from De Castries Bay
the Gulf of Tartary lin the bark 3ehrng The bark
having been consigned to him from Boston, he had visited
her at the bay and gone up the river her She was
loaded with Boston assorted cargo The Behrng to
unload and proceed with all despatch San Francisco
The loss Of the American bark Neta in the Amoor
river has been already announced. The taken
in charge by the and furnished with
comfortable lodgings They will arrive here in the Behr
route from Honolulu TO Jeddo, kindly received BY
the Governor in person, and forwarded in the Russian
dad July TO- and sailed August in the Russian steamer
for Jeddo
Our informant states that last fall an American whale
ship was wrecked in the 0chotsk Sea- such inhosp
table and secluded coast that there seemed no likelihood
Of their being saved from pershng with hunger and cold
BY means OF the natives information reached Nicolaefsk
when the Governor Immediately despatched assistance
had the shpwrecked people brought Nicoaefsk
they comfortably housed fed during the winter
and in the following spring sent away in an American
whaleshp. These instances of kindness not unfre
qucnt, and illustrate the cordial feeling of the Russians
towards their American visitors.
A Russian fleet consisting of tho steamers Manjoor
Varodo, Askod, Piaetoon America, Greeden and ,apa
nese, had been at Ncolaefsk during the summer but
most OF them had sailed for the Of Japan the
Lewis Perry left the Amoor River The America Japa
nese and MaDoor built for the Russian government
in the United States.
The machine shop and foundres which are rapidly
going up at Ncoaefsk indicate determination on the
part of the Russian government TO make that place pro-
mnent commercial emporium. To this end they are en-
poyng American skill and SCIENCE and encouraging the
operations OF enterprising citizens, whom special
tavors are extended The Manioor and Japanese one
built III New ork and the other Boston, were loaded
with mechanical implements, machinery and general in
dusral Materials and other cargoes expected from
Europe. Regular communication is maintained across
Siberia between the Anoor country and St Petersburg
via the great lake B;akal Tie government looscs sight
OF nothing that shall tend to strengthen their power on
the confines of Asia, whence they intend in future times
TO extend their donions the Chinese frontier. This
desire leads them TO encourage the immigration Of Anne
rcan mechanics aad to assist counrymen whenever
practicable. No, only Governor Ko2akevitch, but N A.
Hiovo Chief Of the Civil Department extends all aid to
American enterprise In the launching the new steamer
for the Amoor river the government assistance was ten
tered and gladly accepted This steamer, called the
Governor kosakeyitch is under the command Of Capt
j. C. Dcvries formerly of San Francisco. Several other
san Francscans also occupy subordinate situations in Nj
colaefsk.