New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-04-27
NEW PUBLICATIONS
sIBERIA AND THE AWOOR.

The author Of this volume was appointed CON-
nsersial agent of the United States for the AmoOr
River in 1856, and sailing from New. York in the
month Of April Of that year proceeded to Moscow,
RjniNovgorOd, Ekaterinburg IrkoOtsk, and other
elbsrian localities, gaining his first view Of the
ADoOr, June 4, 1867, about $4,000 miles from his
original starting point. The river is formed BY the
Junction Of the ArgoOn and SCnilkah, two thousand
miles from the ocean, and three miles from the
point Of union is $50 yards VIDE, aud deep enough
b feat vessel Of 500 tuns burden. Tie country |
bordering upon the river is wellwoOded WITH o'rcn'
pine, and lsrch. On the right bank, noun, al"
forest extends for the distance OF two m'eS' "n"e
on the left q strip of bottom Land reaches ai'ns'
with gently sopiDg hills in the background 10 tuo
fcxt the river sparkes in the SUM- rejoicing Ia Tue
picturesque scenery which IT passes through Flow
iss sestk along for several miles, it makes grace
mi sweep to the right and is lost behind proect
ne MAINTAIN. The bottom land is somewhat ex.
tsp,iye. and the soil good.
The party, with which Mr. Collins WAS EN-
easked consisted of Captain FulyAelm, an officer IN
sse Russian navy, aud eomwissiOnedby the Imperial
Government to explore the AmOOr his servant aud
q Grew Of FIVE Cossacks, making eight In SIT. The
vesael, in which they we're tomake the passage, was
small hat-bottomed boat or barge, about thirty
Aest long, and seven feet wide and three feet Deep
Twenty feet of the center was housed ia aud divided
into two compartments one Of seven feetfor seeping
asd She other for stores aud luggage. The sleeping
apartment had bunk, two feet wide, on each side.
The center was opea to admit free passage fore and
an. There were two oars, mast forward OF the
cabin, email square SAIL flag at the stern with
blse cross on white ground, sundry poles, steering
oar, and two spare oarr.
The voyage down the AMOR presented con-
slant variety of novel and exciting scenes. Soon
after its commencement, the natives made their ap-
pearsnce on both sides of the river, sometimes with
aim and caviar which they wished to sell, and OIL
ways curious to see the strange visitors and fond OF
receiving q present Of tobacco or whisky, They
were evidently of the MoDsOl race, showing their
Origin by their features and complexion Many
native camps were seen along the shores where the
Tartar we're engaged in fishing. The process
was not little remarkable. Three poles, of eight
Do ten feet in length are placed in the water on
shoa or near the shore of a BAR spread at the boz
tom as Il for tent and tied together at the top,
IN the cross of which man takes his seat to ish.
Here they ait perched along the shores, as if they
had been left there during food aud we're waiting
ter the means to get of. The hook is dropped the
snwary sturgeon passes along the ,hOa in search of
tsca, or he suddenly finds spear in his back.
During the second week of the voyage, near the
Russian post Of Zakhsky, Manchoo boat, with Of
heers came alODgide from town and military
station on the right shore The captain of the party,
who was an old man, stood in the boat, with an
umbrella over him. while two others sat in the cen
Ger. Ons of them had kind Of il-clOth mantle
over his head and shoulders, made Of black mate
rial and lined with red sih. After haGng the boat,
with orders to stop to which no attention was paid,
fhey came alongside, and two of their oarsmen laid
Aod Of the oars in the hands Of the COsssck sailors.
Not relishiDg the intrusion of the Tartars one Of
them seized heavy pole, and made vigorous use
OF il on the heads and shoulders of the nterlOpers.
They retreated precipitatey into their craft or
into the water while the officers kept up terrific
velley Of words from their boat The chief made
signs, that if the party proceeded without his per-
xuiTsion they would be likely TO lose their heads.
Come sllusiOn to the higher authority, however, on
The part Of the Russian captain, soon quoted the
old man down, he pulled of his skull cap, and made
. profound ObssAnce, while the rest of the party
sat chaterDg and mutteriDg by themselves.
The arrival of the expedition at LOGON WAS one
Of the great events of TIE voyage. Thus took place
on the 10Th of June We will lot the author de-
scribe it in his Own words,
A we approached the city boat from a watch sta
zion came out u.s. In which there were three officers,
the chief distinguished by white ball surmountng his
cap with peacock feather hanging from the ceuter OF
his cap behind, ard two black squirrel tails, one on
each eide Of the feather The under officers had only
brsss balls their caps We invited them TO come
board Of boat which invitation they acCepted and
seating them the sides Of hunks, entertained
them with VOdka, tea, preserves and bisc1it. They
had their little brass copper pipes, which they
klled aud smoked at every spare moment.
Their great anxiety appeared 70 be as 70 the number
OF men We had and our arms, if any. They looked at
everything, poked about baggage and provisions
examined our guns, and talked necessarily. They al
ready knew that not traders, because by this
time, our arrival at the Russian post, and affair
with the guardbOat at SAX hab lin, had been commu-
nicaed along the line. We made objections TO their
search giving them fu opportunity to satisfy their
suspicious or curiosity. They were very polite, and
Fmled and bowed aud shook hands with u.s. and made
themselves quite agreeable.
We rowed along very near the shore, with the
Euard-boat in tow, drinking tea and smoking pipes
with friendly visitors, captors-for which they
were we hardly knew. There were two large viii
lagos and many people the shore. Ia from! of the
villages were platforms built for fshDg, where meta
were suspended just at the upper side Of IgOtn
boat grounded. BY this time second guard-boat,
with another installment of officers, had come on
board. The bOatmen Of the guard boats showed az OIL
and coon al the place Of landing, In front Of
abe city.
One Of the officers from the second boat q very po-
HE poodfeatured DersOD took great intSrett