The New York herald., 1863-12-29
THE RUSSIANS IN HAMPTON ROADS.
Our For,re.. Monroe Correspondence.


FoRTasss hosnoE, Va, Dee. 70, 1854
SOCIAL ParieV Bet,osen 0cnrai B'aer and Adssiras
LseDhy, dc.
In my letter OF 1hursday last from Point Lookout Nd
mentioned that the Russian aee-or portion OF it
had passed down its way to Old Point Comfort, Early
yesterday morning tho vessels entered barbor aud
saintcd by the Minnesota with roar of
Admiral Lsorsky's ship responded in tones equally
thuudersh Thess Whites over little else transprcd
II being Christmas Day--unti this morning, when,
O'Clock the Rnssisn Admiral despatched oicer
the headquarters OF General Butor to ask what
day and what hour would be agreeable TO hm Excel.
ienoy the Commanding General 10 recsve Admiral H..
sonsky" General Butler replied Iii VII, give great
satisfaction 70 receive the Admiral OF the Russian
this day at one O'Clock. and At my own house ana TO
honor him with national salute upon his return 10 bis
ship. Tho oaicer-l thank you, General and shall
port and doubt time yvu viii be agree
able TO the ADMIRAL" Thereupoo the officer w,tharow,
aud morDng business having nnsbed at headquar.
,ers hurried OF tnsir casenates houses
becoming the reception OF tho
/ distinguished strangers.
Promptly Al tbo nour appointed Admiral Isoisky and
fleet Captain bout,kon attended by four other officers
IN attendance At the Generals house. General
Bu,er recsysd The strangers cordially and formally ~
troduced then 10 Colonel John w. snarer chief OF stan
MAJOR Davis. Adiat,nt General Dr. Charles Mccormick
Terry Qalor sscgpas. tarruiu fuusr t.,'a-or Iias
Clark, Captain iiaswei G. Clarke and Captain Martin
u
easy 10 onfertaiu them free talk followed and Ell
sense of stiffness soon moitei away
The General said would be pleasure To him 20 place
within the reach OF tho Admiral evory faiy In ms
power which Ia any degree should add 10 his comfort
duriag MS stay. The Admiral Thanked tho General for
Lis potepss aud good inentne but remarked that bo
should hmse-after dsIogiue Of his feet tor tbs winter
at Annapolis and At this t0iBt-proceef 10 New YORK
and 70 thr West Indies, Until nITirg ife asked
many questions a. TO the character Of this military
situation. winch answered by the General fbc
Admiral cympsiD.d oi the oya Il ~ remark
able fact that snowy r-gioDs complain much
o. the co a here tnsn ths native population.
The intervie~ between too representatives ~ iasia
day than france AMI tnsand-~ss inarsed by all the
lrsDk Les old rieodshp. And the hsr'trs f"ei'ng
was GOT coudned 20 the two Chi.siOs fit atHng i1u
t,spT aud Adhtant rsnefsl Las~ wefe as cn-tty az
taey had spent iher boyb0d uisfbe piayi ing and
Kite fybg snn bal spinning Ia The eoyIfoDs -
- peiesburg aud M1Or agrcTty tsls-d ~ CroD-tad;
aad grand work With al tbe nearnrFs of personal
xnowiedxe Wise old Sla1cr be med through thore
n nid eye. 81 hrs Of home feeling upon tho
group that, fact, the orfnaty Loot. and the
sncn as.etnblef herc Tor the hfst time seemed
more ike o1icsfs OF a comnIon country than Tho
otilens o' the two mighest Powers on earth. To be
sure, America n today in her throes, other nstonah
ties have been Int she will have happy delverADce,
ADD tnea n future grand and long.
The Admiral hsd met ten ButIer before, aud remind
et him the occsso1 which be hsd Dot TO- gotten for
be never fDgg-is anything
-ald before the wit cordial ana drvoid ~ all
Formally After bour the strangers retired AMI
ey sscruded the side of their hips us,tnal salute
was drsf from the guns ~ the iOrtf.ss - ended tn
o,rleg hot xcsst &C Butler aud Admiral IsOrwty