The New York herald., 1863-09-12
OUR NAVAL VISITOR.

OUR NAVAL VISITOR.
Arrival Of the Russian Frigate Osiiaba
Tho Anniversary or the Patron saiat
of His Imperial Majcsty--yisit 10 tine
Frigate-Skotch or the Russian Navy.
Tho Russian steam frgate osliaba Captain
Boutaon arrived At this port yesterday sitcr passage
Of twenty three days from Cadz- she here for tho
purpose Of awaiting orders from her government a.
home.
Our reporter paid her visit during the after
noon and was courtcously received At tho gangway
by Lieutenant de Livron, who furnished him with all
the nformatio. red and extended hosptalties OF
the wardroom 20 him. and made his stay OF pleasure
| as well profit.
On reaching the deck found the busiiy en-
gagged 10 unbending and slowing away the sails and
Strengthening up the rigging &c. which common 10 oil
vessels after entering port Every part OF the ship
in excellent order ths looked aud clean and
body, are stout hearty looking set OF men, The Rus
slams are good sailors, and men of-war's mon they
undoubted proofs OF their ysor during tho Crsan
war II Is seldom lot visiting foreign vessel OF war
10 lnd many who speak the English language
well Tho gentlemen whom met yesterday
polite Trenchmen but not retcent naval officers
OF that country.
The Osaba Ia first class forty gun frgate, but does
not now mount her full complement Of guns She
al present thirty three oightnch guns (sixty.four
pounders) OF which mounted pivot tho fore
castle deck This gun reinforced with metal than
the ether guns but aad before, Is OF the Same
| calibre.
In regard the science OF naval gunnery Russians
have adopted what Is known In this country the
"Unity Battery" that is all the guns vcssel Of
the cabrc. and consequently, In time or action,
there Ia confusion arising from variety o cartridges
and proleostes. We have called the attention Of our
government this fact times but still they per
sist in fitting out shiIs with mixed batteries.
Tho rigging and sparring Of the Oaliaba do not mate
rally diner from vessels OF the ssme cass in our
navy. shc looks ant and rim and good seamanshp is
everywhere displayed. The ship herself well and
looks as II she might stand deal Of hard fighting.
Among her various appointments noticed chat she has
beautiful little steam screw launch, which very
valuable acquisition TO the ship II time and much
/ hard work Tor the men.
Yesterday beng the saint day OF his Imperial Majesty
| Alexander H.. tho ship was dressed IN her gay
| est coors From each masthead down 70 tho
| lower yard her signal flags display
| ed, while from the fore and mzzen mastheads
down to tho ibboom and spanker gar like displays OF
bunting made Tho French -of.war port dis
the Russian naval ensign at the fore in respect to
the day OF tho patron saint OF the Emperor
Of all the Russias
As the Os!iaba up the harbor she fired national
sarte having tho stars and Stripes at the FORE which
iespondcd 20 by Fort Columbus Shortly Afterwards
sautes exchanged with the French vessels ofws
The Russian navy has been for time past pro
Of reconsuc.o rendered necessary by the strides
OF navsi progress, which rapid and so d,fesent
from a few yeers ago.
The latest Data Of the naval forces Of gursa say sho
has in tho Baltic, Amoor river white Caspian and BLACK
seas, aud lake rral, hundred ard twenty-five
sels-nne being sps-of the -lnc and thirteen rigatos
Together they Hsonnt 2l6 glrs, and manned by 5
officers 453 sab officers and 20 4s5 Beoro the
with the Allies Russia possessed two squadcops. Of
about equal power, stationed in the Black SCI. AMI
the other a the Baltic. Each carried about 20G0s sea
and about half that number Of and artillery
men, and the aggregate number Of guns WIS between
5000 and 1000
Since the Cfmean Russia has been alive 10 improve
in her naval force Nj. Webb. or this city has
built lor them Q, ths nucst rgses aaoat and
they added largely to their by vessels built
their navy yards
Tho iron cad excitement IN ths country aroused Rus.
sia aud she engaged in building feet of
ciais. captain in the Russln navy, who IN this
country tune watching the progress Of Affairs here,
this pore to Fortress Mouroc Ia the Montauk.
Captain John L. worden for the purpoac Of seeing how
the vessel behaved in scsway. Hc was much ploasod
with her and doubt Russa II quietly building Monitor
batteries unlike II announced some timc
ago that the government was saving every roublsior
the purpose d building rcu-clad navy Ia March OF
this gear les than four million pounds sterling hal
been aip roprls,ei for that purposc
The r<ryorHc ~ the Russian navy includes sixteen ad
miras thirty vicc adnpras, thrty-ane rear admiras,
hundred and hrst class captains, ninetynv
secosd captains hundred and nty lieu
tenant captains six hunared and ieuep,bg ard
three hundred ninety mdshipm~r The marine
tilery comrrisos about three bunarod officers The I'm
pcror "a naval sai consisting of two adrlrss,
three captains chief mi dcruty OF ordnance,
a master n naval artillery, m inspector of naval archi
To- L. chief .. marine ohancery and vice sdmras.
Tho nssrv marine includes council u ten almral.,
president aud ten clerks. Si bs years before
the gu.sisn navy vIl have become jast what the I'm
peror desires make Il. Even " looked upon
being one Of the best regulated IN the world
But u return 10 tho osaba. She i manned By four
hundred snd gfy men spd marine arlerymsn look
hc,rty and Il nhcn called upon they might bo able 20
d. good service FOR their country. They pleasant
looking sci win be the Iioos u harbor
log DAYS 70 como.
he following = 1T q the officers ol the ship
a--nontakoH
L.s.ifs1rEft - rsbd Av!non. tfHolslor Iatgsy, do
iiyron, ralmgron, tremooI
Seb ksshcf nioa, Footsslon.
u'dsLiysnH, ,iroindsttoui, noaso-i, Brow'yn, tlcls
mind, faeeef. atr.micH
L,sascaas u 1rt,tiry--Bosdanon.
susGsoGs-firyngevitch,H Huist.
N1s,sT--soInrBo-
S>oo-,a Hi4i,f--.ar ,csnes0f
axstraHt--larabsnehikoa.
sssa-.rs-pelcsfor Jihauoa, Istssnon, tvanou, Sur.
ray,
Ne have no doub, that this noble ycssei viii b
spen 10 vsi,ors esriy neS; xcx. AMI
readers she vol worthy 0f visi,, and there
number q ths officers spefS SnGsn we'll thosc ~ho
nay yi.ii Tho chip win nnd them ant very
cbigng Wo haye always beer the most friendly
with Russia and shsy appreciate and wal do all
10 tnsir power 70 make American a, homs board
q one of their vesss nanber n The cnoess n the
sh, Lave slsnlred shsr present a. the
launch a c cad fecurnssh THIS mornins Icrsey
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