The New York herald., 1866-09-04
Till MINIMUM III kUMlA.
Naval, Municipal, Commercial
and Imperial Banquets and
Honors to the Americans.
Intimate Blending Of the Flags Of the
Empire and Republic.
Portraits Of Washington, the
Gear, Lincoln and John
SON in Profusion.
The President of the United
States Toasted First--An
Extraordinary Honor.
The Battles Of Sinope, Reyel, New
Orleans, Sebastopol, Fort Fisher
and Charleston EmblaZ0ned
on the Walls.
Secretary Fox and the Peasant Preserver Of
the Gar Arm and Arm.
Costly Wines, Russian Punches and the
Rare Fishes on Every Table.
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Enthusiastic Speeches and Sin
cere Good Wishes.
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The People Out in Force and
"Wildv with Excitement.
Our Cronstadt and st. Petersburg
Special Correspondence.
Co. &c &c.
THE SQUADRON At cRoNs1ADT.
our caoxsTADT yPEcAl) NAVAL CORRESPONDENCE.
Enthusiastic Speeches and Sin
cere Good Wishes.
The People Out in Force and
"Wild,' with Excitement.
Our Cronstadt and st. Petersburg
Special Correspondence.
60. &c &c.
THE SQUADRON AT cRoNs1ADT.
our cauxsTAu1 SpEcAu NAVAL CORRESPONDENCE.

uUh ChuNS tAUI NrECNll NAVAL LuhhtSFuNueNLt.
CRoSsTADI, August IL, 1866.
NAMING READY TO sAn.
T&day We leave Cronstadt for awhile 70 witt the
magnificent capital Of Russia and make variety Of
dslgbtful important points the vicinity
u s. Petersburg
PLEASING RExKnBRAycE.
Our entire etay here has been OF the agreeable
and pleasant character We did not dream that the
generous hospitality and attentions Of hosts would
equal that VIC have already received From arrival
In the Gulf of Finland 10 this time have been the
recipients OF the most profuse generous and decate
hospitality and substantial evidences OF the sym5
ps,ny and friendship Of the Russians, not from the
oEicals alone representing the Emperor guests
are-but from the people of every rank and degree
reception has been national in character and most
marked In every way Dinners OF the most elegant and
prncey description have been given by the navy and
by the municipal government Of the city OF Cronstad
at which the most generous and friendly sentiments OF
complete sympathy and regard have been expressed and
means left unrled through which we could be msdo
10 fully appreciate the affection and esteem in which the
Russian nation holds The entente cordial has not
been based treaties but the honest and true feel
ings Of the government and the people II the genuine
affection of brothers rather than the amity dicasd by
policy and self No doubt this fact who
secs the close afatlon between the Russians and
1t more clearly as reveals evidence Of the
hearty genuine affection Of every here from the
Emperor TO the lowest OF his subjects. But the
cal OF the details Of sojourn here they dc
veloped will show clearly than words what Is the
nature OF our reception And to that recital will al
once devote myself
THE HosTrsLIriEs.
In nv last was compelled, by lack Of time, 10
connne myself TO a mention o. two magnificent
banquets which had enjoyed in CronstaGt from the
hands Of the Russian Navy and the municipality OF
Cronsiadt They brilliant that must not omit
70 give further and detailed description Of them
I'M NAVAL RsSqun.
The frs. was on tho afternoon OF the oth and
given by the Russian Imperial Navy in the grand salon
the Navy Club at crons!adt The salon q, rasemtle
. splendid room-was elegantly decorated with hags,
Russian and the American rratcrnaly entwincd BY
flowers and exotics, pictures and gay banners
At end Of the the coat Of arms q Rus
sa the splendid portrait of the Grand Duke Con-
sanline and at the other portrait o. Washington
under the arms of the United States The nags Of both
nations draped them. The portraits Of Presidents
Lincoln and Johnson were also prominently dis :
nlayed rs a.tls With those uf the imperial
iamiiy-aI encircled with wrcatbs of natural
and fresh The busts of Peter the Great
and N Alexander the @es-ypd roypcd with flowers and
leaves acd n conspicuous places All about the
room and shrubs, and flowers Of great
beauty brought from e Petersburg for the occasion
In the balconies Two magnificent bancs, one tho
celebrated orchestra o Laden, from The imperial opera
and the other the p nid post nsud q tronstadt TIE
non brilliantly Illuminated " Erand cnndelabraS,
with wax candles The dinner itself. furnished hy the
most celebrated restauaicur oi ~ fctersonG va one
OF the most elegant and Eumptuoua that have ever
seen. II could not hc cNcclicd
The wines were d .he greatest variety and proflsion,
the best that tho world affords
Tho dinner vas complete a. Il well cpiid and was
greatly enjoyed by the four hundred and bty gentlemen
who partook Of q The bills q fare, de.tgned snd e.
guved expressly FOR The occasion, we're models 81
elegance and appropriations A. the bad Wa
a picture % the Miantrnomoh passing lou s. flnL
In The grand garlshdi surrounding the NBhttef
the date of our arrival, "lsd6, while
he border made By cables side the date,
"l4p2,' OF the discovery u America aud the nancs q
Columbus, Washington, Fulton aud Lincoln, and on toe
Other the date so2 the year q the foundation q Tho
Ru sian notion, and the great of Vladimir Ravona
opcsioln, Dim III Donsso, Peter the Great and Acxan
de- H. CnGer the Signetc was the inscription "a
orhe Mnntonomoh's arrival at cronsiadtn
There airo ~ either side of the cIfe repre
sentston * q Russian and American sailor holding feir
respective flags which crossed each other and
blended Their folds together, while the sailors salnted
each other About the base were the names % snope,
Tchesma Pevei Navarn, seyasopol, Mobile, Cnareston,
J0rt Fisher New OrSans- names glorious - TIE annas
VI the Russian and American nayies
: The bands played yankee Doo1le. Hail Columbia,
N Russian national hymn, the "Komtnissarow harch
and other patriotic at nervas intersiersed with
Aner The dinner ssn,imens we're offered responses
made which we're received with the geae enth1siasn
The nrss toast was to the Emperor after wheh
Nh Ynr srEEcH
M Fox made capital little speech, IN which he spoke
ofthe sympathy existing between Russia and Amenca.
We indebted greatly 10 the Emperor Tor hE Eind
greeting during darkest hour ~ our TRIALS when
Russia proved W tie only ffieud Lad IN Enruie
u had made the two nations friends forever hs r.,
marks which DO not pretend 70 report scre received
With terrific applause
Senilmsnts--To the Empress and Royal family 70
Admiral commanding the poet which we're replied ~
ard h0nored with bumpers
The secretary OF the Russian navv Admiral Cfabe,
ehered the health OF General Clay, United ra'es ntlp
lsor 10 Russia, which the latter replied W hary
manner concluding with Offering the health ~ thc Elb
yeror, toast bonored by hearty cheer
Ioasts were Lien drank " the Grand Duke Consan.