The New York herald., 1866-08-26

ing the water When her bulwks are let down her deck
Uus s"e higher out OF water than that OF tho Man
Sumsances and has sail enough 10 facilitate her hand
ling In heavy weather.
immense iron clad sepsscpo masniscens specimen Of
naval architecture, ak more thousand tuns burden
She is bark gged hsavilysparred and seems calculated
Tor service She mas at her bow projecting RAM about
forty feet long, Of very peculiar shape The bcwsprt
springs from til, base the bow a is junction with the
head ses must test the ships strength when She Z
drven but her massive portions will prove sufficient for
s9y !Isl a al evenls she has p.issd through very
smooth @ bor dnd wo Id prove tough Customer for any
Tho Ne Trone Meme OF Touch Ne Not is what they cali
q battery She looks like heavy iron-clad frisate
prrched on the back an iron TURTLE which projects
vofy efficient She rs heavy battery, steams well,
Is readily handed and would do execution as ram.
The foregoing make up the iron-ciad portion OF the
squadron
The vladimir paddle steamer. is much like the
Powhat,an only smaller
gate battery double turreted iron clad,
four mouitors and four wooden vessels which, with the
kiantonomoh and Augusta, made magnitcent heet
We ronud peaslnt weather the Cult OF Finland aud
movod along noely, all tho monitors being in tow
rhe scone in the evening under the tong Northern
twilight win the lights the ship and tho flash sig
mails, They sailed along IN two grand Ines was ex-
thought that all ibis magnificent squadron had come
escort small vessels 20 Enss.an port Cor
as'y, the aair was unprecefDea II was an attnticn
rarely bestowed upon the ships OF foreign naioh oy
those of any power.
Oar speed reduced during the ngbt SO as to enable
reach this port At ten O'Clock this morning The
morning found approaching the narrow portion oil the
gulf into which wco pashng hundreds Of SAL OF every
variety bound FOR the game por, ourselves, or for st.
Petersburg The hncs were here closed up and pro-
cceded IN more compact order
lt,n to.x l,rtth fGp tnftp al
Cropstaci, @oon passed and the Imposing brown
walls OF Forts Patti Constantine, Alexander and krons
io and nsts 0f thousand vessels IA the harbor,
rose up to our view through tho mellow haze OF the
morning.
We soon taog Official pilot sho brought " 10 the
anchorage assigned Rhen we reached the Great
Roads the Rsas, colors sent 70 the fore aud ga
iuted with .wcu y-one niaelnch guns, which were re-
sponicd 60 hy ha battery thc sca Wall SteaIning
passed on the loft Forts Constantine Alexander
uud Pcter-spIendd ana powerful ca3cnated works OF
masonry and brick--and finally, tho right inc im-
Fort Erenso' whlc u At the mouth OF the inner
harbor, Fort Ienscnkod being the other hani d.
rectly opposite Fort Pau laid 81 the rshs Of bfonslos
and seemed To DO exceedingly strong
orr.
The entrance between Cronsatt aud the city is mar
row. and ran close 70 tho walls of the harhcr when
crowded by thousands of sailors soldiers and civil
ians, who cheered ua v0eerously as We passed From
thus point 10 the anchorage our progress was one con
tiuued ovation Every yacht and small boat o. the
navy seemed 90 ne out and crowded witn officers and
sailors 1hs to Their feet and cheercd agan and
again. They were all Wild with enthusiasm Wegr
hvarse cheering in return for the hundreds received
Nothing could exceed the cordial and warm hearted
styie IN which we were welcomed. The yachts few the
American flag, and sautHd us ~ oyery possible way.
r. was n triumphant march shall not soon forget.
Tho hantonom0h followed closely IN, and was re-
ceived every step In progress by the same en-
ihusastic nark OF good VIII and pleasure Inc Monitor
people senl back cheer for cnecr III grand style.
VISITORS.
we anchored each other the man of-war
anchorage and were visited by dozens OF boats
from the Governor vceadmirals, commanders Of
vcsSsls &c tcldeuDs congratulations on our arr y ana
Offering any assistance might stand 10 need OF
sHoEs.
Commander Murray with Commander Beaumont AZ
eleven ocock went ashore and called upon tho Cover
of Cronsat Admiral NoyOsoskv. next IN command
To His Imperial Hlghuess the Gland Duke Constants tne
Grand High Admiral. Adinfhl lissoi'sky went aboard
the Monitor nj twelve O'Clock ho tao9 Hr. Fox on
board tho roy yacht ana proceeded With him to 81
Petersburg rhe Augusta Gsiuted Mr. Fox With soven-
teen guns aud the Russians also gave him Ike
numbes
The balance of the day has been passed II receiving
officials VINO with conratulatory messages We
are getting the shlrs ready tor visiting to-day and to-
morrow hcgnS tho funci .onarics.n The programme
for our coujucl not yet BEEN fuy determined,
but 1t viii be something ii this Kind probaby:-
Tomorrow the Governor aud other high officials viii
visit tho Ehips
AT one clock we irnoh with the Imperial Naval Club
AfrerwaTd the commanding onicers dino Will the Gov
crlor.
rrENrTrs iaryRfsL NAVAL cLuR.
We have oeoD made .ife nemSerS Of tAe club, and
have the privilege of rotlng for directors.
On tho ssh to 10 Pe0rhoa the occasion Of
tia birthday of the Empires Mr. foS, Commanders
Murray mlG Beaumont viii then bo presented TO the
Emperor In tho evening 20 - Petersburg to SEQ
to pvroIecnic display, return the o and dine wish
tie municipality " Croaatadt On the ilta 70 st.
PDtcr,burs duo. sad nsye q Tau ~ the laval Club.
AL well IN board