The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1867-10-19
Farragut;s Reception ut Cron-
>fadt.

August l3th
HE eoFTst:e TG0nsaeSa, Captain WyaaH.
saiiet from Cksr50urz . tea dave later than tie
FraESfn. but Anticipated TIE h;ter'- arrival az
Cr,E-tadt one day. having ciIae through the
-Cru1 All heen nEturate enough 20 have a clear
run The I~t1oudsTeSG arrived On FRIDAY est a.
CrJn.izdf. sDd came - anchor IN tire outer
rl1tz. 1Lea sbe exchanged TIE custalary selgtez-
Tee FreAE4a and CGqGNdGlgla cane IN on the
fl0Einz DAY. tie Frohe beng temporarily de-
taeasl Of >tettin. . show tbe fag n that pprt,
sEt NE with 81 unexpected and unusually bill
Ian: w-.-lme.
W -s5ner had the FropkIa entered within
-alutIug distance. than The batteries ~ shore ard
;-e S-zrd--ip b=-an frins the national salute.
which 49, 90 once beloved jv The seventeen gln-
which are given . an Admiral. Nearly every
-~alutin= -hip ard battery seeusei % jgin IN rhf-
numbering Telo,me. Il quite surprised Admiral
FaraZut and all hands such = thing a. -alufiu.
a Writing hip i-fITe -Ls haz fr-r cent the is-t's
fs- - the iOnr AID gwen u The customary twenty
one gun. = a thing alIlo-- unheart o.. - rigid
i tie rule that. until Z foreign ye--el b1nJrs tie
aag Of tie nation IN whose p0rr she anchDr-.
uheisl intercourse j. rarely indulgei. and the
ordinary GvI!its- are nCt extended. But here We
have The rule reTereed, and the boz; lead- 81 in a
JOYOUS greeting. until tie very hartOr laws under
a eaD0Iy % sulphurOGs smoke Wei might this
extraordinary and met unusual mark 81 honor 20
Ouf t4g and % the glorious captain Of our feet
take the admiral .at4ek" - IL did. Hi-
mAdety, which equals his bravery. was quite
shocked. but in an agreeable manner. by this
wCnterul manifestation Of god will and friend
chip OF tie part % the Russians.
Il took bot q moment though 70 acknowledge
the compliment - they broke tie blue crus1 Of -.
george II the fore, and ATTEMPTED u answer tie
greeting. gun for gun. from the heavy brOad-ide
Of the FTGnsLR. Capt. PennOck attempted u
cunt tie guns but YOU might - well essay To
number the discharges from : feet. firing at the
same tiIEe. O. the reports from the Russian army
adOat and ashore. The gallant Captain kept Lls
batteries ~ play until CTJu-tadt scented - shake
fEJm tie conclusion, ard answered all he cIgld
bot IL J. doubted whether he could have given
report for report in the limit Of an afternoon.
lie Russians were bound 10 90 the thing up in
Inc most impressive Way, u show that they meant
II o.! and 40 one can d0ubt that they succeeded
admirably With the guns clne cheers after
cheers from the fFigate living at the entry Of the
inner harbOr, az the Franklin steamed slowly
ahead. The blue jackets and the white caps of
tie Russian sailgrs dotted the shrouds of the
guard ship Ike a swarm OF bees, and every bless
Ell JACK Cbeered again and again until they were
hOarse- Ii Wa ~ Three cheers, men, and lay
down all Of yOu-" but a continued round Of sharp.
iOud and enthusiastic hurTsIis. the men hanging
gu and awakening the harbJT with their cordial
AMI heartfelt hails Of welcome.
The men Of the Franklin were sent alOft, A.
well a. those Of the CanazG1igua. and responded
u tke-e cheers; but again, ! believe. the Russians
had tie advantage, IN spite Of all our jJlly tar
tN-N~ It- a. AAF+- 81 VI haHf ~ .
last - Themselves.
No sooner had the Franklin Dropped her an
chOT, tLat - job for all hands. than tie man-0E-
Va. bats BEGAN 70 come alongside, ~ deliver
messages Of welcome and 10 tender ali aid and
Son Rear Admiral Li--,d,ki, COM
mandant 81 the port Of Cron-tait. reached the
-bip AMI gave 4 most hearty greeting and welcome
20 admiral FaragUt and hi- other old friends.
Fleet Captain lie Roy, Captain Pennock and S;aff
Shirk. IL was a most agreeable
meeting Admiral Li~Jfski Lad known them all
IN the tnited States while he Wa there GA h-
memorable and important cruise during the rebel
lion. and IL we like tie coming together Of old
friend-. All were ia the bet II -pirit-, and our
good friend. Admiral Li=sohski, wac never more
kind. genial and delighted. When he LETT. after
placing everything in the possession OF the author
tiles at the Admiral's disposal. he was sa!uted
with the usual thirteen gum.
Daring the afternoon Commodore SOudin. the
brave and excellent commander Of the little Swe-
squadron Of irOn-clads in the harbDr, came
aboard and expressed hi- good wishes for the Ad-
and the flag. The guns Of his flagship had
i1inet thO-e Of the Russians in kindly failing the
arrival Of oar vessels, and IN due time the Swedish
iag was sent % the fore AMI zalIie'i. and the
Commodore himself was alsp duly hOnOrci. The
sufeEfe wac cordial and Ier.cct-a- il alway- has
been. and, ! trust, viii always continue - be
tie representatives Of tie Hberty-lOying
AMI glorious Sweies and the United STAGES.
On Monday, according "a invitation, Admiral
farragut gave "a reception u tic naval uiicer- OF
-he port, a. we'll a. those Of tiie army. To signal
re It, feelings, the Government gave express orders
~ all the officers Of higher grade - paw a visit u
.he Admiral together in full uniform. That they
lid. though il scarcely needed an order - induce
.he naval Cthcers TO 90 aboard tie FTaNkhH To-
,Teet the mort celebratsi Admiral Of the times.
More than sixty were received by the Admiral
ind welcomed To the ship. The matinee was
.rOlDnged. and Ia-sed of delightfully."- 10 ali. Be
ore the departure If the guests at whose head
sa- Admiral Li-sOi-ki, luncheon was served. and
la-ts drunk in honor OF The countries whose
representatives they were, to The EMPEROR"
: The Grand Duke Constantine, - - Admiral Far
=. Admiral Lis-OfSki.' 1.-The officers of
be Russian and Of the American nayiez.' and
'iher- Of a personal character.
The Admiral's wine cellar was well stocked.
Or come Of the Russians declare that lie must
dropped u pump overheard, and drawn up
hamIa-ne where they find only water. Al
we're immensely pleased with the kind reception
met. and with the appearance of the officers.
res and vessel. They were loud in their en-
Dmiums.
The following day Mayor SteTAnof, Of Cron-
iadt, with the Common Council OF the city. :
anne abuiTd, officially to Jay their respects To the
and welcome him ON behalf of the city.
hey were received 10y the Admiral. Captain lie {
Commander Shirk. Lieutenant Commander
y atsOn, of the Staff and by Captain PemnOck,
lieutenant Commander Potter, executive officer !
t the ship, and the other officers of the ship, i'm =
aif dress the marines, under Lieutenant Colonel
presenting arms, and the band playing
be Russian national air. They were then shown {
bout the ship. which seemed 10 strike them very 1
iyOrably- After an inspection OF THE noble vessel. !
,hich the Admiral took great pains TO show them
yer, they assembled in his cabin and IartOpk of I
sumptrDus luncheon. They offered the health !
fthe admiral in a bumper o~fchampagne, followed I
v three rousing cheers. {
The Admiral, after thanking them for the hou1r d
{ their visit. and expressing his appreciation Of I
be cordial and friendly reception be had met I
nth. gave the health OF the Mayor and Corpora (
ion Of Cronstadt. which We took in a bumper. and
ben gave three good, hearty cheers for the guests. {
On leaving in their tug. which bore the Ameri- 1
an flag ~ it, fore. they gave repeated cheers 70