The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-09-27
PARRAGUr.

Interesting Account of the Honors
Paid Our Flag by Russia.
The Navy Department has received the
following interesting despatch from Ad-
miral Farragut:
q. s. FLAGSHIP FRANKLIN,
OFF WASHoLM, BELOW STOCKHOLM,
September 3, 1867.
SIR have the honor to report that
early on the morning OF August so l
left CrUnstadt with the Franklin, Can
andiagua. Ticonderoga and Frolic, and
proceeded TO TrouRsund Roads. This
excursion was made because OF u wish
expressed by the Grand Duke Constan-
tine that / should visit the irOn-clad
fleet assembled there for the purpose OF
exercise during the summer months
As we entered the sound Lending 10
TrOugsund Roads, II sloop OF war on
the lookout met us and saluted my nag.
Some eight miles further up we dlscoN-
cred the monitor fleet, coming down IN
line OF two abreast, led by thelI COIL
nanding officer, Rear Admiral foPou'
As we approached they FORMED IN nm. !ine
abreast. thanked by TWO sloOps-ot-whr,
and fred II salute of seventeen guns
each, each vessel taking part IN the sh-
Iu1e and firing COnsecutively from
right TO left. The salute WAS novel, but
the effect was beautiful. They steamed
past US in line, and turned in line by
general movement admirable for its
accuracy, and followed us To the an
chorage, where the heavy iron clads
were mOored in line, and where the
station of honor was assigned us in the
advance.
Vice Admiral Gregory BOutakow,
whose flag WAS dying from the iron clad
irigute PetrOpaOloak. saluted, and the
whose Russian fleet cheered.
a ftpF we anchored each of the InOui-
tors constituting the escOrting squad
ron rounded under the stern OF this
ship, and as she passed, fired her bat
terry, the crews cheering and took posi-
ton in line in rear of the heavier iron
clads. n.... .....
our rigging was manned. and as
each ship passed our crew cheered in
return.
Vice Admiral BUutakow. with his adj
mirals and captains, called on me 10
pay his respects, and invited myself
and officers to visit Wyborg the next
day, and atterward to dine with nm on
board the flagship.
In the evening we were honored by
novel but beautiful display. All the
boats of the fleet. fully manned, were
formed in two divisions in line ahead,
each division lowed by small steam
er, the men bearing brilliant lightsand
singing wild Russian peasant songs.
other our stern. We acknowledged
the compliment with cheering by our
crew, and our band playing the Rus
sian hymn. .
On the following day, with my staff
and commanding officers, on board the
two turretted ship Smertch, under the
escort OF Vice Admiral BOutakaw, l
steamed to WybOrg. number OF my
officers followed in the Government
steamer YimIen. After visiting some
places of interest and receiving hand
some entertainment, We returned 10
our ships.
In the evening, accompanied by
number of the officers of my squadron,
1 dined on board of the Russian flag
ship.
ON this occasion most kind and
graceful compliment WAS paid to the
American people and our navy by
AN extract from the Russian signal or
deTs, a copy OF which enclose.
This extract is printed on embossed
edge note paper, aud contains under
tie signal flag the inscription, both i'll
the English and Russian language,
Let us remember the glorious exam
pie of Farragut aud his followers at
New Orleans and Mobile
III tile evening every vessel in the
Russian squadron WAS brilliantly illu-
minated.
The next morning. with several
officers, l inspected the vessels OF the
iron-clHd fleet.
At2 p. NJ, September LIST, we got
under wsy Rnd proceeded to sea, OK
changing salutes with The hugship;
and thus, amid cheering from all the
ships OF the two squadrons, concluded
visit, which from first to last, has
been marked by the interchange of the
wnrmest fricndliness, and which we
shall always cherish as one OF the
most pleasant remernbrances of our
lives. a pilot was put on board this
ship by Admiral BoutaknOw, and II
Russian sloop-of-wHr accompanied us
down the gulf and parted with us next
morning, our crews interchanSing
cheers.
To-day, at one O'Clock, anchored
with my squadron oil Wanholm, be-
low the city OF Stock holm, and in my
next despatch 1 shall have the honor TO
report TO the Department my further
proceedings.
Very respectfully, your ohedient SER
want, -.-.--
d. G. FARRAGUT, Admiral,
Commanding European Squadron.
Hon. Gideon Wells, Secretary Of the
Navy.