The New York herald., 1871-11-21

y 'was observed that the Russian squadron
had lust arrived and anchored In the stream oppo-
site mat point, and 30 the Minister returned on
board the committee steamer, ana thence pro-
ceeded 70 the Svetlana. Before mentioning the
neet - It came up the bay.
THk ESCORT BY THE FLEET.
the %aara Gay - mas for prnCsy Ss was
reporters ears as he turned ont OF his bunk on
board the United States frigate Congress yesterday
What q day, indeed
Ram falling ~ II through sieve. ana that thick
blowing from the east-nortneasr, wrapping every
thing In lis haziness. He looked out through the
port sn! s ana @ sns result was ar from reassnring
somewhat unnecessary operation Of washing 1t. The
two fleets lay AZ anchor Dut It could Just be eecn
trains OF black smoke issuing from their smoke-
stacks and mingiing with The fog. The
soafd soas no, g Sc .sS
iOI!usase enough aot g % burning soft GOAL 1t vas
just eight O'Clock, and on the gun deck the stout
voice OF the executive officer, Mr.. sampson, was
! - 'srXsD CLEAR OF THE pArrxRr.n
They were about 10 give the salute In honor OF the
@ Russian vice Admlra! Posslet, which could not be
The ss ne me sn aD.a s
wsre run up az the peak. the brass band. accord.
spsnssd and as the ass note dsa out On
the murky ar the same clear voice sang out, with
TWO seconds pause between the wOrds:-
'.STARBOARD-FIRE.n
4 vivid dash, 4 laundering boom from the nine
inch gun, dense cloud Of smoke, and the rst IRON
in al were fred, Win the blue cross 81 knssa At TIE
main. In about twenty seconds from the last report
the syssns ,s ran up tho American Dag her main
powder courtesy the officers went 70 breakfast and
e could be seen seen that weather IL no criterion
whereby to judge the spirits OF mortals. Every.
thing WAS joyous. Az quarter to niue O'CLOCK the
s'gnai was noisted at AamlIs!'s Rovan's order,
It could DO seen that the vessels Of the Russian
neos were also shortening In their anchor chains.
The next signal lotsted was 70 form in line to escort
ntes after nine when the svetianss asa anchor che was was
made fast, and the Bogatire and Abreck were then
HS ss sT ing
me movements could b seem: me shore @
sey highlands. which ioomed up ike Q darker
bank Of mist than that which enshrouded them.
wavelets. whlle the rain descended steadily 1t was
fortunate as weli as wse tnat the Car Of all the
Kussias, IN the depth ol his imperial wisdom de-
simple lieutenant on the shores OF the free republic
and without the pomp and circumstance attending
be used IN dressing ship lay the gun deck, but 1t
was certain that they were not to stream from
IN ne Brilliant co sa
hfe-lines were ready, and had been for nve weeks
past, to be bent, tnat the tars OF our navy might
have something TO grasp when manning yards, but
the ships were TO hoat In with s0mbre mi2htiness
without man aOit. It seemed drcary In that pclt.
would not away. Soon the broad breasted Svet-
lana steamed round abreast OF the American nag
snip, Admiral Possiet's pennant oating at the FORE
The corvette Pogatlre had taken ner place
round until she was abreast Of Inc lroquois and the
Kansas could ne made out far away taking mp her
position In the rear. the American line stretched
along towards the staten Island shore, while the
There were about fifty yards between The svetlana
and the Congress.
ORDER or SAILING.
Congress, svetlana,
Severn, B0gatire,
lroquois, Abreck,
Kansas
deck OF the Congress, wrapped In his cloak, and
ever and anon ordering signals to be hotsted with
upon the wafer for sne Unon on board the
In the terrible days OF Ou- civil war.
"a thought we coud show them something like
the welcome they gave TO Farrasut" he said to the
!. .1ne clerk of the weather and the czar were In
the grim old sailor walked up and down, heed
less OF the rain, thinking, no doubt. on Provt-
S@ sns and sae Ss knas
men OF the sea It is sometimes just as well to note
ma ma,nmsss We're e n group OF 6oatswSins mates. .
mightlly important men IN their way when there Ii
need or ,neir shrin whistles or their deep. gr,lf
sheiioscs :.IlUs I, to another:--
..wilh hun at CronstadsS An. that was some.
thing !" and the old sheback gurgled In his throat
cat nus iunerai-just such smoky day."
and this is what II amounts to- All this fuss about
the young Rooshan Is on account o. Farragut; and
RUe ~
bound TO be plplng their eyes for the old man,
mol much Tor international courtesies did that
group OF salts care and hence IL Is not hard SEQ
why they ignored the higher grounds on which
America welcomes q scion OF the only royal
OF trouble. AS the two fleets moved on
through the haze, ceaving the waters OF the
oay, the enigma Of the mutual friendlness between
the absolute and the free came up, and with the
thought that there was something in the remark OF
young Russian officer at the dinner on board the
Congress the night before.
born as 1t wcre.n
rose for moment from the sea and wrapped itself
around the tall spars OF tine Muscovite ir,gate to
windward until it hid the Russian cross at the fore
there swept ike shadows the ghosts OF
THE PAGEANTS OF CENTURIES AGO.
when 1000 Russian Darks swept through the blue
waters In barbarIc spiendor up even to the Byzan-
tium, when Olcs the Regent, hung his shield upon
Its gates and dreamed he and his horde of 50, 900
barpariaas were % arbters Of tne world or the form
about to drag in his forceiul way from among the
barDarisms, and plant In its rude might among the
u
We could Just make out the hull OF the dismantle
Delaware, with It's plague-tanted crew. and, like q
fearful parody on the old sea song. gruf voice
was heard to murmur:- st
with the kuscovite to windwsrd,
And the cholera Ice.
We sailed from Sandy Hook In mist
And chorused merry
The Narrows--the great water gate OF Gotham
was now but little distance or yet tile shores OF
Staten Island could not be seen. AS, however we
passed tins sea portal the lines Of Fort Wadsworth
appeared, silent and apparently untenanfed. On
RI nf
tlon met was In q few nags on shin ct anchor near
Upper Quarantine, tnat looked limp and liiecss as
they hung along the mast At about half past
eleven the revenue cutter Northerner, with some
nags nylng, was seon, aud then the Chancellor
Haa,, ana the ,diey Henry Smitn; Yne round form Of
just be made out ahead and the Congress slowed
down to give the Svetlana the place OF honor In
anchorage. All eyes were bent on the Russian
frgate, and as she nearod the fort the Stars and
Stripes were again run up to her man. followed by
the booming Of ner guns.