The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-06-20
THE RUSSIAN CORVETTE.

Mistakes Regarding Her Mission-PrOgress
of Overhauling-Tho Truth or tue Wrecked
Oneida and Prospective Reception OF the
Russian Omcers.
The Officers OF the Russian imperial corvette
vsadnix, which arrived ct this port on the sth,
have been troubled by petitions to see the gorgeous
and costly miniature altar said to have been erected
on the vessel for the purpose Of appropriately
celebrating the birthday Of the Grand Duke
George Alexandrowitch, son Of the heir apparent
10 the Russian Crown. The services appropriate 10
the occasion were held in the Greek chapel, Second
avenue on Sunday, and fully described In the HER
AID OF the following morning The gentlemen of.
GERS on board and the civil officers more perma.
nenty located here have III consequence OF the In
correct description OF what is not to take place.
formed an impression that the lesser journals of
New York are more to be relied upon for what does
not take place than for that which Is passing before
their eyes. That the corvette Is, as the HERALD has
stated, undergoing thorough overhauling cleans.
ing and painting, is true, and the process Will be
continued even afterh arrival In DOCK If not COM
peted before. But 1t Is simply desire for clean.
ness and consequent healthfulness that has caused
the work, so far as 1t has been done and the nden-
nitely gorgeous adornments OF the deck for an
occasion already appropriated, recognized and not
OF necessity to DO repeated, are but the maggoty
outgrowth Of overheated brains all TOO sensitive
to the summer solstlce. The tie, now lying at
the Compass buoys, is being thoroughly RENTED aud
the ofii GERS arc receiving every desired courtesy
from the people OF New York. On the occasion OF
the special celebration at the chapel here oil the
officers who could be spared from the ship were
thoroughly reftted there Will be services
on board, as usual, and, perhaps, as
tnerei may be some trinng extra deviation the
Rev. Nicholas Blerring VIII conduct the service on
OCCASIONS durlng inc stay OF the vessel, but the
S %,R. VIII h0' % Otherwise ln'erefea
During the stay here and when the corvette shall
have been thoroughly re1ted and brought up to the
city, II b expected that she will be visited by some
OF our more rominent naval and civil orlicers and
BY prominent citizens here. When the vessel snail
have been put in readiness for visitors every re.
quired courtesy Will be extended 60 those who have
privilege on noard and IN recognition Of the kindly
may be well to state that the officers OF this port
have In preparation a reception OF the cOrvette's
cIaly In recognition OF the manly services rendered
BY the corvette IN rescuiHg the men Of the United
states ship oneida, when run into In the oflng OF
Yokohama, Japan, by the Pacific and oriental
oneida was win be remembered, very very strong If
In accounting for their not having remained TO
assist the men Of the Oneida after the accident
officers OF the Bombay declared on oath tbat they
heard no signal Of distress and not aware that
any serious injury had been DONE In apparent con,
ten miles to the windward OF the Oneida
he distinctly heard the signal guns, and that hav-
ing heard them he proceeded directly to tho relief
BY doing so he was enabled TO save forty OF the men
then struggling In the water and render other
valuable service. To the men OF the Russian
corvette 1t seems inexpcable that those
on the bombay should not have heard
the guns, o. they were to the leeward
than they we're. These peculiar facts have
given rise to additional inquiry, and already the
othcers ana men OF the Vsadnix are the recipients
Inappropriate testimonials rom the State Depart
ment for the manly services rendered.
The officers OF the Russian corvette Vsadnix are
the f0lowing.-
Captdin-D. Michal0fY.
MISUNDERSTANDING, Zubon 0estelletsky, Che
rckofY and Degaral0r.
ArtillerV observation-disclosures.
SurgpOn-Iensk0y
Sub.Lfetten0iits- laingart, Vldlhcft, AnnataL
Witch and Pollsad0ff
Navigation SUB. Lte1enant-W assielr; assist.
ants SherakoH Urgens.
sngtpe,rS--Chle, Illene; assistant, BronhoU