The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-08-24
THE RUSSIAN PRINCE ALEXIS
His Departure for America.

A cable dispatch to the Russian legation at
Washington announces the sailing from Cron-
stadt of the Russian imperial feet, with the
Grand Duke Alexis and suite, for New York,
at IL o'clock NJ, on Sunday.
The squadron consists Of five vessels of war
and tenders, selected from the imperial navy
by his Imperial Highness himself, with the es-
pecial object in view of bringing to American
waters a representative Russian naval squad
ror. The Grand Duke and his personal staff
are luxuriously quartered in the cabins of the
imperial steam trigate Swetlana. The steam
frigate Bogatie, flying the broad pennant Of
Admiral Pasjet, the steam frigate General Ad-
miral, the steam corvette Ignattef, the steam
gunboat Abreck, with their steam tenders,
compose the visiting fleet. The squadron will
make the passage to America under sail, con-
sequenty not being obliged to make port on
the route for supplies OF coal.
Under these circumstances the fleet will
probably reach Sandy Hook by the lst Of 0cto-
ber. It Is understood that Rear Admiral Gordon
will receive the imperial feet with United
States naval squadron, made up OF vessels on
the home station, to be ordered here for the
purpose. The Grand Duke, after his reception
by Admiral Gordon and the usual salutes e5-
changed, will be presented to the representa-.
tive Of the President Of the United States, and
In turn to the State and municipal authorities
OF New York. The reception committee on
the part of the citizens of New York, says the
Times of that city, will afterward be presented
to his Imperial Highness, and will then be con-
Quoted by the young gentleman to his mag
nifcent apartments on board Of the reception
steamer. Escorted by two or three OF our
frstclass steam frigates, and passing In re-
view of o miniature navy Of government and
private yachts and steam vessels, the combin-
ed fleets will move slowly up through the Mar
rows, the Russian visitors receiving IN the
united salvos from the forts and the American
shipping their first grand welcome from the
great Republic.
The Grand Duke will of course first visit
the President of the United States, which will
doubtless necessltate his journey to Washing
ton, when, upon bis return, the most attrac-
tive portion OF the above programme will be
carried out, With his suite, and number Of
officers not attached, on leave of absence,
the Grand Duke will make leisure jaunt
across the continent to San Francisco, stop
Fort Laramie he will participate In grand
Cuflalo hunt, gotten up Tor the occasion
by General Sheridan and number of Uni
ted States army officers stationed on the
plains. It is said that the reception Of the I'm
perlal party in San Francisco, preparations
for which are now being made, will not be
surpassed by any display ever witnessed on
the Pacific coast. Though the suite of the
young Russian Grand Duke comprises large
number of eminent Russians, together with q
dimlnutive army Of dashing young noblemen.
there will not be o lady In the entire Imperial
party, as an old Russian ukase OF the time of
the great Peter, who was never, 1t Is said,
very partial to the softer sex, prohibits wo.
men from becoming passengers on any Rus
sian man-of-war, which prohibition Is not
even withheld when the Emperor's son makes
his crrlish