The New York herald., 1871-11-15

have happened 10 rctard the Russian meet 30 lon8
after the date when, under ordinary circumstances
1t would be nere The ofnces OF the Executive
Committee were somewhat less frequented tnan ON
the previous day; stll there were a good many In
quirers deslrous OF having whatever information
could be Cleaned beyond what had been published
in the daily journals. Everything now remains at
standstlL The arrangements have all been
completed for the bali and the West Point excur-
sion The only next requisite Is the Prince. UEtil
he docs come the dates on which all the grand en-
.ert@nmenss % .na. are . soms q u Ms aoaoI can
not be ascertained. 81. ~
On Board the waiting War SHIPS.
UNITED STATES STEAMER CONGRESS-,
Nov IA, 1911
ldod bless my soul them Roosnnns not IN nKns
vet y, Is about as mild an expression " opin''"
can ne heard on board the neet
.Got good wind, too." said the wnite'DesIuou
ouartermnsscr as he closed his antique weatnes eyo
ard cooked the other at the and Stnpes nyinA
rom the peak; ..sou'east, the best vino tney c.u
have. l said 30 yesterday; SIR, them caAms -"
regular weather breeders"
II there Is anything those ancient mariners oeuSn'
IN It il being considered weatnerwise; So asnOus"
across the sandy Hook he could make notninS ous
beyond lowering pilot boats outgoing steamers sno
INBOUND three masted schooners, there was . sssn-
fed light in his old eyes which the gathering ciouds
could not darKen nor the rain falling from them
cause to flicker.
Tne Abreck, which came like o gage Of the Others
has dispelled much Of the despair and II seemed 70
me last night after the eight O'Clock gun was nfeo
that old uenry's buge sounded slivery ana so's "
his GOOD night clarion blast died over the Waters'
| Poor Ola Henry, the Enoch Arden OF tne neeb Per
hans he thought his mellowed notes could reacn
mo eors or wife OF long ago--"them as thor
was dead and buried, sir; bus :,lanks be to God "
i io6o in ali We
i The official visits OF courtesy between the captain
] of the Abreck and the Vice Admiral having been
md yesterday, the officers OF the Iroquots
80, 49,. N's morning TO the officers OF the
r,'u .nua.', ~s ~. II the Congress had also OBJ
.a,nos ,a., a.s s,,, had commenced 10
rain, they determined not to postpo- I.,er,.r.n.
party comprised Chief Engineer Latch, - n,na.
Stockton and Master Everett. Through I'll. - p
ness or Executive officer Samson was given :
place In the boat. The sea was not running very
high but the wind rising and the rain incrcas-
ing. We, however, got on board without any DIM
Guilty, and were received by the ofncers, who con-
Quoted us to the ward room-a not very large, bus
comfortable place, fitted up in polished mahogany.
large bookcase. well nned with stoutly bound
volumes with Russian titles the backs, testIned
to the literary tastes OF the Muscovite gentlement
and an upright piano showed that the eslhc..ic was
osnomv G. Sif. Apollo. suranoiY was missing, aud
was Informed by Lieutenant Cergy oktnmsky
ns he s.n1 aa oS,e e Fsw ccef york Msa
was very cordial IN hls welcome and extended
an invitation to lunch. which the oilicers were
| obliged decline with reluctance, as their duties
on shipboard would not unfortunately, permit of
any such delay. return oner OF Hospitality was y
the Abrcck III the shape OF invitation 10 dine on
board the Congress- which was accepted, weather
indication or a stir blow. AS an evidence or the
MI GOOD FEELING BETWEEN THE OFFICERS
decanter sherry mad been placed on the table and
our officers arose TO their iec and gave the toast:
spoke French and others English.
| "No's, NON" SAID Prince oktumsky; "a pAme-
TO boih-a soss les deuz." said, in tho spirit OF
Pardon me-. sa,a vsleszky. "wc shah accept
The toast drnak In all cordially, with clink.
"Now,h continued the Cnief Omcer, "wc snail
drink 70 America, but In more generous wine IL
must be.'' sentence In Russian followed. and the
Muscoyite steward appeared with two bottles Of
filled, and the cllnktng ana bowing W6fa fAkfgt.1
Conversation followed anu became interestin0 m
sooaookns pasat pasaed dgens%sn Son
Constantn cleopin, aud the good-humorcd psv.
ma Rau Ycfs Joined n the latter ha
n DO not t hns HM N exp,ued Mr. valetzky, .rhat
the svetland has gone more 70 the south than we
RhrosrEs-rSe % oaicers Ss1ea or % the CoSeress were
good deal surprised mat you got the trate winds as
far north as you did alta degrees 40 minuIs 1ort4
OErUMsKY-Yes; we expected not to get them So
soon 1t Is generally twenty-five, ye think, where
Chief Engineer LArcH-Did they have enough
coal to steam I they did not get enough wind7
vALErzKY--Not for all the way.
into Bcrmua&s
0xruMsKY-ras probable, perhaps. H
VALErzKY-This is o g0oi wind FOR them now:I
hope they come every nour.
mentioned 10 them
THE PROBABILITY OF EUROPEAN WAR,
IN which their beloved Muscovy might take lead.
Midshipman CLEorIN-Parole dhonneur,
n OKToMsKYII in; saw the papers yesterday. There
REpoRrER-lt was spoken OF at great length I'm
the papers, both mere and IN Europe Tor weeks
: oKruMsKY-An c'est une 0la0us, royez uosss; nM
REroRrEn-They speak Of great military prepars-
OxruMsKY-An voadi royez rous After the great
war between France and the Gcrmanic peoples RUS
ia sees she wants complete mAtairslsGti0r-
everybody soldier-and she iemodels her army.
ecails ali the soldiers some Russian here, 'A'
yALErzKY-The soldiers en- congo.
RBPoRTER-On furi0ugh.
OKrUMsKY-Yes, merci; the soldiers on furiough
Vnen otner nations read OF their recall 70 their
regiments they think Russia wants war.
VALETZKY-Russia, before war, must have an
lrmy with many more than million men trained
o arms. She must be more developed.
REP0RTBR-Rusla wants more outlets. Then she
,ould develop iastcr L. Tor Instance. she possessed
f
VALETzKY-Yes: but it wants much money and
nucn blood before inar Russia must be more
lensely populated yet
Master EvERErr-Your ship Is going to the
'aci1c, believer
OKTUMsKY-Yes. like the Mediterranean better;
ut we shall have the pleasure to meet many
lmerican snips In china and Japan.
An American illustrated paper with Q likeness Of
ountess Catacazy was produced, and many were
no high encomlums passed upon the portrait
"Elle est tres oeic.' remarked one Of the ofcers.
"ll blonde, - remarked your reporter.
'.MdgnifT,leW exclaimed the Passed Mldship.
ian Cle0pin.
.It was SO very kind,n SAID valetzkv, "of Count
atacazy to come down here Immediately on our