Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-11-20

The kussian frigate SHETLAND, with the Grand
Duke Alexis on board, arrived OF the Lightship,
in New York harbOr, shortly before midnight
on Saturday. At noon yesterday the SHETLAND
entered the lower bay, attended by the revenue
cutter Northerner. Approaching the American
squadron, She fired a national salute of twenty-
one guns, which was quickly responded 20 by
the Congress, the Severn, the IroguOis, aud the
70 the anchorage ground. The Duke apneared
on deck, and bowed repeatedly 20 tie salutes OF
the American officers. Admiral Rowan was
received with all the hOnors on the SHETLAND.
The frigate met a storm OF Hatteras ON the
10th, which lasted until Friday night, when an
observation showed her 10 be forty miles OF
Cape May. A pilot was taken at u. m on Sat-
urday OF Barnegat. The vessel received no
damage, and did not ship a sea. Alexis was
dressed in the simple uniform of a lieutenant
He is tall and strongly built, has a clear CONF
plexion, light hair and whiskers, and blne ewes.
prefer French.
The Grand Duke is the third son of the present
reigning Emperor, Alexander H., and the Em-
press Maria Alexandria, formerly Princess Of
Hesse.
THE DUKE's GRANDFATHER
was Nicholas J., the resolute and warlike Gar
who overawed the widespread rebellion incident
70 his succession, and who conducted the begin-
ming Of the famous Crimean war against the
allied powers. The blood Of Frederick the Great
Of Prussia also flows i'm his veins that his dis
position should be worthy a member of the i'm
perial family Of Russia, whose characteristic has
porsuits. At
THE BIRTH OF TIE DUKE,
the Imperial family and the state officials were
at inst overjoyed 10 hear the tidings from the
sick-chamber that the Grand Duchess was be-
yond danger, and that prince had been born.
The e. neral delight and mutual congratulations
in the St Petersburg palace soon ceased, how
ever, on the news coming soon after that the
child was dead. An hour later a third messenger
came from the sick-chamber saying that the
court physician had succeeded in bringing to
NJ hfrrb araT
70 be dead infant, and when the Duke Alex
snder appeared at the door of the salon, his
third son in his arms, the rejoicings knew no
bounds. The child was chrstened soon after
at the magnificent cathedral of ST. Isaac, i'm st.
Petersburg, as colonel OF the EkatherinenbOurg
infantry regiment, an honor conferred thus
early only on princes of the blood imperial.
Rarely had a more brilliant or distinguished
assembly gathered i'm the cathedral. The pres
ent Emperor has been twice married, and has
now large family-all the children of the pres
ent Empress. The eldest is the Grand Duke
Alexander, heir apparent, who was born on the
10th of March, lsi5, four years after the Empo-
ror's second n arTtage.
THE EARLY LIFE OF ALEXIS.
The Grand Duke was created colonel of the
Ekatherinenbourg regiment of infantry az his
March 2, 1855, when the present emperor sue
ceeded him. Alexis, six years old, was present
at the coronation of his father. He was edu-
Gated at st. Petersburg by NJ adame de Bernard,
French lady, and Fraulein JulithshOf, daugh-
ter Of a Courland nObleman, afterwards by
Professors Turganoh and Won Stein. He be-
came a fine scholar and linguist. At the age OF
twelve he accompanied his uncle, the Grand
Duke Constantine, Grand Admiral Of the Rus
sian navy, on a voyage of inspection 20 Syea-
borg, a strong fortress i'm the Gulf OF Finland,
during which he experienced the dangers of a
terrific storm of several hours duration. The
turbulent waves appeared 20 fascinate him, for
no amount Of persuasion was found able 10 in
duce him TO retire 20 his stateroOm. The life OF
a sailor had become 50 attractive 20 him that, on
returning 20 st. Petersburg, he earnestly be-
sought his father TO permit him 10 enter the
naval service. His request, after some DELAY,
was acceded to, and in the capacity of a subOr-
dinate officer OF the navy he now visits America.