Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-01-23

and was reported to the Admiral in COM
mand at Cork as a ship on fire. The
Admiral at once dispatched a fast cutter,
well manned, to her relief but great was
their wonder at their total inability,
under all sail and with good breeze, to
come up with the ship at,a0ler bare poles.
After several shots had been fired from
the cutter, the engine of the ship was
stopped, and the cutter permitted to ap-
proach, when her officers were invited
on board to examine and admire the new
invention.
Soon after dropping her anchor in the
harbor of Liverpool, a boat, manned
with sailors in naval uniform, command
ed by lieutenant, came alongside, and
the officer, in tone more authoritative
than pleasing, demanded of the first man
he saw:
where's your master ?'
"I have no MASTER" replied the Amer
ican.
Where's your captain, then, sir ?"
'sHe is below, sir, was the reply.
On reaching the deck, Capt. Rogers
asked the Englishman what he wanted.
The officer replied:
"My commander wants to know by
what authority you wear that pennant,
sir ?" pointing with his sword to coach
whip pennant flying at the main-mast
head.
To this the captain replied:
"By the authority of my Government,
which is republican, and permits me to
do So"
The officer then remarked that his
commander considered it as an insult to
him, and, commanding the American to
haul down the pennant, intimated that
if it was not quickly done, he would be
supplied with help.
This was little too much for Yankee
spirit to endure, and Rogers instantly
gave the order to haul down the coach
whip, and supply its place a0ith broad
blue pe1a1laaat, such as were worn by the
commanders of squadrons in our own
navy, and ranking with the highest
grade in that of the British, and then,
in loud tone of voice, SO that he might
engineer to oct the hot-aUater pipes
ready. This had the desired effect, al
though there was no such apparatus on
board, and the gallant lieutenant and
his crew pulled for dear life. The hot
water ieers, which were subsequently
leveled at the British officers, caused
them to start upon an early cruise.
The Savannah attracted great atten-
ton at Liverpool was visited by the
authorities, and, as her fame spread to
London, the crown-oficers, noblemen,
and many leading merchants visited her.
The officers were very anxious to ascer-
tain her speed, her errand, and her des-
tination. It was suspected by some that
her design was to rescue Napoleon Bona
parte, then prisoner at st. Helena, his
brother Jerome having offered for that
purpose a large sum. She was carefully
l. 4,eI
ships-of-war were stationed at certain
points for that purpose, which, for a
time, prevented her departure from Llv-
erpool.
She finally proceeded to Copenhagen,
where she excited great manifestations
of wonder and curiosity. Thence she
proceeded to Stockholm, where she was
visited by the royal family, ministers of
state, and naval officers, who, by invita-
ton, dined on board, and took an excur-
sion among the neighboring islands,
with which all were delighted. She
then proceeded to st. Petersburg, hav-
ing on board, as passenger, one Lord
| Lyndock, who was SO much pleased with
the performance of the steamship, that
he presented to each of her officers some
token of his esteem. To her sailing
master was presented an elegant snuff
box of pure and massive gold, on the
cover of which, in1aid with platina, was
a representation of Peter the Great
asleep upon his horse, standing on the
rock from which he viewed the Swedish
army, with the serpent biting the heel
of the horse, which awoke him In time
to successfully attack the Swedes. AT
the bottom of the box was this inscrip-
ton: Presented by Sir Thomas Gra-
| ham, Lord Lyndock, to Stevens Rogers,
sailing-master of the steamship Savan-
nah, at st. Petersburg, October 10,
1919" Lord Lyndock had taken passage
on the steamer by invitation of Chris
topher Hughes, then American Minlstel Ss
to Sweden. Upon her arrival at st.
Petersburg, the vessel was visited by the
entire court, who tested her qualities by
a trip to Cronstadt ; and 50 well pleased
was the Emperor that he caused the
officers to be treated with marked atten
ton. They were invited to be present
at review of eighty thousand troops by
the Emperor in person and frigate o.
the largest class was launched on the
{" Camels," and taken down to Cronstad
as an exhibition of the progress of the
arts in Russia. The Emperor solicited
Capt. Stevens Rogers to remain In the
Russian seas with his steamer, Offering
him the protection of the Government
d11o GuO OAC1uS1fO "a O11C D1eSSt
and Baltic Seas for q number of years
and to Capt. Moses Rogers the Empero
presented handsome silver tea-kettle
From st. Petersburg the Savanna
sailed for Arendel, in Norway, ant
thence to Savannah, making the passag
in twenty-five days. Thus ended tn
first voyage ever made across the Atlanti
by a steamship That was about fift
years ago, and the history of ocea;
steam-navigation during that eventfu
!, period will form one of the most i'm
portant and interesting chapters in ou
annals of prosperity. With regard
, Capt. Moses Rogers, he died many year
ago.
: The chart used by Capt. Rogers du
ing his voyage, and the log-book of til
Savannah, were solicited by the Nav
Department about the year 1848, and
4 is believed that they are now in the sal
3 keeping of the department in Washing
: ton. Having been unfortunate in losin
/ much of their property by fire, tn
e owners of the Savannah sent her to Ne