The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-05-18
OFF TO FIGHT FOR THE CAR.
THE RrSSTfN sQTfDRON PUTTING OFF
UNDER SEfIED ORDERS
Hv.,,e on shipbonrd- DISTINGUISHED Visitors
why the Bogn,ir waited Down the hay
'-hc uen,c-Taking Mt SANDY Hook.

| uy.,,e on shipboard- Distinguished Visitors
| Nyh, the Bogatir waited Down the BAY
| --hc Lea,e-Taking Mt SANDY Hook.
The Russian =, s,.uadron, comprising the
| frigatc Svctlnna. nagship. ana tle 'orN'''cs
Askold and Bogatlr sailed from JUS P,'' S'S-
terday under sealed orders. At an car, nour
one anchor on each vessel was hove and cnt
ted. and the ships were hove short apeak on the
othor. The Russian jack now ia the forc and
the bluo cross in tho milzcn. while the constant
signalling back and forth between the flagship
| and the others showed there was something i'm
| portnnt In tho wind.
The veteran James Callahan pilotcd the Svot-
! lana. Charles MarNamec tho Askod. and Albert
c. Malcolm tho Bogatir Minister Shishkin. Ad-
mirnl Known Of the Russian navy. Consult Gen
cral Bodisco. First Secretary Of Legation Will
lamov. and Supply Agent Otto Petersen were
aboard the flagship at an carly hour. and went
! down the bay.
By o. all the vessels were hove short except
| the Bogatr. Booms werc swung in. ladders
and side ropes taken on board the last supplies
| hoistcd IN. shore boats warned off, and an await
| Ing the signal The scene of orderly confusion
on board the flagship was repeated on the other
vessels. on the stnrboard AMI port Sides
against the high hulwarks covered with ham
| morks. were ranged forward of tho main rig
| ging cages in double tiers. filed with geese
ducks turkeys. and chickens. which kept up a
mournlu cacklc. occasionally an~w red from
| below ly the swine sheep and hulloris
! Launches and small hlnt~ amiisaiI-w " re- piled
| high with cahbag.r. potatoes. and other Ntge-
! tII f~. The smoke curlrd hlily from the him
| nr,- and the screws churncd the water fussly
! "a tNa ships slowly can't ii 10 the southwdrd
| AM turu"d their bows down stream.
80 II '4 time W. were on. said TIA" gray haired
pilot Callahan on the bridge uf the flagship. as
/ iir gasl a kn'n LOOK 10 s";Wtri. Si-uul ,"n-
! O'Clock in the morning several hundred mon
/ ou ts. li--hip walk.l the cable AFT and the
| the hay. She was followed 10y the A~koll. To
| ~. -uil i.~r ui all tn i .atir rrnnin'i and
aii r.f -'.li with the other two; 1t WIS asrrr-
| tin'i later That her anchor had hr'pmc deeply
! imh .i, ian her ,.hl" had iouiei She fol-
| luMd Two ur- H'.rWard.
Ne4r uos rnur'- Island the United States
| lrigu'' VI mn sofia W.i- uu--f t. A. tht Russian
~ .Iil Pc lII ii hN uI fNr.n mnnN' 'd fIn wards
IN. -aiui.s were hundred forih from na H.
| iur tf.. on the SvetlHna plnyi Hnll Colum-
| la. r., sGu,nru,r'- Island. % ~,'u'. ff,m
| q li fort WIS responded to. A. th" flagship
| shook un l.r th" SnlutD- H." white bulldog Of
| y, Ni"nd puhr AirNis ru.hrd vn IT. .rhrS-
ritin-,; hens arkl"d, tnrk"l- s"ph,"i r9o-t'r~
'i |Wri. l'E- Erlnt"d. ~nrrp ihu"i. and COWS
ioN,i No further on 'ial SMUT = wer" "X-
| tel ur u sail ng vessel dipped lis nag. All
! tim Iu-h tAn Narruws. and across tl" luw r bay.
th' asu were busy IN ma ns things enu-.
| "a -, taua An.-t.i hcad.uI- and ~fankrr
awhile lat took tnem m h.i0r. the point of
/ g." II 'A W. ra 'h"l. Tho v"ss : took G"d-
/ n"N Channel out.
inr po.nt of the Hook was passed. at la'..
| luoy ~ the enirnn'" T.. Gee ln"y channel. th"
! AsAp!d following suit; They hnd lu-t s1t down
ehh. Nrihing WIS To 1' s.en ~ tht l"gutir. \
| few minutes after the flagship hove To-. the
Russian Minister the Consul General. and tho
other distinguished guests cam" on d"'k ana To-