New-York tribune., 1877-05-17
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
or THE RUSSIAN TLEET.
DEPARTURE DELAYED UNTIL TO-DAY.


The departure of the Russian fleet, which
was expected yesterday. has been deferred until to-day
This change is understood TO be due TO delay IN the ar
rival Of European mails with letters for the h'et IL Il
stated positively that the vessels VIII weiga ahchor uS
,orn,ne AT 10 o'clock and ont Of the harbor amid
parting sauies from the United states tagSmp mimic
Gotta and return salute from the svetlana The plots
have beeu ordered 10 be on board ana to be ready To
take the ships out at that hour The feet was put under
sailing orders yesterday and no pcrnissons were gwen
20 40 on shore. There was general scene VI
activity both shore and on shlppoafu III INC
preparations for sailing. Lave fowls ana PROVISIONS
ice &c. were taken board boats were hoiS'ed ana
eea hastings put on: sails bent, and other WORK
went Oh actively. It is generally admitted tAa' the uee
viii not return this po but 10 one seems 10 huo" i's
destination The only thing which leads to the DeAeI
that the cruise is TO be an extended one is that orders
were given To the caterers OF the moss TO get n sup
Mics for a voyage OF two months There rs rumor that
Boston Will be the end Of the voyage, but this is very
improbable as pilots To be dismissed as Soon as
the vessels outside Of the bar Another ruor is 10
the effect that the Pacific feet is TO meet the heet now
here at some point in ne Atlantic and consolidate the
forces but il this il would not be necessary
for Admiral BoutakoGs feet TO leave tis port before
the middle OF juno.
Anintegtst.ug incident Of Admiral Boutakofs pre-
vious yisif ths port, in 1854, is recalled He was
then a captain, and commanded the Russian frl-ate
Osiaba which visited this harbor in April 1861 coming
here from Hampton Roads. Pilot James Callahan VINO
pilotcd ne feet here last March, the pilot Of the
Osilaba 1854. capt. Bout iKcf was very iaNoIaoiy
iHpiCsscd by him. and when lie reached TINS country IN
command Of the ne' tele rapHct for Caahah - conc
10 Norfolk pilot the vessels !n NcW-1 0tk itt Ospd
lei Hampton Roads March 2s, 1864, aud tnat hSut,
when o0 CliuP1teagie SHOALS, encountered q SIoIE
northeast gale lasting AZ hours. Tie engines were
,lopped and the ship put under clVsr-rDricd sails
Vbeii the gale aoatra il found t.ai thc
t1-ute had dited go miles be.oW, tIe starring %
point When of Sqaan Beach anouer northeast
eul. lasting Is hours cncyuutgtcd ana Tue
vessel Was AGAIN hove 10 under sui In SAILS lh Ii"c
duftcd down on the Capcs Of Dciawor. When Inc ,'i
moderated vessel pu. ndcI steam, an" on Apiii
tIl nm VII the British sp Car, WiCa h"d ioN' dI
Ter untss and sp2ro leaking, and had signals OIL dis
trcSs fyuu CAPT. B,ta6CH, acr consulting $50. I'd tit
lrf, tuuk The sup in tow, tluu-u hc Was sh'l a." coal
ana ovins 10 the heavy q ,hcrr was n & u'uly
in retlae the aIlc 1J-iuth LaWscis Uu Ano .'t -ac
atast aul 90 Iaiu,d u tOrIyu's. Tue 6lu was d % "A
shore. aud the lO,h. wh.n Witdf % dozen Hi.ts OIL
SANDY Hook the haW-rr- trted auI %. tHat wa %. eo
jHtO puIt lN "a ipw-ICat. cart Wfs arc fNdit p'u"
thauEiu. pI. EOutaEOf ion sar.@ tIr cIt" ana Ihc
cargo. which was valued ot over T3UDOuO.
a. D. cons. .der. surprising oV many ilat curing ue
visit Of the Russian e pubic entertainment oI any
KIND la, zen gwen t.o oti .ls 1Ec couit,s cN
tended to them Norfolk ly tr CilrhS ah0 tA nav"
officers .lt Mc.fiuucd in contrast Tie lhuN itct o
In. citizens II N,W-Gurk subicC. oi mnc. cric.n
by the naval officers this station, WHO rvSIc l iLcl
laV, not been financial condition a' 81" Warrant
ti,r. "a ball or some Do. ric HaIN o. Do on tu lhc
Russians. Tho fact thatIlvy W,rc ON iuilol-h pay o
nearly SIX months aad tie aunuIHc mthl tliI t",f
yo.Id not receive any pay ior April May, ana June u
CtnErcss should pass deficiency appropriation tht'N
tlsn almost INTO bankruptcy, ANA tLct could AOt hold
90 contribute entertainment go hey wished 10
give.