The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-05-02

tunes with his. rice against the rule OF
the Gear. and reassert their ancient
rights; but how greatly he msy embar-
rass the Russian government, now at
war with Turkey, is shown by the diff
rultips which beset the advance OF Rus
1873. which, by the way, like the Turk.
ish war now under way, was professedly
entered upon In order to repress vio-
lenee and secure redress OF the griev-
ances OF people who are not subjects OF
the Gar.
THE nFLsnGEREe'rl NAvIEsy
superiority NJ the atte,,an war Vessels
over Thsse nj Russia.
II. Y. Herald.1
A private letter received here from an
effiper on board the United States
steamer gettysburg. for several weeks
past anchored In the harhor OF Qonstan-
tinople, saws large number Of Turkish
men n-ef- war were in the harbor. The
Turks hare fret rate ships. and he eX-
presses the opinion that they will give
the Russian vessels stubborn fight.
On the other hand, the Russians do not
seem 10 have much confidence In their
navy In the Black Sea, and are not ia
vorably impressed with their fPopoff :"
iron -clads. Foreign officers in that Vi
entity look upon the Turkish vessels az
the most Formidable.
1t appears from a recently printed re-
port of Chief Engineer King. Of the
United States Navy, on European ships
of war, etc, that the Russian navy is
now composed of 90 armored ships and
| 100 other vessels of all classes, carrying
altogether 52t guns. The personnel OF
the navy consists of 81 flag officers OF ALI
ranks. 1894 other officers. b13 mates, 2io
artillery officers, 1t5 engineer officers,
| 5Ib mechancians, 5G constructors and
| 2G0 medical officers.
THa RrsatAH HAvE.
! Except for coast defense the report
states the Russian fleet Is rather numer-
ous than powerful. The Peter the Great
and the Minin are the only two vessels
on the list of seagoing armored ships
which approach the modern standard OF
fighting efficiency. For coast defense
Russia has considerable Heet, Of Which
the circular armered ships Novogored
and Admiral Popoff are mentioned as
very formidable.
THE WARM astEHICA.
r.. uyss,sn fleet IN New York rrapar-
Tag to intercept Vessels with ArHss
fer Turkey.
EPha1elphia Times.
rife i'm we'll informed circles to-day OF
certain mysterious movements that oul
Russian visitors were making and oil
the probability OF their speedy depar
tpre on an Important mission. Thi'
was oonieetured to be to stand off tbs
coast TO intercept and capture the
steamships that are loading with arms
aud munition OF war for the Turkish
government. The fact that at
rtrit itrT
. the rombs Police Court ant
some OF the police stations to effect the
release of number OF sailors who had
been committed for trivial offenses
points to an early departure OF the heet
The request was complied with, ant
the aeamen were speedily sent aboart
their respective ships. Il was also ru
/ mored that the splendid iron steam
, ships Colon, City OF Toxic and City. o
q Peking had been sold to the Russian
government, and that several Russia
sailing vessels had been put under tn
y American flag. Admiral Boutakof wa
! ashore all day, and had. 1T is said,
r long conference with Russian officer
. Of high station in relation to importan
!, dispatches that had been received.
search for swift steamers.
& New York Tribune.l
A TuIUOE EalDeu tksShlhttch ySShbAuu
!. among downtown merchants that ret
Q resentatives of the Russian goveTnmet
u were negotiating for tho purchase I
% several vessels we'll known for the
speed. 1t was stated that the represel
tatives OF the Pseiiie Mail Steamshi
a. Company were approached with pro-
" osition for the purchase Of the compt
70 ny's Steamship running between Sa
u Francisco and Japan also for tt
10 steamers Of the Australian line. It
.. denied that any special negotiation
is are pending for this purpose. but 1t
ot stated that agents OF the Russian go
rs ernment visited San Francisco abo
g. four months ago and inspected the We
" sells mentioned. William p. Clyd
,r President Of tho Pacific Mail Steamsh
10 Company. stated that he had heard
" the runor, but that there was nothit
81 in if. None of the Pacific Mail stear
~ ers were for sale, as there were no othe
~ which could replace them.
nj The Russian-American treaty.
,h tOhics go Times.
C. WASHINGTON, April 27.-In the trea
ne between the United States and Russ
u OF 1854, the two parties recognfzed,
he permanent and immutable prinnlpl'
it's that free ships make free goods that
60 to say, that the effects or goods belon
he ing to subjects or citizens OF that pow
ar or State at war are free from oaptu
CT and confiscation when found on boa
OF OF neutral vessels, with the exception