The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-10

Major Keays; Deputy Commissary General, Captain
N. f. Parker; Assistant Quartermaster General. Major
Adams.
RUSSIAN NAVAL MOVEMENTS
RETURN or THE NAVAL BRIGADE TO GROIN
sTADT.
The Cronstadt correspondent OF the London Globe
says that the determination Of the Russian govern
ment 70 develop tho resources of the Baltic to
their fullest extent shown by the withdrawal OF tho
naval brigade IRON the river Danube and San Stsfano
"a Officers and sos scamsn having arrived from tho
latter place and 20 officers and 800 seamen from the
former. portion OF these are TO man At once tho
frigates sevastopol ana Svetlana, tho two next
vessels intended for service in America.
certain number OF scamen still control the
Jerry service OF tho Danube and remain
stationed at San Steiano; but these are chiefly
fresh water sailors-newly raised conscrpts. All tho
experienced wars in the south OF Russia
Turkey have arrived in dstachmeuts at ST. Peters
burg and Cronstadt and most OF them will speedily
proceed sea the vessels destined tho
squadron. said that Sevas.opoi the next
man-of-war to leave hero for the Atlantic. Tho day
before yesterday Admiral Koza-Kavtch, Governor OF
Cronsadt, PAID visit OF inspection TO the vessel and
assured himself That tho irgate was In perfect order
to proceed As in the of previous vessels,
VOYAGE and returned amid the nurrahs OF the
the Shore Tho ScvaStop0 Is the sister ship to the
posrapaylovskL Both are OLD fashioned wooden
irgatos constructed In 1862 and as the Pojaski and
Djgite have been allowed 70 preccde the Pctrapav
lovski 10 passing through the Sound, II ID possible
latter vessel may walt little longer in the Baltic,
ana then with tho SevastopoI sail through together
Lieutenant Eismont Is the commander OF the Scvasto-
pol. As regards the Svetlana, week viii PROBABLY
eiapsc before she Is TO proceed 10 She viii
be manned almost exclusively by tho scamen from
San steiano No intelligence Is current yet respect
me- ma q
stadt Tho clad Pervenitz Is in commission and
sprcparing Tor service In tho Roadstead, but all mo
other ssago ng in dock In the Mole,
steadily undergoing rentment In The Big Roadstead
six monitors belonging to tho Cronsadt hotIlla
lying ready Tor service. together With the clipper
lzumrud aud tho corvette Grscden.
DEPESCEs.
In few DAYS tho whoc OF the vessels belong
ing TO the Cronstadt noiiia will DO placed COM
mission, and an important step thus taken
same lime active preparations for war are going on in
connection with most Of the island iortrcsses Gun.
merry practice goes on daily. General Barantson who
has Just returned TO the capital ater visiting NIL the
i6rncations OF tho Black sea, Is 10 inspect the de-
fences the end Of this week, ana Ill then
port whether the OF Todleben last summer
have been properly carried out Admiral Puzen0 OF
whose torpedo trip Informed you IN my last letter,
has been appointed Governor OF offences ut Abo
large NUMBER oil staff officers, both Laval and mai.
tary, have also received appointments NJ various
po,a.s OF the coast OF Finland Transports Tor Svea
borg leave here daily with troops and stores.
THE RUSSIAN VOLUNTEER FLEET.
Tho ST. Petersburg correspondent OF the Standard
SPOKEN OF tho corsar volunteer fleet Is called
here. Certainly tho fund Tor It's equipment
swell II should do II serious effort 10 TO DO mace.
From what gather there Is scarcely cash enough
a. steamer o such class you'd be needed
Ono hundred thousand pounds Is the lowest sum
which would buy and arm and man swift cruiser;
the subscriptions published do not yet reach 500 600
But In the last few days tho movement has become
much more seriously only We can believe the
papers, an effort OF Attn whereof Russians arc not
capable. ] take few paragraphs at random
from the Journal de 81 Petersturg n scmi.offciai
organ. N. Yacovic~, merchant 81 tho capital, gave
loo, 0v0r the 18th inst Ia roubic may be quoted
normally at two francs ana halt or two snl-
iingsl ine sos,ety Of Credit at Moscow has decided
NJ general meeting OF shareholders, TO contribute
400 DOOR,. N. PolIatrow subscribes ~, 0O0r. and NJ
Kotzinskine 10000. In three days tho Iund OF the
czarewitch received i2o,3oir IN paper, AR. Ask. in
old silver, 6400r. IN shares Of ono sort other, so
hall impcrais IN gold, horns Dr. each, In gol four
coIns OF platinum valued a. Dr., 50 German marks,
90 francs. 10 Austrian forms. ana various objects OF
vhue. TO the Yacht Club Funi. up TO May IL,
count s. stroganon contributed DO Door,, Count
each; Count schouvalon. brother OF tho Ambas
sador, Nm. Baird aud Giuiani, 6,o0or. each; the
total up 10 date reacning il5, 900. Provincial sub
scriptons OF amounts between one roubic anu thrcc
thousand are very Dumcfo Gus. The Messenger O&ciel
informs us 10 whom wo may pay our money ~ st.
Petersburg tsc ana tho list OF digpNarcs prepare
TO take ~ 10 long Tncy meet early In the week at
the house Of tho Governor, and among them were
persons no less Influential tnan tnese:-Thc Arcn-
bishop Vicar, the Director OF tho Roman Catholic
Hierarchy, whoever no may be; the Preside vi the
Evangelical Lutheran Consissory. the Marshais of
Noblny and oil the District; tho Presidents Of tho
Delegations Of the Zomstvo, or, as Que might roughly
say the reimbursement, the syor Of 81 Peters
burg tho chairman Of the stock Exchange, tho Prrs-
OF the regence OF ciizsns the Grand Rabbi the
chiei delegates OF tue Mohanmedan clergy, aud Two
delegates the Society Tor the Encouragement OF
the Russian Commercial Marine. These gontlcmen
viii NEE, Oh The l3tn OF every month.
cRusxEs VERSUS RID CROSS
'.The sums mentioned may represent with the cop
pers of the poor when not quoted about E0O 900
at tho EXTREMIST limit, aud they given upoi the
authority oil Russian newspapers Ali classes OF
cicty have been tapped for this result and we Know
that people will not DO generous beyond certain
point So active tho enthusiasts OF the Volunteer
Marine that the ladies' and the charitable souls VINO
collect Tor The Red tross nave . grievance,
which thoy loudly urge. Who the Com
miltsc oi the Czsrcwitch boasts OF 125, DOOR.
received In thrcc days the weekly return OF
tnat presided over by tho Czarevns .ior the help
OF sick and sounded runs AS foliows:fn cash, Acc
6Sk. 100 bandases 30 hshdkcrchicls, 90 PAIRS OF
SOCKS 40 neckerchefs, 10 shirts, IL cloth wastcoas
and 10 nanncis, sc. Tho list ~ not long, but these
examples will suffice. The whole sum obtained by
Her Hghness appeal amounts. including last weeks
cash, TO llg 054r TAX, kcarcsy tho product OF ono
"whip" In the Yacht Club. Think tho contrast IL
sufficiently startling Among other reflections "
makes us doubt whether tho subscriptions given
quito reliable For the credit Of human nature
would not easily beiieys that among any
people $50 900 could be raised n a week or and
less 600 In the same limo Tor sotening tho
cries OF war And when doubt 10 once cast upon
these neurcs man must OBSERVE that RUSSIA has
thousand motives Tor exaggersting her means OF
damage Tor English trade. She has no scrupc about
entering Congress with guns snottcd; even Ia do.
fault 81 guns sue will parade her dummies l have
sought tn vain Tor distinct statement Of the sub
scriptioos actually received ny His hishness tho
Czarcwitch anu until they appear shan refuse to DO
beve that people 80 kinaIy and charitable the
Russians would OF ther own Tree will contribute
pounds for corsair feet ana farthngs relief
oi their wounded brethTen.p