, 1881-04-01
THE RUSSIAN FLEET IN
NEW YORK.
WINS II TI,cro to Help Englnnd and
France I3rstroy TE.is lSept,bltcf

France Destroy NEIfs keFubllcf
Cinrt1,laH Gnsttft.
Grent statesmen hive sRIl that sentiment Inns
M plrt in international RtfMirs, but there I5 n
story which, II tr1,e, wuhl1 show that tho
AutocrNt of MI tho RnssAs hull q most sentt-
mental regard for the Ercnt democratic Nc-
public Ut tho Americans. This Inns been vaguciy
flying about, but. sincc tho Cars tMkin9 ulf.
usefu, persons arc giving It form. Mr. Thurlow
WCGti, wfsH row supplies yCtcr!n "reminiscences
to suit tho demand, has undertaken to furnish
fucts for this romance. hut when slftGd they
amount to this: l. III the curly stAgG Of shu tte-
'beilon q liuBsinn squadron wlntercd in New
York IIarbor; uthcr Rtlssian vessels were ut
San Frnncaco. =. Thu lttssfun Admiral and
Admiral FnrraEut wcrc DID Mediterranean
friends un.l lid now renGw tho visiting. .. Onr
day Fnrrnxut nsxeu him why thoy were winter
Ing hero. ind tho Adnitrrst answered tt1At they
hcro under seaictl ortlers.-acnts only to bu
broken lit IL contingency TINT hasl not yHt oc-
CURED. These scalctl oaicrs xtve n!uit scupc II
Imagination. Furthermore, thu Admiral told
FnrraKnt III tho gtrIctcst confidence that he hIla
"verbal orders to breuk t4o souls II, during tho
IlepcliEon, we became Involved III II war With
fotclgn nations." This avun glvus Hi unlimited
tiuld tn fnncy. Az the ltussinn to!d FlrrnEut in
tho strlgtest c0nlltlcnre, Of FnrrAKut toll
Weed. 1. Secretary Seward nskcd tho llussian
Minister why tho squadron wns staying hurc,
md TIC answered that he know not, but "thar It
h,ld no unfrenIly p'tr1'oac." Mr. Weed statcs
further, OF his avn Developing knowledge. that
H,tssfu scnt these ah!ps hcre to takc onr part it
England aul France mu.lu wAr Un rs.
thus been stated by Mr. lowell that he saw MI
autograph letter from Louis Eaporur urulu,:
tho Car u rlnlte with Frnnco and EngInnu. und
IL esspy Ut the Cxnrs nnswnr, "intor.nllsg hin
sttou!d u, supl,ort tho North. Trniv II one.ss'i
nlIlarce, forasrnueh ny the, United stntca can
make III Alllnnces snse hy public trGAty.
i IT. t11b nj fnrN In fhn tnttf0t 0f
~ "Ti,ero t' was etll ant'ther order sent to the
stutio,cti In tho Wcat lniIa ls!unss, t0 colicet
ri tho !tusainn vessels under hts cnlnfltuild. Sail
seaea iai'es arers sen "a h E epS
Those orarrr wero TINT hc so!id sail Immediate
" for New York. hAstSh " Washington. report
urslera until relieved. thus tcstlfyitlK most
s'Iset''ys IN n tas tn cur t y, sfE S as
Thas. by ~ prucess IS of evolution, tis faes ,iult
somc linsaln1i ships wore in Suw York barber Il
1art of tho winter bus grown to history thAt
lt,lsstl sel,t th0tn heru to Go rGnty 10 nuke wur
on England Anl Fl7.1lce. without whiting fur
further nrlers, Or fur y tcusarlsinn 81 wnr.
tho Intervention Vt iireat Uritan and Francu il,
brtlalf Ut tho CenEctierncy.
NJ Mr n9 81, e S SSnFs 2 f9ppGn's1,s 1 ' s, e
hD represents that nll this intent Of tho Car
brought out by Hnrtsclmsku.E ~ reproAvt To tho
% Gnorish siisht @ Of 't tho t;r,nd nuks Alcxis, lid
TINT 10. Dano, tas nnrrntr all tais Et,sit many
times Iii hjs htEUrtcMI lcEtnr15 at,d thtruby it
liHs become history, All Of wlslct shows tho
Value af Mr.. H. c. Dane ,is ~! historical lecturer
suppuau se Mpply to aIt this thu rNlo Of ct,ul.
mnlt scIlsc. We lNrcelfr tint thu bAsis ns fnet
" tho sleHdcrcst, tho structure Of fnhcy. must
eblltlthly cEclulbus. NnsAlt mud hud quito AS
much Ut war ns she wnlstetl with England and
France. The bruken isepabu cta.ld .lo n..thtg
to MD Itussla III WIT with those Powers. lettsslA
would haye eacriticd hersolt " such y wur. 4
semi 1Ir stlbHtlrs'n II rcmute parts with srlsp1
orture tn1aIsc tantinEcit witr ul tue fleets nf
tvs ur tho Krcatest Powers for u nero 6unti-
inettal RttnchIncnt. Such 1!eet IA EnglaAd
Alnpy wpiIl1 huSt spnt npnn tbD Trrnt Mi1nIr
would hive IHulu SHIRT Wurk of thG lltssal
eluntlrtH1, and then llussn would hAse iIai II
great MIR DiI hpr llnnds. ...
Therefore. fnustt,ttcl III the only thing which
1hat squadron csAll,l ds' IN such cnat!nHea.t9;
Franco III emitting III, tho 1r.at kcpublc. rs to
sharp ihn spoil uid Hlhry, tho oniy rnttnnAl cou-
cluson IL that tue Cxnr sEnt It huru for hut tr.
p,ee. Tile prctelIsn Of mystery ut that lltI.g.
and tho subsequent rgeiatIsc. W"rp but II small
tgAt fur HIasnn diplomacy. which hlls always
buen futlcd fur the itrts "f deceit.