New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-04-18

mas driven the nagS oil all Otiler natiohs Toih
TIE seas. The Tartar, about as big as the York.
town, is, perhaps, Of about the same lighting
power, and Is credited with little higher rate
Of speed. In general appearance, however, she
looks less modern and dashing than this slightly
and well-scasoned favorite among the smaller and
lower-ratcd vessels of the American fleet The
Partridge, ending the second line opposite TIC
Atlanta, is even smaller than the practice cruscr
bancroft, having displacement OF but 40 'oh'
A jaunty naval toy she carries no guns oieg''
than 4-nch, and she will probably ATTRACT
wide attention as the baby Of the Columbian nee.
She maintains the loft Of the British l'nc as ~
to be expected, with becoming cockiness am
sprightliress Of aspect.
Tho Dutch cruiser Van Speyk, which arrived
this Afternoon. was assigned to position almost
opposite the Philadelphia, filling the gap IN the
outer line between the tiagship Blake OF the
British sauadron and the first OF the Russian
cruisers. the General Admiral The Van Speyk
il an UNPROTECTED vessel Of the old style, with
HIGH black hull and double OF portfolios for
her guns She has tonnage Of 3,40o. ana Is
lightly armed for her type, carrying but SIN D.
inch and eight 4-inch guns
The IIussard which came in late this evening,
and took place near the Jean Bart, is wooden
cruiser Of the old style, almost as small M IN"
Partridge, though carrying somewhat heavier
small cruisers of the old Navy In the years before
armor and high steam power. Her displacement
is only $50 tons, and her numbers only no.
The French flagship the Arethnsc, ia expected
cary tomorrow.
With the French man-of-wars assignment 10
the onter line the foreign feet begins 10
balance the American ard the fotilla TO take on
a far more varied and attractive appearance
Looking east from the inner Roads the cruisers
Of tho American squadron strctch away '"ai''
tho Old Point shore in dazzling line OF white
the hulls low and dancing in the water, the masts
short and bare Of rigging, only III" slcam III inc
sun Of the ccppcr-colorcd stacks ana veh''la'or
pipes to relieve the trying, pipeclay uniformity
of this half Of the feet. The flags, even, hoat-
ING from the stern rail and not from the mzzcn
ran are too low hidden TO add needed touch
OF color in the monotony OF whltc
The ontcr lire however. offers By contrast the
variety Which the inner lacks giving the whole
spectacle the color and picturcsqucness which
until TODAY II has decidedly lacked The fOrmid-
able French cruiser Jean Bart, over which floats
the eyer-beautful tricolor Of the Republic, blacn
Of hull ard with graysh upper decks. leads the
foreign squadron Next comes the Bansan, pom
derous and warlikc with the qualities OF snip
sacrificed 10 those Of floating fortress, WIN
thick and awkward military masts rising from
massive deck amdships, fore and aft bo'h cut
away the gaudy Italian flag at the STERN ara 'h'
more modest union jack at the fore Beyonu are
the fullrigget. stately Russian cruisers. types OF
the men-of-war which swept tho sea- oeiore '''
combat Of the Monitor and the Mcrrimac demon
stratcd TO a startled world the possibilities OF
massive armor. The white Russian nag VIII" is
diagonal cross of blue, floats from the mzzeii-
gars high up on both the Rynda and the General
Admiral The tricolor reversed. or dlaao'aiN
arranged flies from the stern OF the newly arrlVcu
Van Speyk with unprotected hui ana Hs1"
masts, as much as the Russian snip "p
Of naval ideas now vitalized only IN TIE hec,S
of the more peaceful and unprogrcsave mari
time nations. Beyond the Van Spcyk are the
British ships. with the flag on which victory
b.s ncrchcd in immemoria' naval battles Tying
from their The St. SeS[SS er can
carry. Tapping from the high mast OF the Blakr,
seems to Haunt the naval prestige OIL hngi ,
the nss fop IN rS' osi Single ship
Io,cr IN the week. when the other mcn-of- war
come in. another line will be formei s'lll further
Ga 50 to as tho he Ro,ds ' WITH Of ships tie
three lines stretching almost two miles IN lehg.n'
with o breadth of threeauart,rs OF a mile, per PER
hans from inner outer, with nothing DuI Inv
iowiving Point and the vast cxpanse OF sea ana
sky eastward toward the Chesapeake ana the
ocean 10 limit the sweep and majesty ol th.
% now and then of the hideous steam
boats which ply rrgultr passenger ann Srr-
folk and the neighborins roadstead towns ,
As the vessels of the two natons entered the
Roads to-day more powder was burned 'nan mSu,
:" Old Point reached fever heat. On arriving OIL
the Point this morning the ENGLISH Admiral ga, So,
inted the for, with twcnty-onc guns, and the i9rt
reclicd with thunder that shook all the walls
in the reservation. Then, on anchorlng, the Blake
saued Admiral Gherardi with thirteen gnn x am
rmmtsor being demanded by the iIritsh A.imirars
higher rank he being viceoAtlmiral. while the
SS%1 when # tn' .s 1an s s S
double salutcs were necessary. First the Hol-
lander fred twenty-one guns to the FORT WIFI 81,
in honor OF the American Admiral. an" inc Ihlla-
delphia replied. each vessel running the osne t
flag TO the maintop while aeve ara9 With .h fifteen
purs he being the only foreign officer OF tnat
rank in the port The Blake ran the Dutch ,lag
rapp d"o on o'e while the Van Speyks very DELHI
crate and slow. The Hollandcr fired through
PORTFOLIOS low in the hull in the oldI, ,d way way
"PPfh the English and Dutch commanders both paid
ceremonial Visits to the fort ana 10 ' sau ara
carries ninety officers. and the andiaion o, .H 70
liberal number he afcrdnner cont,na n more "a.
the Hygea made na n, gfn,se ~ ever did
not take the Engshmen long to get q Iootine
and RIVALS from the Other f9rcsn snS s Sas amos
as soft n snot as the wandering British noblcman
in the heart Of the American waterins-piacr girl
CONGRESSMAN REYBURN's GUESTS IN fEhIL'
Fort Monroe, April 1.-Two ships came Gown ,it
Bay this afternoon which were not honored VIII"
salutes either from the fort or from the mch-o VIII
which Law at anchor. They were thu Feh commission
steamer Fish Hawk and the lighthouse tender HOLY
ON her way down the Potomac from Washington the
Officers Of the Holly observed small yacht on harSha'
Hall making signals OF distress. Running up elohg
side Of her she was ornd to be on fire fore ara an
and her passengers were In a great state OF alarm
The Ere hose Of the Holly was Mt once put into
operation and the fire extinguished. The yacht was
The Gretchen and is owned by Congressman Rcyburn
OF Pennsylvania. But for the timely arrival OF me
Holly the little vessel would have been entirely de
uaight have heen some loss OF HE