The whole crew was called on deck to hoist out the screw, a mass of copper weighing twenty-five thousand pounds, and set in a frame raised or lowered like a window sash.

With strong ropes and the power of three hundred men, the frame and its contents were lifted out of water, and the Variag became a sailing ship.

The Russian government is more economical than our own in running ships of war.
Whenever possible, sails are used instead of steam.

A few years ago a Russian Admiral was transferred from active to retired service because he burned too much coal.
The Variag was 2100 tons burthen, and carried seventeen guns, with a crew of 306 men.

She was of the fleet that visited New York in 1863, and her officers recounted many pleasant reminiscences of their stay in the United States.