The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1855-10-30 00:00:00

RUSSIA.

The Co nstitutionnel publishes the following let-
ter :—" St. Petersburg, Oct. 15.—Unfavourable accounts suc-
ceed each other with such rapidity here, that the greatest des-
pondency has seized on all classes. We had scarcely learnt
the defeat of Gen. Korff, near Eupatoria, when we were in-
formed by telegraph of the arrival of the Allied fleets before
Odessa. On the other hand the anxiety observed among the
upper classes, and even the members of the Imperial family,
has contributed in no small degree to increase the popular
alarm. A report prevailed during the course of the day, that
the Empress had commanded Gen. Gezevitch to proceed ex-
press to Nicolaieff with a letter to the Emperor, in which she
entreats him to return to St. Petersburgh. The approach of
the enemy has aroused the fears of both Empresses. The
Czar is no longer safe at the extremity of the Liman on which
Nicholaieff is built, and the Metropolitan has ordered general
prayers to be offered in the churches for the Emperor's
security. I have this very day attended at one of these cere-
monies in the church of Kasan, and the serious countenances
.of the masses that thronged round the images of the saints
convinced me that they are beginning to feel the gravity of the
crisis. Besides, the Government openly admits that fresh sa-
crifices must be submitted to. In the western part of the em-
pire preparations are making for the 14th levy, which is to
take place before next March. The decree relative to
this levy is expected to appear in a few days. The
diplomatic accounts are not less unpleasant than the
military reports. The representatives of Russia at fo-
reign courts are by no means satisfied with the at-
titude assumed by the different Cabinets. Taking for in-
stance the neighbouring States, it has been observed that in
Sweden the King is more and more disposed every day to
adhere to the policy of the Western Powers, and Count Nes-
selrode has determined to send to Stockholm an Envoy-
Extraordinary, with a view to counterbalance the constantly
growing influence of the Ministers of France and England.
At the other extremity of the empire the conduct of Persia
does not inspire more confidence. Notwithstanding the
honours paid to General Bronsiloff, the Russian Envoy at
Teheran, it is not considered probable at the Home-office that,
with the victories of the allies before them, the Shah will per-
severe with a strict neutrality. On the other hand, a very
marked reception given by Persia to the representative of
France must be regarded as a most 'significant fact, and
nobody any longer talks here of the Persian embassy, whose
arrival was so pompously announced about a month since.
As to Austria, be assured that the Russian Government does
not flatter itself that the Cabinet of Vienna will long perse-
vere in its present neutrality. The Cabinet of St. Petersburg
has directed its agents in foreign countries to state that it is
reducing the army in Poland, in order to show how little she
has to fear from Austria. But that statement is totally un-
founded. According to a recent decision of Prince Dolgo-
rouki, the army of Poland is not to be diminished by a single
regiment. In point of fact, all the acts of the Russian Govern.
ment indicate a resolution to continue the war. You will soon
have an additional proof of it. lam informed that the Privy
Council have just decreed the raising of a militia of reserve
intended to defend the territory without actually engaging in
the war. As I was about to close my letter I learned the de-
parture of a courier for Stockholm, with important despatches
for the Russian Minister, Jakow-Andrewitsch Daschkoff,
accredited to that court."
According to letters from St. Petersburg, the Em-
peror Alexander's mind is becoming affected. He has
grown exceedingly religious since his troops have been every.
where beaten, and he prays the whole day, invoking Provi-
dence to accord him a victory. It is likewise stated that his '
train includes more Priests than Generals.
Rumour adds that the Czar has sprained his foot in the
most serious manner, and is obliged to keep to his room.
Accounts from Nicholaieff in the German Journal of
Frankfort; state that the two Military Commissioners of
Russia to the Courts of Vienna and Berlin, Counts Haekel-
burg and Benkendorff, have left by order of the Emperor for
the head-quarters of General Gortschakoff, toexamine in what
condition the Russian army happens to be..