The Sun.
London, England, 1854-04-13 00:00:00

" THE WILL OF PETER THE GREAT.

In the name of the holy and indivisible Trinity, we,
Peter, Emperor and Autocrat of All the Russian, &c.,
to all our successors on the Throne and in the Govern-
ment of the Russian nation;

"Forasmuco as the great God, who is the Author and
Giver of our life and crown, hath constantly illumined
us with His light, and upheld us with his support," &c.
Here Peter, sets out in detail that, according to
his view, which he takes to be also that of Provi-
dence, he,regards the Russian nation as destined
hereafter to exercise supreme dominion over
Europe. He bases his• (pinion on the fact that
the European nations have for the most part fallen
into a condition of decrepitude not far removed
from collapse, whence he considers that they may
easily be subjugated by anew and youthful race,

Ls soon as the latter shall have atiaiued its ful.

vigour.
The Russian monarch looks upon the coming in-
flux of the northerns into the east and west as a
periodical movement, which forms part of the
scheme of Providence, which, in like manner, by
the invasions of the barbarians, effected the regene-
ration of the Roman world. He compares these
migrations 'of the Polar nations to the inundations
of the Nile, which at certain seasons fertilises the
arid soil of Egypt. He adds that Russia, which
ae found a brook, and should leave a river, must,
under his successors, grow to a mighty sea, destined
fertilise worn-out Europe, and that its waves
would advance over all obstacles if his successors
,vere, only capable of guiding the stream. On this
Account he leaves behind him fi.,r their use the fol-
owing rules, which he recommends to their atten-
ton and constant study, even as Moses consigned
..,is tables of the law to the Jewish people :
"RULES.

"1. The Russian n-ttuni wast be constantly on a war

footing to keep the soldiers w:,rlike and in good condi-
Lion. No rest niti,t rillowel except fur the in:rpose
if relieving tine ',tate finances, recruiting the army, or

the favourable favourable moment for attack. By these
weans peace is made subservient to war, and war to
~eace, in the int,rest of the aggrandisement and increas-
ing pr..sperity of Russia,.
"2. Every possible means must be used to invite
front the most cultivated European States commanders
to war and philosophers in peace, to enable the Russian
:action to pal ticipate in the advantages of other countries
.without losing► any of its own.
•` 3. No opportuitty must be lost of taking part in
•n the affairs ant disputes of Europe, especially iu those
,f Germany, which, from its vicinity, is of the most
I.rect interest to us.

" 4. Poland mu,t he divided by keeping up constant
jealousies and confusions there. The authorities must
e gained over with money, and the Assemblies cor-
i upted so as to influence the ejection of the Kings. We
etust get up a party of our own there, send Russian
troops into the country, and let them sojourn there so
tong that they may ultimately find some pretext for
there for ever. Should the neighbouring
States make difficulties, we must appease them for the
moment by allowing them a share of the territory until
we can safely r:::suiue what we have thus given away.
"5. We must take away as much territory as possible
from Sweden, and contrive that they shall attack us
first, so as to give us a pretext for their subjugation.
With this object in view we must keep Sweden in op-
position to Denmark, and Denmark to Sweden, and
,edulously foster their mutual jealousies.

'•G. The consorts of the Russian princes must always
be chosen from among the German princesses, in order
to multiply our family alliances with the Germans, and
4o unite our interests with theirs ; and thus, by con-
solidating our influence in Germany, to cause it to
attach itself spontaneously to our policy.
"1. We must be careful to keep up our commercial
.t;liance with England, for she is the Power which has
most need of our products for her navy, and at the same
tune may be of the greatest service to us in the develop-
ment of our own. We must export wood and other
articles in exchange for her gold, and establish pertna-
oent connexions between her merchants and seamen
and our own.

"8. We must keep steadily extending our frontiers—
northward along the Baltic, and southward along the
shores of the Black Sea.

" 9. We must progress as much as possible in the
:irection of Constantinople .and India. • He who can
)nee get possession of these places is the real ruler of
i,he world. With this view we must provoke constant
tuarrels at one time with Turkey and at another with
Persia. We must establish wharves and ducks in the
uxitie, and by degrees make ourselves masters of the
ea as well as of the Baltic, which is a doubly important
-lement in the success of our plan. We must hasten
rim downfall of Persia, push on into the Persian Gulf ;
:1- possible re-establish the ancient commercial inter-
course with the Levant through Syria, and force our
say into the Indies, which are the storehouses of the
world. Once there we can dispense with English gold.
"10. Moreover, we must take pains to estalAsh and
iaii;tain' an intimate union with Austria, apparently
i,iuntenancing her schemes for future aggrandisement ►n
:4erioaiiy, and all the while secretly rousing the jealousy
it the m►nor States against hi-r. In th►s way we must
ring it to pass that one or t,.re other party tr'rr.ll seek
iid from Russia ;. and thus we shall
.exercise a sort of
irotectorate over the country which will pave the way
for future supremacy.
" 11. We must make the House of Austria interested
.11 the expulsion of the Turks from Europe, and we must
aeutralise its jealousy at the capture of Constantinople
Aber by pre.iecupyim_• it with a war with the old Euro-
pean States, or by allowing it a share of the spoil, which
we can afterwards resume at our leisure.

"12. We must collect round. our house, as round a
mitre, all the 'detached sections of Greeks which are
-tattered abroad in anngary,. Turkey, and South Po-.
and, We must make them look to us fir support, and
then, by tstablisl,ing beforehand a sort of ecclesiastical
•uore'macy, we shall pave the way fur universal sove-
reigi.ty.
•' 13. When Sweden is ours, Persia vanquished, Po-
land subjugated, Turkey conquered—when our armies
are united, and the Euxine and the Baltic are in the
possession of our ships, then we must make separate and
secret overtures,, first to the Court of Versailles, and
then to that of Vienna, to share with them the domi-
nion of the world. If either of them accepts our propo-
sitions, which is certain to happen if their ambition and
self-interest are properly worked upon, we must make
use of this one to annihilate the
.other; this done, we
have only to destroy the remaining one by finding a
pretext for a quarrel, the issue of which cannot be
doubtful, as Russia will then be already in the absolute
possession of the East and of the best part of Europe.
" 14. Should the improbable case happen of both re-
jecting the propositions of Russia—then our policy will
be to set one against the other, and make them tear
each other to pieces. Russia must then watch for and
seize the favourable moment, and pour her already as-
sembled hosts into Germany, while two immense fleets,
laden with Asiatic hordes and convoyed by the armed
squadrons of the Euxine and the Baltic, set sail simul-
taneously from the Sea of Azoff and the harbour of
Archangel. Sweeping along the Mediterranean and the
..atlantic, they will overrun France on the one side, while
Germany is overpowered on the other. When these
countries are fully conquered the rest of Europe must
fall easily and without a struggle under our yoke. Thus
Europe can and must he subjugated."

THE INDIAN MAIL.—MALTA, April 7.—The Himalaya,
with the India mail, has just arrived. She lands her
oassengera and mails to convey troops, and, as the
Indus has broken down, and the Vectis has gone to
‘larseilles, the French steamer Bosphore has been en-
;aged to take on the mail. Nothing can equal the dis-
Appointment felt at such an accident. 152 passengers
ire on board, many seriously ill, and anxious to get on,
sod are obliged to land without any prospect of proceed-
ing for the present. The hotels are so full that no ac-
ommodation is procurable for half the number re-
quiring it.
MAIL PACKETS.—By a return presented to Parliament,
if the longest and shortest voyages froni Southampton
to Ushant, made by tie Contract packets on the routes
7eartshell)B4eBnitTllags2Mieldietetusnivaen,eaint' and Brazils, for the
app,ars that by the
Peninsular packets, 'the longest voyage was 84 hours,
..nil the shortest 214 hours. Mean voyage, 31 ; average
voyage, 20 hours. By the Me.literraziean packets toe
ingest voyage was 36 hours, shortest 21 hours ; rnea„
voyage 20, and average voyage 24 hours. By the. Brazil
,rickets imean tlehen voyageiliiige:.t voyage s%'ai43 hours, shortest 21
lours.average
voyage 25 hours.
OUR SHIFTING IN 1353.—During the year there were
AIM and registered in the United Kingdom 635 sailing
vessels of timber, of the collective burden of 146,380
T.uns, and 10 of iron, of 8,576 tons ; the numher of
steamers built was 36 f timber, with a tonnage amount-
.lig to 3,305, and 117 of iron, with a tonnage of 44,910;
32 colonial-built vessels (20 of them from New Bruns-
wick) were. registered. here, and 102 foreign ; the ton-
nage of the former was 26;443, of the latter 30,073.
19 of our sailing vessels and 15 of o-:r steamers, with a
Linked tonnage of 5,221, were broken up in the course
of the year, and 569 'of our sailing vessels, and 12 of our
steamers together of 120,714 tons, were wrecked.

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