The Sun.
London, England, 1838-08-20 00:00:00

INTRIGUES OF RUSSIA.

FRANKFORT, AUG. !!.,-.2-1." Tbere is mischief brewing at
Berlin, or we are much mistiel.l." t.,Such were the words
I read about two months ago in a I.::,l9,4rterorary of yours
when the Congress of Princes took place in Opital, and
indeed there was, and moreover there is, mischief br(3.till at
Berlin. The Prussian Cabinet, itself distinguished only
want of character, is totally unable and unfit to take any great
leading part in European politics, however much it may covet
the name and the appearance of it ; but. Russia pulls her
strings and plays her games so well at Berlin, and finds there
so many sympathies and welcome propensities, that her present
schemes would almost seem to have found a sort of centre
there, at least as far as they dare disclose them even to the
most friondly power. Whatever may have been concocted at
St. Petersburgh. and partly dished at Berlin, no one can doubt
that it is mainly directed against England.
Russia knows the power of her mighty rival, and is work-
iag hard to strengthen her position against a struggle that
sooner cc later must ensue ; she has good reasons to be afraid
of a war, and therefore she boasts of her pacific policy ; she
avoids the cannon-balls, but employs her miners who cork in
the dark under ground. It surely is not for the mere pres-
sure of enjoying fresh air that the Czar this summer is seen
everywhere like another Fly ing, Dutchman ; it is not for the
mere farce of military shows that a host of princes was gathered
to meet him at Berlin ; it is not for simply complimenting the
King of Sweden that he paid a visit to Stockholm, laying
.side all his notions about "upstart kings ;" nor is it only for
sipping the petit lait of Kreuth that his Empress has bent her
graceful steps to Munich, where a banker has received
orders to have three millions in gold ready for her. The
Grand Duke Cesarewitsch Alexander also is not travelling
through Germany without clever companions; yet, if even
there were no other frets before us than all these visits, every
observer of Russian policy would be led to suspect that Russia
had at present particular wishes and reasons to secure the good
• graces of the German Princes. But there are other facts.
Philip of Macedon wanted a seat in the Amphyctionic Coun-
cil, and every schoolboy knows why. Nicholas of Rus-
sia desires a place in the German Confederation, and an
adequate vote in the Diet I This is a positive fact, and you
will be s ill more surprised to hear what grounds these
pretences are built upon. Esthland and Livonia, the very
same provinces which the Russian Government has all
along been labouring to deprive of every vestige of their
German nationality, of their language and religion, as
well as of their ancient political rights, the Czar now
wants to be added to the Germania Confederation, in
order to settle himself regularly in this country, and
to exercise in a sort of legitimate manner that baneful in-
fluence which hitherto he had to practise [Lore covertly. It is
too notorious to be unknown in England how all the German
states are overrun by secret Russian agents ; how they lavish
money, pensions, and orders in every direction, to secure men
of talents and influence to work their plans ; and that, besides
having got into their hands the Journal de Francfort of this
very city, they entertain numberless scribes to advocate their
schemes, and to promote their interests through the German
Press.

Nicholas himself intends pa) ing a visit to Bavaria, and
strange indeed are some of the preparations the Russian
diplomacy has required for his reception ; suffice it to men-
tion, that already, as far as three months back, the whole
Bavarian police received instructions to be on the watch
" for fifteen individuals who were in sworn league to assas-
sinate his Imperial Majesty." The Russian directions went
so far as to add the whole of them were Polish refugees, but
only of one name and description were known by secret advises
from Paris, where they had been sojourning : it, therefore,
would be necessary to keep a sharp eye on all Poles, and not
to suffer one anywhere where Nicholas intended to make his
appearance. Thus, even the German police must be employed
to allay the cruel fears of the fast-travelling monarch, however
unfounded they probably are. At the same time all the south
of Germany is swarming with Russians, who would seem a sort
of flank and body guard to the Czar. Withal it is but fair to
add, that the Bavarians themselves consider the Russians Aext
in succession to the devil himself, and therefore rejoice that
there is now little appearance of the most unpopular and im-
politic match still being concluded. —Morning Chronicle.
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