Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1846-03-03

RCSSlA.-We are indebted 10 a gentleman
OF TINS city who has recently returned iromSi-
fetcrsburgh. Tor q copy of c~onespcndence
" hich has passed between Col. ToDu, the A
mcficon Minister there. and the Imperial
Economical Society. The letters are longer
than our limited space Will permit "a 10 pub
ish, bot their substance is a. ivllows:-
The iist letter isirom Pnnce BAIL. Dolgor-
ousky, Vice President OF the Society, aud
c~ommunicatc a vote oi thanks passed by the
Society TO Col. Todd. foo copies OF valuable
books which he had prcscnied TO them; and
among which was The Report OF The Commits
sioner OF Patents for lsii aud The proceedings
OF the Convention OF Farmers in tins city
The letter further Acknowledge the kindness
ot the AmcIicen Minister ia uieIingt to lacili-
tate the Socict,'s Correspondence with the
Agricultural Societies OF the Jnil.dStat,s, in
cons quence of which communications had
alrrady been opened With tea vi thrse societies
la the American Union.
The second lriter. from the SECRETARY. Alex
entcr DJuukovsky. requests, in behalf OF the
Society, that Col. Todd will aid them in max
ing ah experiment ''oi SOW ing in the Southern
provinces OF Russia the different kinds OF Oak
seeds which grow in the United States" lie
- requested to procure u few pounds Of the
following kinds of Oak sceds-Whitc Oak.
tqrercns aiber. Mich.) Qu1rens obfusiio6a
Mich. QrercRs discolG Ait. snd QnereHS
primns, Lin. and whatever Others ap known
10 be useful for ship building.
The reply OF Col. Todd. 10 tins request con
tains expressions and references which give to
II a good deal OF interest; and we accordingly
publish IL at length
ST. PETERsBuRoH. 18th Dec. 1915.
Sill have the honor TO scknowle ledge the
receipt OF your letters of 18th inst. la which
you INFORM me YOU are authorized bv the RusSi-
on Imperial Economical Soc ieiy To request me
To procure from the United States of America
a few pounds oi the seeds of the different kinds
OF oak which YOU have been pleased TO speei
".
Asst is The object Of the Society TO intro
ducc the growth of the oak iato the Southern
provinces OF Russia, ! shall take an early ooca-
sion To communicate with nv friends in the
United States, with a view Ia the accomplish
ment 81 the wishes Of the Society, aud conf
IDENTITY hope the object may b. effected i'm all
1916. Allow me 20 assure YOU, and through
you 10 assure the Imperial Economical Socie-
~, that ! shall be- highly entitled in The op
portumiy of fulfilling their request. not only
upon this subject but, slso, in relation 10 the
various kinds OF tobacco grown In my beloved
country. Tobacco aud shipbuildiug consti-
,uie two very important branches oi our ma
tA'A1i iAAufNl anu We ltEA 10 ltattAsirS on
cliieT subject, as we are usdy to enter into
competition with all ihe nations of the world.
In relation to the propagation Of tho oak in
Russia, we shall b. more thsu graiilied il the
project shall succeed. for our long continued
happy relations with this gcst Empire lead
us TO hopca powerful navy may form part of
her colossal influence, winch may aid. Nv the
balance OF power on The OCEAN, Ia maintaining
in all future time, the freedom Of the seas.
You orc aware ilai the live oak, an ever !
i the best material ioT ship-building;
especially Tor a military marine. Burr oak IL
the next IN ~qualiy-then w~hite-oak, &c
liye-cak Is found chiefly in our most
States, and the Other oaks i'm oil of
Siates-but especially in the northern.
middle aud western States. Our national ships
arc built OF iive-oak. aud ha,e been found TO-
be SOUND ai:sf the lapse 81 80 years.
With sinocTe wishes Tor The prosperity OF
he Society, end fof The continuance vfthe
most intimate relations between he two ma
ions possessing she greatest extent and re-
ulv old and ,ise new worid.
lhase the honor To be,
Very truly your obd't serr't.
A. DjuNNovsK, Esq, u. y. TODD.
Perpetual Secretary of the Society,
aud Actual Counsellor OF State,