New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-08-19

versts distant. Each one gives az his passport.
and IS as firmly bound IN this way as Il Is possible
for n man to be. and knows full well that. without
il, he cannot stir from the quarter he Is placed to
work In.
80 in these works many Of them come from
places a thousand versts of who have bought their
time OF their owners and seek employ meut When
they are received their passport Is taken and num-
bered and a corresponding number given 10 them
on brass ticket which they have 10 show, as i
before said get their pay. These Tor incspacity
or nal behavior are discharged at any time the
500 Government sers cannot be discharged and II
any of these conduct themselves Improperly, the
police take them in charge and they are nogged-
INQUIRED particularly to the capacity OF these
men for their work, and was told that they were
very apt were excellent imitators, and IN their
opiniou did far better than if they had had to
break in a similar number Of American workmen'
owing to their habit Of implicit obedience. One
of these serfs does not know what IL is to dispute
an order: if told 20 Jump into the Neva II Is done
without word Of comment They say moreover
that they accomplish much work here now as
they could accomplish in the United states with
the same advantages OF machinery and an equally
large corps OF capable Yankee hands. This sur
prised me much, as did also some specimens OF
their work | saw as in forging and casting. saw
a COPY Of Leonardo da Ninci's last Supper copied
and cast in iron in relief OF exquisite finish, equal
to any OF Berlin iron lhave seen. They lack. how.
ever, inventive genius they are apt and quick, and
good imitators 10 certain extent, and nothing
more There are twelve OF fifteen English and
American workmen here, as oves=ssrs or master
machinists, and the rest except few Swedes
and Germans, are mostly Russian seris, VINO nave
been converted into good efficient workmen within
the last three wears. believe | mentioned before,
that Government furnishes the frm corps OF po-
lice numbering 90 soldiers. These stand guard
regularly night and day, and give the works the
appearance OF a military camp.
The Emperor came the other and paid them or
the first time, visit He examined everything
with attention asked a great many questions, and
spent three hours in going over the works, and ex
messed himself pleased and moreover sstonished
at the celebrity with which they worked To use
his own expression TO MIR J. at our presentation 10
him, be had not words 10 express his qualification
at the successful manner in which Major Whistler
and Mesrs. Harrison, Winans and Eastwick had
carried ON their undertakings
After his visit he sent TO each OF the partners
diamond ring Of the value OF 1000 roubles-pro-
NOTED the two Coonels who had been sent out to
America and who had recommended Major WINS
tier to the rank of General-and 20 the MAJOR gave
the Order of St Anne hi Oh distraction, but more
honorary than substantial
have not spoken of the wages given, except 70
the Government serfs. A common laborer gets not
far from IS cents per day and good experienced
workman about a dollar They have already made
at these works some machinery other than tor the
Railroad by special contract-a number oil steam
engines for example. for Siberia. They thus eouid
have full employment for their whole works on
such contracts had they work to do Tor Govern.
ment. mention to this TO show the increase OF
need for machinery here 10 Russia II saw also At
their works quantity of thrsshing machines OF
Yankee invention. which had been made here TO be
sent into the interior Of Russia Last OF all. ex-
ahmed model Of the Royal cars, which are to be
20 feet in length fitted up Of course in sumptuous
manner.
Al we started for the city, and took leave OF
our attentive and enterprisng friends well pleased
with our visit and If you have bali the interest In
reading my rough account OF II that had IN seeing
shall be well satisfied. 1t 70 me one of the
most interesting sights Of the Imperial City and
would sooner have missed visiting the Hermitage
or PeterhoH or the much Wanted Islands, than
the American establishment at Alexandrofisky.