The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-10-31
orc News from Wall stresu-The Russian
Dcspot-Tno Atroeicus Exile OF NJ. Eodisco
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ore News from, wall Street.-The Russian
Dcspos-Tno Atro.icus Exile OF NJ. Sodisco
to siberia.
The Cowi0 aaA Enquirer, Of yesterday morn
ing, with some display and flourish OF trumpets,
published the following letter from Washington, as
a piece of exclusive intelligence, fresh from the
mint
WAsuIrGToy, October o. 1919.
The Emperor Nicholas has recently perpetrsted an
If uDpsi slleled bsrbarsm which will be deeply de-
IoI.d b the eiti2eps OF asbipgton aad can hardly
Iai awaken the indignation OF the civilized world.
He has torn NJ Bodseo. so long the Russian envoy in
Washington from his family and driven bin, in his
old age into the lifelong risors of Siberian exile This
news 50 astounding, comes through medium which
precndes all doubt
II ostus that sdct Of the Autocrat prohibits his
6ipoua'io agents from owning property of any kind
in the countries 10 which they are accredited and
Nj bcdisco lad euIich-d himself in estates wholly
American. He owned yslusble real estate In George
town and had become consideshly Interested in go.
verDment securities his property IN all WAS valued
ct s4.o eco these facts became known TO the En-
peIor last winter, through the agency OF spy and
BE Immediately proceeded in an artful manner TO en-
trap n. Bodisco into bis hands He directed NJ Bo-
din repair to St PETERBOROUGH without any delay,
his council was required IN matter OF great impor-
tsIce and he further directed not to fail to bring
with him bis phew frenir seeredirs OF the Russian
Legation at " Arlington, ~ commission awaited
him IN the mp srial army which was about to march
sganrt the HupgArians. To this order NJ Bodisco
yielded prompt obedience. He snd his nephew sail
ed for home early in May last On presenting them
selves to ieholss the nephew thrown into pris on
and M Bodsco hurried of into the wids Of sibe-
ria
ii,srn that, just previous to his departure from
Washington either iron suspicisn as TO his mo-
naIeh motives or in view Of the peils OF the voyage
Bodisco settled handsome fortune upon his mush
respected Wife, who, viii be remembered is an Anne
ricsp lady
These facts have been in my possession for several
week. but npo.r an injunction OF secrecy lest they
should reach Madame Bodiseo-it being thought best
that The .hoaid hear nothing, rather than such news
from her bui band.
OF one need be told tina. this atrocous act
Of the Emperor Is matter entirely his own; but IL
certainly viii have potent Influence in srousng and
todstpg III. ympathe- Of the world against that
ambitious AID remorseiess depot.
They are just five weeks and Eve days behind
the time, for, in turning TO the files of our paper,
we find, m the N,ic York Hrad of September
20, a letter published from oae of our Washington
correspondents, in which occurs the following i'm
portant extfact;-
ws'HlSeTOs, Sept. IS. iS4s.
Why did MIR Bodisco so to Russia Ia asked It
cannot perhars. be Satisfactorily answered lie re-
turned on bn ipesa which he could not entrust to an
other and took with hun his brother to ains
IN. Iuna sriaps IiE marriage With an American lady
softtned toe besr TOTO semi lamb AID admitted
him 10 circles where be could Spy 20 more advantage
than Il hv Lad ,nain'd en- q bachelor Having Seen
With the de-isDs Of the French government
lis Ristiop ma, have had IN view the social order"
nut BOW q LUrppc but - the world Including espe-
ciSily this unhnished country. The Emperor aid not
ho~tyer oontde implicitly VA VI Bodisoo lie may
have recalled hI o. intrrFogste him ss 20 his private
conduct. In part he forbidden 70 incest money in
9motcaH funds, whs hs Russian Erchsquer rou.
ih1o ne ~ rho Jor thr,s y'ars dogfsf MS tieps
y,Gthd Rh'Iia ttg 6,fe ne Minister. and male his ~.
port bfs fayTiai hare bsen eredibiy IN
JerDsd TIE Of Bisrid not so PL,asani as "a,
oinoE.Lsre II So P,fesburghor Washington.
We were somewhat startled by this astounding
information, at the time but from the general
correctness of cur correspondent IN his statements,
and from the consistency Of the oircumslantia
l. 4. l.I,
We should, probably, have drawn more particular
" the public attention to it at once but that the
explosion between our Secretary of State and Nj.
Poussin, and the war panic of Mr.. Clayton were
sprung upon the county at the same time, like a
waichmsn'r rattle and a cry Of " FIRE" AT night.
Subsequently, the continuous disclosures of the
bungng diplomacy Of our PRIME minister, and the
ominous shaping If ,nts on the continent OF Ed
rope, have prevented a recurrence 10 the case Of
Mir. Bodisco; our report Of which, under otner
crcums,snces, would have attracted the interest
and excited the just Indignation Of the whole com.
nuniy.
M. Alexandra de Bodisco Remarkably robus,
and VIGOROUS for man Of sitty) has, since 1899,
been the r,prc4 cntahye of the Car at Washington.
In 1880 he married Miss Williams, daughter Of
alinhly respectable family in Georgetown, ID. C.,
where he has since resided lie his now a family
al several children. After the British Minister,
MIR For, vas succeeded in his official capacity,
Mir. Bodnco, ts ths Oldest a the diplomatic corps
at Washington. held the precedence on all state
occasions Of social Intercourse with The Precedent
ard his cubnet Officially, he was tenacious Of
the rights OF etiquette due to lac representative Of
the Cars thorough diplomat in everything In
his social relations he universally respected as
man or intelligence. hbcrslity end refinement
liz spoke several languages, aud seemed az well
Informed in the politics aud Institutions Of the
Ur.ted Stoies as upon those OF Europe lie freely
mingled with the citizens Of Washington, ia their
social parties, festivities aud smusements, aud was
seldom, on such occasions, uuaccompanied by
his wife. The foe personal attractions an1
charming Conversational powers Of Madame Il -
disoo always, IN thcse reunions, gave her the pre-
cedence in rank and beauty, and without her, a
party was regarded ss Incomplete At the great
Inauguration ball to Gen. Tay Tor, amid the thou
sands Of beauties there assembled, from all QUAR-.
ters Of the Union, her prc.emnence was a. con.
.picuous az At a family sou(s. Il was understood
a, Washington, that che was exceedingly anxious
70 accompany MIR Bodisco to Europe, having pro-
bsbh some forebodncs Of the fierce vengeance
and 60 oidty Of the Gar. The atrocIous punish.
ment Of hls minister will excite the execra,ons o
every American against the despot; bat the calam.
iy which has fallen npon the wife and children Of
the cailc, vii, he felt in the social circles at Wash
ton with the de-, pest regret Still, the case is. per
haps, not entirely hopeless. Excepting the viola.
ton of the law forbiddIng him against any invest
mtnis in property in this country, Mr. Bodisco has
been the devoted and faithful representative e In.
terrible master.
MIR Bodisoo lie a mysterious parsonage. Some
Years soo. while 81 Paris, we heard, ia the course