The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-06-14

thd. Some oil the serfs excellent mechanics, and
member Of family, Usually about four dollars per an.
nun paid tax upon each person over TOUR years OF
age ALI that the serf earns over thus is ms own and
many considerable wealth. The serfs on the farms
live very udely in hus about twenty ee SQUARE with
brick stove six feet long IN one corner rough bench
or inverted trough, which is used as seat during the
day. at night forms couch in which the ladies OF the
establishment retire TO rest while the men beake them
selves TO the vicinity of the huge brick stove The room
is kept extremely hot and is constantly filled with smoke
These limited accommodations shared with pigs and
chickens of the farm, and collection of often
kept in the cellar To one unaccusomed to these pecu
arities they some what unpleasant
There are but three four really good roads in Rus
STA From St Petersburg TO Moscow, there is fine
macadamized road twenty five feet wide, with broad
level space on each side; making the whole about one
that you often stretched out before you twenty
or thirty miles The usual public conveyance is vehi-
Gle similar to the French diligence. Russia is fine
country Tor railroads, owing 10 its level surface The
railroad from St Petersburg 10 Moscow, now being built
under the direction of Major Whistler formerly of Mas
sachase,.s, will be finished next autumn, About fifty
thousand men are now employed upon it, The only rail
road in Poland runs from Warsaw north, distance OF
fifty or sixty miles.
The laws Of Russia with regard careless driving
worthy OF imitation in country Whoever runs
down person by rapid driving foreits the vehicle and
horses. The present Emperor riding in his carriage
some time since, when the driver accidentally
drunken man in the street. His Majesty immediatey
had the carriage driven to and gave up the
vehicle and horses TO be sod and the proceeds applied 10
some charitable purpose.
The city of Moscow, rendered famous by Napoleon's
celebrated expedition built in the twelfth century
and contains four hundred thousand inhabitants.
1t situated in great valley, and the houses are mostly
the city stands the walled hill of Kremn, which is
rounded BY brick wall fifty 10 seventy Ave feel high,
and mile and half in circumference. Within these
limits several public buildings. The popular opinion
that the kremln palace is erroneous 1t is simply,
its name signifies, walled enclosure, and built
defence against domestic lnsurrection. 1t could no more
tah hui
church which stands within its limits is bell weighing
one hundred and forty thousand pounds. but this is
ecpsed by The great bell which stands at the foot of the
tower This is nineteen feet high, sixy-hve feet in
circumference, eighteen inches thick, and weighs four
hundred thousand pounds avOirdupOs large piece has
been broken out OF it, and II is sometimes used as chapel
Around the city stretches public garden boulevard,
and outside OF this wall OF turf thirty or forty feet IN
height.
Three hundred churches each with five or six domes,
are scattered throughout the city The domes pear
soped, and surmOunted by spre and cross, with
crescent beneath it, They are painted sometimes brown
and often bright blue color with large spanges of gold
AS there from fifteen hundred thousand domes
in the city, the effect, when the shining upon them,
is extremely brilliant About nine tenhs of the city was
burnt BY the Russians when they evacuated it in 1872
II has been ascertained who gave orders to have
the city fired The Governor General of Russia RosOp
chin, who charged with having caused the conha
grafton, has discaimed the tits probable, however,
that the commander of the Russian troops which marched
from the city when Napoleon entered it, gave orders to
fire the buildings Tartar like, they burnt everything
they eeated Napoleon could easily nave prevented the
catastrophe if he had suspected it, he could have
toned soldiers in every house; but he did anticipate
such event. The city now shows sign of the vast
conagr alton which has rendered famous European
history
St Petersburg is twenty-five miles in circuit, and has
no fortfcauon except along the Neva This river is
about one third of mile wide, and deep to be
igable for first class merchant ships The city abounds
with splendid palaces and public buildings. Here is
beautiful column erected by the present Emperor 10 the
memory OF his brother Alexander 1t is a Shaft eighty
feet high, rising from base of eighteen feet and sur
mounted by statue of red granite polished like mirror
The beautiful equestrian statue of Peter the Great stands
in of the public squares looking across the river
The peculiar situation of ST. Petersburg exposes it
frequent foundations, Being but little elevated above the
river When the heavy gales of wind which prevail in
the Gulf of Finland and the Baltic the Neva 10
become swollen, the city is in great danger.
Or. Baird stated the correct pronunciation of Russia
and Prussia to be il they written Rusher and
Prushsr, and not, as is very commonly used Rooster
and Proosher