The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-12-19

The names of Prince Menschikof and Prince
Gortschakof stand out at this moment in bold relief
ID Russian contemporary history and yet IT Is doubtS
iui whether the public would ever have had the hard
necessity OF pronounciDg them. ii the bsttaOns OF
the Russian empire had not been arrived against
Turkey Certainly, the pame OF Menschko If has its
sonrtnrs. The reader OF Russian history could not
fail ~ have his attention arrested BY the exploits Of
the fIst Prince Menschikon, ia the reign OF Peter
the Great TO be struck by the great sleBts To
which he owed mis- rise, or by the igneminy of his
fall. in tracing The career OF Prince Gortscha k0H
there ia an absence Of that ancestral fame which
rel the deeds of tie present Russian pie bipoten
tiary more nemorab'e and our sketch Of the COM
mander.in chief OF the Russian armies will, there.
fore necessarily be coofire ed within smaller limits.
or the actual date OF the birth OF Prince Gortscha-
Eoff we have record; ont believe il TO have
been later than the year 1892 and before the year
1886. In the ear 1928 lind bin serving in the
artillery Of the Imperial Guards; in 1929, he was
nominated to the staff If the KRAFT owsk Corps, and
be served with it in Slsuia aud at Schumls Ia that
year. or course do not pretend to enter lut0
history OF the wsr it ragged at that time bstween
the Russians and the Turks. We contiue ourselves
to that portion with whics Prince GOrtschskof was
connected. Redschid Pacha the Grand Vizier, being
at that time in force Ut Schumla, The Governor OF
Siiria meDaced by the Russians applied to bin for
assistance Redsct i'd created division by an attack
elsewhere In the course Of which the Turks showed
bravery quite equal TO that which has lately excited
so much surprise General Diebitsch was compelled
to march from Silistria on the 9Th Of June, with
Count Pahen's corps, 70 reinforce General Roih,
while General Krassotfsky left to continue the
beleaguerment OF Siistra. Prince Gortsc oAkoF was
with bis corps, and took part in the artillery opera
lions 1t not until the 30h of June that breach
having been made, the commander Of the fortress
'ffered capimlaton, and At last The Pacha aud bis
garrison surrendered prisoners of war. The siege
had lasted six weeks, anc the Russians had 200
men killed and wounded. No sooner was The re1u,-
tion Of Slistria accomplished, than General Krassoh
skys corps ordered t. 3humla; but he could not
bring up his last mel till the 18th July OfGortscba-
koff we find no special mention n the dispatches;
but he was actively engaged in all til ase operations
the object Of which was 10 occupy the attention Of
| Redschid Pacha while Diebitsch passed with the
| strength Of his army across the Balkan We fni
| one engagement, when tie Turks attacked KrassoT
sky's corps lear Marasch, unsuccessfully The last.
| named General had accomplished the object Of HIS
chief in having engaged the attention of the Vizer
| and yet kept up his communication with the maia
| Russian amy. Very shortly after, the treaty u
| Adran0ple put an nd TO the war.
| Prince GoItschukoT remained on the staff of the
artillery and il connection with Krassoskys corps,
until 1881, when he was called upon to take part in
| the war in Poland. He was VI this time one II the
chief staff officers OF Count Paben. For his services
| curing the campaign, he was made Lieutensit.
| General. As cOnmander in chief OF the Conoen-
trated Artillery he distinguished hi rself at various
places during the camp sign At Grocnow the ar.il-
| lery were called more int0 play than they had
hitherto been. Count Paben had been compelled To
retreat before the Polish troops when, by the con-
centration Of tremendous artillery force, the battle
was TUNED once more in favor Of the Russians. TnoI
ARTILLERY were under the command OF Prince Gorts-
chakof. In the subsequent operations, during taeI
| advance on Warsaw, Prince Gortschakof distin-
| gusned himself in an affair at Ostrolenka, whch|
sustained for long time the fire Of his artillery, till
the Poles were compelled to abandon it in flames
While the Russiass subsequently crossed the river
Prince Gortscbako protecre the bridge with his atu
bridge although the Poles claimed the victory tho
| days whole operations. Debitsch was sud ieuly|
taken off by the cholera and was succeeded by Mar
| shal Paskewitsch. who continued the movements
That capital was at length invested, and on the
18th September capitulated to the Russian General
| Prince G0rtschak0f distinguished himself during
the siege, in which his office as commander OF ar
tillery rendered him most important agent of thu
generaln. chief. After the retreat of Count Soil he
was put the staff Of the active army. In 1843 he
was promoted to the rank Of general Of artillery !
and in ls46 was made military Governor Of War
saw which post he still continues to hold. lie served
in the Hungarian war Of l849, in which he took an
important part In the same branch Of the service a
| In Poland and the Danubian provinces. In 1852 he
| represented Russia at the funeral OF the Duke d
wellington.
| On the occupation Of the Danubian provinces
during the present year, Pra,e Gortschakof was sp
pointed to the chief command OF the imperial forces
| When he entered Walacbia he published, under 81
perior orders proclamation, to the effect thai hi
royal master had no design of conquest; and tina
The inhabitants would be in every way protected ID
heir independence. Whether this was believed b.
him at the tine we know not; but events sooI
showed that the Russian commander either ha
never intended to fulfil his promises or that tn
power to do so had been taken from him by the ne
| cessities OF war The next act of Printe Gortscha
ko that in any way denoted his chara. ter, was hi
celebrated appeal to the fsnaticism Of the Russians
ending with the memorable words. =" Mort awx Pa
gans" The reader will not have forgotten, either
| mis- reply to Omer Pacha, when desired by tba
chief to evacuate the Prncipalties Il have no o.
ders" said he "either to commence hostllities. Il
conclude peace, or to evacuste the Principa ites"
Prince Gortschakoff has gradually risen from
compar atively subordinate rank in the artillery 9
very high posts He is Aide.de Camp General Gen
ersi Of Artillery and Chief d'Etat Major of the I'D
tive army. Besides being lilia'y Governor OF Wal
saw, be is also she foremost member OF the Coun :,
of Ad ninistration of the kingdom Of Poland; and
in the absence of Prince Paskiewitsch d Erivao,
the Namicstuik, or Lieutenant General of the KIM
dom, it is his privilege to preside at the delibers
tons Of the Council
An elder brother of Prince Gortschakof served /
Germany aud France, held q comm and in Diebitsch'
ar0y which went to Adrianople, and was, in 1885
named Cove IN Or General of Western Siberia.
youn ger brother has distinguished himself in I'll
diplomatic service. He was chief secretary of LII
Florence, Vienns and Stuttgard. AT the latte
place he negotiated the marriage between the Gran
Duchess Olga and the Grown Prince of Wuriemburs
| The RUSSIAN MINISTRY.
The Russian ministry is constituted as foll0ws:-
|. Prince Tscheroy schef General OF Cavalry en-
Minister or War, President Of the Imperial Coanc
and Of the Ministry.
2 Count Nesselro.es Chancellor of the EN- Dir
| fTlVy COuDCluOr ana Minister Tor fOrelyu All trs
his Assistant Secretary, J. G. Seniavu, Sen ,tor.
5. Prince Wolkonsky, General Of Infantry, Mini
ter Of the Royal Household and Appanaees,
4. Count Won Aderberg, General Of Iafantry az
| Postmaster General.
S. Count Kleinmichel, General Of Infantry, ri
rector General Of Points ct Chaussees and Publ
| Buildings.
6. Count wrontschenko, Privy Councillor, Minist
| Of Finance and Secretary of State.
Z. Herr Chtrovo, Priyy Councillor, Comptroller
the Empire.
/ 8. Count Kisselef General Of Infantry Minist
Of the Imperial Domains.
0. Prince Sch'rnsk Schimatow, Privy Council
| and Senator, Minister of Put bic Educatios.
W rc"rt Panin, Prvy Councillor, Secretary
State and Minister Of 5r-wo-.
! II Coutt Perowski, Pnvy Coucciuor ana Anist
| OF the Interior.
| IL. Prince Mcpscbikof, Admiral and President
In Mnxir.o no.aa-