The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-07-20
RUSSIAN POLICY.

The following is said to be the political tesla.
ment Of the Gar, Peter the Great, to his sue
cessors on the throne of Russia. 1t purports to
have been discovered by the Chevalier D'Eos,
Of France, who during the reign OF the Czarina
ELIzAsErn, was sent by the Court Of Versailles
to Russ a, under the name Of Liza DE- BEAU
MONT, and disguised as a lady. He became a
favorite and intimate of that Empress, and, BY
means Of this secret intimacy, obtained possess
sion Of The remarkable political testament which
is appended below. This occurred during the
reign Of LouIs XIV, Of France, whose Ministers
did not properly estimate the importance Of this
singular document, which appears to have been
first published in 1886, ny M. FsED. CAILLAR-
DIET, to whose hands the papers Of NJ. D'EoS
this among them, were entrusted.
We find the paper in the Albany .7tlas. Aft
er premising the usual regal formulas, the tes
tame n, defines the following comprehensive ane
stupendous policy as that to be pursued by the
possessors of the Russian Empire
l. To keep the Russian nation continually il
war, in order to maintain tho spirit Of the army
To tolerate peace only a. means Of repairing
the finances of the State.
III. To invite learned men of other nations
to introduce the arts of peace and war to the EN-
pire.
III. To mix in all the quarrels Of Europe
and especially Of Germany.
w. To divide Poland, by exciting jealousies
brbng par,izans, and creating pretexts for thu
admission of Russian army. If the neigh
boring powers interpose difficulties, to appeas,
L., L. ~.l Tho,
I'll the time comes to resume what We hav,
given.
v To get possession Of much as possible
Of Sweed N to provoke her to attack, in orde
to have prste xt for subjuga,ing her. To isolat
her from Denmark, and 10 stimulate rivarie
between the two.
vi. To take the wives Of Russian princes from
the princesses of Germany, in order to ally he
: to cur cause.
j VII. To cultivate the alliance of England, 70
commerce al and maratime purposes.
viii To extend increasingly our dominion t
the North, on the Baltic, and to the South, o.
the Black Sea.
. TX. To get a. near a. possible to Constant
nople and the Turks and Persans: and re-estab
lish, If possible, the ancient commerce oil til
Levan Through Syria and, with that view, t
excite constant wars with the Indies. To reacl
the Indies. Once there we can dispense wit
! the gold of England.
X To conciliiate the alliance Of Austria an
encourage her pretentions to the sovereignty q
GeI many, but underhandedly TO stimulate tn
jealousy Of the princes. To compel her to cal
in our aid, and exercise over her kind of pro
, tectorate.
Xl. Induce the House of Austria to chase tn
Turks from Europe and neutraze her SUSPECT
cions in regard TO the conquest OF Constantinopl
by exciting war with the older States @
Europe, or else by giving her portion of tn
conquest 10 be taken back at later day.
XII. To endeavor to unite about Russia a
the Greek Church scattered in Hungary or Pc
, land, and to assume in regard to the sacerdc
tai supremacy.
Kill. Sweden dismembered, Persia con
quered, Poland subjugated, Turkey acquired, I
propose to the Court Of Versailles and then I
, the Court Of Vienna to divide with them til
Empire Of the Universe. If one Of the tw
accepts, to unite with her in crushing til
7, other.
E XIV. lfboth refuse, to excite one against tn
, other, till they are exhausted. Then proftin
by the decisive moments, Russia would pou
down her troops npon Germany, while tw
7 fleets parting from the shores of Azof and til
Port ofArchangel, loaded with Asatic horde
under the convoy Of armed fleets from the Blac
Sea and the Baltic, advancing through Ii
Mediterranean and the Atlantic, would inunda
s France on one side and Germany on the other
and these two conqnred, the rest Of EuroE
would pass, without striking blow, under Il
: yoke.
! This document, whether authentic or not, h;
undoubtedly been extant over one hundre
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