New-York daily tribune., 1854-09-01
IMPORTANT FROM EUROPE.
LETTERS FROM THE SEAT OF WAR.
By OUR OWN BAsHI-BozoUK-iw. n. rHAcXTRkr.l
Frvn Pzsof

plessaDt TO look on frenos Tor tue ia<t tnie inpre
specially If you going away from pleasant psee
on a confoundedly disagreeable journey as srP IA
chain-gang TO Siberia undoubtedly s, mestespsci,ly
of all il you shout to part from being 50 beau
tful beloved, and devoted as then though, Matilda
Scbouzof Beautiful Yes devoted phoo be-
loved ha, ha ,-Bu, an advancing matters.
We had our usual company to supper, excepting of
course TuilskiD who, for rsry good reasons dd not
show and drank many friendly hamper tn our
Quaker friends, whose last night i. was, aud whose
lnggs.e lay piled in the Hotel corridors ready - be
carried of To the steamer before dawn Young D,b-
kins was particularly melancholy. He has beautiful
blue ewes and a figure and an expression, rs have
previously stated, singuarly like my own The
young fellow ewes. remarked. began to ill with
tears and he spoke with profound emotion OF the
kindness which he had received from inhabitants al
ST. Petersburg contrasting the splendor and ele-
gance of the society there, with me huuidrun routine
of Godmanches,er Bristol, and other cities whittier
his lot had led him, as Quaker, manufacturer, and
a man.
l know the world pretty well, and when young
fellow bes ins TO blush aud shake, and sigh, and trem
bic in his voice, and hang down his head and rub his
eyes with his 6st feel toerably certain what is the
matter. " Hullo, my friend BroadbrIm." says l,
" there's q woman in the case. see that in ajfey.'
Broadbrim gave a hesve Of his chest, squesze to
my hand, and demurey pleaded guilty TO the soft inn
peacbment: woman there was, as besutful on, as
be-eu-eu tfu angel, he gurgled out concesling
his emotion and part OF his comely young counte-
nance (coDiound it in trothing beaker OF chsm-
burg from whom lie did not know how he should tear
himself away.
The lcveliest being in st. Petersburg thought l.
4" No. no, my fine lad, that young person is disposed
of elsewhere" naturally presumng that the young
fellow had lost his heart to some girl of the English
factory some hide and tallow merchants daughter in
his shop-keeping, slop-selling squaretoed walk
of life.
| have feeling heart and, having been touched by
love and frantic with passion many, many scores of
times in my life, feel an0thers woe under those
painful and delicate circumstances. consoIed honest
Dobkns therefore; clapped him on the back re-
turned squeeze for squeeze Of his hand and pledged
his lady love in nnumerable bumpers of champagne,
for whch-poor satisfactou-I now console myself by
thinking that the young rascal was left to pay.
As we were talking Dobkinss servant brought him
eyes and iiushng cheeks over which he murmured
hundred gssps and e1clamations, and was about to
kiss had not my presence deferred him.
kiss away, my boy said l. II have osculated
reams Of note paper in my time, and know full well
''Do thee ?" said be, blushing up to the temples
"Of fcourse do, answered with alaugh. "Dost
thou thi1k, bashful Broadbrim! that the II pro-
test had here very nearly written down my name aud
tiile-"thct Verax has never been in love with
pretty girl"
Chief" says he-for Chief am, though my tribe
is well nigh extinct and my cleftainship mockery
-" Chief says he, dost thee know that this letter
concerns thee; great danger menaces thee--exlle
chains" and in a low whisper, so that the waiter
should not hear, who was cutting the string OF the
SIKH bottle" Siberia"
~Does the whole town know it ?" cried |, "dou.
bic. distilled donkey that was--s my disgrace the
talk even of the hemp and tallow merchants OF the
city !"
Ny letter" saws Dobkus, slowly, and with much
agation-the artful young hypocrite, should like to
wiring his peck " my letter is from one who is very
good friend to thee who fears the dreadful fate tina,
awaits thee in the eternal snow the canting young
humbug-" who points out the only way to avert tay
evil the way to freedom-the way to escape
from thy tyrant, perhaps to revenge hyself on him at
some uisre day."
"Ha boy,"I exclaimed strongly moved by tho
yunE wC for As il sYshs% od .hSSa SSa
knoge the fate that me- and lst found out
means to avert IL speak, my friend whatever IN IN
of cOurege may do am ready TO attempt, in order TO
escape fIom tyrant, and one day to avenge my
wrong"
toes this arch sly boots, we Quakers are of the
peaceful Sort here il question about revenge, but
about escape and that Immediately. Thee kno@est
that the gates of Petersburg shut against thee and
that thee may well hope TO escape from the Auto
crat az from DEATH when the day comes A way,
however, there is aud but one by which thee pat
thy self out of reach of the claws of this Russ An
Eoge; and though | shall risk myself not little,
neyerihee for thy sake, and for the sake of those
who are interested in thy welfare, will abide the
peril SO may set thee free. Our steamer, The John
Bright, sails from the Potemkin Quay at 81 o'clock
this morning when the tide serves The Friends
have given orders 10 be walked at one, which is no
the hour. Thee must take thy passports thee must
shave off thy mustaches ard put on the brOadbrm
and drsb, which thee loves TO laugh az. and 50 es-
cape; ,.-.,
like vice: land what will happen IN you was
quite confounded by the seeming nobility OF the young
scoundrels seli-sacrfice.
Never thee mind that, says Broadbrm. How
can help il if rogue makes OF with my coat, my
hat and n y passport am Briton, and my nbas-
sador will get me another" took him TO my heart,
this loyal this gallant this gueless this sffectonate
heart that beats with eternal tenderness TOR the friend
who does me kndness-that raakles with eternal
revenge against the villain who betrays me
agreed 10 lis proposal. To pu on his great coat
and broad hat easy matter; though 10 part
with my mustaches own difficult; can we help
our lite vaniiios our long bushy auburn-colored
curly vaniiies rather would say more beautl-
fI pair Of mustaches never decorated the lip OF man.
loved them perhaps the more because my Matilda
loved them. | went up 10 my chamber, and was
abse Mt few minutes.
When | returned Dobkns started back. "Gra-
cious heav ems r. said he, and looked positively quite
pale. Gracious heavens, says he, what an alter
alton
Altered was indeed. had taken off my splendid
uniform of an unattached Colonel OF Russian cav
alry-yellow, with pink facings, and the black Rus
sian spread eagl embroidered astefuly on the back
and put ON snuff. coored suit OF Dobkns :, which
found in his room, No. 10. Wy face was shaved as
clean as a babys. I had broadtrimmed hat on;
| placed in the Quaker's hand an envelop scaled
with royal scutcheon that once hamed in the van
of Erin's battle; il contained my mustaches. aIn
not ashamed to own that the tear bedewed my manly
check as bade bin deliver the packet to the Pfin-
cess Matilda >chouzof.
The young villain rushed up into bis roam and PIT
on INV UNIFORM which fitted him to nieety, and
painted him a pair of mastaches with one OF the
burnt champagne corks, Of which hatf-dozen were
lying on the table, you would really have thought it
was myself as you looked at him an iatai resem-
blance All sorow that throws It's bleak shade
alike O er my life and my woes
Six hours si.erw ard the John Bright steamer was
before Cronstadt and it not until we were out OF
rescb of the ouna of that fortress (which | have