New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-06-09
Americans in St. PETERSBURG.

The following extracts from a letter written
by couple of American gentlemen in St
Petersburg to friend in Washington, are rather
interesting:
!" sr. PETERSBURG April o. 1854 '
&c You will doubtless be surprised to hear from
me so near the North Pole, when you would
naturally expect me to be ON my way to the
Sunny South; hut such is the uncertainty of
human events. Here am sporting the double
eagles-ready to extract ball, amputate leg or
dress broken skull for friend or foe I shall
assist at the ball given by the allied fleets al
Cronstadt. and expect to pass the bistoury and
the ligature pretty freely through the flesh Of
John Bull and Johnny Crapeau. as it is my i'm
preston that they will be annihilated if they
attempt the demolition of that fortress; but
short time now will solve that problem / can
assure you of one thing, that this is delight
tul place to sojourn for a time The Russians
are just what Virginians are represented to be:
warm hearted, polite, and hospitable people, and
the ladies are peculiarly attractive and intell-
gent, highly accomplished, Emusic here being
perfect passion,) and literary-hops, polkas
and waltzes yielding to eonversaziones and must
cal entertainments I have been a quasi M
tioDal guest, and regularly handed round
among the high functionaries The Emperor is
noble. fine looking gentleman, very much such
a man John s. Preston, with a counter a nee
full of amiability and frankness, and he received
me with as much cordiality as you would have
done. and with a expression of gratitude for
my Sympathy, and hope that my country would
view this European quarrel in the same ligh
that | did, etc. After the Cronstadt affair is
over here, shall go down to the invading army
with a medical staff of my country men that
am expecting from Paris, and spend a short
time with them, and return home with my
daughter, whom | have lett at school in Paris
| enrered service here amateur, with the rank
of chiyurg glen major ct 0perdteur. 1t is a high
sounding title, but expect means very little"
At this point, another American present at
st. Petersburg insists upon saying as follows
81 find my friend writing this letter, and
take it from under his pen just to say that the
present position of affairs between the United
States and Russia is all that could be wished
for by us, to conclude firm lasting, and very
advantageous treaties Of commerce and alliance
with this great nation. England has heretofore.
with her characteristic shrewdness and policy
had things all her own way. Now, the Empe-
ror, and gentlemen high in office here, view the
question in its proper light, and can see that
America is the natural and appropriate friend
OF Russia, and that Russia can never be other,
wise than faieLdly towards America. They are
both iaI removed from each other, without any
questions of conquess and territory to produce
jealousy and quarrels, which are et-rnally aris-
ing between our country and that power, Eng
land.) We want nothing which Russia owns or
desires to own Why, then, is it that reciprocal
commerce, of great importance and vast profit
to both parties, tnations, has not been cherished
and established on an Immovable basis >"
The first writer resumes:
There immense preparations for war
going on here, and, for the life Of me, l cannot
see what the allies can effect. They certainly
cannot land on the Baltic, and Russia will bt
able to keep up an immense army for an almost
interminabe length of time in the Danubinu
viciuage. Turkey IS nae defMpct; and the
belligerents will only fight for grandeur, as
they say out West We have become the great
nation at Inst, fulfilling the Fourth of, July
orators boast of the eyes Of all the ,oorid pere
turned to as. Our position is every where dis,
cussed; whether we will still contend against
the right Of search, and what we will demand
in the interest of our commerce as neutrals,
which is bound to be very much extended during
this struggle. As for this Government they
will give US hereafter great advantages oyet
any other country, if we will only profit by it,
which the 3ankees are keen enough to do, il
properly supported j shall ask permission to-
morrow to go down to Moscow for a few days.
to view the old capital and its antique sights
before the ice leaves the Gulf and the Neva, as
it is expected to clear the way for piiing up the
dgOnY.