New-York daily tribune., 1854-04-01

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PREPARATIONS IN RUSSIA.
Tie Moniteuy under the date Of 81 Petersburg March
the 5tb gives copies Of FIVE Official documents declaring
various parts of The Russian domnons be in Of
siege Each document in the form Of imperial ukase
dated March the 9Th
The frs, states that, under present circumstances, his
Majesty thinks necessary to declare the Government OF
Ekahenowsa and the Arrondissemsn Of Taganrog T. be
n state OF siege, and places those localities under the
orders Of the General Of Cavalry, NJ KhonoulOf with
the privileges granted by the regulations Issued on the
5tb OF December, 1886.
The second ukase declares 81 Petersburg to be in
state of siege and places the government under the
tborty Of the Grand Duke heir 20 the throne Command
erin Chief Of the Guards and Grenaders with the pre-
negatives accorded to the Commander in Chief Of the
Army.
By the third ukase the Government Of Estbons and
Lvoria are placed In a Of siege Esthonia to be
under the orders Of General Aide de Camp Berg and 1.-Two
MIA under those Of the Aide de Camp General Prince Of
Italy, Count suwarofT Kmissky, Military Governor Of
The next uka,e declares the Government, of Archangel
10 be in stae Of siege under the orders Of Vice Ad
mirsl Bocl Military Governor Of the place.
BY the fGh ukase, the Kingdom Of Poland and the
Governments Of Courand, KOwno, wilma, Grodno, Vol
byDa and Podola declared to be in a of siege
The ukase also states that the Government Of Bessaraba
and that part Of the Government Of Chers0n situated
the right bank Of the Bug which declared be in
state Of siege by the uknse Of the 10Th Of November
1853, are to be now in similar position; and that all
these places to be under the authority Of Field Mar
thal General Prince Of Warsaw, Count Paskewtch
d'Ervan, Commander in Chief Of the active army.
The ukase in addition states TINT the Emperor ordains
that the Government Of Podola the part OF the govern
ent of Cherson, situated the right bank of the Bug
and the province Of Bessarab shall the time be
placed under the authority Of Adede camp Gen Prince
Gortchakoff, commander Of the troops Of the 3D. 4th
and 5th corps Of infantry who is 10 have the preroga
tives granted to the commanders of detached corps
by the ukase Of December 5, ls46.
The ase then provides that the kingdom Of Poland
and the governments Of Courland kowno volhynia and
GrodDo during the absence OF the Field Mar,hal shall
be under the authority of Gen Aide camp Count Rudi
ger, and that Aide de camp Gen Baron Osten Sacken
the powers granted TO the commanders Of detached
corps BY the uksse Of November 49, 1853.
The Cologne Gasette publishes the following letter
"Sr. PETERSBURG March g.
The assertions made by foreign journals, that Russia
had insisted decided Russian policy being adopted by
its German neighbors respecting the Oriental question
Russas interest these requires that the two
Western Powers shoud be left in uncertainty regards
Germsnys position, because insecurity concerning the
policy Of Central Europe would parae the action OF the
West and hence render less dangerous to Russia The
Government continues without ceasing place the
and maritime towns in state Of effective defense The
cia object Of in this The victuang of the
army in the south and also of the detached Caucasian
corps 10 being carried out TO unusual extent. The
depot will be Petrovsk this place having been selected
commssara of Stavropol for distributing the sup
stationed at
Sea In The st of the objects that be smassed
stores by the 18th Of August find 230O shoes for in
fantry and 5000 for cavalry 94956 boots for the Cauca
sian corps by which figures we may estimate the supplies
in general There is however no very great eagernes
In contracting for these articles because every
body knows that most them will be paid for with pape
money the value Of which may not always continue thu
former instances show. Generally speaking tn,
peculiar Of confidence in his Government tbs is fell
matters-so the metallic silver roubles and the mperia
becoming Ii Is very well known tha, nationa
paper representing national loans especially Russian
paper Of this Sort held nowhere comparatively speak
ing in such slight estimation as among our Russians
They have decided prediction for doing business will
hard cash Don't think this proceeds from the high rat
money Of Russian capitalists flowed freely into the
banking establishments, although they only got five pei
WINGED itself that the bullion has been take out for
purposes and its amount registered in the book Of IN,
great internal home debt People therefore not
ready now to invest their capital in this and the
confidence In Russian Government bonds has certsnly
not increased The prohibition to export cereals viii b,
far from occssioning the deep injury 10 foregr
countries that IL viii 10 own agriculture anC
inland trade Not to alarm the public much the du
ration OF the embargo aforesaid has been limited for The
present TO Sept L..
The German papers publish letters from Russia accord
ing TO which all Russian landed popretors deliver "a
the Government wagon laden with tain quantity o
wheat and the team Of horses into the bargain Refusa
delay will incur the severest punishment The Walla
chsn volunteers have been obliged to be drafted into the
Russian regiments account Of the shameful
that they have been committing every where. Ia letter
Of the 24th ut from Jassy published in the CroAsad
Gazette Of the 9th inst there is passage follows
The bands Of volunteers prepetraing revolving
cesses such disgrace TO the Christian name
they weze heathens. could not wonder at them bu
they psets nd TO be defending the Cross yet commit crimes
at which unbeliever would be Mortified. On thel
march to Gsesht they so i'll treated Boyard woman thai
she has since died.
We read in letter dated warssw March 9: "Wher
foreign papers brought the that the Russian Gov
ernment bad laid embargo the expectation of corr
from the Sea Of Azo and the Black Sea- the
ment was treated as puff cleverly got up by foreign
spectators in to profit by the the corn market
II was thought impossible that Russia which has every
motive not to increase the aversion TO itself already
istng in the provinces most concerned would resolve
ppop such measure The consequence Of such an EN-.
barge would be In part the ruin Of commercial towns the
HouTshng trade Of which has hitherto esctuay pro
NOTED the prosperous growth Of agriculture the inter
nal trade Of the empire
The Russian journals Of the Sd inst contain ordinances
applicable Greeks citizens Of Tsganrog fixing the
s which they can redeem their contingent of recruits
which they would otherwise be compelled by the laws of
sonscrpiien to supply The fine named is 300 silver
yeubles fabout fi7l per man.
Vesss Gaxee Of Berlin under date OF Vienna sth says
1--WE hear from source which We can rely that The
-.oy, ns of the corps dGrmee Of Panatin which bad