Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1854-06-15

Ez The Washington Union makes
the following extracts from an futeres-
ting letter writtes by an American gen.
tleman in Rnssis 70 his friend in Wash
ington. It is dated
Sr. PrrEasBuRs, April 9. 1854.
You win doubtless be surprised tc
hear from me so near the north pole,
when YOU would naturally expect me 4
be on INV way to the sunny south; bul
such is the uncertainty Of human events
Here / am sporting the double-eagles-
ready to extract bah, amputate Ieg, Of
dress broken skull for friend or foe
| shall assist at the ball given by the
allied feet at Cronstadt, and expect tC
pass the bistoury and the ligature pretty
freely through the flesh Of John Bull
and Johnny Crapeau, Is it is my i'm.
preston that they viii be annihilated il
they attempt the demolition of that for
tress; but short time now will solve
the problem. can assure you Of one
thing, that this Is most delightful place
to- soiourn for a time. The Russians
are Just what Virginians are represented
to be-warm.hearted, polite, and hospi-
table people. and the ladies are pecu-
liarly attractive and intelligent, highly
accomplished Emusic here being per-
feet passion, land Iiterary--hops, polkas,
and waltzes yielding to conversations
and musical entertainments.
[ have been quasi national guest,
and regularly handed around among
the high fuRctionaries. The Emperor
is noble, fine looking gentleman, very
much such man as John 8. Preston,
with a countenance full Of amiability
and frankness, and he received me with
as much cerdislity as you would have
done, and with an expression of graft
tude for my sympathy, and hope that
my country would view this European
quarrel in the same light that / did, DC.
After the CroHstadt affair is ever here,
l shall go down to the invading army
with medical staff of my countrymen
that / am expecting from Paris, and
spend a short time with them, and re-
turn home with my daughter, whom /
left at school in Paris. ] entered SER
vice here as amateur, with the rank of
chirurgien major ct operateur. It is
high-sounding title, but ] expect means
very little.
At this point, another American, at
present at st. Petersburg, insists upon
saying as follows:
ri 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 ad-
vantageous 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 Emperor, and
gentlemen high in Office here, view the
question in its proper light, and can see
that America is the natural and appro-
pirate friend Of Russia, and that Russia
can never be otherwise than friendly to-
ward America. They are both far re-.
moved from each other, without any
questions of conquests and territory to
produce jealousy and quarrels, which
are eternally arising between our coun-
try and that power (England.) We
want nothing which Russia owns or
desires to own. Why, then, is it that
reciprocal commerce, of great impor-
tance and vast profit to both parties
(nations, has not been cherished and
established on an unmovable .basis?"
The first writer resumes:
There are immense preparations for
war going on here, and, for the life of
me, cannot see what the allies can ef-
feet. They certainly cannot land on
the Baltic, and Russia will be able to
keep up an immense army for an almost
interminable length Of time in the Danu-
bian vicinage. Turkey is now defunct;
and the belligerents will only fight for
grandeur, as they out West. We have
become the great nation at last, fulfilling
the Fourth-of-July orators boast of the
eyes Of all the world being turned to US.
Our position is everywhere discussed;
whether we will still contend against
the right of search, and what we will
demand in the interest of our COM
merce as neutrals, which is bound to be
very much extended during the strug-
gle. As for this Government, they
will give us hereafter great advantages
over any other country, if we will only
profit by it, which the Yankees are keen
enough to do, if properly supported. l
shall ask permission tomorrow to 90
down to Moscow for few days, to view
the old capital and its antique sights be-
fore the ice leaves the Gulf and the
Neya, as it is expected to clear the way
for piling up the agony"
AFFRAY AND PROBABLE DEArH.-We
learn that on Eridax loSt n J;ec