New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-08-01
Interesting Information.


The New York Tribune Of the 25th contains
the following highly interesting letters with
| regard to Russia, her condition and her senti-
ments concerning this country. We give it in
ertenso. s
Some curious and important intelligence will
go officially to Washington by the steamer In
diana, which leaves Havre on Sunday next for
New York. This intelligence relates to new
movements which Russia is about to make, and
to some important propositions which she de-
sires brought to the attention of the American
Government. These propositions are entirely
dons that might be considered in time of peace
as well as now A gentleman formerly resident
in the United States, late Conseiller de Cour of
the Emperor Of Russia, has left his position
| near the person of the Grand Duke Constantine,
to go to Washington temporarily as special
messenger to the United States Government.
The strong sympathy, amount even to love,
which the Court of Russia manifests toward the
United States at this moment, opens the way for
negotiations with that power, on matters dis
| connected with the war, which may never occur
again. Russia desires American sympathy, she
has need of American money, and SO strong a
hatred has lately sprung up against England,
that she will sacrifice much of her personal in
terests to rritate that power, and to cripple her
on American soil.
There is without doubt, therefore, PROPOSE
tion on its way to Washington, having in view
| the cession of important territory to the United
States for money consideration, as we'll as pro-
positions for the promotion and extension of
commercial relations between the two countries
Russia is making preparations for ten years.
war, on scale of magnitude which must more
or less cripple her finances, notwithstanding her
extraordinary resources, and money friend
such as America will be almost indispensable to
her. The crisis through which she will have to
pass will compel her to make any sacrifice al
most which may be demanded to secure such
friend; and if she can by ceding territory secure
sympathy and money, and at the same time
thrust thorn into the side Of England, she will
readily do it. ~ @..
We live here in an atmosphere of prejudices
and hatred against Russia; she is surrounded
by nations who have the greatest interest in
concealing facts about her, and consequently
allow no intelligence to pass their borders which
has not received Their visa and notifications so
that it is only by the occasional arrival of an
unprejudiced person from ST Petersburg that
any correct knowledge can be had of the state
OF affairs in that capital There are always two
sides to story, and justice never suffers by
knowing them both. The gentleman who has
just arrived as bearer Of dispatches to the
United States, has had extraordinary opportu-
mites as counselor and confdant of the Court,
and as a member of the staff of the Grand Duke
Constantine, to become fully acquainted with
the views and intentions of the Emperor in the
present contest; for, unlike the Emperor of
France, Nicholas speaks freely to every one in
his confidence, on the state of public affairs.
In long conversation have had on the SUBJ
ject with the gentleman referred to, he has fur
nished me many facts of great interest which
no faI1hl1 M
sympathies may be on the question at issue.
Russia considers that she has never received
any serious defeat any where since the COM
mencement of the war. She acknowledges a
want of success at Silistria, but says that it
required years to take that place in 1S29-9,
and that she expected it to require months to
take it at present; and that it was not want of
success that compelled her to retire, but the
menacing attitude Of Austria, which forced
upon her change Of tactics. Prince Paehkie-
witch was only wounded in his honor at Silis-
tria his body was never touched. 1t is con-
tended that at the time the Russian mine ex-
nloded, if the troops had been ordered to charge
the Turks through the gap, an excellent oppor-
tunity was offered to carry the place. The
Prince did not favor the movement, contrary to
the opinion of the other officers; and it now
| appears, of the Emperor also, and he has been
recalled to sseonsult with the Emperor" which
means he has been banished to his estates
The Emperor Nicholas has now changed his
tactics. 1t is asserted positively that he has
preferred to fight the Austrians to the Turks
he has been waiting and expecting that Austria,
from the line of conduct she has pursued
toward him, would declare war (; and, as every
| one knows, he has been constantly collecting
troops on the Austrian frontiers He now
declares publicly that, since Austria has given
him the casus beli, his first move will be on
| Vienna, which he means to take and hold
| Hungary, which has more love for Russia than
| for Austria, sympathizes with the movement,
and it is through. Hungary that the main
attack is to be made. Nothing is said by the
| Emperor about declaring the independence Of
either Hungary or Poland. No hopes for the
| independence of the latter country, at least
| need be entertained. For some reason the EN-
peror seems gratifed at the opportunity which
| is presented to march on Vienna perhaps
because he knows that Austria will receive
neither the sympathy nor aid of England and
France, and perhaps also because Austria has
treated him somewhat contemptuously on the
| Turkish question.
| In regard to the ulterior views of Nicholas in
his attack on Turkey, he has declared with en-
phasis to the gentleman who furnished me this
information, and who has heard him declare ii
on several occasions, in other company, in as
possible for man to do, that territorial acqui-
sition was not the end and object of his de-
mands; that he only asked and only desires
that Jerusalem shall be free to all religions,
and that the Christians in Turkey shall be pro-
tected in their rights as Christians and as
equals of the Turks; he says that he asked no.
thing more nor less the day he sent his first
agent to Constantinople, more than a year ago
that he asks nothing more nor less at this mo-
ment. He believes this to be justice; he has
planted himself upon that platform; his word as
an Emperor and a gentleman has gone out that
he will defend these claims and he declares his
determination with vehemence to fight for them
till the last rouble and the last man of the En-
pire are exhausted, before he will yield, He
says: 81 had Constantinople in 1928; why
didn't keep it, if that was the dream and the
object of my life, as my enemies charge? No,
hold myself bound to leave the Turkish terri
| tory free the very moment | see settled upon a
reliable basis the rights which claim for my
Christian brethren in that country, and / shall
not cease to make war against every power
which may combine against me, until / secure
that object l announce it boldly to the world
as the unalterable policy of the Russian Gov
ernment, which will be followed out by my
family after me, if should fail to secure it be-
fore my death. The Christians in Turkey shall
| have their rights. have pledged my word
officially and privately that did not seek to &c
beyond this point, and shall nos''
The secret correspondence published by tn,
English Cabinet, some time ago, is thus ex
planned by the Emperor England had Away
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