Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1854-07-12
WHOLE NO. Al Sc,
How Foreisnerst.re Treated i'm Rus

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sia.
The letters Of all foreigners residing in Russia
are invariably opened, examined and read, both
on being sent of and on being received, by the
post once authorities, Any one who is unfortu-
hately SO imprudent as to relate the impressions
produced upon him in the course of his travels
through the country, or who maintains with per,
sons abroad a correspondence which the Russian
police look upon as dangerous is quickly conduct.
ed to the frontier with all the respect due 70 HIM
according TO the rank he holds in the social hier
archy. .ag as .ad E ~
Some years ago, Mons. w., the brother of a
French superior officer, happened to be at st.
Petersburgh He had been stopping there above
fortnight, going about everywhere and observ-s
ing everything, when one morning police off,
Ger entered his room and asked if was Mons
V. to whom he had the honor of speaking
On the latter answering in the affirmative, the
officer continued: s,g q. h. a,tr-a.Es Vi 4eii
"His Majesty the Emperor Of all the R6ssiasg
having learned indirectly that you keep up with
your brother an active correspondence, in, which
you give him your own peculiar views of the aeg
fairs Of this country, charged me to inform you
that, as your letters might be lost upon the road
he thinks it would be. prudent for you to take
them to Paris yourself Here are your letters; a
carriage and horses are waiting for you at the
door. l have also a passport perfectly correct,
to give you. In two hours your trunks will be
packed and we will set out 7 a7 *
This ironical manner of expeIling people did
not surprise Mons. ", for he was aware that it
was custom o. the Russian police, and he repli.
ed therefore, in the same tone Of the officer: he
"His Majesty anticipated my wishes; was on
the point of leaving his dominions, but I had in
dulged in the hope Of not taking nv departure
until had seen the Gar of all the Russias |
confess that shall regret all my life not having
time to do so." ..'-~------r--
"For the matter OF that, sir" replied the police
officer, 'while we are preparing your trunks,
will despatch some one to learn his Majesty's or
ders." .. .'. '3s> Es".fE o' 1920 Gt
Speaking thus, he wrote few lines on thu,
page of his note book and sent them off by Cos
sack who had accompanied him, and who is the
indispensable acolyte of every officer charged
with a mission of this description. Half an hour
afterwards, the Cossack returned with the same
note at the bottom of which were two lines, trac-
ed by the hand of the Emperor himself, to the
following effect: "Granted Tomorrow morn
ing, at ten o'clock, in the Michael Riding School.
the carriage will follow you," '7si
The officer left Mons. " to himself for the
rest of the day. and returned to fetch him the next
morning at half mast nine Tn n momon+ tLa
baggage was slowed away, and Mons. v. and his
c'cerone directed their course towards the riding
school. The Emperor was already there inspect
ing regiment Of infantry. He passed several
times before Mons. V. who was standing in the
midst of group of general officers. When the
review was over, Mons. V. and his companion
got into their carriage again, and drove off at
gallop whirled along by four little horses of the
Steppes, harnessed abreast .-~..
On their reaching the frontier, the portcullis
was raised to allow free passage to carriage
with the arms of the Gar upon it, and fifty pa
ces further on Mons. V. was set down with all his
baggage before the Prussian Barrier, in the mid
die of the Road, at one o'clock Of bitterly cold
morning in the month of November. The officer
said that his Majesty only undertook the response
bility Of such journeys as far as the frontiers of
his dominions, and that at present Mons v. must
look to the King of Prussia for the means of pur-
suing his journey to France.