Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-05-09

49, -, ;,,. ,.,u ~i;.lc. His services III
:. ... ,., Surolcun were conspicuous. In 1918
,' 81 =, ,r,,iy with Prussia at Brcsinh; III thc
NV -, l.. concluded II treaty Of subsidy Will Eas-
w" !, ;n, ,ho,I,, AMI Il treaty with Austria ut l"l'-
,''' J." ,s,, h. was with the Emperor Alexander III
- ,nd sighed. March ] the qualrupI" "l1al'rm
,,.,m,nt In the night of Mnrh 81, he IN" '''
:, hoholc Of Russia, Marmont Oh the part oil fr"hr''
and Count Paar on the part oil AUSTRIA Sis"e" NV
.,rvcntion for the surrender of Paris. lie also S'S"'
ii thc Pence of Puris 1911. Ono OF the most con-
sn;ruous members of the Congress OF \iehi'"' Ut =
lycrcd tie famous Russian note "i l''re''"'t "'
1871, which pronounced the partition "i r""''u ''''
the ccssion Of the principal part "t SAXON! ",
sia. lie signed the outlnwry ni Naloie"n' u ''
1915, and he subsequently accompanied lie r'"Pe'"
Alexander To the Congresses Of Truppcau' l'aSp"eh "io
Veroun. lIi..h M he stood in the confidence oil Alex
,,d.r he Is mi less trusted and esteemed by Tie FIN
peror Nicholas. He conducted the diplomacy o' inc
war Of 1881, and was indeed master "i the l"rc'Sh
no,;cy of the Russian government, until the present
dispute with Turkey. His influence mas r'ee"'.! SUI,
fcred some eclipse from the opposition "i 'he ou
Muscoyitc partv under Mcnsclhk"fi; an" Tic h"ipe-
r,r :, his confidential conversation with Sir IL. Scy-
r,our BETRAYED the secret Of Il discrepancy OF "pili'
ion between himself and Ncssclro'ic.
r,uut Scssrlrulc has manifested no want Of abili
" in conducting the controversy with the Western
Powers, Us may be seen from the Manifest" Ill aho'
tler part Of this paper. He is n man OF honor coi'
rage, and of attuinmcnts commensurate with nus ma
tive powers or intellect.
Prince Paskievitch is in the field what NeSSelrodt
is in the Cabinct-tle veteran of the Russian service
He was born ut Pultowa in 1852, and is consequently
beyond the putriurcllal age of three score ana teii'-
We might suppose il Il hazardous experiment TO com
init the fortunes of IN empire 10 81 scnile Il soldier
if Radetsky had not shown that the ardor AMI energy
of youth ARE not incompatible with the physical de-
| lilitv of extreme old aye. Paskicvitch Is III adlnra'
bile preservation, displaying M activity and riSoi
fully ADEQUATE to the exigcmcies of his rositiMi.-
He entered the army ut IN early age, won distinction
in the wars of his country, and rose rapidly through
the different military grades t" the rank "t genera
officer in 1872. In that memorable Year ms r"io
and his conduct were sigralizcd especially at Sin"'
le,sk and in the bloody battle of Borodmo. lie was
nj Lcipsir. and lcad Il division of the Russian army
into France in the campaign of lSli. After the tall
Of Napolcon, he was transferred TO the East, and held
n command under Gcltfal 1cTliH'iui, III liz "W "hh
persia. He succeeded Ia the chief command and
by n series ui brilliant victories, utterly FRUSTRATED
the mower of the Shah. In the war of ls2S-.
he compensated for the disasters Of the first cam
paicn in Europe by his great achievements in ASA
Minor. When Dicbitch accomplished the passage o
the Balkan and pushed forward TO Adrian"plc, Pa'klc'
witch was marching on Constantinoplc from the oppo'
site direction. The moderation of the Car arrested
thcirvictorious armies, and prolonged the Ottoman
dominionin Europe for Il quarter century more. Forms
gallant services is this war Paskicvitch was promoted tc
the rank OF Field Marshal. In 1881 he suppressed
the revolution in Poland, and on the paciiicall"h o
the country was made Governor-Cienera of the King
dom with the title of Prince of Warsaw, which office
he now fills by proxy. nlSl9 he led II Russian army
into Hungary, and by The victory of D"bsreczin and
the subsequent pursuit of Gorscy, crushed the Mag,
yarrevolt.
Prince Paskievitcll is n brave soldier and Il con-
summate commander. He has the energy and in
domitablc will of Suwarotf, with far higher strategic
talents and attaimncnts. Like Nesselrode, he pos
scsses the untuunded confidence und affection OF his
Sovereign. OF this we had 4 touching Illustration Il
few davs since, when the stern old warrior was Sc
lected to carry the tender granI-cllild OF Nicholus to
the baptismal font. As Paskicvitch has tnkcn per.
sonal command of the Russian forces III the Dobrud'
scha, we may expect to hear of some decisive blow
before the lalSe of many DAYS.