The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1855-11-15

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prached u sermon If iorgymss al the mnera
Of Eleanor twin. Peter paid II visit TO ,h,
! prclate at Sambeih. AMI, having expressed
wish 10 la informed to our rciigiun aad con
stitution. the Archbishop, with the approla
tion Of the king, selected the Bishop Of sails
bury. No better man could have been chosen
The Bishop Of Salisbury Of that time WAS Gil
bert Buriel, who had written the History o
Reformed Religion, the same divine who admin
ister,Si consolation at the deathl~sl of Roclnss
/ ter. and contributed religious comfort 10 Rus
! I'll in the cell AMI ON the scafioll
! Burues had good Interpreters. and had much
irco discourse with him. lie found that he was
subt>, Ia convuisiyc motions over his baly aud
that his head SEEMED 10 be affected by them
that he was not wanting ia capacity, aial had a
larger mcasuT Of knowledge than his education
had hd him Ia expect. lie found him a man
OF very hot temper, soon inilhencsl. and very
brutal IN his passion, raising his natural hoa,
by ii,qucn, recourse Ia brandy. which he rcc,l.
iied himself Ills turn was tor mechanics AMI
nature $50 thought the bishop scs'nnL to have
Designed him rather 10 le n shipcarpner than
u great prince. tie wrought much with his own
hands, ami made all abou, him work at the mo
dcls ol ships. lie was resolved to encourage
learning, and to polish his people by sending
some Of them To travel in other countries. and
10 draw strangers 10 come AMI live with them
lie was desrous Ia understand the docirne of
the Church Of England bat did not seem dis
posd To mend matters in Muscovy The bish
op adis and this, perhaps. Is the most impor-
tant portion ofwhat he has related about Peter
-" Tie told me- he designed n great fleet AT Az.
oil, and with it To attack the Turkish cmpr' ="
Herr W. have explained, the policy which
Russia has been pursuing secretly, bu, sons-
times openly NOW openly enough since Peter
learned to build ships a, DcptIori LATHE PER
haIs, did the Car imagine that this policy was
in the year eighteen hundred AMI iif,y-fsr. 10
cos, the country 10 which he was learning the
ar,s ofaggreSsion, a fleet in the Baltic. IA tict in
the Black Sea, and All expedition into the Sea
Of Azon Nay, that to rpel his attack on the
Turkish Empire, France and England should
join their forces for the first time and that the
existence OF Turkey as an empire would bc fought
for, ~ il is "a world-wids~laei) before the great
cst stronghold Of Russia or Of any nation, an
clent or moslern
The Czar liked brandy AMI Ambrosia,, and he
likcda strong mixture called "pppT and bran
dy.' The Marquis Of taermarthcn often join
cd him in hi> orgies But wla, told On the
Gar Peter-prhaIs from it, irepuency-s
not known 10 have becn injurious Ia the Fin.
glish Marquis Peter Was at this time subject
10 convulslve motions Of the body, that seemed
a- ha, already related to affect his head.
But the English were deep drinkers, especially
our sailors, and the marquis was an English AL
miral ~ indeed was Hnbow, another of Pc
ter : companions during his three months visit
to England. Peter should have known I'VE fnr
he did mott the most distinguished admiral then
alive Admiral Russell. who debated the French
of Ia Iioguc. for which hc was created Earl Of
Oxford and who Is sald To have mixed tiic lar
gest bowl Of punch ever made. om was dug
IN his garden at Chippenham in 'amhrhlgcshir
the other be made at l.il,son.
There il still 10 l,c seen in Little Tower st.
IN the city ol London. publichouse trerntl,
rcirontcdJ bearing the sign Of the tzar~ Head
This was the layorite resort Of Peter when
he was III London. llither he would como
from Dcptiord aitef his labors in the backyard
AMI bis Watching the changes which the artitr
GERS of the yard vert making ~ Yacht called
the Royal Transport, which King William had
presented Ia him, with PERMISSION I" make sich
alteration IN ber as he considered icc"sSsiry'--
H. came from Deptioni to London III small
dcckei boat, which BE- ass,stei m "orkilg 10
Tower Stars. A'tor The orgies he d'lieht"i
in, h. was not, far, very well iltse'l :" pilot
the boat ou their return down the river TO DEPT
ford but the Thames was not then lasin', AMI
troubled by large AMI anal steamers and boats
Of every description which nov crowd lpr va
trrs from London Brnige 10 Blaekwa'i lie
may have conDuctci his night nj The ',nrS
Head.
King William was not inalt1'tivr Ia The
Gar. lie iBadr him second visit, az which
an odd accidei's oecurfei Ih tzar hal Ia
vori'e monkey which usually ~f on tie back
of the Gar chalt. ~ rooi as ihr King wa
satcd the monkey jumped somewhat an.r'ly
upon him The great Nassnn was diSconrer'-
cd the whole core'non'al d'scMnposed' and most
n the time lord i'artmo'th who tells the ",o
~. assures MS va. spent IN apolngT9 ior IN"
monkeys bchasaT.
1he tzar Il asid +" LaSc enjoyed ms ''~' v"
England, but Il was high t'me iof hlm 10 re
turn tie had i'rn sI'rresHHrd'r" h's SISTER
in,rignes, and confirmation =" b'S susp'ci"o'
hurried him AWAY.
On Monday, the eighteenth "i Aprii. sikeFn
lmslrei AMI nlpciy eight, he Teni 70 hetfing.
ton N tak" leave Of The king lie thanAsl
his majesty fdr tbr KIND enrr'a'nhFn' ~ ha'
received 70 w maF4'y nhii'""n,' ~" "' W.
fine ship h. hal presented him with On the
same orclziOu Pefff made pfgs@sft 10 hl$ pts"