New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-09-08


&. permitted TO ase them 10 Russia. The Govy.
nor 81 the station 10 very much Of gentleman sn,
conducts the examination in such manner O. 10
give oGepse 10 no one rightly approaching the en-,
cumstarces by which he 10 surrounded
There are three modes Of travelling through Rn.
ala: by priynte carringe and posthorses by dill.
gencc and by extra post. The hrst 10 Of coarss
the mOst comfortable, being "a luxurious A. the
taste and means OF the traveller VIII Allow. The
second IL comfortable enough, but seats are diei-
cult 70 procure owing % the great number tray.
eli, g. often being obliged to delay days and even
vees. before securing one. The hitter mode il
consequently the one adopted by the great major.
it, and whoever does 20 will fully realize the qsas.
luxury OF extra posting. The post-wagon, rkl<ge
a. il is here called is nothing but plain wooden
body without any cover, SET on wheels withou,
any springs IL is usually filled with straw, upon
which the traveller throws himself and submits 70
tie r,ry pleasant operation OF beng drawn IN this
manner az a furious rate over rough road Tie
nun Der of hOrses is such as 10 smt the wants Of
tie traveller, and, whether two, three or FOUR are
driven abreast Government poststations are 10
Gated every ten or fifteen miles apart and al each
nj ,lssr both itiega and horses arechanged Trsy-
cling in this manner day and night, the whole dis.
,snre of near 600 miles between the boundary line
and ST Petersburg can be made in about four
daXs Tie country between these points Is in the
main level sbd tn. scenery tame ana monotonoas
In Poland where no seridom exists, and where the
daily wants of the people have consequently TO be
surnlied nv their daily labor those who from ia.
cLrot;on or misfortune are prevented from work.
inc. resort 10 the common mode OF gaining sph-
full existence namely. begging SO that along The
road and IT station houses the generosity and Pc
tlepcc Of the traveller are alike sorely tired.
With the exception of the beautiful Nevs
whose broad and glistening surface connects Ia,
.ilyer cord the troubled waters of Ladogs Lake
With the Gulf of Finland, together with i's sew
ersl branches which divide the western portion u
the city into a number of islands, st. Petersburg
owes nothing TO nature for the beauty for which
il is Justly celebrated. Art has accomplished
every thirg Originally a low, deep mOrass, aud
tbi6k Pine forest, various have been the cor ee
lures of the cause that led Peter the Great to l.
cate on such spot the capital of great empire
Natural obstacles however. offered no barrier 10
tie designs If that great nan, and one OF the main
objects of his life sppt airs 10 have been 10 render
IL a CITY worthy the nation of which Il ~ the cap
tal ard the ilustrious naWe it is Ia perpetuah
Could be revisit it now, no doubt hs iondest al
ticipatous would be found realized Tor as massive
blocks, splendid palaces, wide streets, squares a
msopifctnt distances, bOuleyards, islands, canas
and oua,s combine 10 make il one of the most At
tracti,e capitals in Europe. A few days after our
arrival in order to obtain good view of that p0,
lion Of the city situated upon the river, Joined
an excursion party for Lake Ladoga. The long,
low blsck steamer in which we assembled the river
b,re the sainted name of Rurik, the first sovereign
of Russia Her sharp PROV parted the CLASSY sur
face of the Neva as gayly as the Petchenegsa
chieftain ever bore away upon the more expanded
waters of tie Baltic. The morning was delight
FIJI enc for such a purpose, and the spangld
domes and gildtd spires sparkled in the early sun
AZ we swept past church and palace. For some
miles I'D the city extends itself on either bank Of
the river. Large steaIn and cotton factories.
with chimneys yieing with church spires in sym.
metry and hight, palaces and palstal residences,
villas surrounded BY groves and flower gardens,
navy wards, monasieries, railroad buildings, ware
houses followed each other in Irregular but quick
succession, producing coup del unsurpassed In
ally other city.
The river in and near the city was almost block
AIDED by large numbers of rudely constructed
boats, freichted with different articles for the Pc
tersburg Ii arket-- mostly wood and hay from
Ladopa Lake. Others, however, Of q peculiar
build and rooted with mating, were pointed out
as craft from the Caspian Sea- laden with grain
For some distance the Neya pursues straight
course, y ing between banks but little above the
level ofits surface higher up however, il becomes
more winding in liz course, and the banks more
abrupt, and consequently more picturesque. In
this latter particular it does not compare with
our American rivers, lacking their bold banks and
towering forest trees to give effect to the scenery.
The birch and pine forests, however, which abound
in the north of Europe, supply in some degree the
place of the latter. while the Eastern style Of
architecture eDgrafted upon the shores Of this
northern cline, gives novelty and beauty to scenery
naturally unattractiye. Lake LadOga IL spot Of
considerable Importance in the eyes of the people
of this city, as almost all their winter mel and
other recesssry articles of domestic use come from
its shores. IL is nayigable for boats of eonsdefs
BILE size, but owing TO its stormy nature Is conh-
cred dangerous. To Obviate this difficulty canal
has been cut, which extends all around IL, AID
through this channel the greater part of the trade
is carried on. AT the head of the river stands the
town of SchlusselbOurg-sO called from its being
the key to the lake. 1t is very old place, and
derives it's importance more from its situation than
any intrinsic merit. II is fortified by very large
old fort built upon rock in the middle of the
river. which was constructed by the Swedes and
taken from them in the time OF Peter the Great.
Sctlusselbourg is also the terminus of the Canal
connecting the Neya aud V0lkh0f Ryers-ths
Canal being link in the great chain Of commune
cation between the Caspian Sea and st. Peter Nurt
almost the first indications which the rayele
receives of his near approach to tho CITY oil tS
Cars enter il from what quarter be may, arene
Golden dome OF Izak Charch and the tall tapefng
.pire Of the Citadel shooting like needle to the
sty The Citsde is situated upon the island ca led
yasselefskoi Ostrof, and contains within lts I'D
preguable bastions bristng with hundred can
non. the Imperial Mint and the Church Of st.
Peter and -. Paul. in the vaults Of which repose
the remains of Peter the Great and his Imperial
successors. No one can avoid wondering at The
simplicity and absence of ornament In this lsa
resting place ot the Russian EmperOrs. lie
collins are placed in the vaults, and over them .
a plain stone sarcophagus about three feet in hgh