The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-05-14
The English Prisoners In Russia.


SIR-The following particulars may in sone degree
serve to allay the anxiety key TO experienced by
~ VnIopetz and Karkof-a feeling when is doubt
Tess much increased by the perusa of etters that
hesc which have recently appeared in the Times
lave travelled Though The length aud breadth OF
Russian terri Dry and have at various times
HUNDREDS OF cvics on for Siberia and other places
xxi times in small eetachans nts sometimes in
larger but without teIegG or telage (cart or
cstts accompanying the escort and in wnca the weary
rest md sleep
food cert,iay unless they carry It along with
them, purchasing It at any town village PEASANT,
they are not hsiy to encounter oelicsces bat good
pisck bresd the finest favored tea, excellent soup
made Of beef and white ab5age--u aon which nave
many tine oined most sumpsuously-sre procur-
able AT the rdst ont-ot tnc.way resting place.
AS to their dress, that they have sheep
skins. Thee are ample wraps, folding double over
The cheit, nountipg up 70 the nose aud depending
below the calf Of Il leg the feeves roomy and long,
o7oopirg considerably the finger Gods and the
Russian peasants on ordinary occasions draw baud
within the ether they THIS form tue sleeve muf
'gioyes' and ''scarsn IN connection with
are absurd the former item OF is only used when
the hsp6s are required to be open ana fr4e-as With
drivers for exampe-and the OF the latter un-
known and unnecessary
Iouh,less II POOR fellows may have walked taeir
boots on but treir brethren before Sebastopul have
done til same, and the came excuse f0r
neval en- route viii equally apply in both casesviz,
-ec tspe' and routine " In which the Ru-siaas
tdh than ourselves; but at the end OF
their iouire7 coubt they wilt get necessary
supplied 10 them Every traveller be he prince or
even the Gar hin sli-must rough il. IN that leUathau
Territory.
trsopbishcated IS they are the Russian pes Iant5
are quite that Engs1 French and Germans
are Cfrstisps, but TURK beipg unbe-
lever, is regarded by them unclean beas;
without soul to be saved; hence the spitIing ia
their faces which | much doubt; the Russian pea
ssnt-y too apattetic Tor such ebultion of feeling
"Varoeetz, or, according 10 the natioual pronuocis
ton, Naroresh aud karkoT saubrious tocdies; in
deco the selection of these places sho
on the part OF the covert mant and we'll for
The future OF our noble compatr1ots. little money
would without doubt, be most acceptable to them, II
only for the purchase OF sugar AMI coheecosty luxu
rice IN those resionss-now eearer tean ever; aod
there are Hundreds OF British in England whose
liver, portion OF them, have been passed in Russia
small subscription through their interest might be
matter, which might placed TO advantage the
bsIds of Dr. Law the clergyman Of the British fa,tory
At st. Petersburg IN those of Mr. Mirrieless, the
head OF The Dissenting community there aud the very
heart AND strength OF the and tract interest
IN II ote realms-a name we'll sDJwn at every station
from London to Mongolia; Dir Faro, If | mistake not
being American and comparative stranger Russia
bavirg succeeded the Few c. Elsroy at the British aud
American cbspel there within the last twelve months.
have the honor to remain sir. yours obedieuty,
AN ENGLlSHWOMAN IN RUSSIA.