New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-03-17

The death of the Gar Nicholas is still regarded
as doubtful by some of our cotemporaries, who,
having been bravely hoaxed by the reported cap
ture of SevastOpol, are now sceptcal on all other
matters that have a bearing on the war. We
think their present disbelief now as but little
better founded than their former credulity. Then
the intelligence came by the most suspicious and
uncertain channels, and though Emperors and
Statesmen were taken in, it really lacked all
official confirmation. In the present case the re-
port is of very positive and credible character.
The event is not only most probable in itself, but
our information comes all the Way from st. Pc
tersburg. through channels that seem to preclude
the possibility of error. From the Russian CAPT
tai the intelligence is transmitted by the tee
graph-to which the Government alone has &C
cess-to the Russian Embassy, to the Cabinet Of
Berlin, and to that Of the Hague. From the
former Lord John Russell receives the dispatch,
and by telegraph transmits it to London; and
from the latter, the great fact is also teegraphed
by Sir Ralph Abercromby, the British Embassa-
dor-the dispatches from the two courts only
varying as to the hour of the decease. The
whole is also greatly confirmed by the previous
dispatch from Lord John Russell, stating that
the Car was already at the point of death, and
had taken leave Of his family. There ia no anal
oey between such piece Of intelligence, so for
warded, and the roundabout, contradictory,
hoaxing reports of the famous Tartar of Bu-
charest; and We, who doubted the latter cannot
see any good reason for questioning the truth OF
the former.
TIE inquiry is made how, if the death took
place BY apoplexy, as is reported, the dying
monarch could have taken leave Of his family,
which he is also said to ave done. On this head
it is impossible to afford full explanation until
We have the details of the event; but it is GER
tain that the last moment did not approach IN
marked, or unexpected. The Car had been
suffering from an attack of influenza, and for
nearly thirty years such attacks had regularly eI-
hibited tendency to produce violent pneumonia
inflammation. AZ long ago as 1926, he came
near dying of pleurisy, consequent upon his ex-
ertions and excitement In putting down the con-
spracy which attended his accession to the throne
and he has since been similarly, though not SO
dangerously dnectea. IL IL prOphOle tncu, Ildt
this influenza had greatly reduced his strength
and caused his life to be despaired OF, and that
then the final interview with his family took
place, after which an apoplectic stroke, induced
by his disease, and by the full habit and exalted
nervousness of bis system, closed the scene.
Another reason alleged for doubling this news
is given in telegraphic dispatch from Baltimore,
C ntaining a rumor that NJ. de S;oeckl, the Rus
sian Minister at WashiDston, dstrusts the report,
for the reason, it is alleged, that he himself has
not received it from st. Petersbureh. We are BY
no means convinced that the Minister has said
any such thing, but even his unwillingness
TO credit the story would not prove il incorrect.
de could not possibly have received information
Of the event except in the way he has now re.
ceived it. No Russian dispatch would now be
transmitted by telegraph across England, nor
would any English officer have received il at
Liverpool to forward from Halifax, nor at sny
rate would ouch dispatch have been forwarded
till after that Of the associated press. On this