New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-11-16
NEWS FROM RUSSIA.
From Our Special Correspondent ct Pr'a

Of Russis or from the Russian camps on the Dor
eers Of the Black sea can be obtained either here
or in the United States, that its value when re
ceived is much enhanced. An American consul in
France who has been travelling in Russia the last
three months, has Just returned TO Paris, and has
favored me with the use of his notebook from
which propose to give your readers some Of the
most interesting items of news from that country
which have yet seen from any source. Indeed,
perus,l of these notes has furnished me more
correct data by which to Judge of the conditi On
Of affairs in the Crimea and in the neighbol hood
Of Odessa and Nkolaief, than it would be possible
to obtain from all that has heretofore been pub
lished. The gentleman in question went to Russia
to study her condition mpartialy, the state of her
resources, and the probable issue of the war. By
means Of bis title of consul and major,
he was permitted to travel through the
Empire, privilege that is now difficult for any
foreigner to obtain who is not engaged in the Rus
sian service. His journey commenced at st. Peters
burg ard Cronstadt, and extended to Moscow, Kief
Odessa, Nikolaief, Cherson and Perekop, (Which
latter point he left three weeks ago. and back
through the Danubian Principalites, Hungary
Vienna, to Paris He carried letters Of introduc-
ton to consular agents, in each town Of note, aud
through them received privileges and introduetions
which afforded him great facilities for collecting
correct information, and of forming just apprecia
tions Of every thing he saw. His notes as well as
his verbal descriptions bear the impress Of Impair
TALLY, of close Observai ion and Of complete reia
bility. They are so voluminous that shall only
attempt to give the most important, and those in
the fewest words possible
He first visited Cronstadt, and found this place
as strong as it has been represented, but more so
from its natural position than from anything extra
ordinary in the delenses He found there an i'm
mense foundery, six hundred feet long, which had
putting the works into operation They had been
waiting for foremen from America, who were ex-
pected to arrive daily. The Russians are not
themselves capable of conducting properly the
casting of large ordnance having always heretofore
depended upon foreigners mostly Engshmen.
Our traveller, after visiting Cronstadt, returned
to St. Petersburg and endeavored to obtain through
Mr.. Seymour the privilege of travelling through
Southern Russia but he was assured by the
foreigner of whatever nation was now allowed that
privilege Determined to 90, he had resort to
Russian officer whose acquaintance he had made
on the trip to Cronstadt, and who went at once
with him to the chief of police and nterposed IN
his behalf He was at first peremptorily refused
but the officer took the chief into an adjoining
room, where short conversation was held and
on their return permit was signed to go as far
as Odessa The consul was afterward informed
by his friend the officer, that although his claims
as an American, consul and major had oper.
ated strongly on the mind of the chief of police,
they had not been sufficient till a sum Of ten
rubles were slipped into his hands-a sum which
the consul at once handed over to the officer.
After frequent and annoying Interruptions on the
part of the police, he at length arrived at Moscow
If ST. Petersburg is the most splendid, the most
orandiose city in the would, he thinks Moscow the
most interesting. 1t is here that the Russian is
seen in bis native purity. The city is full of
churches, and is perhaps the most devotional city
in the world.
Our traveller was at Odessa when the news ar
rived of the evacuation of the south side OF Sevas-
topol The first day three or four arrests of indl-
vduals were made by the police for the circulation
of what they then deemed false news. 1t was not
fully credited for three days, although reports to
that effect continued to arrive. At this city he had
an introduction to Gen. Ltders, dined with him,
and had long conversation on the state OF AFFAIR."
Gen. LGders is violent personal enemy OF Geo.
Corchakoff, and condemned the evacuation OF Se-
yastopol as infamous on the part OF that officer
He said that the Russian people would not sustain
Corchakoff in the at, and that with one hundred
and eighty thoitand men, the number which Luders
stated to be under GorchakoA's command, he ought
To have held the place Our consul however,
found by his intercourse with other Russian officers
that the opinion of Liiders was peculiar to himself
in all except as regarded the number of men under
Gorcbakoffs command and that his CRITICS ms
arose from Jealousy.
At Nikolaiefi he saw review OF one hundred aud
Thirty thosuand menby the Grand-dukes Constantine
and Nicholas He does not believe this place can
be taken by the Allies, although land force may
besiese it, and after q long contest carry It, Ii
will be impossible for the allied fleets ever to reach
the town. Todtleben had arrived and commenced
operations in improving and strengthening the de-
lenses of the place, which were very Insignificant
at the moment our traveller left The one hundred
and thirty thousand men at Nikolaief were nearly
all infantry, and would be retained there for the
defense of tie place. The Emperor did not arrive
till after his departure.
He visited Cherson, and found ii beautiful
modernbuilt city full of summer residences Of the
$, 49,. ba,1somely locste4 on the hills which