New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-08-07
EFFECT or THE WAR IN RUSSIA.

From The Bottom C0rrtc-.
We ore indebted to a friend for a translation OF
uorticn of letter from one Of the most eminent scien-
life men in Russia 10 q gentleman OF Cambridge,
which Il copied below. Many Of tue indirect illusions
are very significant; the permanent organization Oh
the land routes for freight and nais-the continued
scientific actiyitythe absence Of personal annoyance,
&c Tie letter indicates a good deal Of confidence
that armies and fleets which would destroy the muse
ups al Kerch would hasten TO celebrate any victory
hy the demolition Of the Imperial Academy OF ences'
tie museuIns observatories schools of art and masni-
fceut cshedrals. The letter Is dated at Foto"a'
July @
II have Just cent you parcel Of books; but you
nust not expect to receive them until long Wniie
after this letter arrives for the neutrality-suspicious.
which is always tedious, requires at present an IN,
usually long time. Not long since case occurred
where parcel nearly elk months In coming 10 Us
from eipsic owing TO the immense qnantty oil telSu
Sc which has TO be transported in wagons. The ae-
,ivfv on all our roads il most extraordinary but II Is
not surprising that there should be some irregularities
for while until the whole system shall nave been
definitely and permanently organized. Ana yet, an
noyipg az all this il, il has very agreeable side
for the price Of freight has Of course risen enormously
end this crease of price fails chiefly upon those art
cles of produce, like talow, hemp &c, which the
Engsbmen have TO buy OF US III spite OF the war, and
al any price that they themselves the lnvoun-
ary agents in raising immense plumbers OF our peas
aniry to conn eence aud even wealth. You VIII re-
member how large proportion OF the lower classes IN
this vciriy obtain their livelihood from wagoning be-
tween St. Petersburg and The Prussia0 frontier.
for the books which YOU have sent US, they have
not arrived up the present time. HIS IL OF course
also owing 10 the miserable war; but fortunately we
feel It's effects in no other way than the interruption of
our Communication with scholars abroad. But you
must suppose any the less ntert s'ed specta
tors OF this colossal and painful DRAMA We follow It's
uccessive developments with eager hearts now him
mehock auckZend at the success Of brave troops,
and gain 'zum Tode betrubi at the Infamous out
RACES continually porpetraied by the allied armies and
fleets tof the two sO-caed b civilized nations out
rbcee which are gu 1sequently paliated msrepre-
sebied by tie most uter faehOOds and hrou h venal
newspapers TO public which for the honor OF human
fy will believe, would be beside itself with indgna-
ton did il susI ect the truth Only couple of hours ago,
for an example we learned that the British armada,
which takes the best Of to keep at respectful dis
lance from the batteries of CrOnstad has been letting
of its superhuous valor by destroying wreched VII
age OF fishermen, about ten werss from Oranienbaum,
which the English bOmbarded all last night-eliher
from ennu or TO try whether they could throw
shells 80 far The experiment seems to have been
successful for they succeeded in burning down num-
Der OF fshermen's novels Our military however could
not suffer thereby, there were none of them there.
But bad no intention Of writing TO YOU on SUCH sub
ices, ct NE merely express our sincere thanks for
your sympathies We were already aware that they
were SHARED by majority of the bes, informed Of our
oouutrymcn-a circumstance which, although II was
to be expected from impartial spectators, naturally
affords much pleasure.
d" SIX large and thoroughly equipped geographical
expedous have lust left ST. Petersburg and promise
rich harvest Of valuable scientific results. D is
at present in the Ura Mountains making geographical
and astronomical determinations; O. Is conducting
a chronomeirc expedition for longitude between Mos
cow and Astracan; and the great measurement OF the
meridian arc which has been carried from Finland
southwark is still going at the latitude of 49, The
corresponding eeodetic observations in Southern Rus
STA are being vigorously prosecuted under the super
iuteudence of General WTOuchekow.'