Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-03-30
LATE NEWS BIZ THE NAILS.

News Icy the Atlantic Interesting Details.
The Atlantic brings news one week later
than that previously received. The mail last
evening brought full detail, of the interesting
news, from which we extract the following:
THE DEATH OF NICHOLAS.
1t appears that the Emperor first complained
ct oppression of the bend and chest. He had be-
for been subject to such feeling. His phy.
sician- were immediately called, aud their ex.
perrnced eyes f,re>aw that This attack was Ike.
" t. be his last. They had indeed been attend.
ing him during Some DAYS for IN attack of ia.
fuenza II which some slight sy>tons of ppl.
monary affection had >uprryencl From the
iirsi moment of his final seizure. they held ont ~
hopes oi his recovery. The rapid progress of the
allmrni Is shown in the following bulletins:
ST. Petersburg, March 1T. Winter Palace,
l:25 M.-The state OF the Emperor became
much worse yesterday evening. Violent fever
mantesred itself with inflammation of the lungs
'fafever has lasted during the whole night aud
presented sleep Election cun,inues without
obstacle slight attack of gout is observable
The debility Of the august invalid has greatly in
creased. and. at least in the opinion of the phys
cians, thu state of his Najesty is most critical.
ST Petersburg, March lst 4:4O A. M.-The
state of the Emperor has not improved in any
respect this morning. he Empress has had
some papiainn of the heart, but is otherwise
well. Send this Intelligence to Schwerin. Sire
litz and the Hague
81; Petersburg March %, 6 A. M.-The En-
pcror has calmly received from Doctor Mnndt
the communication that utrophy of the lungs is
probable He only obscryed-"And when shall
| become paralysed !" The physician did not
give precise answer. The Emperor then said
10 Dr. Currel-'Whrn shall sutfocatc!" The
Emperor has taken the last sacraments lie
has taken leave of his wife and children. whom
he blcssed-ns also his grandchildren. in firm
voice, in full possession of his intellect, perfectly
calm, and with great presence of mind HIS
pulse is string, but musk has already been ad-
ministcred. The Empres, keeps up, nnd shows
resignation
SIX hours after the date of the above, that is to
say, short after noon of Friday. March, the 2d
he expired. The Emperor's last words were spo-
ken in the French Language Addressing the
Empress, be said:
Tell Frederick (the King of Prussia) 10 CON
Time attached to Ru, sin ~ he has hitherto been
and never to forget hi, fathers words 1t is snid
that a few DAYS before his death, the Gar sue
cceded in cf'rcting complete reconciliation be
tween his two eldest sons, Alexander and Con
Siantino, who were at variance.
THE ACCESSION OF THE EMPEROR ALEXANDER.
The times has published the following tcle
graphic despatch dated Berlin. saturday morn
ing: The Czareyitch Alexander has assumed
the government at 1t. Petersburg yesterday af
tcrnoon, and received homage as Emperor
The Morning Chronicle has published the fol-
lowing intelligence dated St. Petersburg. March
3 '.rhe Emperor expired Yesterday at ten o.
clock. Alexander proclaimed Emperor the
same day. He recrivedhomage to day
The journal DIES Drbats saYs:-"lhe new
sovereign of Russia was initiated at an early age
into the affairs of the empire by the Emperor,
his father; he was present at all the councils; he
was invested with situations which gave him ire
ouent opportunities of rendering himself useful
to the army, and pleasing to the youth of the
schools. Whenever the Emperor Nicholas quit
cd the capital he left the Supreme direction to
the government of his son, and, in short he had
taken the utmost pains to prepare him I" become
lis successor The Grand Duke Alexander, the
heir to the crown, i, very popular IN Russia ; he
is beloved and esteemed by the people He will
not exercise the great authority of his father for
he does not inherit either h- hauteur or his in
hexihiliiy. He will rather please, as the EmPe-
Alexander |. did, by his mildness aud his alta
blty, and between the uncle and the nephew
there is every great similarity of character in nu-
merous WAYS.
The same paper saysit is impossible TO foresoe
even the immediate consequences of the death If
the Emperor Nicholns but thinks that the event
viii augment the chances Of the re establishment
Of peace"
MANIFESTO OF THE NEW EMPEROR.
The manife,to of the new Emperor Of Russia
concludes A. folIows
MAY Providence, which has selected us for
"a high II calugbr our guide aud rrotrctor,ihat
we may maintain Russia ON the highest stand Of
power and glory, and in oar person accomplish
the iucc>sant wishes and views of Peter, Of ca
Uterine. of Alexander, and of our father. May
the zeal of our subjects assist Us therein We
invoke and command the oath of allegiance to US
md Ia the heir Ia the throne our SON Nicholas