The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1855-11-24

ir "S t"c S'av O1 the lmIcrla
v family am told. on Sunday AMI Thurs,la,
t evenings grand ilIuminations and displays of
e fireworks call to the gardens great crowds of
n people, particularly Young people. voun,
: men: and madens. There is also ano,b.,
= palace, a lew versts from Tcarskey. at Paul
: owsky, the Delight of Paul The Imperia
: family spend short time usually every yea,
, at this place. and during their stav the same
t bright i'Iuminations. grand displays of the
!, Pyrotechnc art, and joyful gathering of the
smiling faces of Young people are witnessed
there. At Alexardrowsky. about fifteen
, versfs from the city. M the river. are m.
great mechanical works where the rail-u,a
engines and cars are constructed and re,,;r.
ed. An American, Mr.. Winans. is At ,he
, mead ofthis. There are also. ,.ot,o, card
, ana Other manufactures in the same vicinity.
"ir' "inans has been some wears in this
country and has been successful in lavinp M
treasures where moth and rust cOrrupt. lie
"as now the contract to keep in repair the
engines Nc.. at 40 much for every mile they
are run. 1 understand he is making we'll
out ofth's contract. which has vet number
" years to run. There are three railroads
running out OF the cit:. Ti,e on. to Moscow
Instance about four hundred and fifty miles.
has double track all the wav, and Is = cam.
tai road. The ordinary running time ;s =.
bout twenty-two hour. between this and Ma.
cow a'thou2h 1t ~ sometimes run in mnrf,
less t'ne. ! understand the Emperor ac-
comp'shed the distance with an extra train
last week IN fourteen hours with perfect safe.
". lhe fare on this road is about fonrte.,
dollars tor the first class. nine dollars f,r ,b..
second class and one tor seven for the third
cIass-that is, nineteen, thirteen, and min.
rOublcs
II has been and is said TO be the DESIGN Of
Tue imperial government 10 have this railroad
continued on pastwardlv to Nisrhuri- Novuo.
red, where the great annual fair of thc ON.
pre- is held, and which wonld thus brine with.
~ NV" days ride ct the capital the great rich
valley OF the Eolsa. the Ir"luctiycncss of
winch Is probably equal, If not superior. to
any other IN the world. 1t is also probable
that The railroad viii! be completed at no dis.
tant day from Moscow to Kira on the Du;..
per. or perhaps continued to Odessa tv,s
linking with an iron wav the BLACK with ,b,.
tt'tlc Sea. The railroad also towards War
saw. already IN successful operation fifty or
sxiy vrrSts to Gatchrna. will probably be
hn'>hed the whole distance in few wears At
the turthest. making the connection with
Southern and Central and Western Enron.
complete. and redurins the time from P.sri.
to Prtershurgh to three or four davs. rail.
road Is now IN process of constructor to Rev.
81. on the GuIt OF Finland. and will. witbou;
doubt. be finished within wear Alrradv
IN operation. besides the road To Moscow
there IS the one to Tcarskev-c-lo and REQ.
iowskv. and fifty or sixty versts to (;atcbrmy
o" the MaG<ar 'Hfaaau Ehs.hse evi,i.Sf IL nor
cv OF fussIa being, like that of the smaller
states, to bring into conti.ui,v. to soIidify and
bind together in the bonds Of commercial and
friendly intercourse the remote portions Of
her gigantic domain. it cannot be doubted
that afew years at most will be permitted 10
pass before st. Petersburg shall become a
Br'arian city. reaching forth It's IRON arms to
bring IN the productions of those countries
lv'ng on the Black Sea and of those living on
the White Sea. of those on the Ca>,uan. and
"t lose on the Ohe, to mingle IN the mart
with the productions Of those living on the
Baltic. Yes. the policy of Russia evidently .
is to strengthen by binding together her wide.
extended territory. Let her railroads hp
constructed to all parts. Nature has favored
tins r"nrse by the uniform level of the land.
whichever direction is taken-bv the nature
OF the SOIL. which is easily worked. and bv
the abundant supply of materials fo- the pur-
pose Let Der railroads :hen extend every
wav-iet them stretch across the great r,;n.
OF H'terla-lrt them tap the Indies, and draw
oil the riches ut their commerce them d.
pen the mighty rivers that flow into the Arc
TIC ocean-let them skirt along the Stsnovoy
mountains, even to the waters of the Pa,.,t;,.
let them go ont like the nerves in annual
organizations. and tc distributed to every
member. Then shall they, like the nerves.
serve 10 "1nai'zr and to regulate the .naterl-
al OF growth and nourishmcnt and strength.
10 every part. to the perfection OF maturity.
hen shall they. like those same nerves, serve
to ca'l INTO harmonious and simultaneous a.-
ton the power Of all portions of the vast en-
pre-. and to direct it. when required. upon "a
particular point What nation then couId
resist mighty Russia. her territory embracing
one seventh part Of the habitablc globe Her
pr"iuctlvene.s not surpassed? Her incrcas-
ing population. wealth. and intelligence
Keeping pace with the progress of the world,
what Is there to hinder her being mistress
OF nations? What earthly power could inter-
pose obstacles to the achievement of any OBJ
.1ect she might propose to herself. I;ut it is
not my purpose to descant upon what is to be,
SO much as to describe what already IS. Few
people, probably, who visit St. Petersburg,
leave the country before visiting letcrhuit,
which Is another imperial village and resi-
dence, twenty miles. or thereabouts, down
the river ON the southern shore OF the Cult
ol FINLAND This is the delight OF the lnr,c-
r'a' family. as we'll ~ of all others who dwell
IN "dur'ng the summer months. The vii
'ase 's situated upon quite high ground, Just
up short distance from the water, and con.
talns a beautiful imperial palace, supplicd
with all the conven,cnces and comforts wbu.b
human nature could suggest or human inSe-
nu'ty devise, besides splendid private resi-
uences' churches, soldiers quarters and pa-
v'''ons OF the Imperial family and high not,l-
"y, sroors' grottos, magnificent drives and
"aks-eseFything, in short, that such place
ought to haze to answer the end for which +,
was built, that is, to make it delightful sum-
mer residence.
Inc palace is situated on top of the ridge
OF ia"d ris'rg up to The height Of one hund-
req anu nifty or two hundred feet by gradual
ascent iro" the guilt. 1t stands facing the
water, from which there is in front aud on
either side for long distance a con,lnuou,
park OF handsome trees extending to the pal
ace anu surrounding It on all SIDES. In the
immediate neighborhood Of the palace, how
ever There are several flower gardens. which
perfume the air deliciously, and exactly in
'ron! are several fountains and water Jets and
artificial C.asca,loS Ao.,,.. - :,