Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-08-15
The City Of Moscow.

Inere Is one gate TO the kremlin, called the
opaSs FOrota. On going through this gate, II
the thermometer were 80 de IS below zero.
tne emperor would be Compelled to take off
MS hat, and keep it of all ihe way No one
is allowed To go through covered, and Go-s are
not allowed to pass at all. 1t is sacred On ac-
count OF picture of the Saviour which hancs
above 1t, and Whichis said to have work, 4
miracles 70 save the gate. Many times, when
| th2 Tartars attacked the city, miraculous
| clouds obscured the entrance from them. while
| the boiIeyers were safe within In 1872. the
FRENCH tried to mount up ID the picture 10 OBJ
tain the gold from it, but,the ladder broke ia
the middle. Enraged at the failure, tn " at
| temEUed To batter it down with q cannor but
the gun would not 20 Of so they butt fire
| over the ySLti but 10. the gun bu. -. into ten
thousand pieces, md Ihe French we're killed
| right ard left (You may rely upon the trath
of this, because the duOTkeepsr told me soD
Ii one attempts to pass this gate covered he {
hears the sentry cry, "The hat the hat fa-
ther 90 and should he persist. the interior of !,
Russian guard-hOuse would be theI first inte-
rlor his eyes would rest upon. But we always
conform to the custom of whatever country We
are in.
must give you an account Gf 6ur visit Ia A..
Tartar mosque. When we fTSI went in. about
a hundred Iartars were sSuatted upon the
door, every row and then diving dow q
touch their toreheads 10 the earth and prav
Finally, one arose and began to howl. Tie
now nowI called iorth a priest, who went into q
iitue IL pulplt, and catching q cane, which the
first performer gave him, Commenced a yeII;n-
to which the first was only a whisper pan
ing only to take breath from time TO time ba
sang what sounded like g Highland Laddie .
only as - would say, more 500 He cor
tinued this tor half an hour, VIXEN all the he |
uevers arose and formed four lines across the
church, like cotillions at Washington. fonjv a
@reat deal less stupid.) and such bowing anJ |
Iulhpiing ensued, that my rishle faculties |
were highly e1:ited. The fnale consisted in /
making the Significant sign Of. 70 You dop'I' |
at each ear, ana turning 10 tie East, and the |
whole ceremony was over, except that the ,,ious
lew euntriyed 10 tumble dstli Jarx.
We have just returned from the GoyerDor
denerai's reception and the grand Te Duen
IN honor Of the Emperor. We were accompa-
med by Prince o0deEakor, one OF The SOveI-
elgn aids. he received Us with mar ked kind
ness and tention, and invited US to visit him
en- Jamtie. He was detained at the bedsid Of
ais dying father, and consequently was obliged
10 break MS engagement with Us and TO trans
Ter US 70 the care OF another aide de-camne |
of the Governor General. Here we found ~
great diguitaries of Moscow Assem- bied. and AZ
the presentation We had the FIR Uaudience. As
We were marched up through the most brilliant
,o'so'J SN"i 0oi StcLehs pam black |
dIess presented a striking contrast to tbe
starred and decorated uniforms surroupding
US Everybody In Russia wears uniforms: the
mobiles, the police retired officers and court
servants al have one. A chamberlain is a |
perfect mountain of gold, and would not
wear has coat for considerable. Just by the
eft Of the two buttons ON the coat behind he
wears gold key, the signet Of his Office.
We saw General Semroloff, one of Russia
most QlStlQUulahAd OfiaarS I'm fact hk QalnNd 4
Ior them all they have in the Caucasus, he