New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-09-19
TRAVELLING IN RUSSIA.

Yesterday morning, 1t II O'Clock, Earl Gras,N
the Britsh Embassy left St. PeteuburR A.x4
train which runs direct TO Moscow Thers ~
supeared TO me for came by the ssme nm -
sflgrowd as an excursion day would have sssSS
the most frequented station in London; b,f
assured that the passengers were fewer tn ~
any day for the last twenty. found many ~
and presently the crush became fnghtfs, sn( - -
rent confusion hopeless. II was aggrsvse{ ~
multitude OF foreigners, VINO could NOT expGukks
selves in Russ and some Of them went ahow ~
In a great variety Of languages. No public s,f,SS
ment in Russia is waning IN polyglot officials -
taiulv these poor interpreters were seveFSs ~
while was present. The rest OF the functionsr~ y
sneak only Russ are active in unceasinr3, :.
pate ntly unrsvellng the tangle Of such
Thew listen, for instance, to Smith, Who hssp~~
item in what he considers French, until ~
has pronounced some leading word Ike a.
gage which happens 10 resemble II ~
Equivalent They then know Smiths di6iOiss ~
hurry him forthwith to the luggage-countS, wh;s n
dint of pantomime-in which smith enscts HE 49,
with furious energy, ana the omciss with perisstl
the travellers effects Is ascestained Tiekee Are =
given to Smith, and he is impressively urged BY = =
tative gesture to put them in safety; nay, u :
sometimes thrust into his pocket. Before thee ~
are consigned TO him, he is made to undefssss
holding up of fingers, and a reiterstmg Of IN,
"rouJ3e," that lie must pay rs many un!is Of u r
ns he has parcels-that is, 3d. ID. Tor each payoa
has FIVE He has paid his five roubles, and he -
with distraction, for now his luggage has uttaiy q
ished. He becomes back IN the lace with b ~
,ions as a nsuist and it being impossible to -
him by any words in the whole Russian Language "
at last bodily dragged, with.every look of pciils
across the crowded booking-office to a counter -
four clerks are writing, and one Is looking owe &
counter. Smith was there before; 1t was there M
ixteen roubles for his passage ticket to MOSCOW.
languages are the to the clerk who Is not wri
and who, gently ignoring Smiths French grieysnS
,ranauillizes HIM IN English, and expllns that Y !
effects are SAFE and that when he reaches his deea
ton he i'll receive them at once provided ne oeas
lose his counter-m ks in the meantime. HowsRsi
is not even here that the passenger may be 81 a
transact his first business at the station for w>al
takes out his purse and puts down bis fare, he y ~
for his passport. 1.-The has imagined that any d
several previous permits which have been grant1l
him in st. Petersburg will serve flor each chsac
Lotel new one) over and above the regular r,sas
his original passport by his ambassador or conss Z
then by the police,-if he has supposed that ti
snfiicIent. he is quite mistaken. lie is sent bed
another day. II is the inconceivable complicaSeas
the Russian passport system, and It's accessory sa
tiops which, more than any other unpleasanfnesA ~
travellers who have once been IN the county dreal
retnrn TO it.; and as there lie nothing which the h
reign is said to be more anxious to encourage 4
the influx of foreigners into Russia it would M,
and seriously be worth the while OF Govemmeai
Russia TO modify the vexatious requirements IN !
nosed upon the traveller. No other county, az
china. has or ever had in force forms 50 nuu,aou
onerous SO useless, absurd, or, in some respedl
discreditablc. Smith has complied with every pod
of the intricate regulations; and knowing thu, Nh
not felt any Of the anxiety which made me proceo'
superfuously eaily las it might seem) to the 1isu
station. When, therefore, In return for the pro4ueu
OF bis money, he is asked for his Moscow pasPSt
confidently draws it forth; but the bell Is ringing q
heavens he is told that il is not rtssd. lie psinb
Al, -, of bis Cansil In the cfsd the
police, to Count Orlos risa to the r.sd u he ~
of his first quarter to that of the police Of The -
ter to which he then removed to that OF the pohai
the district form which he has last and only Just es
and he demands Indignantly, DO they call thst y
r,sed p" The English speaking clerk has, un.easl
it is with German that poor Smith is being ~
now. Still he has one chance left. The can \
dresses few words in Russ to the porter ue n
iabben vehemcntly to Smith, and points sercs6
Office; "Pashopist," he cries, and beckons 6niAI
follow. All! if our tormented countrymans n
angel would only inspire him to do so. The ~
porter will not despair, and in reply to Smitks 4
be -, it is rised, tell YOU don't you see IL ~
in fifty places" In reply to this he yeueas'
lay hand ON Smiths collar gently to draw him thne
Brton is Immediately reused by this last atrocity
has not rightly read the benevolent anxiety In the
of the poor Muiik for Smith is athletic, bat q
pbysiopn omist any more than lingnist. Just q
has sent his nsoent adversary Keeling against vi
Russian merchant, who Is hurying out 70 the plen
at the sound Of the second bell, the clerk, who Pa
all languages, happens to be again disengaged, {
calls out that the Elsa now required Is merely ~
officer at the other side Of the booking Office. e.
reaches thither presents his passport has stan5l
| receives it back, struggles once more througt
crowd, and arrives at the counter where be shodfI
ceiye his passe niger ticket only to find that he
is in the train, which, nearly quarter Of mia y
is now beginning slowly to move past the tall wiz
| and Widowed doors. There win be no more r
! that day, except special one for his Imperial r.
ness the Prince Romanovsky end bis suite. -
| Having been more fortunate or more careful y
| safe in that trainr Beside Earl and Countess o.
vile and their suite and the young family Of the
of Oldenbsrg, it contained the fifth or sixth and
| installment Of the Emperor's golden coacheA"
saw them sfterward at the Moscow stations pst
their splendOr purposely and coquettshly reveals
| the admiring and w0nder-stricken gaze Of the n
Museovitts-the again impressed me a. surely
most gorgeous equipages in which q sovereign q
rode.
The Russian railway carriages are immossmsl
more comfortable than ours. Instead of % many r
ttions each locked 10 that the passengers canaUe Q
muncate with the guards between the stations z
100 persons may be placed. The seats are back
front to the engine, the travellers sitting opposite q
other, but not SO close that their knees s0met1Y
meet, as upon some of our railways. Then the q
are not at the sides at all bu, at the end Of the
compartment, down the whole length Of which tha'
q spacious gangway opening left and right into =
pair of opposing seats, which, besides, have side
or supports for the arms. Thus when a pssasp(
enters he neither Inconvenience, nor even toud|
anybody as he proceeds up tho longitudinal ceu
gangway, in search Of the place that may suit him
either hand If he is tired, o. wishes to change
seat, or to breathe little fresh air on the exterior
ing, or to stretch himself even TO take little vi
be can of course do so with the same immunity a
annoyance on the part of the rest If he wisha
sleep, nobody viii knock against him to disturb
doors, no discOmforts. Another very remarkable
ference exits. People may be taken seriously u
various ways during a long voyage. On no
glish railway, and on no European railway exc
this new one from st. Petersburg to Moscow, q
p DIVISION made for such acontingency. Here with