New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-12-08
Netu7lork DAILY Gribm,re
BAYARD TAYLOR IN NORTHERN Europe,
No. LXXIV.
JOURNEY THROUGH THE BALTIC
PROVINCES.

GOTTA, Augusta, 1858
Tie steamers from Crcnstad, 10 Stettin and Lii
. beck were crowded with Russian families, bound
abroad, snd 81 places were taken weeks before
hand. / therefore shortened my s.ay By few
DAYS and took seats in the Goyernmen. diligence
70 the PTussian frontier, Wis Narya and Riga.
! special passport for leaving Russia is necessary
snd the old formsiy Of hsviDg your name pub
:hed three times in the newspapers is still adhered
TO- We duly appeared in the list of departing
! travellers with Names slightly misspelled and the
designation Of American subjects" after which
furnished with stamped certificate 70 the effect
that no creditors had sppeared against Us, we re-
paired 10 the Passport Office. The formaites
were long and somewhat tedious, but the officials
mo.t Of whom spoke three or four languages. were
exceedingly courteous and gentlemanly and in the
course of few hours We We're pu. en- rfge. No
"tea.moaey7 was iere demanded the legal fees,
however, were high enough, amounting in 81, 10
shout zen r,bes. After receiving Ike passport, one
is allowed 70 remain three weeks, so that the pub
Ecaton of the nsmc for the benefit of creditors %
OF no practical use.
The pa.spor. system Of Russia has hitherto been
far more onorou. TO the subjects of the Empire
than 20 foreigners. Under the reign oi Nicholas.
the minimum cost Of permission 10 travel abroad
was fry rubles. and was even then arbitrarily
Withheld ia many instances. Noble: and gentlemen
of fortune We're obliged 70 pay PrcPortonately
more. met Russian in Germany in l-iI, Who
had p,d 800 rbles for one years leave, and Prince
Demldof il was stated, was taxed no lees than
30 COO rubles annually. Although Nicholas himself
travelled great deal, he appears 70 hsye desired
exclusion for biz subjects, fearing The influence of
new habits and IDEAS upon them. Alexander, on
the other hand trusts the deep-rooted national feel
ing Of tho Russians, and not only permits without
reserve, but encourages travel. 4 passport now
costs FIVE ruble', for burgher or noble, while q
merchant, travelling for the sake Of his business,
pays but ore. The consequence is, there has been,
this Summer, general stampede 20 France, Ger
many and Italy, and Of al the gentlemen whom l
hoped 10 meet, not one is at home.
The distance from 81. Petersburg 10 Tauroggen,
on the Plussian frontier, is 20 yersta OF about
$50 miles. TIE slow post, which we took, j. four
days and nights in trayersng il, including long de-
lays at tie principal stations. We took our seats
at six O'Clock, on q bot Summer evening the sun
It'll three hours distance above tie horizon. Ny
companion on The inside was q young French
merchant from Moscow, a follow Of twenty-lour,
pale. holoY.cyed, knock knced, and already show
ing signs Of badpcss. 1t Is not pleasant 10 have
body prematurely broken down by RIGHTEOUSNESS so
close TO one; but travellers cannot always choose
their coach or bol.fellows. On applying the usual
tests 10 the Trenchnans mind, 10 order 70 discover
whether there were ony sparks remaining in such
a heap of ashes was not rewarded by any apprc-
cab.e result. lie yenerated Louis Napoleon, AMI
declared that - him alone WAS due the abolition
of scridom in Russia, be having secretly driven
Alexander IT, 10 adopt the measure H.s state
ments on the conmonest subjects concerning Rus
sis were so wide of the mark that soon dropped
him in despair. Besides, he had disqgreeab.e
habit OF nsming every ether place than Moscow
down there (Ldbas Berlin Paris Constan-
tinople. America, 81. Petcrsburg-all were "down
tlerc." "Nhere I" / would ask, impateItly.
"Why, down there" Twenty.four hours Of this
conversation was suricit, so gradually with
drew into my ,lcll, aud before the Journey end
We only poke every three tours.
Tie coupe ,hc diligence only carries four persons)
was wcalti Russian, aboring under violent AZ
tack Of dyspepsq, which he eudeayored 70 cure by
drinking tca and eating immense quantities OF sour
milk. lie was hypochondriac on the subject of
his stomach. He ate as much as he remaining
three Of ", and was continually iamenting lis loss
Of sppottc There was time, be said when he
had consumed an entire roast turkey at one meal,
but now meat was fatal 10 lin Nevertheless, at
tie 1e1t station where large Dish If outlets was
placed before U.s. be set 10 with tie determination OF
suicide, and ate enough according TO his theory
10 have caused bis death. He frankly confessed
thst he had srcn. large fortune il his younger
days, and only took up business wien lie was
driven 70 il, but hc had since then prospcred e1-
cecdngly. He vas, vithal, man OF much eApe-
Renee and intelligence, aud the more We saw OF
him tie more reason we found 10 Ike him. Inc
story Of BIZ, iie which even in ia mos. private a.
poets, he eonfded 70 me, lad deeper interest
than was evident on the surface. lie illustrated
withou. knowing i, more than one Of the many
puzzles WI ch belong 70 bis race snd sex. /. 10
fact, the importance OF Which can n.yer be dnlih'
.shcd, that the full and true history Of one name
lie Is worth al tie books that ever were written
about Human Nature.
For Tie first three hours sf'er l~lv!ag 'he capt
IA. we followed tie shore Of The Calf o: Finland
toward Pe:erhof, passing $ series OF tie most
charming parks and villas. the Summer residence
Of the wealthy ST. Pete'burger' long ridge Of
gently y. Hing rrour1 s.,lled viii groves Of bifch