New-York daily tribune., 1858-08-24


disa.ter during the retreat from Moscow. Ths
Bere.pa s now deep full, quiet stream, flowing
betsten low, curypg banks, on his way 10 join the
Dpieter. Below the town are some beautiful
elumps Of birch sid ash, smcpg which rises the
round red mass Of new brick fort. stalwart
soldier, lesnipg on Crmesn crutches, begged of u
as We descended to the bridge, and two muscular,
clean limbtd sroons stripped, sprapg naked upon
their hor,er, end swan them like Tntons in the
center Of the river. Three more stations brought
us 10 ihe DIieper, Of the town Of Rogstchef Here
bes slre,dy strong stream, and the hock Of besvy
fiat bottt med buges noored along his bsnks hsd
DO doubt ieen the Black Sea. The town is a small
but lively place. stranger is struck with the great
width OF the ,treets in all these places, through
which they acquire neat, respectable appearance,
in spi'e Of the low houses. The frequency of fires
probably gave rise to this method of building, as
we psned two villages which were more than half
in asher, where the coLfsgraton had been stopped
BY the road.
After passing the Dnieper, the marshes cease, and
the country becomes slightly unduating- very
slightly, indeed, but still perceptble without the
hlO W tutCuOb<. nc III - ICES dho Icss Hc-
queDt, and TIE birch increases in tie same proper
tlon so that before reaching Moscow the forests
are Almost entirely compo,ed Of this delicate,
graceful, shiverirg tree-the scan.y- clothed DUad
of the North Its bues are al~sys cold, and where
it abounds one cannot have full faith in Summer.
The weather, besides had changed, and in place
the sultry air of Warsaw, we had q strong north
wind, with temperature Of only 400 in the morn
ires. Our oveTcoats were bsarable the whole day
al thick Scotch PLAID wss DO unwelcome add
ton at night Nevertheless, there was little dffer
cree in tie soil snd vegetation, and the siver
headed rye rolled in as rich waves as ever to break
upon the shores Of harvest.
On Friday We entered Old Russis-Hoy Russia,
ss it is sometimes called, in the fond veperation Of
the people. The country became more thickly
populated, and from every village roie q pic
tuIetque church, white as snow, ard crowned
with as many bright green domes and spires as its
proportions would allow. These COY, graceful
structures towering at intervals above the birchen
groves, and sparkling in the sunshine, gave Pc
culsr cbsrm 10 the otherwise mOnotOn0us land
rcate. The Jews, with their greasy riDglets, dis
appeared, POli,h money was refused a. the sta
tors, ard the psasaDtry showed the pure Russian
type, in face aud costume. Every man OF them
wore bis beard unsborn, and the commonest visase
received rort of character and dignity thereby.
WteIever the diligence stopped, company of
ve eIsbe and very dirty figures appeared before US,
bowipg incesssnty with Oriental gravity, and urg-
il their claims to charity in what have no doubt
were very choice and elegant expressions. They
we're pertiDaciou,, but not clamOrou,, and it was
impossible to look anywhere within thirty degrees
Of them, without occa.ioniDg new denominations
of reverence and supplica'on.
After leaving the streams Of the Dnieper and
coming upon tho'e of the Okla, whose waters flow
with the Volgs to the far Caspian Ses, the country
can no ltpger be called plain. 1t is rather
rolling prairie, like those of Southern Wisconsin,
but with still sentler undulatioDs. Our horses
s.shea DOWN the gradual de,cents 81 mad gallop,
which carried them peary to the top of the next
rise, ard we frequently accomplished ffssea Hefs"
within the hour. On Saturday morning we break
tasted at Mao. Jsrossyitz, where an obelisk has
been erected to cOmmemora ate Murats defeat aud
in the afternoon reached the lively little town OF
1COlIsh, Oh inc BICot eOuihcih u6u"oy h"HA
Moscow to Tula and Oiel, and further to Odessa
and tie Crimea. We were now within thirty.fve
vents Of Moscow, which We were anxious TO zee
before dark Five days snd nights Of travel had
ersmped us little, but we felt capable OF as much
more utop such superb road. The sun set upon
the silvery birchen forests and the long swes and
slopes of grain. Heavy clouds covered the sky,
except along the rorth, where the lurid yellow twi-
light moved slowly around toward sunrise, and we
were sinking Into wesried sleep, when long line
of dark towers al d Oriental domes appeared in the
distance, drawn sharp and hard against the angry
luster. This was Moscow Ere lopg We descended
into the valley of the Moskvs, ratified for many and
many verst through gloomy streets, caught mid
night glimpse of the majestic pile of the Kremln,
ard sfter a ,eemipgly endless cruise in Russian
dro.hly, reached the welcome haven Of good
hotel. B.T.