New-York daily tribune., 1858-03-17

ern Siberia" ha. ls.ely been published AVf rAp
Dg the country the vicinity Of BaihaI ana s.s-ns
celebrated Rusaisn and Chineae fairs ~ VI x
and Kiaktts-,he stocksde towns between ahs apa
the Russian Posses,iop. through which the Whole
Russian and Chinese trade IN tea, ELK, ~oV'' i1e'
&C. j. ranssced-he left by the way OF th- s'tnO'G'
mountains for Ch!;s The stsncvo noun ms O. & I1o
the waters which flow into the Frozen v etn .oi. %
thoee which empty into the Pacific. M C1lh- va
now in country before Travelled bya Eu'oPean
or an American, at point eight hundred mrs h'.,H
OF Pekin, bordering upon Mongolia lie ulane 1 eA
ploratons in the country during perl9l oi 'Ii.9
months, visiting the e1ensive gold and silver
which are largely worked, and IaVe!le I,o" .n.
towr, noting the cnstolns, HABITS, and IeI3 oh Ji w
Inhabitants. This country OF the Irans- In d
,aIrs a population 0. $40 900 inhabitants. lie pI
are largely engaged in mining, agriculture ana nf-
with CLlns and are laid 20 have more lh tn w.
milion Of cattle and sheep. From Chits W. N'.'",
embarked il boat in company with the ~ v,u'i III -
Aysn and FIVE COssack soldiers, and procee1ea "'"
lie IupOdah and Scheka rivers to the AMOR, anu
down the Auoor 20 the Pacific Ocean, az H"'e
of tveny.sx hundred and -iI:y sev en miles py "aeI;
He s'opp.d atyarou. points Oh The Ju'e, ata I
the adjacent country, which Il Inhabited ~ VIZ VIZ
Taltar tribes Mantchous and Chinese. lie louhl Tue
people ready 10 ,Iade and barter their prDd1ct CON
s-,ing Of wheat rye barley Indian corn, buc
cattle sheep hOIses aDd canes, Tor cotton ana "V'
clotha iron tobacco liquors, looking asses, cheHP
clothing, sugar, rice, glass, tr!Dkets, &c. ne
various tribes a. peace with each Other 10 'h1
time he passed; and, although he had numerous Hnu
ntercrilIg adventures tDciT ne ~
difficulties AZ the MantchOu City Of LOGON, on the
Amoor be was entertained by the Governor 10 pa
| vion Of blue cotton cloth constructed ftr the pu
pose IgoOn il under the control OF the Chnese Wv
eminent and has q population Of 1000. lie was
treated with kndner- AZ this place but an Application
for permission TO 90 further into China was reused
He was questioned by the Governor as 70 me oorct
of hs journey, and tn Interpretation OF b. ahs 'eI'
| was carefully rendered. The Governor and Pc ple
exhibited a oesire Tor trade but even an Application
10 explore the city wss refused. Mr. C0ns 81 ste
that the whole of this river for distance 0I
| two thousand six hundred miles, IS suscep'ole
Of steam raw gaton and the country dlaneu uy 'Io
Amoor has a population of about hye millions. lh5te
are already four vessels trading from San Francsc) 70
| the AmoOr, two from Boston, and TWO from ii my
kone-the latter being owned by American houses
The Russian Government IS rapidly extending its 40
muions in the AmOor country, and the last year TWO
Ion ste .Iners built in Philadelphia for the Russians
were shipped around Cape Horn and put up al the
mouth OF the AmoOr for the purposes OF trade ahd
exploration Mr.. Collins states that the Russian GOv-
ernuent desire that the Americans should have all
the advantages Of the great trade OF this new country
and hold out every inducement tor thai purpose Al
ter reaching the mouth Of the AmOo the tneater OF
his consuLhip he thought he had discovered 50 many
| facts of great importance 10 the commerce oi the
United States that he determined TO return immediately
and report to bis Government The report which he mas
made to the Secretary of Safe occupies some 20 pages
Of closey.written manuscript and is condensed ac-
count Of the country in the vicinity OF the navlgabe
waters Of the AmOor Its population, trade, products
&c. well suggestions a. 10 the proper articles OF
commerce which our people may export There with
profit. The report from which these facts are Cleaned
II one Of the most interesting ever made to the DE.
parmen Of State. learn that II will be called for IN
the House in few days and will no doubt be ex-
tepsiyey read by our business men. Mr. Collins has
brought home numerous specimens of the minerals
and other products of the countries through which he
passed. and it is his intention TO deposit them IN the
Patent Office He deserves much credit for his enter
prise and is so little of politician to have accepted
an flee without pay means to crafty his love OF
travel. Having male his report to the Government,
he is now engaged in writing book Of bis travels,
which i'll be valuable TO the geogrspher and mineral
ogst, and which promises to be Of interest to the
general reader inasmuch il will contain travels and
scenes of adventure in country almost unknown TO
European or an American. II.