The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-06-19

tueanips plain wooden box 90 far ov vheels some.
mss c0vered by roof yretcbad on hooos with
put seats the baggage Answering for that purposes and
bcb vehicle changed AZ ever staon) and with this
mnepse Improvement uCon osr former means Of travel
ing may well conrhder oil the real hardsaips and
dangers az an ena, aaG ca iuate with some certainly the
The next three svdons, seventy three versts In ALL
over very mounts and winding road, brought H TO
witch Kandnsr p invited u 70 his house. and treated us
ID very V,iigipg manner. Only twenty eignt vors0
luper VIC entered Nertshinek the hfst town, ou. v"
eal one not to be con'ounded with Nerschinsxy
Tome eP atty verss distant where rich government ncs'
"sfk@A by convicB, are situated.
NlRTCuINsK--MR. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. AT PRE-
NIuM-A SIBERIAN BANoUET-ARRIvAL AT
rCuIrA-TRAvELsINa BY POST IN RUssIA-TRICKs
UPON NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. PROSPEorS-
GOVERNOR KORSAKOFF, ETC.
Our arrival at Nertchnsk, where Mr. Jean Alexandra
witch Yuvipsky delighted in giving shelter TO two Ameri
can citizens created little STIR although the Amer
cans, probably now fortnight ahead Of us, had told
them that were coming that way. Our host navey
brought Of his friends into room, who had come
ne explained, to have look At the newly arrived
Americans. The next morning an invitation was received
u the hope OF Mr. Andre Andreivtch Znzino the j. j.
Assor Nerlcbnsk, who sent elegant sleigh for
conveyance We entered spacious well heated stone
guiding and ushored into handsome, richly deco
rated saoon where the master Of the house and his
family welcomed with great cordially Other guests
had arrived and the clergy was represented by white
haired dgnGed looking high priest his SON. protopope,
and two more priests. The vast saloon contained
fine religious and other picures and though ii
winter beautiful orange jesamne and oleander trees in
tul bloom, contrasting with the deep lying
Me balcony. Our imperfect knowledge Of the language
vas sufficient exchange cives all around; the ladies'
preeent web disposed towards U.S. and an interest
ing group Of children Of all ages was really pleasing TO
behold Tables richly loaded with variety OF dishes were
brought in and the fierce attacks made upon them
urgent request Of the hest psrayzed by fresh
and abundant supplies.
Al ~ accompaniment to this luncheon, saEooska,
they called ~ sweet liquor prepared from black goose
straw, whore and other berries, with an addition Of
ALCOHOL handed round and every guest induced,
lens ron partske of and give his opinion Of It's taste
Yhe variety OF berries in this part Of Transbakah must
be- naonshngly great, host had ordered, at least
the time another and better kind Of nals ohs
the Of the oeVerage TO be fetched up from the
cellar and kept insisting on our trying and judging it's
quality. Now, as it ia grave offence in all the Russias
pour out less than full glass; and still grayer
not TO empty it at once To the last drop, and TO-
regners did wish TO show want OF appreciation Of
their cusoms, ii may easily be surmsed that tho
sumption Of this naeki the sweetness OF which makes
forget lie stimulating effect, produced general
kIarily and happiness
But up to all had been, as u were, chllds play
osly for other and larger tables spread, the
breakfast began and the master Of the house gave the
FIRST toast which nothing less than
and to the health of respected selves The
c,tenent with viii III this was drank and She mum
If others folo i'm in ouch
10 the republic OF America 10 the President, the
State of california, &C.. afforded our worthy host vel
produce further variety Of still better
nale and CD 1t is deemed great hO1or aud sign Of
friendship and good wishes to amash your glass after each
toast, the destruction Of crystal WAS Euch az would
have delighted the most stoiCal crockery manufacturer
and two servants were constantly busted IN sweeping
away the debris We lad requested Lhs Rrslu oli.er
WHO ACCOMPANIED rs to render thanks an propose a
10 hospitality aud especially generous
hose. The old pri6st, mad been fifty years In oc
and whose son was probably thirty live years of age
made speeches. which undoubtedly partook largely
Of the pospIandal Character he csea upon the ladies'
and children TO join in the revel and with his and
the other Popes, singing praise
The Of embracing kissing three here
amply exempli1ed among the men, ana go much good
away. When last proceeded TO take leave, We
requested TO seat ourselves once more, and this
beng DONE everybody sat down. and silence regned for
. few minutes. Tnen all stood up again, and anidst
CT good fellowship kissing and shaking OF hands,
We Quilted the honse. We think very highly of this
tom, which gives TO the farewell and "good bye'
proper wei ht and emny by prefacing it with short
srence while the leave taking performed in
q huIr and thoughtess manner
AS intended TO continue journey the next day,
we declined number Of invitations from other citizens,
The offer Of commod'ous travelling carriage,
or taraptas which take to Irkusk and deliver
" On the l4h lett the bosptabe people at
Nefchusk having five horEes, all Abreast 20 our heavy
tssn and reached Tchta the capital OF rransbaikahi,
distant 2es versts on the The expense of travelling
with post very iuconsderabe After obtaining
permit which costs half copeck per vers for each horse
The charge aud half copeck vers making two
ccpecRs, one and half cents In ALL You may thus
travel distance Of fourteen thousand verss like that be-
tween ST. Petersburg and Pe'ropanlooek, WI n permit
for horses at an average cost OF $780, To this should
be added the fee OF the driver without which, though s
rot ob gaory you would not get very FAST also
small charge at each station for the OF the post
rsge you not vtdei with your own Should you
have heavy carriage, for which the regulations require
three horses ,hey will whenever the road difficult,
put four sitbout nny CHARGE yon travel
with permit tor horses, they will give you three,
al~ays placing them abreast. The horses are generally
speeGtrg very POOR large badly fed and stables
much Ssown in Soer. but yet these animals are so
hsroy tha, they suffer from the summer heat only never
from TIE intense cold Of the winter. They are driven
very bard, and, you fee the driver in proportion, very
fast ,oo after which they lett standing out in the cold
hour or two without being fed. To make them
faster !. ia uncommon pour water them, which
ibaantly freezes, AID forming glitterng coat all
the AM nal, chs and makes anxious to get in mo-
Nop The postal regulations forth the speed at which
the different classes Of passengers shall be driven. The
for whoma set Of three horses, troika mus.
I'D
n OF LEES than eighteen versis hour Zone
81 feet) officers Who travel on government busi
fcn ten 10 twelve veTss private travellers eight TO
ten vtIss according the seasor or the year. Ii horses
fail and lost in driving courers the latter give receipt
on producing which the receives indemnify
All the post horses furnished by contractors haze
generally keep seven trosas at each station (at very
fTeqreoed many dfteen), gogernment paying
them yearly allowance for carrying the mails and
Yiers they receiving besides and half coneck
Per from travellers rhe late Emperor Nicholas drove
quicker han his quickest routicrs, be Often Is said,
ttp4r uya ats hntr lint maid
dc camp followed him and settled at each station for dead
horses.
Every station Is provided ~i:h complaint book, the
leaves Of which numbered, drawn s,alei string,
and the whole ached with seal 20 the wall The per
son in charge Of the station, generally common ssor,
clerk, and then regular postmaster lat present
the CLERKS also The post Office uniform protection
against III mage from coarers and ocers required to
keep book setting clearly forth by whom his horses
have been taken, whittier they are gone, and when
they have reurned but, in spite OF these regulations,
greet deal Of coeatng and exortou is prac.ssi espe
cialy merchants and private individuals, who hold
only chastsny 1odorost'a a simple permiD watch ia su
pcyseded by kassnnadya podorosua Government per-
inii) which again ranks below ks'ysrk1y1 pdooshua,