The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-10-15
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= ,a,.nr FROM col rpspondcht az 49, !. 49,
or ,he A,neor River nated is'" =. |
,.,h,cn pu,s MS in possession OIL ihses
n,rh,x important 10 the America" ere. a.
coomunity. and not iittie ea'ea'N" ~
,,ress The great expectations hi.he1'o - -,
,,,ned Of a most prosperous co"'"eteo W.
-. pussi,n settlements in that quarter
~ .x,,,c,a.,ons seemed to be- based npon |
.ronnds so sure. that there was no room ieit
g. ,,,.,r,o,utmcnt. The country coded by
s,n,n. IS one of the NEST magnificent, for all
,,nrr,ses OF commerce, which ii is possible to
conceive wanting only the development which
. ,,rong and civilized government, with ideas
naanted to the age in which we live, could
readily give to il. Such development, it was
,housht IL would receive At the hand OF the
r,nneror ALEXANDER, who, after the disastrous
sssue of the Crimean war, was supposed 70
ns,. cha naone,i the traditional policy of ms
bouss ana. nation, and. withdrawing his gaze
fr,,o c,ns,autineple. 10 have fixed it firmly
and intensely upon the extreme Eastern limits
ofh,s Asiatic Empire This change OF policy,
frs, suggested, IL is said, by the Grand Duke
CoxsraSr,Na. brother of ALEXANDER, ana
chief Admiral OF his Navy, promised immense
results TO the Commerce Of Russia, and there
uere political spectators who saw In II
germ Of a commercial prosperity, which
misht one day enable her to contest the supre-
macy of the seas with any Power that offered
itself As she is already enabled, by her mac
ce<sible position. sad the strength and resour-
ces of her army, to set all military combina-
tions al de fiance. The Emperor appeared, for
sometigne. 10 proceed in his new enterprise
with all the sagacity and forethought required
by an undertaking of such gigantic proper
tians. Every encouragement was given TO the
orening up OF Siberia-a country about one
twelfth part as large as all the other coun-
tries on she globe put together-fuli to over
flowing Of mineral wealth, which only needed
de,elonmeut. and Astounding in fertile dis
tr;cts OF enormous extent, wanting but the
ruaest description Of tillage to enable
them to supply the whole world TO
the tell extent of its united demand, with
everything that grows In any country north
OF the cotton region-through the navigation
of the Amoor River. 1t seemed evident that
the impulse which the Emperor thus appa-
rently designed TO give 10 Siberian trade,
hitherto confined to internal traffic with
the Chinese of no great extent or lmpor-
lance must soon make that country one
of the gresiest upon the face OF the globe
far superior 10 all the others over which the
sceptre Of the Cars is the sign OF empire Its
position separated almost imperceptibiy from
China with the vast naval and military sta.
tons upon the Pacific, renders the Amool
country necessary appendage to the Russian
Empire in Asia.
When the Amoor country was first settled
she Governor, in accordance, it was supposed
with the policy above indicated, proclaimed
"free trade and free navigation" 10 erybody
foreigners az we'll as Russians. This proclama
zion, il was supposed, was intended FOR Anne
rictns more Than any other people, because
they are not only the most enterprisins
of all Others but because there has Away:
been supposed TO exist peculiar bond of fel
lswship between the two nations. The Gov
esnor of Siberia, and the local authorities o
AMOR took occasion to single them out, ant
10 encourage them TO enter freely into thu
trade OF the interior, by means Of the river
They even went so far as 20 promise 10 parti
cipate most literally in all the risks OF Ger
tain enterprises pointed out by them, provided
the Americans would embark with them
There was end to the proclamations of free
trade TO the Americans. 1t is not wonderful
that American merchants should have beer
stimulated by the hopes of vast commerce
thus unexpectedly held out to them. Ameri
can houses in China, and some in San Fran
CISCO Boston, and other cities, Immediately
established branches at Nicholaeffsky. A towr
or settlement was projected, and actually laie
of, one hundred miles above the mouth of thu
river. Lands were granted by the govern
ment: these were laid off in lots, and dwell
ing-houses, warehouses, and stores, erect
ed at heavy cost sprang up in all di
teal ,tha r.,
five hundred thousand dollars was invested in
vessels designed for the new and promising
trade Tho frame of a light steamboat wa.
sent out from San Francisco, with a view &c
navigating the Amoor, and several other.
were to have been sent out from Boston. For
three years, the American agents, besides
spending all their money in the wilderness
surrounded by Mongols Mantchoos and Tar
fars, underwent all the privaions, difficulties
and distresses incident to such situation
Cheered by the prospect of enormous gains in
the future they never once relaxed their eff
forts, or abated particle of their hopes. But
who can trust the humor of a despotl His
intentions may be good but his information is
always deficient, and be never knows in whom
CT TO what he can trust. ALEXANDER lives
nine thousand miles off from the settlement on
the AMOR II is impossible he can have more
than a very general idea of the country or OF
what IL going on in il. His agents, no doubt,
fmpart exactly much intelligence as NAV
suit their own particular views and not a
particle more. Caprice, or false information.
or the apprehension that Seharia may grow
too great to be restrained by Russia, or the
traditional fear OF foreigners, has produced an
entire resolution in his policy, and that reyo-
luton 10 likely to prove most disastrous to the
adventures from America
In a conversation held with the American
merchants at Niehoiaeflsky, in jane, Count
MoURAvIHFF explained the altered views Of
his Government The chief spokesman was a
Mr. BURLINa, San Francisco merchant.
who seems 10 be deeply interested in the pro-
5eet of opening the Arnoor, and was the owner
OF the steamer sent over for that purpose. In
reply to questions put by the American mer-
chant, the Governor q eneral stated, that
American vessels could go TO place three
hundred yersts above NicholaefYsky, but not
beyond that point, even though they hoisted
the Russian flag that no foreigner could
trade up the river, or go through the country,
except as traveler-that Messrs. CoRREus and
RAUL (Americans) had last year been permit
1ed to trade up the river, because the presen'
law was not then in existence-tnnt neitnei
Russian agents in the employment OF foreign
ers, nor such foreigners themselves, nor any
body else but Russians, could send goods uT
The river, oven on consignment, and all good.
thus sen, mrist belong bona ede to Russians
that the aosernment positively prohibited all
foreign trade above Kesa, which is about thir-
" vers.s Above Neutrality-suspicious. he liked
the Americans and was anxious to give them
privileges, bnI could do nothing against the
orders 81 the Imperial Government. When
M Hr.nLISa AAked W hat he was. to do ,uith