The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-07-27

rapid movement and artistic grouping Of the Same IL
really transports The spectator the spot,
10 animated and life ike 10 the picture.
After charming ballet ss an nieelude ve have the
Battle Of Magenta with its hanf tohand hghting drum,
trumpet and gun, &C. NC, while tho AusI,aps speedily
,ner ",ucEies" me Freoco aon like being oeass
when compelled oy their pay the part OF
We vapqusoed and whhs II evidently intentsd tina.
Me mighty Zcuave should sweep oil before bin, tho Aus
TRAN (ss enacted by the Frenchmsn) made sacn bold
and s,rsnuous fesAtapce, that efsen became question
whether toe Zoaave would havs the best OF II. Toe
closing taoeao rs Almost painfully effective rom me NUN
Der Of dead which Gtsesn on the battle Held. Fbe
saugber, fti so recent, gaze VIVID reality 70 the 70
B,sstn,tsn which seemed we'll nigh 100 much for many
u tne senuer sex who were present, and 70 whom Il
doubtless portrayed periE etiil imminent
Our st. Petersburg Correspondence.
ST. PETERSBURG, July s, 1859.
TIE GeTtcAakoT Ccular 10 Ge5aany-Repiy Of the SIMON
Ains.hr--An Aetipe Army Acknowledging in Men
from FarloSoA-How the MiIaa,y Men Fed Toward
Aussia-Sanguiaary Russian and French Battles, AND
ne Percentage Of Losses-7hs ArcAd,ke Constantine and
HIS Duchess in Turkey-fhe War in As CaucIsss-7tade
DaiL-F Finances, the Rolhsehilds and Paper Currency.
The circular Of Prince GortschakoG 10 our diplomatic
agents at The several Courts of Germany and which
published time since by the Iadepesdancc Beige,
gives clear exposition Of the policy observed by Russia
herts and advocated her In ihe OF Europe during
tne present difficulty It comedies entirely with ir.e
bgeLce you have received from me since the commence
nsnt Of the crisis The imperial government will remain
three Powers now engaged In it-viz: Austria, France
and Sardinia; but neutrality will depend upon that
d o.her staes and particularly Of the German Fsde
ration. Napoleon Ill has pledged himself Cabinet
that he medi,ates no attack upon Germany, nor
at all probable that he should entertain such designs
NJ q moment when he ia fully occupied in Italy;
aggressive denomination the part OF Germany would
therefore, be highly dssppfovsd Of by Russia totally
sncsed for by the circumstances Of the case and tending
70 provoke those dangers which IL aims at preventing
The views Of Cabinet this subject shared
new British Ministry We hear tnat the remonstrances Of
our Minister Foreign Affairs have already been seconded
N very energetic manner by Lord Russell, and IL is
hoped that the influence Of the two governments will
eeed inducing Prussia AMI the other German States 70
refrain from steps that must compcate the situation 70
ETeparable extent, and convert q local quarrel into
general European war.
The reply Of the Saxon Minister Beurt to Prince Gcrts
ehahon,s circular, which communicated 70 him by
Prince Vokonky ambassador at the Court Of Dresden
has excited considerable surprise, not unmxed with
Indignation What Is most commented upon is the want
Of tact exhibited by the Saxon diplomat in reminding
Russia the hostile attitude assumed towards her by the
Auatrass their satellites during the Oriental difficulty,
which would certainly have done better TO have passed
ever discreet silence He may be quite sure that We
have not forgotten the fact and perfectly unnecessary
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proceeded from powerful State, might give rise to
yous consequences as direct reonder will be made
10 il: but second note issued by Foreign
Office charging the views expressed in the first, and
pmAng pretty plain terms that Russia AZ one OF the
Powers under whose guarantee the German Federation
was formeo cannot permit TO be diverted 70 objecw
that we're contemplated by ito constitution and that
ihs Of action should be persisted In she will be
under necessity Of enforcing her diplomatic protests
by active Interference
The columns Of the Rssky Invalid alled with the
nj Rcarc m nav heel i'm
from furoogh their posts In the regiments that have
been placed Inc establishment fus refers par
tCu aIy cavalry, which mad been greatly reduced
after the peace the corps dragons having been
ely the cadres Of regiments comprising
II Distributed among the ovKions Of light cavalry, Of
which there the Russian army, containing
regiments OF lancefs two or hussars aud two o.
Of the corps
beria About halt Of the men we're on leave OF a0
seIce Who however have been gradually called out since
before this. The coirassiere, eight regiment,
strong, Still form q separate corps, which con
Nnues for the present the peace footing. The
troops now collecting the Western frontiers Of the
empire will the following posnons "A portion of
Guards will be despatched Dy sea to Riga, aod the
repsoies by Peskor, from whence they will
march Lthuabis and encAmp AZ some distance from
the Nismer on boundaries East Prussia. Tnec,rps
Nos l. 2 ana g. Of three aivisops foot OF
and OF artillery each, which form the army under
the Of Prace Gorscnaxon will pe stationed en-
eehelon along frontiers Of AusIria from Dalsh TO
Jnonir from whence they may be moved enaer in wes
terry Dorshsrly duectop according 70 CIRCUMSTANCES
s hesdqusI Kshenef and tue Sixth has been al
vspciDg cary wards the Dnieper, which
Ihp army one corps of which-the Four.hs left en- re-
ssype would be commanded by Gen. Panutn; but he is
SAID 70 have declined, on account Of ns age
not wanting, it is probable that the command
will be entrusted TO Prince Baratnssy, viceroy Of tue
Caucasus, who arrived at st. Petersburg not long since
and Who besides having good deal Of service,
qualification which most Of generals are DO
fc,e mt in-yOuth. believe be forty.
campaign against Austria, Of whom they conceived very
mean opinion during the Hungarian wncn has been
connrmed by the recent events LAZY rne operations
there watched with great interest BY our military
critics and several we'll written articles have appeared 10
the Russian journals respecting them Il is remarkeA
that the implements Of destruction though Toe
results they terrible enough ia apaantnropac
point u VIEW do not, after ALL turn OUT to be more
murderous in their effect than the old fashioned
ordnance and muskery TO which they are affirmed 70 be
nmeasuraby superior At any rate, the great battles
fought between the French Russians early part
OF THIS century sanguinary than either Magsn
t. or Soldering AZ the Russians oss o0 1900 MAJ
their my was COO strong, and their loss was, there
fore equal to forty per cent their entire force ene
French had 80 hors de combat or Us 00 about
thirty five cent At Borodno the Russians numbered
us COO men, the French 10000 casualties of
those Of the latter to IL GOO killed and 900 wounded
nearly forty per cent each eide. Now battle
Eyau and Borodno the French having worsted their I'd
vesares but without entirely routing them, the casual
Ties Of The Allies are stated In the official bulletins a,
II 500 those Of the Ausrians at $4,000 The latter
are evidently very much moderated; may be taken
for granted that in round numbers each army had scout
20 0L0 killed and wounded, and as the French aud Pied
onteee had eco and their sntagonids 100000 man
engaged respective losses GO not exceed 1917 aod
10 per cent characteristic trait in the Austrian defeats
is the large number OF prisoners they are Invariably
weakened by. At Eylau the French TOOK scarcely say
paoners al Borodno only 2ooO and the Russians na as
mspyquite Insignificant number in proportion TO Inc
killed and wounded at Solferno the Austrian oss would
have been much greater ,h'n that Of the enemy Il
had not been increased by 5000 or 1000 prisoners.
This must be chiefly ascroed to the heterogeneous ee
Of which the Austrian army ia composed, AMI "
the lukewaJm feeling sotherea iiccontent prevailing
among portion Of tcem, which induces many TO sez; the
frat opportunity 10 desert, or to lay down lher arms
whenever they have chance
The Grand Duke and Dachess Constantine returned T.
the capital last week. after making the tour OF Europe,
performing pilgrimage to the Holy Places at Jerusae
and pAypga vs 10 the Grand Scguior at Constansnope
of