New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-04-28
NFV PUBLICATIONS
RrrssELL's DIARY IN INDIA.

The author Of these voIumee, dHfing nis resieenoo
IN India ss special correspondent OF fhe i''ses
,swsnauer. was in the habit Of keeping private
iouy1s in which he entered iha daily occurrences OF
nj. ordinary he. He has here Reproduced The
original record with the exception of conversations
and occurrences of private or coafdsntinl charac-
Der together with few notes ard observations |
suggested by the topic under discussion. air Rus
eel is well known as descriptive writer Of singular
brilianey ard force, 10 the power of giving vivid
representation 4 . scene BY a mastery exercise of
word painting ne j. scsrcely txceed by any living
sutbor. His peculiar talenS appears to great sd-
vantage in the present work, which Is hued VIII |
narratives of intense interest," as we'd as Astounding
IN rare and valuable information
We ext:sct the account Of his6rSt impressions on
arriviIg at Calcutta:
We drove to the Bengal Club where / had been
kindly put up and elected "a an honorary member.
TIE keleft and advantage OF the courtesy were AL the
.geea,er that in tie Indian clubs members can have
Fsd,oons IL tooy are y&Osuti and one had been
'eoareG for me. Although q was January, the hea'
MAS yeEy great ON board the steamer, aud along
the ,oaS v hcb had Vaierod- Ihe delights
OF that Club bedroom were great for attached 70 IT
IVES dark laiiced room, in which stood many large
Ied sslthen pitchers OF water ard glorious tub IL
i the ore constant luxurious necessity that one repeats
81 haia--that universal bathroom
50 And what do think of Calcutta Z" Well ] am
fairly puzzled 70 say wbetherit mOs.reSembles Moscow
or Ncholsef; but assureoly il does make muscovite
impress;on upon me. Parts Of il remind one OF the
Neva banks AZ 81. Petersburg. Then, s9ai0, the
white bouser surrounded with walls, PROVIDED with
green versn6as and small porueoes, the PortecocseTe
the and inclosure ano The 10 elevation OF tne
dwelngF and the ~loh OF tie srtets aud great open
spaces, suggest Moscow; while the Tsns-Hooghly
district seen through 8 Of spsrs and shipping
looks Ike tie view OF kchOlseH ,NIkoaeS, II you
ike il better, as seen from, the Fight bank OF the
Boue. Garden Reach, sn0 the hbs oroad esu.e"5y
bv he wide river, tined with tres, Look welt so DO
the green psrspeis of the For with its basn0ns aud
curtains risg sharply above the verouIe Of the ga;s
On TIE land tde of the Fort 10 be4ntunl iaWn-hSe
sheet of grass lerseCed by rOsds studded With trees
and fenced In by Ane of shUug white houses ela0o.
raely porticoed sno colOnnadeo, which sweep round
from Government EoUie the left 70 the regions OF
AlipoIe on the right OF the For as We look from tue
bn0gy And pray, wh4: is a buggy! IL il gig with
a hood. The Eoropea driVes tue Syee rons by the
horses head With fy.wbisK in his hand, or percnes
mn behind at the back Of the hUOe. Seen thus, win
the LIGHT falling on the houses o. Che grinehee too
near prsy-Wble gfsss OF tbs g.acis aad pam 10
stl green and the trees elooeo in leaves The first
aspect Of Calcutta = agreeable. But " the Cl.y OF
pslaets7" Well well AS palaces, we really mus:
see The Fort 10 Is the most Interesting ediee OF
all. IL impossible 10 sarvsy without emotion
the spot Of ground vhee, century and ball hyo, a
doubtful htle colony took Possession o. the EIted-G
trTe presehtedt 10 ,lea by tre pet son OF the great
Auungzebe and Ia jesr and sTem6ing at the bcdaess
of then step scrossthe HOogy ~h,re they were honr
ishng well enough u tner hrs settlement amid the
native villages sss,gbed 10 them Here Was the work
commepcepced by Give after Plassey, and which but
a few shcTt mon hs ago, the refuge of the Euro
peanB of Calcutta from what they toaI ed would be
tate than liza hich b1sh the victims Of the
Black Bole. TIE toIt looks slout and solld and is
contracted after the best principles Of forheaton of
tho lsst century, which, fer ss know u has
been improvement, except tere uson untested SIS
ten be ons. The emOfaAures are too much crowded,
think; and the sImsm.ns, Il Ough numerous, Light
az opposed 10 modern siege guns. the dstepsss
against vertical fire are BY no means perfect Bat
am getting far be- ond 10Y noee.
Let us return to that c. club with it's open court
shaded passages, AID well bnoec Window, where
rot q eOund is heard bni tue '~aenng whistle Of The
kite, the thirsty Of the Indian crows. inside
there is equal silepcs, broken LON and then by ne
rustic of epape' TIE PIP Of cerk, the click OF
billiard balls, or a feeble "qutbye" from a ds'sut
soia II isJsnusryi but one GOES out 10 the sun.
AS doEe away In the cool shade of the darkeI ed
room, a shadow IA while siides before mea EMAIL
bright eyeo, slight limited man with curl Of grey
hair escaping from utdeT his enormous turban. do
sahams to the Sahb, and ssye, my mans mon
me masters servant" Then, standing with his arms
folded across bis bress be waits mi have read
the certificates to his character and a.anments which
are placed little pile betOrs ne. He bias been en-
gsged Tor ne before my Arrival AID though hjs wages
are very high Ior lod a-2j Inpses mobth-As ne
speaks english SIT has Travelled over m bet OF Ipda
several times, am glad 20 get enc who Is well
recommended. Among hrs fspere "a one to the effect
that he was once a heather, named Alagap2h, bat
that be was baptized by mssion Ary of 81. Francis
d'Assishis, and is now Christian Simon by name.
Installed To at ret to work ali my boxes,
10 take pos essi,n Of AL ms keys effects, acd to
make Inventory of the sawe-tOr his ORA salsfzc
ton, l presume. When 1t was getting dark, D.
came round for in his hug. to perform the great
ceremony of Calcutta hfc-ti take the evening turn
on the Esplarade the Codrse. Toe Esptan4de
lies IL fTOnt of Chownnsbee, aud it Is the retoe M
front of the Cab Ia 81, ca the right OF as IS
a bad imitation of tie Nelson monument in Trafalgar
square, with Nelton TemoSed FROM the top. Before
US Il the Fort
Is this limbo in which all races, black and white,
are doing penaDce tie Outside Of strange quadrn'
peds and ia the interior OF impossible vehicles The
ride 10 Rotten Rog, the or.ary pronenade by the
banks OF the uLsavoIy Serpe oLe The weary gety Of
the Champs Eysess the Bots dc Boulogns, ana the
Avenue de- St Cloud, the profound susterty OF tue
Prater are hauns Of frisoioUs reckless, naecorous
loud.lsUghiig Momnsspo al isnymphs-EuPh rosJ1e,
ard Phyne, and otbers-cOmpsreG with his deadly
promenade d cheraiet d Pied where sou expect every
morpeIt 70 hear The Dead Marsh IL Sao 70 tine
waving black ostrich plaues spout Out Of carriage
top not that there is ty0ly, ree4iessuess, iuae
oorun, and laughter here, too Dat Moclus wears q
white bat sno hAs luDebeo at The club EdPhrosynss
husband ID weary and be obliged TO DO quiet as the
MelpOmenes are in toEn; and PhyrIe is going 10 be
married 10 old Rhadsmsnthus ext week, after the
heavy case is disposed Of These are, indeed solemn
PROFESSIONS which youth and beauty, oEthelr
sroulauis csn make gsv. TIE ground Is well waered
no cuGt Sifes beDealh the tramp OF the many horses
But dakrefs has set "a The faces OF the muittude
The moment the sun made q 0ecli5d bow 70 The ooT-
ION, ont Carriages, posetonS, sad horses; but
scarcely hsys they revoved twice 10 their course ere
that sIn has vanished iLtO darkness. Phebos and
Nox have bere a sterile union and the sturdy, loDg.
lived Crepuscule Of cur sOulherR cIneJi ID unborn ana
unknown here.
Here is a acene which the writer Witnessed on a