The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-10-23
Aithhlunh qispatrh.
rIIEspAY MORNING. :. .oCr'R. % 1859
The Missisn Of X ussia.

TUESDAY MORNING.. :. OCT'R. % 1885,
The Nlissisn 81 Russia.
Ithas been announced TO the French Am
eassador at St. Petersburg, by Prince aoRrs-
cHAKorr, that Russia is about to resume her
mission in defence Of social order. TIE nrst
proceeding In the programme which mas been
laid down for tho accomplishment OF that OBJ
iect has been already accomplished In the re-
coueiliation of r ussia and Austria, upoI what
terms and conditions il not yet known. Ger.
tain It is, however, that the arrangement be-
tween the two powers, which was caused BY
the neutrality Of Austria in the Crimean war,
after Russia had saved the house Of Hapsburg
its Hungarian possessions, has HOW ceased, aud
the true tnstHts cerdiait between these natural
allies is once more resumed. Tne itai'Hh
campaign afforded Russia all the revenge she
could desire, and the settlement oil accounts
IN DO tn sides has left the two arties as 'ney
.tood before the Eastern war lhese s'e"'
military powers are to meet Prussia In Ooh-
ference at warsaw, an appropriate cry 10 M
t;s,e measures for the coming ksign OF orotr'
and 10 agree upon measures OF Joint co-opera-
ION ito break up all alliances which are dan
1srous to the political equilioriumand the sta
hili,y of thrones" The report that LOUIS
N.roL Eos had intimated desire 70 De pre-
.ant Al the w arsaw Conference, and thatit had
>.,an decided not to invite him Is denied SO
ampbaticslly and frequently by the Partisan
rress that everybody believes II Is true. AT
.pv rate, Sir GILBERT GLsssiH, Baronet, will
not be permitted to take seat among the
msgistra les who are Investigating the title to
the estates of Eliangowan. ..r
II had been fondly hoped that the present
Emperor Russia would renounce the ira
ditionalp ICY of foreign interference, which
has prevailed from PETER down, and OF which
The late NICHOLAS was an able and efficient
representative The only hereditary monarch
IF Europe TO whom Heaven had souchsafed
brains, and every inch king intellectually,
morally and physically, the great NICHOLAS,
broke down in his single-handed struggle
with the four powers Of England, france,
Turkey and Sardinia, leaving his country In
. stale Of financial exhaustion from which II
,s difficult to suppose that she can ALREADY
have sufficiently recuperated to incur the
hazard of new and enormous pecuniary liza
bilities. The London Times, in late article,
INSERTS that during the Crimean contest, Rus
ala attempted in vain to obtain loan from
The neutral markets Of Berlin, Hamburg and
Holland and had no resource, therefore, but
10 pay its subjects in paper money for all that
it took from them. The amount of paper
money in circulation at the close of the war
amounted to flI50OO, 900 sterling, with spe-
Gle basis of only flS,00lG00. During the war
the depreciation Of this paper money was
about twenty per cent.-it Is now about eight
per cent This paper money, however, is only
one branch of the public debt OF Russia.
which amounts in all to f3S0.950,000 The
Tiplss adds that within the last year, though
warned that foreign investments had grown
greatly oat of favor with the English people,
Russia has made two attempts to raise loans
In the western markets. In the first, t Il, 000,-
90 CT three per cent. stock was offered, and
only f. 100000 was taken in all Europe; in
the second, Is, 100000 Of four-and-a half per
cent. stock was offered, and only f5 100000
taken. The Times is of opinion that this
proves conciusiveIy that Russia can no longer
rely upon foreign markets for the means ofpro-
longing lavish expenditure, founded on wish
tooyerawe Europe and as her only resource
al home-that OF issuing paper money-would
greatly aggravate the oiiapidation Of the ma
tionaI finances, and, in fact, be an equivalent
TO q systematic spoliation Of her own people.
Russia is likely to think twice before she takes
any steps calculated TO involve her in war
Ii must be remembered, however, that, with
the exception OF the UnIied States, there is no
country In the world which possesses such
vast recuperative energies sc Russia, and that
the iiberslity with which that government has
prosee a led its vast system of internal i'm
provemeuts since the conclusion of the Cri.
mean war, does not argue that excessive finan-
cial exhaustion which would seem to be unde.
niable from the figures We have quoted. Nor
has there been any evident diminution of the
naval aud military establishments of Russia
On the contrary, we see it stated that she has
~ ships of war, of which le6 are 81 steamers and
a are sailing vessels, in addition to which she
has SOL gunboats, and besides the officers &C.
iually employed, she has 209 who are at pre-
sent IN the market service whom, as well as
1900 seamea similarly engaged, she can render
available in the navy whenever required
The effective force OF her army is fully six
hundred thousand men, without counting
the local corps, which are stationed in
different parts of the empire, and preserve
internal order and security. And Rus
sian army is not TO be despised. The
rank aud file showed themselves In the
Crimean war equal to the best soldiers of Eng.
land in close fighting, and only need able lead
ers to make Russia formidable military
power. or course, if she seriously intends
10 embark In such a war as will be necessary
20 defend social order and monarchical in
terests," ALEXANDER will be compelled to
postpone indefinitely his pet prcjec. for the
emancipation of the Russian serfs.
The financial condition of Aust is worse
even than that Of Russia, and Prussia seems
10 De the only member of the anticipated al.
iiance which has credit with the money
changers. Among them, they ter an
army OF two'miilions of soldiers, aud, If they
really intend to come down upon Italy, and
caa raise the sinews of war, we fear that the
day dawn of liberty in Europe Is not likely to
rise in this generation. A Russian army OF a
hundred and fifty thousand men has ALREADY
marched TO occupy the kingdom Of Poland and
the provinces nearest TO Turkey. The main
hope OF The liberal cause in Europe Is that the
holy alliance will not be able TO raise the cash
II the RoTHsCHILDs will button up their pock-
cts, they can prevent all the European Powers
from INDUCING in the luxury Of a general
war.
The Coastin; Trade.
". r. LINDSEY, Esq, who has come to this
country at the request Of Lord JOHN RUSSELL
(but, as he himself states, not in an ON cial
capacity,) TO consult with the merchants of
New York on various points, has been re-
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