, 1861-07-19
Arrival OF the American HIintater ut
1T. Peterab0rEs
fCorrcspondence OF the Evening Post
ST. PETERSBURG. 1un6 Is, 1861.

L. FGkG(&0Q1Ks
fCorrcsuonlence OF the Evening post-l
ST. PETERSBURG, Dune Is, 1861.
Cass;us M, Clay, the American Minister to
the Russian Court, has arrived here and taken
m fis residence, with his family and secreta.
r}ts, In the same house occupied 6y LII. Plck-
ems and Mr. Appleton. The latter gentleman
has already left St Petersburg On his way
hone to the United States.
A. the Czar Is at present with the Czarina
On visit to Moscow. Mr.. Clay has not as yet
been presented, nor eau he be for week or
Two to come Informal interviews, however,
with some Of the leading officials here, give
t;m every reason to believe that the Russian
government is animated by the heartiest feel
1t present the st. Petersburg journals are
replcte with reports Of the Union demonstFar
ti1n made ct the Hotel dn Louvre In fat1s On
the 29th Of May, and copious extracts are g1Y-
en- from Mr. Clay's speech On that occasion.
TIE 1ather bold a1lusion pE the speaker 70 me
possible coalition Of France with the Northern
States In case that England recognized the
Coufede1atcs has excited no little attention in
FuYone. and bas been fully CONNECTED upon
by Tie press, OF course most diverse views
ne taken Of the preptietJ Of the s4ggestioni
Tut it is worthy Of notice that the French ana
Russian journaIs-expments Of natfonalleies
which NAV fairly be presumed to entertain
come lingering Jealousy OF England-g1Ve the
speech place ID their columns.
TIE EMPEROR AT MOSCOW.
Interesting accounta come to us from MOS
COW Of the enthusiastic reception there Of A.
e1ander IL a characteristic ceremony took
place at the instance Of number Of serfs-
yorEmea in the factories-Who had been lib
grated by the recent decree. They presented
the Emperor With bread and salt on gold
plate, and delivered with it an address notice.
able for its breyity. It reads Is follows:
i Graeious sort,s.gn and Lloeratin9 Father:
We thank thee for thy signal benefits to 11s,
for the liberty thou hast bestowed upon u.s.
Night and day ne pray for thee: our wives,
! our children, onr grandchildren and our
; great grand children VIII pray for thee May
| The Goo Of me:cy preserve thee and give thee
| strength and frnEess to achieve thy loving
work, so that all thy children and subjects
! confded to thee BY God may bless thy name
! in future generations, even as We now blesa
! the name Ct our uherating Father.
, The plate Of bread and salt was presented to
! the Czar By an old serf Of about seventy yesrs
f, # are, who told the monarch he " was on
earth what God was in heaven" The cere.
1no1y took place in q courtyard Of the krem
lin, ard the people afterwards begged perm1s'
zion to see their " mother," as they term the
Empress. She responded to the cali by Up
pearing On the balcony.
TIE sERFs.
Outbreaks more or less violent take place IL
| 1sliors remote parts ofthe empire aRcng tn.
Eerfs, who misunderstood the nkase accord
ing to them their freedom, and think thel
should have it a+ once and without the re
strictione with which 1t is hampered Th
real facts Of this EerE uberatiug movement ar
but impertectiy understood in America
The Prospective Recognition OF tn
G. s. 4: BY France-|An Explenatio1
from M. IhouveneI.
In reference to the appearance In the off
cial Moniteuv, Of q statement originally mad
! in Lo Iatrie, that France will recognize 1tal
lust as she will recognize the Southern Cor
1ederacy when it becomes an established faci
the Government has received a very amp1
explanation from u. Thouvenel, Minister {
| Foreign Affairs.
He Was surprised aud displeased at seein
: ( the note in the 1No4litt'tr, and declares tha
lis insertion in La Ratr1f, and transfer to th
Lfticial organ, were without any sort Of X
ccmmendation or even previous knoFledg
al the Administration; SO yexed was he {
seeing it. that he Immediately wrots to w
: leweki. Minister Of State OF the Household
frggextiDg that it should be disavowed in o
official note conununiQue in a following nuu
l.r cf the Nonite,tr. Wslewski replied
substance, that since the article had no of
!; | cal form, was published in the supplement
alter official column, bu}letin news col9ua
and three or four pages Of Corps Legislat
report, in an ont~ofthe-way corner Of the P
: pe1; tince it had already done what lit
: harm it could, and the eonaaunique would O
: Zy revive old md attract new attention to
therefore, least said vsa soonest menaed
2ereisny vas muchtrritated about It. 1
| Hdtsie (Which has recently undergone an ed
to1ial change) had ceased for some days pr
siers to the publication Of the note In que
ten, to be the semi eub-ministeril organ tn
' It had been.
IN regard to Rost, the one Of the G. s.
}, Comrnis sionegs who speaks French, he d
not have en- interview with: ThonVenel, at
ccmiIg from ENGLAND, but ThouveHel refus
10 recognize him in his official quality; ca
) ve5Eed with him as with any other prlva
gentleman for the fa9e of Information, q
q did rot give him auy promise Of recognize
b time-s'on the contrary, quite the reverse
a, This was the first, last and only Interview b
re between Thourenel and any OF the agents
the c. s. a. AZ for the presentation Of t.
cf thtm by Faulkner, it never took pla
Neither Iancey nor any other man, SAID TO n na
than Faulbner.who can't speak enough to c
I n On the simplest conversation, while Ths
y vepel can't speak enough English to brine
Ia hack, and the Secretary Of Legation, who =
ae F.'s attendant interpreter on his visits to F
1T Ign effice, is an outand-ont Union m
Faulkner is etil1 In Paris, much distressed, q
apparently awaiting his appointment as G.
4. Minister!-Nash. Cor. n. J. Tribune.
IN From Springfield.
to The S3a!e Journal Of Wednesday says:
p Governor Yates returned from Washingt
u yesterday. He brings the gratifying int
a eence tlat seven thousand mnskets Of
be most approved pattern have been ordered
or the War Department to be sent to the 81
u- Of Illinois, and that the Secretary Of the Tr'
he ury gives assurances that the moneys
m hursed by the State for war purposes will
cir refunded upon presentation Of vouchers.
:tc An additional cavalry regiment from 1ilir
Is. has also been accepted. The number now
ported % ready for service amounts to tn
on ty-fye companies, q portion Of which
nd | .vr,nee,,;tv *ha daprirad of thu nriri1epe