The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-08-17

American government inclined to accept our good
Offices should be most happy 70 tender them but II 10
| a delicate thing 70 forward with such pro
| posai unasked, and might easily be miscoust,ust
by your people, who properly jealous OF their
national honor. not surprised therefore, that hi,h
the hints and isinuations 81 France Lave been po
| lcly ignored BY our Foreign Minister.
We perceive that your inancers are debating the ne
cesty Of prohibiting tho expectation oil gold, although
by the they had not yct arrived AT any do
cision that point. In our "pnon such measure
lie in favor OF IL notN outstanding your wen
wishers the English press protest against II as voa
ing All the principles cf political economy when the
oriental broke 1858, the Emperor Nicholas,
who political econom ST. but very practical man.
Immediately prohibited the expectation OF gold across
the European frontier with tho exception o. small sums
OF above hundred rouhes which were allowed %
travellers. The consequence was that during the whoie
war tar from being in want Of money, we had perfect
glut of specie and bank not only at but
commanded small premium in distant parts OF the
empire After the peace the prohibition was taken on
and at the sam, time the high tariff replaced by
rate scale OF duties, an immense inrux OF foreign mer
chandse and proportionae siux Of gold ensued the
metals by degrees " ten fifteen and twenty
per cent premium and were finally obliged to contract
loan Of 100 ,O000 900 roubes terms should have
the currency and a financial catastrophe which
is regarded BY many persons as inevitable unless
resort to the old protective system The truth Isl
that in exceptional times exceptional
and other the most ingenious ana
reagabe theories do not always work we'll IN practice
Before setting his tour the Emperor paid visit
TO Cronsadt 10 inspect the vessels just returned from
the Mediterranean and the Paciic-vz: the frigates
Growoboi and Oeg and the frigate SvetlAna, cor
vetts Griden, and gunboats Opritchuik and Sire
lok. The Svo;lana has brought home great
number Of curosties from China, Japan, Australia and
other countries she had visited in tho OF her voy
age which WAS an extremely interesting one She sailed
from Cronstad in July 1850 for the Mediterranean, and
received vafranca Join the squadron Of Ad
miral Lbachef the coast Of China On the 10th Of
Nav 1850 she arrived a, Singapore after run Of eighty.
SIX days from Toulon IA 1858 niles partly under
and partly under sail From Singapore she proceeded to
Hong Kong, Shanghae and Naugasak and was then sta
A 1tfl md ghA favlT
has been formed for the Russian ships in japanese
ers which has already attracted the notice and raised
the suspicious of the British. On the LIST OF
November 1851 sho left WoosuLg roads her return
Russia touched Manila and Batavia, and sailed round
anchored 4th of January 1892 proceeding via
Straits Of Magellan and Rio Janero 10 Spthcad and so
home Her collections Of natural history &c, will form
valuable addition to museums The Svetlana Is the
ship that reported last year to have been lost
with all on board tho coast Of Japan rumor which
struck cnstcrnation TO tho hearts OF many families,
as she is crack vessel ana had therefore an
unusual number Of young mdshipmen and cadets
on board. Her captain, Ivan Buakof. expe-
rieiced seaman, who was first lieutenant of
the Diana the rg,c that wrecked at the great earth
quake ut Smoda IN 1885, has been appointed aid decamp
to the Emperor.
The accounts Warsaw thing but satisfactory,
although the Grand Duke Constantine Notwithstanding
the murderous attempt that welcomed lis arrival con
times ndefatgahe in the work OF Cancellation The TOW
Russians and Germans that remained in the civil service
or the kingdom have been removed and replaced by Poles
and IL they complain of misgovernment they ca1
only say that they nsgoyerned by their own copa
rics As the Poles have always proiessed 10 ynatuZo
with tho Films the command Of the troops under
the orders of the Grand Duke has been given
to General Ramsay, n tinander OF scottish origin,
with General Gecenez, Pole, for his assistant,
and General Minkewc2 another Poe, for his
chief of the star. Thus not only the ciyi
but the military Offices are, in great measure, in the
hands Of natives, and the Russian element Ii hardly re
presented except By the Grand Duke himself. But all
these concessions to the national foclug VIII probably
ayailnohng for IL s noticed that the Poles 10 the Russian
service invariably become tho objects OF the most intense
hatred the part OF Their conntryinen. " Fitness Generals
Ery2ancwski and pilsudzk the hate Military Governor
and chief Police Master Of Warsaw, who were accused
OF being barbarcus and bocdthiTsty than any
Russu Even Wel0poIski, Who has cxerted himself with
ST. much zeal and in behalf Of Poland nnpcpu
lr with the revolutionary parity and his life has been
threatened more han once.
There some talk OF match between Prince Iinhbcrt,
Oldest Of tho King of ly and niece u our Emperor,
one OF Tho daughters OF the Grand uchtss Mary o Leach
tonberE (Countcss Strognon II must be the second.
Engeuia tho eldest Ia three years older than the
bridegroom IN and II said TO b. engaged TO Gc.iatr
pfiUce THE Princess Eu2enia was born April l, Is 10.
aid has had considerable property left her Ivy he's
graniinotler the late Empress Alexandra, With whom
she especial favorte. You aware that by Ter
father She second cousin, or niece as II i cad here
and in Bretagno, to the Emperor Napoleon H.