The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-04-29

forty thousand consisting the Fistsnd Second division
Of guard infantry the First cavalry, &C., with tram o'
one hundred guns. and commanded by the Grand Duke
Nicholas Ncolaevitch passed In review before tho EN-
peror and his family front OF the monument erected
to Alexander l. which has figure OF an angel on its
summit and in the evening grand banquet was given
in the hall or ST. George all the veterans who had been
at the capture Of Paris and OF whom there are
several hundred s living from generals 10 active SER
vice down to aged densens OF the Hospital OF lnvar
Iides at Chesne Each or the latter received besides
small gratuy OF the former several we're honored with
marks Of imperial favor, among them Prince Menchiko
who has been Inscribed In the lists OF the Guard Art
lory, in which he served at the battle Of Paris;
for before he was admiral, tho ex-commander.
in chief In the Crimea an officer OF
artillery such Transformations not being uncommon In
Russia, though we have cidevant lawyers music
masters among our generals Al any other time the I'M
woned splendor OF the festivity would have been as
crbed to the fact that IL semi-centenary ceebra
ton, and therefore deserving Of especial memory,
none OF the participants likely assist at another
but after the sharp diplomatic skirmwhng that has SO
lately taken place between Russia and France, it Ia not
demonstration connected In manner with the revival
OF that alliance-Russia, Prussia ana Ausria-which
effected the downfall OF the First Napoleon ana the occu
patton or his capital
That the French Charge Afares regards 1t in this
light evident from his not making his appearance at
the imperial levee and told already that the
Of the Due de Montebeo to his post which was
expected early this spring. has been deferred In conse
quence for an indefinite period 1t is understood that
Prince Gortsohakon the idea OF celebrating
the anniversary with much osten and that when
his objections overrued by the influence OF the war
party he eegraphed Minister Paris Baron adberg,
to assure NJ Dr0uyn de Lhuys that slight TO France
was Intended and tina. it nothing but military f,
similar to the annual dinner that to be given In Eng
land the anniversary Of the battle Of Waterloo but
seems doubtful whether Napoleon will be satisfied with
these explanations Anyhow the affair will add more
to tho long list Of grievances which he is reasurng up
against Russia TO DO paid oa the first suitable opportu
nifty.
partisan chief after the death OF Leeve and the only
who was at the head Of corps at all formidable in point
OF numbers and discipline, has withdrawn from the con-
test and retired to Dresden In the kingdom OF Saxony
where quite colony Of Polish refugees have collected
their wholesale eviction from Austrian territory
Bosnks real is Hanko and he is the con OF that
General Count Hanke who killed at Warsaw on the
OF Russia against his coupirymen Che native Pole,
though Of German exraction) and whose name is IN
scrbed on tho column erected by the Emperor Nicholas
in commemoration of the victories or that terrible
night. The younger Hane educated at one OF the
Russian military schools, and afterwards served In the
Caucasus, where no TO the rank OF colonel Subse
quenty il am not mistaken, he director Of the i'm.
peral theatres at Warsaw but months ago disap
peared from the Polish capital to join the Insurgents
among whom he has greatly distinguished himself by his
undaunted courage and the skill with which he euded
the pursuit Of the Russian attachments sent out against
him.
He Is sort Of connection Of the imperial family, his
sister being married "with the left handn to Prince
Alexander OF Hesse the Empcrors brother In law aud II
Is suspected that generals had sent orders to let him
escape as 1t would be rather awkward to have to hang
closely allied to royalty. His retro
ment from the scene OF action, If confirmed, may be
looked upon the death kne OF tho Instruction unless
the struggle going In Western Europe should
sumo larger proportions, and an outbreak in Austria,
Poland and Hungary revive the hopes OF the Polish
the military district Of Radorn who conducted the opera
tons against Bosak has been promoted to the rank OF
full general and appointed member Of the Military
From Orenburg have details Of expedition that
lately undertaken In the direction OF Kashgar that
proximity British India, but which is most familiar to
European and American from its being the Of
Nights" As the sxpsditionsry corps was only 200
men strong, IT could not be intended for the
S Of ,, region
though not expressly stated. merely TO reconuore
and to whether the dominion Of China still pre-
treaty with the sovernmen. similar
TO the conventions existing between Russia aud Khva,
Bokhara &C. The expedition however, did not succeed
In reaching Kasbgar After scaling the Celestial
sskul BY the dngs Of an Eruption Of the hostile Krg
herr upon the tribes subject to Russia, whose
bunting ting are m Sonn, IN the
will be repeated, the policy OF annexation IN Central
Asia has been pursued by Russia with undertaking
estency since the days Of Peter the Great and has al
ready conducted to the heart OF the continent
The electric telegraph which is being laid from lrkutsk
the wire from here to Ikusk is already in operation,
there will then be an unbrcken line OF communication from
the Atantlc 70 the RACINE winch IL not ne ollCut
to extend through Kamtschatka and the Aeutan islands
to New Afchaneel and san Francisco. Siberia is
going ahead. She will soon have university. rich
merchant OF Yeniseisk, by the Of Sido-
rolf, having assigned twenty five shares in one Of
gold Mines valued million Of roubleas 60 the oun
dalton OF at Tobolsk lkusk For the new unvor
sty that be founded at Nicolae 10 South Russia,
the contrary the necessary funds not forthcom
Ing and there is no prospect OF Its being opened yet
while. The Russian marine has recently sustained an
rreparable loss by the death OF Colonel ArtZuo Of the
naval engineers who sent 10 America two years ago
with Captain (now Rear Admirably Lssofbky TO study the
construction OF iron vessels and under whose snpern
tendence twelve Monitors building that 70
be launched during the Of che present year.