New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-09-13
7Hg AMERICAN EMBASSY TO RUSSIA.
Their Receptions by the Authorities
and the People.
A CONTINUED DISPLAY OF HOSPITALITY
AND COURTESY.
eelsl Correspondeu;

From ON SPECIAL Correspondent ,,,e
- ST. PETREsBURG Aug q. 1906
As{be center Of attraction appears 70 be- since sunday
nj Peterhol whore the Car resides IN Summer ~ may 90
nteresting TO know who that gentleman and Who are
Ms teas and relations Alexander H. born IN 1878 and
made Car in 1855 removed from ms ancestor Peter the
e,ea by five generations and from Romanow, the founder
II the present house. By seven. Through Romanows
mother the family are descended from Rurk the Norman
who came 70 Novgorod in the Baltic provinces by invita-
Sn an sol 10 rule over the Russians that tbeTe might DC
~rder an thor house and whose dynasty lasted 'VV years
What stuff these wonderful old Nonans were mace vi
illustrated by two followers Of Rurks iaAng on 10 seek
thor fortunes in the South and their Vay to C0nstan
tDope prospecting tour taking II mo the noaG ~
capture Kew where they founded anoher Empire ~loH
caused that city TO be recognized to MS Gay % INC "o
s1eni Capital OF Russia. , . H.,
TIE Emperor married to Mana, Pnncess 81 hesse-
Darmstadt ia 1871 and the children are Nicholas CesaIe-
sitch the Crown Prince Ia peasantOOking Young ON
serl. Alexander vladimir Alexis, Name, Serglus ana
Pnui Ills brothers and sisters the Grand Duchess
Name widow OF Duke LeuchtenbeIg; Olga, Constantine
tbe Grand Admiral; Nicholas, and Michael Governor Oh
tbe Caucasus. ..,Aia
4erson He is no feHtelSktri, like BSmaTE. Everything
isopen aid good There not even those sharp hes
and Evidences Of swapping nerves when marx lle IaCc
shrewd business man. 1t is OlhcuN i,I ne 10 CohVc'o
where the resolution from which tAe Emperor GER
tanly had 70 exercise IN undertaking the Dan
serfs. But he has shown decision of character
IN thls well in other things where eoou was 10 NC
accomplished In natural ability the Emperor Dc favored
somewhat above the broad average Of moItas PhIeno
logically he has smoOthbaanced head But has counte'
nance IS passive with kindly sentiment, should say
always nearest TO the surface ever ready 70 IeS out
adverse circumstances he is the KIND Of person thst
child would seek out to ask the road And yet how much
more has he accomplished than many Whole me VI
ied people who lacked the magnetic needle Of goodness
Hawk noses and eagle eyes are well enough in their way
bot calm eve and humane soul are better for the con-
venionce Of those concerned, especially when the lhu
FREEDOM of the press is said TO exist Russia but
am inclined to the opinion that We would scarcely can
n by that name Freedom OF speech never GA exist uht
the advent Of Alex H. Even TO tins day. IL telling you
how much better things in this respect than formerly
Ieope will look their shoulders ana shi' theI posi-
ZION once OF twice from habit as II would seem, 70 DC
Eure that no unknown spy shall be within hearlng whose
Testimony Oh frivolous remark formerly was snmeent 10
send man TO ail for month. Now you can say almost
what YOU like. Only inudiclons or bad people can get
INTO trouble on this score. "Majesats-anr0nt however,
wonld be taken notice Of very quickly IL Russia, as wen
as almost any other European kingdom. AS the KING
can do wrong 80 we are not 10 1aeSguad nih' bus
with regard TO the press, what is freedom IN kusaa4d
answers purpose for the present. would really deght
The Daiy NeCS for subject 10 hammer upon II u coad
only have the privilege Of demOlshng things that IN their
xpure do not even allow argument 10 attempt H. am
not finding fault but only reminding you that cicum
stances are very different IN Russia from the United
States. IL would scarcely do, with us, for example
10 have Seward send on some washington 1e~sl %
friend 10 hire an office in ChambeTs-st, poydpg IL Win
ynroussized brushes and inkroers with when 10 eXer
tse oensure Of press by backing over the OecuOnaDe
aaRTte ID as
edition Of Caryes Frederic the Great q" II you want
a. ind out anything about Russia don't look for II here,
raid the bookseller who showed me some hneyuole sPec
els of this blackng process costly books Of his OWn
with every mark of disgust. IL is great misfortune 10
Russia people tell me- that the attempt 10 assassnae the
FmIeror made Russlas transition state because
Mourayieh the Russian Beast Butter who suppressed the
Pol,s-and mered bad name as our brave old Ben did
Dots called back into power, and IS blocking The deNe
opments Of hberality in thousand ways.
Daylight STAYS with us late in ST. Petersburg and comes
back in the morning hours before the people think Of get
ting done with sleep We TO ~ degrees Of latitude
you know which further than the South end OF Green
land. During last month II was dark only few hours,
and not dark IN one sense because inc street lamps were
Dot lit at ALL AID yet you could read newspaper ComOr
faby on the streets any hour Of the night Nothing
persuades eeetualy that We are North OF our Can
adian boundary a walk along the Neya, where are
ocred scores of fat boats filed with 6rewOod; and what
kHd of wood do you Think Nothing bat lovely bJch'
with us smooth white bark which burns 50 brightly.
Then IL is not difficult in the sky Northern aspect
and IN the restless little breezos which STIR over the e0Od
cold water the delightful source OF healthy Northern elias
Byt let ms 60 back TO Peterhof There was a grand
charity bail there last night for the benefit OF some hos
Tial 10 the palace Of the Grand Duchess Mary W1lcn
worth seeing account Of the presence q al te great
pcoIle Of the Court mood 10 ENJOY themselves So
disy rather than 10 be looked at Our people were wei
Tepresened thee-and more than that Before the bal
mher Of them had the honor Of dining with the Emperor
M the palace known the English Palace situated III the
,mfk btile 10 the right Of the Summer residence
At TINS dinner the Emperor Alexander sat at his own
table with bis family and few Court people, ana en-
teftained his American visitors as unrestTalneGIy and
teman would have done. He sat down al the head, OF
yuther at the middle Of the prominent sde ana eonse
quenty looked morally little taller than tie rest 10 hls
Ipht the Empress and various Court friends among them
German Duke who tried very cyily TO keep W an in
teresimg conversation about pictures Of which he pos
sesses great gallery, which formerly IN Munich
believe he brother Of the late Duke LeucLtenberg
ON the left were the Grand Duchess Mary next TO her
Mf CLAW our Minister, ard cOuIteTs. opposite 10 all
these were Mr.. Fox, MI Curtin, Secretary Of Legation,
Carts Beaumont and Murray Lieut. Prtchett, Pay
master Iudson Post, and ChieEngileeT Adams. llhe
Victuaf were very good single toast was drunk, and
tbst wa proposed b. the Emperor To the 0oty Of Rus
EfG and 4m6Ttcd.
II was between 5 and o'clock that this dinner took
place A. any good American gentleman would have done
after dir Alexander caused his guests TO be eomoIa-
bly % hOyle for little while, during which conversation
Passed freely between him ard Capt. Beaumont more
ESQ caya person VINO carries Ais head about with Inn
as every rc ubhCan ought 10 do In visiting foreign courts
also betRsen the COeTt ladies and officers Who
an happy assure yop, all gallant fellows on TINS
occasion. p7en the BAL the taps, and, without
much more DELAY officers were conducted thltheT.
ltwas bv 10 rleans an exclusive ball Civilians Of high
standing and Am orleans travelling in Russia introduced
Nv the Minister were freely admitted on making the
small donation 10 the charity Of three roubes, for which
The 4 ckeis wos nOminally sold The Emperor and all
present made themselves happy until : a. ln when Hls
Majesty kethouCt himself Of tomorrow, and retueo vi
fbe free ard enjoyable character Of the AFFAIR, no beeI
evidence is needed than that cal law red paramount
by uLap nous consent Car and republican 10 tAe
eiioyuent cf ever, one, til so late an hour
My neIt letter y II be dated from Moscow
MOSCOW