The New York herald., 1868-03-01
RUSSIA.


Army Recruitments During n Month.
letter from st. Petersburg, dated tho 8tn OF Februa-
ry says:The recruiting for the Russian army dur ng
the month has furnished the following resuIts
o. 104 have been enrolled, and Of these 1898
were twenty and under tweay y-nve years Of age
and Is S2l between twenty-five and thirty. Tho mon
enlisted may be divided thusAccordng to social
slasses-o 314 citizens So 800 peasants and coters of
the crown domains Al. .se7 agr cultural absrers and
peasant propretors 987 citizens aud oiduorts unre.
oosnized nobemen % Moldavian emigrkns l81 OF tho
privileged classes and 5i2 Cossacks OF Minor Russia
According TO their religons-S2 iS7 Of the orthodox
Greek Church, 4644 Roman Cat olics ITO Lutherans
l2e Disssnters sS4 Jews l,7s7 Mahometaus and 20
% l67 from Minor Russia ll67 lfon White Russia 95s
La,huanAns, !3e Poles. lSio Esthouans. lo1 Gsraans
Il ana 3ls Of various tribes or the total
number Of recruit, 1851 wero abe t. read aud write.
The kingdom Of Poland furnished 10, 1875 mon accord
Ing TO their religions, which divided into g. 269
Catn ,cs, b62 Untsd Greek Church, sevon orthodox
Greeks, SIS Lusherans.and doubtful. 1923 Of these
recruits were able 70 read aad write.
French Estimate Of the Imperial Policy In the
East-Tho Agitation In ScrvIa-The Great
Powers Looking To the Danube.
From the Paris D5oats Feb Ill
Roly and unfortunate Russia more holy and unfortu
tnan ever has become, no one knows how, or at
least these journals comprehend nothing an object OF
Aitrust, evsn might say Of ontipathy to Western
ociuB tuAuo W r0uucT nor ToSpOnsl.
bile for the perls and embarrassmenss Of the present
prncpates and the European provinces of Turkey in
network OF ntrigues Nevertheless, Heaven knows
how incapable they are ~ st. Petersburg OF contrving
any plot, Every body fesis that the Russian policy
has always had, as the phrase goes, its heart its
eve open and nndsguissd Even tho amicable
relations OF that Power with Prussia have been
blamed n friendship wore not one OF the
est and most honorable that man csn
nurture. thus hnd that not ouiy arc the most
unjust reproaches accumulated against Russia but that
sns 10 denied the rgnt OF yielding the impulses
shs bosom of true friend Ia nue Russia is only to be
compared ~ this moment to those victims
judicial who left IN the minds of men tho
painful reminscence of fortune a. cruel "a un.
meriied such 10 the style In which principal organs
e the huscovc press raise lamentations concert the
Journal and Gazette Of st. Petersburg the Russian Cor.
repoadee aud the HnpGlde Rasse all speaking In the
same tone. Assuredly we touched by these CON-
pla nus although they not entirely TO us bus
taai ieelng ought not TO prevent from calling public
attention to the subject
[From the aspsndance Beige Fob III
The accounts received from the Danube are more and
more contradictory. the semiocai journals contribute
much 10 the confusion which prevails in the ipiorma-
tion gwen by the press on what Is taking place in the
priDc paies subject TO Iurkey The Etendard accord
ing to q telegram from Bucharest republished by the
uypal de 81 PIER sbou,o aud which has also been al.
dressed 70 u.s. denies the alleged formation Of ON
the koumAn err tory Tor tue purpose Of invading Bull
garia The PGrls, tue contrary, declares that &C.
cordng to accounts from Belgrade tho organ za.ion OF
such bodies of men continues and thai all letters
agree In indicating the action Of Russian agents THIS
little note Is perhaps only condensation of the article
hostile 10 Russia which said to be about 10 nppear
In tue Coqa tu0nae but OF which further mention
had been made since the pacific Of the Rus
sian Journals Tho Corr poaddRce Gtaerdle semi official
organ Of Vienna also states that the OF Vienna has
reminded the Roumain government OF the responsibility
Is incdrrug aud has expressed tue hJpe will
tmmed siely disarn the bands now being organized on
It's territory against Turgsy There the same contra
dcton VITA respect TO the rep addressed TO
Prince Michael OF Serva respecting bis armanents Tho
Vienna journals are unanimous Ia alrmin, that tho az
warke preparations have attracted the attention OF tho
Powers ana pave been the subject o. very energetic
Representatives, The DebIte had even affirmed that
Russia had joined IN the protest.
rne Journal De ~. Ptesoouro, however denies that
statement declares that neither Russia nor Prussia
support tho remonstrances OF the Western Powers
against toe Servian ,nts. Those contrat
can only be explained by the existence OF political In.
trigucs, Of when The Danuban Principaties are the
theatre, by tho fact that each Power 10 schemng to
further lis views and interests As to the move
mcnts or projects referred to, there probably srsat