The New York herald., 1869-03-07
RUSSIA.

Departure Of the Prince of lEontenegro-
Royal Giits-The Eastern Qucstion-Isail-
road Enferprise-Tbe Number Of New Lines
Projected.
ST. PETERSBURG, Feb IL, 1869.
Prince Nicolas, OF Montenegro, has gone back to
his mountains and his heroic tribe Whatever may
have been debated and transacted between him and
our statesmen with regard to Oriental politics has
been kept in the strictest secresy, Nothing has
transpired in the press. not even in the shape Of
rumors and surmises. Some few facts OF public no
toriey-oficlal receptions, words spoken In public,
parting gifts &c.-are all the food that has been
vouchsafed to eager newsmcngers. Some OF these
facts indeed are not devoid cf certain slgnincancy
Thus much raising OF the eyebrows and shaking
OF the head has been occasioned by one of
the parting gifts presented to the Prince by the
Emperor. IL was neither more nor less than
a containing a complete set Of surgf-
cal instruments, OF every possible description that
can be OF use in campaign, of the newest and most
approved models, the whole IN miniature, to serve
as sample OF what might be required In case of a
war. It has been thought, perhaps, that had the
set been Of ordinary dimensions such to its
purpose IN good earnest the hint might have been
considered direct by whose eyes never tire
OF suspiciously doggng and following every step OF
those who rule the tide OF Russian intervention in
the East. At the same time the best organs OF our
political press, those whose words carry authority
with them, evidently avoid encouraging the Greeks
TO open resistance. and even advise them to submit
for awhile to the ambiguous decision OF the
Conference. pointing TO Russia herself who
has lost nothing, either in strength or dignity for
having agreed to the obnoxious Paris treaty in 1885,
unwilling TO the peace Of villafranca, might not
have b0asted now OF one king and one government.
The Greeks NAV follow this temporizing tactics
the more readily that the decision Of the Conference
tiity TO Greece Is far from satisfactory to our ana
our southeastern coregionaries', open enemies who
would have liked an uncompromislng declaration In
favor Of Turkey II they did not feel deeply mortified
by the result we would scarcely read IN q respect
able paper such an unbecoming TRADE as the follow
ing in the Neue Freie Presse OF vienna:--"If they
tthe Conference) had not been afraid OF Russia
the headquarters Of Omer Pacha would now
be in the Acropol,s and King George some some
mats have shrunk before compulsion and
have not made the least provision for the morrow.
and they know It. They have said to the one, you
are right and to the otner, You are not wrong. IL
cesT they & i've IN the m moon ana the raf OF their
bounded liberty OF action in the future we surely
may temporize little more till the preparations
whicn are actively going on along our whole western
frontier are terminated TO our satisfaction rail-
ways fairly going and the frumps in our hands,
believe may safely keep 70 what I told you In
former letter about the real views and mode Of
| action of our rulers. The burden-or | am much
mistaken-must be something like this:-"Keep
them at Day: gain time for us to get ready and In
order 70 DO this. try TO keep st and make believe
you yield as much as II Is possible for You without
| positive jeopardy TO your honor and safety, and
| above all, do nothing desperate without us.,
In close connection with orr reforms pol,tIcal
stands our railway question. which il prortessine
brigkly and IN a manner highly gratifying to the
patriotic feeling OF those who find II hard be com.
merciaily dependent on Prussia 70 have no means
OF transport at all for our agricultural and other
products. By imperial decree Of January s. 1869,
eight railway lines are declared TO be " first rate
pDrtarce and, as such, deserving Of immediate con.
siJeraton and construction with preference TO many
other Ines which are nevertheless to he
bates, SO as 10 come to q decision concern.
ing them by the beginning OF next year. Accordingly
eight concessions are 10 be granted by concourse TO
the cheapest bidder. provided the prcncred Ruaran
tees are sure aud g0odl and the works TO be begun
this very year One OF the eight is the Lebau line,
| the vital importance Of which, from acommercal
| and strategic point OF view, pointed out In my
frst letter. The other are calculated 50 as 10
unite the Black sea with the Baltic, and our three
principal rivefs-the Nolga. the Don and the Dne-
per-wlth each other and WITH Moscow, at the same
iiine anofdng every facility of mutual communi ca
lnn 70 ouf cnel inland, corn bcring provinces and
OuI pIncipa towns IN the western and southwestern
| provinces, such "a kIev and MoiueH. Here u the
complete list OF new nes, IN the order in which they
I arr mentioned ID the imperial decree. u Will. OF
course be scarcely intelligble TO nonspeciallHts,
oerg unaecompanied by map, buf the Initiated
VIII nnd u worth their while 10 peruse II and follow
| the lines out on their own detailed maps.--
J. From Lozova station the charkoa &xo line 10 the
sSnse s,s % including iuneures With the Dneper
az From Leban 70 one Of the convenient points Of
.s FROM Of the points Of the xIea lin. n
From Mossa through MInss and snavka BssI
9. From yoronej TO Groushevka.
| s. From one o. The KeH Bata lines to Brsst
The eagerness and activity which have seized on
o. the decree Ses OF the lower
ihlDg proJIgious Companies are tVrmsd, real capL