New-York tribune., 1871-11-20

stonncd forward and invested the infant prince WIN ne
official dignity of Colonel Of the Ekath'rhehoours f"e
meat " infantry. The frat five years oI A''A'S '''
WAS a period OF deep anxiety lot inc rc'E"i"S
family the country being disturbed by the
,,ntcntons with Turkey, which ended in actual war.
ue i-g.fcrs which continually hcalling the Rus
sian arms IN the Crunca proved heavily oH the EN-
r,r NI,ho'ls That he died Mar, O. 1857 when the pres
cni Emperor assembled the throne. Thc Grand p"N,
Alexis was this time hut si'kly child and r'H''"
,nr mo-, careful nursing. The Emperor Alexander 500"
tortd peace to the Empire. and n l>id his cor'''
took plsc. in Moscow. ALEXIS, then siN years "' "t'
mad, h- drst ap?,Iu,n. nriog, IN. assembled ""'|
of the Eupirc at th,s brilliant ccIcln"uN, aI' '
welcome WIS accorded 10 tie beautiful Lmf'' '
~ appeared surrounded by her chiI!r'n' ,..,r
TIE Impcr.a, family went, Immediately "'' '
,aticu. 10 st. Petersburg. vh'rc the young l''' wa,
,,,I 90, nm. ,,,r,,,. f rcc,.,uy liz ,nlh '"nc'l"h
rsrlrr tic charge Of Madame dc Er';'''"' d. ~
lady, and Of Fraulicn JuulsEof, the q ."'' "'"'''
ut a CORTLAND nuu,cuau The |'" I'''" '
-,holir ana soon not only a'Ic '' ''"' 'N'''.'
FRENCH and German, hut understood any '""'''N"'',
..lIr,.,,d to lin III tho>c hu-u"I', Al the age "
.rycii De- suffered severely nom mcaN'- '"' III Nv
, Of Int under thr care ~ Polish lh}>l''""
,o G,, the remarkable cures lie had p' formed the pa
trl r.ilIy recovered. aud Was found iHu'h HlH"\'"
IA cons, ,uuU When fully restored t"r"'h' III "" ''n''
fine, y,l,.. wiacc was transferred from the care '' HIS
.,, and placed under the tuition Of P'ofs. Tar
r.ulN ,.,.. won stem. the former nNrucunE Hh III
lI,acinlt ,s and tco-rnpy aud the Latter III history,
,r,Tr G. ,y,,s t.l,nt E,-,~h 10y scotch gentleman
named Gordon. When l. yrar> Ola ne had aSo ac,!uMru M
yrry f r knaylriL. If English. Russia was AZ th!3
mo ,j,st lrhrd uprising Of the Poles III lN'5 M
eldest brother, the Grand bake Constantine, It" AZ
Nrc where he had 10 II, ,rut his ias'-iaS HciH
The Eprrror the Empress. the Grand Duke AlL N> ana
The diving pluc"S GaucCd bride the princess DasuaI'
Wcr. ldc>rut at the time Of his death.
Wl. tNnut y yl,s uf age, the Grand Duke aCcompa-
isl IN, lrr ~, Grand Dukc Constantine, on voyage
AZ Inspection Swcahorg, and thus had his hrN cNpe-
r,rur. ui TIE pcr> of St1aTnG life. During the voyage
rc Wa a teri Ihr storm Of several hours durailon I'M
In, b -NoNacrr undl-navCd, and no amount "f per
ua,iO could induce him retire In his statcro"n Ihr
r of "A sailor had become attractive to INN tlit %"
returning to ST Petersburg he anGiouSy hrH"nsh' rs
father t. permit his entering the naval service Inc
I.npcrcr however declined to acc"dc To the request
considering his of too delicate constitution 10 I'M
G,rgl the hardshps which incidental To life on t'
ocean, but aft"rward yielded 50 far as to give m t'
position Of Inspector uf the Russian war vessels si
toned in the ports Of Finland. Since that time ne hA1
become fairly enrolled in the navy of his country m u!
the capacity Of First Lieutenant on the rgatc SNcthi
hr visits TN, 'nited States for the first time. .
1t l. thought Europe that the Grand )uAc Al, Ms
will marry the Princess Mary Elizabeth eldest dlIAhlcr
~ Prince Frederic Charles of Prussia and tn" Princess
Mary Auholt. II is probable that Their hrjlol VII
soon De officially announced Tic IIlhCcNs Is III tl 4o