The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-10-15

| lLeu tHein 10 Udue IOrtnWtn with his subjects.
| During the remainder of his route the ENGLISH
navigator could estimate the absolute power of
the monarch and the incredible ascend1ncy
which his name had already acquired through
ont his empire by the effect produced upon the
| Russians at the sight of the imperial seal. The
| aspect, however, OF the metropolis drew from
| Chancellor a contemptuous exclamation. Two
civilizations at this epoch still disputed the pos
session OF Russia, and the outer city OF Moscow,
composed OF innumerable log huts rooted with
bark, was a MonRol town. A rampant Of earth
more than seventeen miles In circuit enveloped
| II, and you entered II by tnirty.four wooden
gates. The Ktemlin or inner city was no longer
| Tartar, but Byzantine, aud occupied on an emf
hence the centre Of the enclosure. This vast
citadel, rendered imp enable 10 the artillery of
that day by a wall " brick eighteen feet thick,
contained the palace Of tue Czar, nine stone
churches. and numerous converts. For time
Chancellor was obliged TO survey from dis
lance this lnviolable asylum. no str niger without
the express permission Of the Emperor, being
allowed to pass the gates. II was not until
fortnight after the Englishman's arrival I'm Mos
COW that he was admitted to the presence Of tho
most powerful sovereign who had ever. in
the words Of Edward VIA letter. governed
the northeast parts of the tcrrc trial globe in
the nei2hbOrhoOd Of the empire OF Cithay." It
was fortunate that Ch1ncelor had duplIc ,teS
Of the documents intrustcd to Sir Hugh VIII
lOughby, otherwise his position would have
been delicate, for the German merchants OF
NOygorod, men1ced with the loss OF their
monopoly, had just sent an embassy To Moscow.
They protested loudly that the English nom
archs had repeatedly conceded tho exclusive
commerce Of the Biltic to the Hanse towns,
aud although the remote and frozen coasts,
where tho Englishman was reported to have
landed, were not covered by the treaties, II was
most unlikely that his foolhardv adventure had
been sanctioned by Edward W. The hand and
seal Of the English sovereign were therefore
needed TO dissipate the suspicious thus en-
gcndcrcd
The eyes OF Chancellor were by no means
dazzled with the pomp OF the Kremlln, and he
kept murmuring In the ear OF his comrades,
I'VE have better Ut home" After waiting soma
time in a gallery, where were gathered more
than hundred gentlemen covered with nantes
Of cloth OF gold, the Englishmen were intro
duced into broad apartment. about which
were ranged the principal boudrS and the great
officers OF the palace At the further end sat
the conqueror Of Kazln, superb and lmplacablu
idol, whom millions who had never seen him
held II n duty TO adore as a god and venerate as
a father. Attired In a long robe, bordered and
slashed with gold, the crown on his head. and
In his right hand a sceptre OF crystal. tina
young son of Basil, from the height OF his
THRONE dominated the imposing aud grave as
sembly. II was precisely thus that the chart of
Sebastian Cabot had depicted the Grand Khan,
Emperor OF the Tartars, king Of king, aud
lord Of lords"
All the hostile man1uvres and insinu itions
OF the Hanseatic ENJOYS were frustrated by
the favorable impression produced from
this first interview by the open counts-
nance Of the English seaman. As regarded
the Baltic trade the Hansc towns sue
ceeded in retaining their ancient privileges, out
they had to pay for their confirmation with a
contribution Of thirty thousand roubles Cnan-
color, meanwhile. ON the Of February. 1851 re-
c'ived the Grant Dukes answer to the King Of
Engl land writ en- In Mua and German.
The 1rst Official commune ltion between tho
russian and English Courts may De worth citing.
- Ii the middle u the twentieth wear OF our
reign" wrote Ivan V.siieytch, " arrived upon
our coasts n vessel comm ndel by certain
Richard Chancellor This Richard made kuown
to Us that he desired to pcne.r rae into our en-
pirc. AT his request he has seen our Majesty
and our eyes. IhcrcupJn he acquainted us with
your Majesty's desire. You ask that your SUBJ
jects may 90 and como In our domains fire.
quent our markets, fetch their wares and take
back our merchandise. Richard has delivered
to us the letters which cont in these demands,
We have given order that wherever your faith
ful servant, Hugh Wioughby. may disembuL
upon our lands, h. be well dealt with Will
loughby his not yet arrived, as Chancellor Will
Inform you. Nevertheless, wo will not let tbIs
business fall u the ground. We desire that you
will send your vessels as frequently AS they can
traverse the sea- and soon as possible one Of
your councillors, In order to concert the condi-
tions upon which the merchants OF your country
shall be admitted to trade with or own"
The English vessel, frozen In the Dwina had
passed the winter In safety, thanks to the assist
ance aud counsels Of tue Russian fishermen. Tho
few sailors, however, who remained on board,
suffered 40 terribly that 1t WAS evident will
louehby and his companions, IL they had been
thrown ON an unnhabtei stretch OF coast. must
have succnmbei. Chancellor left to the Nnsco-
vites the task Of scar ains fortlcl1s. hlns 30.
Ing anxious to convey promptly TO En- gland the
news OF his discovery, aud ~ l't:e Of The Rus
Sian Prince. When, therefore. the " lrm days Of
so'ins had rendered nAyi,ltl n once m 1re p.ac-
ticable he set forth ON hl, h1neward v,,a.e.
aud before the end 81 tho eunmer had brought
homo II lttcirs quay tn vessel which mad
boon the first To pass beyond tho haroor of Var
duus and determine the northern contour OF the
globe.
In Chancelor's report To- : 'bastian dot, ,fter
a reference to the military resource Of tho
Muscoylte empire and the wonderful cndur.
ance Of the Ru sian s3ldier. co. ar, a rem trkl-
BILE passage. What might MT be dom with
such sol1o.s, ifthey were q .lpinaI, brlken
e. mlnnvres, accustomed - nsit IN order ~
civilized nations doY Sup1ofe the Grand Duke
hld in his states men qItlin'i t. instruct his
subjects in TINS regard, do you inlgine thit any
two Of the most puis, uriuo's IN Chr 'en-
dom could measure strength with him IL
these people knew their oNu force, uJtunlt IN
on earth could match them, nor would then
neighbors have moments rspose. sucn. hap.
Iiy, has not oeen the Will Of Heaven. | can cual-
pare the Russ ms to nothing better than a
young horse. n child can L. I'd ths colt with a
sllken thread. But who SHALL mister It, onoe
conscious OF ts vigorf' IN other words. the
English sailor forsaw In Ivan the Terrible tho
grandeur Of the Romanofs. Yet in 1853 Russia
had not BEGUN to devlate from her ancient
route. Her civilization, such as It was, re-
NAMED Muscovlte. At the most trace oi
Byzantine influence had blended with the
Slavonic traditions. Ii WAS cert ilnly not Ivan,
the son OF Basil, who would eek to Germanzs
his country he whose chief atm was TO sh1ks
on the Hanseltic tutelagc. In this effort the
EuDlish n aid hin, durIn, ,,..t IN, Ill