Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-06-28
OUR WAR CORRESPONDENT.


A Letter From the Russian (Ount.
We are in receipt Of the following
communication from a former resi-.
dent of Eureka known as the Russian
Count, whom many Of our readers
VIII remember as a table waiter in a
restaurantin this town. We gave quite
a lengthy count of his career and re-
%storation to his rank some months
ago:
MARzAKoFF, May 31st, 1877.
EDITOR SENTINEL: When | left Eu-
reka IN obedience to a call of the Rus
sian Consul, / promised to write to
you and let you and my many friends
know where | had gone. On my ar
rival in the city l Immediately sought
the Consul and found him fully in
structed in my case, and he supplied
me with funds necessary to me in nv
altered station. / sojourned in San
francisco about two weeks, expecting
to be furnished with transportation on
one OF the Russian war vessels then
lying in the harbor, but it was finally
determined thai / should go by way
OF Aspinwall and take the Southamp-
ton line from that point. | will not
fatigue you with any details of the
trip; suffice it to say that | arrived
safely at Moscow and proceeded at
once to my fathers estates, where |
was welcomed with open arms after
our long es:rangement. Our recon
citation IS complete, and through the
exertions of my father, the Count, |
have received a full pardon from my
Government for all past offsnses. The
family of the young officer whom it
was my misfortune To slay in the duel,
bitterly opposed my restoration for a
time, but was finally induced to with
draw their opposition, and the Count,
my father, il ordered to appear at the
War Office at st. Petersburg, when it
will be determined what corps / shall
join. My pardon carried with it a re-
storalion 10 my old rank as Colonel of
Chasseurs, but it is, / understand, the
intention TO remove me to another arm
OF the service, which | very much re-
gret, as my old comrades were en-
deared TO me and | should have pre-
ferred to have had the pleasure of
serving with them.
on HIS sIRE's ESTATES.
You will no doubt charge me with
egotism in referring 20 such a length
in regard to my own movements, but
you will understand that / have not
yet got even a glimpse OF the war oper-
atoms, and will not until after my
sire's interview with Prince Gortscha.
kotf. In the meantime / am COM
PEELED to remain on the estates. |
hope it will soon end, tor the war spirit
il strong within me, and / long to join
the army on the Danube, and IN
sheath my sabre in my country's
cause / have been questioned closely
IN regard to my experiences and
wanderings in America, and it has
been a pleasure to me to describe all
that / saw ia the United States. You
know that II Government and no.
Dility entertain the most friendly feel
ings toward the Great Republic, and
are anxious that amicable relations
should exist between The two coun-
tries. My father, the Count, informs
me that II will be expected of me that
| shall embody my ideas of the poll
teal and social tatus of the United
States IN a cOmm unication to the De-
partment of Political Economy, a task
that | fear / am entirely inadequate TO
perform. Some parts of my career in
the Republic | am necessarily silent
upon, as none of our class can under
stand or believe that a scion of nobil.
ity could descend to accept a mental
position-alas /! they know not TIE re-
quirernents of bard necessity-but por-
tons of nay career, notably the cam
paign against the Indians, furnish ma
terial for information, and | fear that |
may have possibly exaggerated Its
importance. II my worthy command
ers in tie White Pine Indian war
could listen to my description of
their strategical movements in that
famous campaign, / am afraid that
they would take me to task for my
relation of the facts. l often wish that
Captain Hubbard and Captain Kelly
could participate in the gigantic war
that is now in progress, and my re-
spect for their military talents satisfies
me that they would carve with their
swords a glorious name and reputation.
My first duty is the retrieval of my
own good name, but after that is ac-
complished | propose to communicate
with Captain Hubbard, and ii he will
accept the influence of his former sub
ordinate, open TO him a career of mill
iary honor. mo pent up Utica" should
confine such genius as he displays in
the military line, and l think he ought
to give up the dry and musty details
of tho law. aud follow a career where
the direction of his talents lead him.
l will promise you in future letters
to give you a description of the cam.
paign, as far as my honor as an officer
will permit me. All OF my ole friends
in Eureka will honor me by accepting
my profound regards. Yours, etc,
COUNT ALEXANDER Won HUM.