, 1879-01-23
RUSSIA.

lkuSSlAs
TIE CHINESE EMBASSY. |
ST, PETERSBURG, Jan. 2!.-Tho Chinese
Embassy VIVA received today by the Cznr
with great ceremony.
ARCTIC EXPEDITION.
The Coos announces that authentic intel
ligenco has been received from tho Governor
Of Eastern Siberia that Prof. Nortlenskjold's
steamer Vega Is icc-bounl forty miles from
East Cnpe. The authorities Of Jukntak have
been instructed TO Issue n general summons
10 the nntives to assist tho expedition. A
srecal relief expedition Of reindeer and dog
slclgcs has been organizcd, but It In fenvcd
tllis assistance will bo too late. A Russian
n,an.of- war IN tho Pacific S!ation will shortly
proceed TO Behring's Straits to endearor to
e1trtcate tho vcga or bring off tho crew.
Lnudoh 7rnts, ian. 3.
An Embassy from Chino, as VIC 1ntlmatcl IN
our tclegraphic columns Wednesday, has rearhca
St.. Petersburg Very SOON the most exclusive
lnInl In the world will hare Envoye nt H'ost ol
the European Courts, a.Ml China may fnllow In
tic reforming ways uf Japau. But tic sen'ling
Of IN Ambassador from rektn to tic Russian
Capital 'las serious political Interest, for rca-
sons made clear By tho letter which wc publish
cd OH Wednesday from our correspondent At
Shanghai. Russia al!i China arc disaErccably
ciose nr!2hbors III Central Asia Only fe"
years ago the Chinese nero tho matters OF kas3l-
gar. Their rule vas orcrthrown by hlalion1-
atnn rsbciltnn, nud t]w pover OF the ytctors
wa. sncedry orrautzet by Yokoot, Beg. Ills
ureot ability totl, NJ a soldier aud a Guy
n.s.x osra it,, m. ~ t,o.o rsroor. whtrh
a't ~, w ,,,,t.ss.s ,,srs,,,,-,.. u,
sse M ss'a' opeh a. III '.a '.e,'o. ~ s.;a III.
fame is champion O: tire blaliomctan faith
,,,. ,a,v,rd.3 otc, hv Eurone,n .rfh,,tc. nj NIL
'..s.... H.. ~. .',ro- ,~s. ,,,-.,,,,,o, J., ,~o
','..s,'a" ,..a -, er.,r1,hto aw.~
tcforc The advancing wayo OF Russia or China.
lie died before tue servants Of tho Gear found
n rea,fn m tntc chnroc of HI. (,anito1. hut mt
49,. ~ .ans -, st. -, t..s, ,h",-
before the Chinese had begun 10 reclaim 1hclf
lost authority. They had waited Tor years, In
their usual patient fashion, until they had
drilled and armct u formidable army, a.,I
pnshea Il ae!oss 'nc e7eat spatea oe."een 1'.e
rentrcs Of their own authority nnd k"shRar.
How great a vnluc they attncf to the enterprise
.rsno. nro undcr Fer T.nnc.,anr' win. In mt
''ooph H'S u.'u.A ~ "' a., .L....
ters purely chinese, ta fcpateo 10 nc 'Ec oltess
Official IN China. He ia estimated moro highly
crnmcnt haa allowed hlu, 10 make war
s.A'nuas ~ .,.l uas Gs.,.a.o sa,,,or III. ,r,nv
IN the usoal Inlaese 'us!'o'' i,.s uf'ly
Is recruited by tic swflt expeh1ehss ot
romuulston, md Ie dEspcnees Tith the tsOuhte-
some NECESSITY OF paving Ills soldiers. The
s SOUS. ,ss', ~ H., IT,, ~ communication I,
service - 'a'u' 'ot ~. ""s y. .s'o" .''a',," 20
sometimes col oy sonoe's '"e sa'!..ss .;a .sae''
c1otl,es, shoes, mud food seem to be oftcu for
eo,tcu, IN winter tl,c cold ls 80 trrribly sescrc
fiat In ore night the loss from frostrbto alone
il aid to lIayc hccn 5O0 men. A good many uf
| tbl,.1, tt.., NJ
t!uir own uciIy mora agreeable than such cam
paIy,I,g; but Tsn cures hosnc- sickness by
| shootlng ans of them who attempt to escape.
terci ihr mower which was erected by faiulb
Hee. iut tbr work hus cost a aunl which even
Europcan Governments do moi, lightly throw
away. So lnrge Is Tho aFmr, 80 elaborate tlle
I10s5. .oH a year. That, as our correspondent
saws. is au enormous amount for Chfns.
bali raincJ, ior Tso has Is count witt, q nlucf,
| nnrc inrmIdaLle oncmy than tic frn1l tlyuusty
srt no by Yakoob Kcg. Tie way Is barred by
| KussIn, Kuli Beg fled to from Kas,,gar to icr
t n sxSest,nriY % surprlsca at thc refusal ot tic
Russians to Surrender hts chici enrnly; aud he
has made nsueh murs important demand:
lie Kishe arlat, terrlto1y which they still kcot
TlIry arc now Invited to tlln.l Il over 10 tie
ChjScse, aud tn fact to nut their frontier back
iii tuiirs thfrfl flct,,nrnt Ia TINT tic lsstans
Shall surrender lie portion Of iii which tiry
hnyc nuurxcl; but, us they carry on II brisk
Trade at tiI4t placu, the Ch!neso do not seem to
thjnk Il viii hc abandoned, Chung Kuuu- Pau,
i!e new AInba4s a4sa,lor ut tho Court of 81. rcters.
burg. ii. however Il, prc1s the demand for the
u1rr,n,lcr OF kuj( beg, u1ul for change III
lhc present frontier. sucf, would tcen1 to b.
s;"u M cj ca,Htaj' % Jul the M Ehnes5 @ nro ycty San San.
| wilma II ti,.v t,nk fnr a hutefi1l ansstr f,iyft.