The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-04-07

Forty Thousand Men Called for Protection
All TO be Armed and Mingic with the Crowd
During the Ceremonies OF Coronation De-
scription of the kremlin.

/ n ~. Ittti'DhiS lti'Ilam OF the fin says
I MakOG's and Pasiicd's suicidal attempts
have thrown the recently Bll-
rcau Of the Gendarmarie and Third Sec
| ton Of Political Police into confusion.
The secret instructions regarding mainte-
nance OF order dudng the ceremonies OF
coronation have leaked out. and IL Is said
/ been communicated TO outside parties. who
should not have known anything about
them. Precautions OF all kinds are con-
| iinually invented, in The hope Of lhwarling
the efforts OF the Nihli.ts. II j. now
asccriained that the Ministry Of the
Interior and the Directors Of the Po-
lice and Gcndarmerie have enlisted forty
thousand men in the ranks Of the mouiicks
and promoted them 20 those Of the nobility.
These men will be clothed IN the garb
worn by private citizens. and stationed on
the day Of the coronation between the
Palace PetrowsN and the Kremlin. They
will minglc with the crowds, aud appear o.
mere loOkcrs-On. All will he armed. will
have password, and Doc ORGANIZED 20 act
in a body against the Nihili-ts or other
I dj.turlerSOi the ceremonies. Moreover, in
each house i'm Moscow one pcrs on, who il
not the usual iCorn1, or janitor, has been
designated by the police. who will be held
responsible for the doings Of the inhablt-
ant, Of said house. These precautions are
expected ~ constitute a strict guard over
the whole population 81 the city. The
persons thus singled Out 10y the police 10
do such guard duty are so many hostages
in the hands OF the Muscoyitc authorities.
their own live, and liberties depending on
the good behavior OF every inhabitmt in
each house.
l. it
mined renders some description OF that his
/ toric place timely.
The Krcmlin i one of The most remarka-
/ Die structures in the world. and some de-
scripti0n Of i. will lie interesting. is usual
/ designation in The West, The palace Of
/ the kremlin." j. entirely misleading.
1 There is within Its walls palace, IL j. true,
and most magnificent one in point Of both
extent and decoration, but tha; j. only 4
small portion OF the whole. which Is 4 COM
bnatOn OF fortress, arsenal. ecclesiastical
capital. official headquarters. and imperial
rcsldcnceall in one. The kremlin j. really
the citadel Of Moscow. and undoubtedly
occupies the entire area OF the ancient city.
/ Il l. surrounded by an cauhcn rampant
varying from 81 70 80 feet in height, 90
whose base on one side low the water. u
! The river Mo,lwa. Within the walls, over
/ looked by the tower Of Ivan the Greet.
whose eiidcd cross /, So feet from The
GROUND. are cathcdralS, churches, palaces.
mouaJcries and monument, grouped TO-
gctLer without any attempt ut symmetry Of
arrangement and representative 81 almost
every known variety ri architectural design
and period. There ere the Cathedral Of the
/ Assumption, in which every Gar since
/ Ivan the Terrible has been crowned, and
/ I'm which IL is intended AlcXander'> c0ro-
nation ,hail take place next May; the
+ Cathedral of the Archaneel. where the
/ bones OF all the Romauoh- up 10 the time
OF Peter the Great lie buried: the Cattle
dral OF the AnnUnciaiiCn, formerly the
place Of baptism and marriage for the
imperial family; the Church Of the Re-
/ deemer. one OF the oldest building. in Mos
COW. II not in Europe; the Miracle
Monastery. the Ascension Convent. and
/ the Sacristy OF the Holy synod. where
/ the robes and sacred vessels OF the patri-
archS are preserved. These are the rcli-
giouS ediiices. Next comes the palace,
/ built on the site Of the one destroyed by
Ro,topchin's torches when Nap0leOn's
army was driven out 70 freeze in the dread
winter OF 1Sl2-'13. This structure, q
/ large portion OF it erected by the Emperor
/ Nicholas-hc whose heart broke when bis
armies met defeat in the Crimea-con-
tains many magnificent hall, dedicated
: to the various orders Of Russian
knighthOod. In this. too, j. The trea-
sury, where, Is in vast museum.
are contained arms. armOr, relies, regalia,
and other treasures illustrative Of the his
/ tory OF the ancestors OF the Car. The
arsenal, IN imposing structure q imposing
strength. occupies the angle OF the krem-
/ lin. and there when then dc-pCt OF The
Rus>iaS walks he surveys with pride col
| lection Of captured trophic, Of war, among
+ them G3j cannon takel, from the French on
their dreadful retreat from Moscow. Near
th. i the senate House. wherein sits the
High Court OF Appeals; and every angle
! OF the outer wall, is fortified Is huge tow
er> with battlements, cmtrd,ure>, and
smaller towers between.
/ Leading from the Kremlin are five gate,
10 each OF which some religious title and
legend Is attached. and each OF which opens
into a street radiating from the centre as
do the Sp0kes Of q wheel. The religious
idea which peUadc, every act OF Russian
official life. whose ceremonial j., III
fact. q part and parcel Of the Gov
eminent machinery, Is wei Nus
tratcd in the Observance every Russian.
even the Emperor himself, pays when en-
tering the principal OF these gates. Thi, !.
the Spa,s6i. or Redeemers, gate, 50 called
from a faded picture Of TIE Saviour placed
aboycit. Here every one, from the highest
10 the lowest, must uncover and DO loWl!
reverence. 70 omit this would he treason
to the temporal as well q, to the spiritual
power.
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