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RUSSIA TO CONQUER EUROPE.

The Will of Peter the Great Outlining
the Nations Future.
The following is the will of Peter the
Great, copied from Germany and
France" (vol. H., note on page 1889, by
Elihu Rich:
I'm the name of the holy, invisible Trim
ity, we, Peter to all our successors greet
ing, etc. The Great God, who always en-
lightened us by His divine wisdom, al
lows me now to behold in the Russian ma
ton the people chosen by Providence to
govern the whole of Europe. Most of the
European nations have already arrived
at a state of extreme old age, and they
must needs be regenerated by a new and
youthful people, when the time for the
latter shall have come, etc."
Here follow the different maxims or
items of the recipe to be observed:
81. The Russian nation is constantly to
be kept in a state of war and the warlke
spirit of the Russian nation kept up.
"2. Distinguished generals belonging to
the most civilized nations of Europe are
to be called to Russia in time or war, and
the very first artisans and men of letters
in time of peace.
SO. Russia is on all possible occasions
to intermeddle in European differences
and affairs of all kinds; in particular,
however, she is to do so in those which
concern Germany, on account of the
proximity and more direct interest which
is to be attached to that country.
a. Poland is to be divided. This object
in view will be effected by encouraging in
that country party rivalries, and by con-
stantly keeping up a state of Internal dis
cord. The most influential of the nobility
are to be won over with gold. Their in
fuence in the country and al the elections
of the kings is to be maintained; and
hold of which affords pretext to march
Russian troops into the kingdom of Po-
land. In the event of the neighboring
powers raising difficulties, the country
should be divided; and whatever share of
the spoil it may be found necessary then
to grant them may always be resumed
hereafter, whenever proper opportunity
offers for the purpose.
50. 1t is expedient to take as much ter
ritory as possible from Sweden it must
be separated from Denmark and feeling
of jealousy is constantly to be kept up be-
tween these two countries.
sc. The consorts of the Russian princess
are always to be chosen from amongst
the German princesses, in order to multi
ply the family connections.
~. The alliance with England for COM
mercial reasons is to be preferred to all
other alliances. England requires our
produce for its navy, and 1t might more
over, be made subservient to and in the
development of the maritime strength of
Russia.
IS. 1t is necessary that the Russian en-
pire should be continually extended to-
wards the north, along the Baltic, and
towards the south along the shores of the
Black sea.
80. 1t is expedient to draw us near to
Constantinople and to the East Indies
Whoever rules in these two countries is
the true sovereign of the world. Wars
are, in consequence, constantly to be
waged, or caused to be waged against
Turkey and Persia; great colonies are to
be established along the Euxine, in order
to get in time the whole Black sea into
the Russian power The same policy
is to be followed with regard to the
shores of the Baltic-two objects indis-
pensable for the success of the above
project. -ssse
40 The Greeks, united and schsmat-
ical, who are spread over Hungary, Tur-
key and Southern Poland, must be gained
by favors to be bestowed on them, for 1t
is expedient to win their sympathies for
Russia. They must look up to us as their
central point and their chief support. A
generally preponderating influence is to
be created by joining the principle of au-
tocracy to a sort of spiritual suprema-
cy combined and united in the person of
the car. The Greeks will then be the
friends of Russia, and our enemies will be
theirs.
I'll. When Sweden is weakened. Persia
vanquished, Poland subjugated, Turkey
conquered, and the Euxine and the Baltic
guarded by Russian fleets, then secret
proposals are first to be addressed to the
French court, and thereafter to the court
of Vienna, offering them to share with
Russia the kingdom of the world. If
one of the two powers consents, from
vanity or from flattered ambition, to en-
terrain the proposal. then it must be made
use of to suppress the other, and to an
initiate all other powers-an undertake
ing that cannot fail of success, for by that
time Russia will already be in possession
OF the whole of the east and of the major
part of Europe
''12. Should, however the impossible
become true, and both powers unite in
resisting the offer thus made, then 1t Is
expedient to incite them to strife with one
another, and in this manner to exhaust
their strength. Then Russia will first
inundate Germany. then France, and in
this way Europe will and must be con-