The age-herald., 1897-09-05

the only effectual means of stopping the increasing power of Russia. It was put ting barrier, a dyke to that formidable empire, which 1t was likely would yet overwhelm Europe. I do not think that I shall live to see it, but you may. You are in the flower of your age and may be expected to live thirty-fve years longer. I think that you will see that the Russians will either invade and take India or enter Europe with 100000 Cor sacks and other inhabitants of the deserts, and POO, 900 real Russians When Paul was so violent against you CEng- land) he sent to me for a plan to invade India. Here is copy of the map l made for him. From O port on the Cas- plan sea he was to have marched on to India. Russia must either fall or ag- grandize herself, and it is natural that the latter will take place. By invading other countries, Russia has two points to gain-an increase of civilization and polish by rubbing against other powers, the acquisition of money and the render ing friends to herself of the inhabitants of the deserts with whom some years back she was at war. The Cossacks, Calmucks and other barbaIiars who have accompanied the Russians into France and other parts of Europe, hay ing once acquired a taste for the luxur ies of the south, will carry back to tn sir deserts the remembrance of places where they had such fine women, fine living and not only will not themselves be able to endure their own barbarous and sterile regions, but will communicate to their neighbors a desire to conquer those delicious countries.
 "If had succeeded in my expedition to Russia I would have obliged Alexan- der to accede to the continental system against England and thereby have com pelled the latter to make peace. I would also have formed Poland into a separate and independent Kingdom"
 "Dr. O'Meara asked What kind of peace would you have given us?'
 The emporer resumed: "A v.ry good one. l would only have insisted that you discontinue your vexations at sea l was tired of war ard was as well adaptlad to peace as to war I would have employed myself in improving and adorning France, in the edueation of my son and in writing my history. At least the allied powers cannot take from me hereafter the public works which have executed the roads which I made over ths Alps and the seas which have uadted. They cannot place their f:et to improve where mine have not bsen be- fore. They cannot take from me the code of laws which I formed and which will go down to the latsst posterity. Thank God, of these they cannot de- prive me!''
 Ten days afterwards the emperor rc- turni:d to the discussion of Russia He said: "In the course of few years Rus sia will have Constantine pie, the greatest part of Turkey and aE of Greece. This I hold to be as certain as if it had all taken place. Almost all the cajolery and f1attery Alexan5ar praiStice1 toward me was to gain my consent to effect this ob- ject. The powers whom it would inture and who would oppose it are England France, Prussia and Austria. hundred years hence I shall be praised and Europe, especially England, will regret did not succeed.'
 Russia and Austria can at any time effect it Capture of Constant nople, etc.). Once mistress of Constanti- nople, Russia gets all the commerce of the Mediterranean, tscames a great naval power and Gcd only knows what may happen. She quanrels with you, marches to India 10000 good soldiers, which to Russia is nothing, and 100000 Canail1e, Cossacs and others and Eng land loses India. Above all powers Rus sia is most to be feared, especially by you. Her soldiers are braver than the Austrians, and she ilas the mieans of raising as many as she pleases. In bravery the French and English soldi;rs are alone to be compared to them. All this I foresaw."
 All the while Sir Hudson Lowe was wrangtling with Dr. O'Meara for keepi the great spirit and its tenement to- agether, l. w DIJROSE