Year: 1863

In 1858, the New Orleans Bee published the
following extract from n letter addressed to u
citizen of New Orleans by Russian friend then
resident ut st. Petersburg. 1t will now be read
with interest:


ST. PETERsBURG, February, 1855.


Before my letter reaches you, you viii prob
ably have received intelligence of loss that
will spread gloomy veil over all Russia; for
the death OF such man is blow that not only
strikes his own country, but rcsounds from the
shores of the whole world. In my last letter
did not dare openly declare what we were ex-
pecting from day to day, for We were unwilling
to accustom our hearts to an idea which our
minds were incapable Of perceiving The last
DAYS Of the Gear are n whole century in the
history of Russia, and will never be forgotten
by those who witnessed them. Do you Imagine
that he was exasperatel with his foes? Quito
the contrary. Impartially, like prophet. ho
gazed upon the present situation of the Euro
pean Powers. and predicted the future with the
accuracy Of one who looks far beyond the pres
ent.


England" said he, "has reached her cul-
minating point, either for life or death. There
is no middle point for her to pursue. One thing
alone may save her, and that is free confes
sion, not only by the Government, but by tho
whole aristocracy, made to the people, that
they have been absurd from first to last that
the crown is unable longer to maintain its pow
er, and that the people must arise AMI unite
together as one man to save the honor and in


A onlyr pIniy
IN ent of the truth may even now save England,
if her corrupt aristocracy can be brought to
the stool of confession. France, on the con-
trary, can maintain herself by falsehood and
deception. Tho Emperor may proclaim to his
subjects that he governs and influences the af-
fairs of all Europe that not shot can be fired
without his permission, and that Franco is the
first Power in Europe, but single shock, one
speech of demagogue, may overthrow him,
and darken the star of Napoleon forever.


az have offered him my hand-the hand Of
reconciliation, but he refused it. lie wishes to
avenge Moscow upon ne, and st. Helena upon
England. Short sighted men, who seek to
avcnee the sins of the fathers upon the chill
dren AS for Germany, Austria, and PRUSSIA,
they WOulu not now exist II uuu hoe sufeo
them when they crouched at my feet six years
ago; they think to strengthen themselves in
the mighty struggle between the other nations
of Europe. But they never have been, and
never will be, more than secondary Powers,
satraps holding power by the clemency OF my
house, or by permission of the Western Pow
ers. Yet one conclusion is left me in the midst
of all this ingratitude and villainy, and this is
the sympathy of that high hearted people on
the other side of the Atlantic, the only hearts
in which hear an echo Of my struggles against
united Europe. Never have forgotten the
smallest kindness shown to me by the least of
my subjects let my children never forget what
we owe to America, an d if ever an hour Of dan
ger darkens around the Union, let her find
faithful all in ny family"


These words may be of interest to you, my
friend, because you are now living among the
Americans, and mention them knowing that
your sympathies have bound you to q foreign
land nearly half a century. One learns to rec
ognize his true friends in the hour of danger,
and you may rely upon it, as long as Romanof
sits on Russias throne, the American States
will never need q friend, u .......r.-


The above, says the Bee, is faithful and al
lost literal tran station from the letter, which
is written in German by one of the mobiles of
Cuurland, residing in St. Petersburg. From
the source whence we received it, we have no
he esitation in guaranteeing its authenticity.