KARL HAITIAII. A STORY OF THE CRIIIEA. (Cortlt'riued.)

In the forenoon of the following day. Karl I_I_"ll||00i Major Kriloff, and I. set out for Mmlsropol, MenschiItoﬁ"s headquarters, in tt lCl'tmla.t—a two-horse vehicle, consisting of a couple and a box-seat. I was not quite sure whether the major looked upon us as companions or captives—possibly as both; but it was very plain that he did not intend to lose sight of me till the geniiineness of the letter to the prince had been verified. He was exceediitgl, gracious. however; and travellin_- in the Crimea under his authoritative guidance, was much triore expeditious and agreeable, than it might have been had we journeyed alone. And a delightful drive it was, through one of the tnost placidly picturesque regions it is possible to imagine: fertile valleys, shut in with ﬁnely wooded heights; one—that oi

Baidar, some ten tniles long by live in widtlt— cultivated like a garden. and waving with luxuri- ant crops of wheat, rye, millet. tobacco, inter- apersed with plantations ofvine. mulberry, quince, pomegranate, apple trees: mountain table-lauds, or plateaux. called yailas by the 'l'artars, rich in summer-pasture. and covered with long-tailed sheep. buffaloes, camels, and horses. The nume- tons Tartar huts, of liine-waslied clay, are for the most part built amidst patches of mulberry, wal- nut, or other frttit-trees. At that season of the year, greeit tobacco-leaf was hanging to dry upon rough trellis-work in froitt of most of them. Upuii several of the flat roofs, Tartar girls were winnow- ing corn; and other industties—turning, for ex- ample. with it how and string—-—are pursued after a like primitive fashion. The day was splendid, and the sun-lit panorama of valley, inouiitain. forest, river. was further enlivened by the glitter- ing arms and accoutrenients of numerous liodies of military, horse, and horse-artillery chiefly. galloping past on the direct road, or glancing across a distant opening in the forest——it|i hitrry- ing westward, to share in the coming triumph of the Russian arms. At aghtsche-serai, the ancient residence of the Tartar klians, where we slept, or rather should have slept, if permitted by the swarms of fleas. cockroaches. with a spiirikling ofscorpions, domiciled hereditarily in the lied- rooms, the same excitement and exultation appeared to pervade the soldiery temporarily halting there; whilsttlte scowling looks of the Tartar habitants seemed to express a savage hope. controlled by equally savage servilc fear. Major Krilolfintroduced us to a party of Russian officers. who were all, and quite naturally, brimming over with indignation at the threatened insult to the sacred soil of Russia. There eager talk and questioning referred not so much to the French, who, in connection with the campaign of 1812, they aﬁ'ected to hold very cheap, as to the Eng- lish, with whom they had not yet measured swords; and certainly Hartmann fooled them upon the subject to the top of their bent. His precious battle of New Orleans. which always stirred my bile. by the ridiculous version it gave ofa really creditable aﬁair, absurdly overpuffed an it may have been by Old ickory’s partisan admirers, was repeated over and over again, with ltsver-ending variations; and by midnight, when

0 reckoning for chanipagne—towards which they would not hear of our contributing a cent- must have reached a handsome ﬁgure, it was ﬁrmly iin tossed upon every confused brain there, that the ngliah ofthese days though still formi- dable at sea. were as ‘inept as Chinese at land- ﬁghting, and would certainly scampsr off at the Era: ﬂash of the Russian bayonets. Hartmann was in his glory, and concluded the evcning’s entertainment as follows :-

‘ I think you hinted jitst now,’ said he, conti- dentially addressing the only Russian oflicer remaining in the ioom—and who, it had struck me, was very young looking for his l'Ittk—‘I think you hinted a short time ago, that your uncle, being a general of division, you could have your gallant Arofsky regiment placed in whatever part of the field seemed likely to yield the thickest crop of lsurcls 3’ -

‘ I have little doubt I could.’

‘In which case,’ continued Hartmann, ‘ I can give you useful counsel: no thanks, my dear Colonel Softenuﬂ, l’

‘ Puhinpcnuﬁ"—this is no word-play of mine; Puhmpenuffis a well known Russian surname-— ‘ Puhmpenuff, if you please, Monsieur Hartmann.’

' Ah, out‘, Puhmpennfi’—a highly distinguished name, it struck me at first.’

no of the most distinguished names in the empire,’ said I’uhtnpenulI', stroking his moustache contplaosntly.

‘And very deservedly so, I have no doubt,’ rejoined Hartmann ; ‘ but, returning to the counsel or advice I have to give you. It must, to begin with, be clear to you that my opinion of the qualities and composition of an English arm is entitled torss ct; I_, who, when a more y, assisted-so sras vigorously beating the pas de diorgs can be called assisting-—a more handful, comparatively speaking, of my countr men to

d t t thousand Eng iah rod- :illis..inntr:i.igrd tlibiing they were behind ram- partsofcottoii-balsa.

I ‘ Thirty thousand, you said just now,’ remarked

the colonel.

' Did 1! Well, I darsssy there might have been thirty thousand: but the truth is, they _ran so fast that it was diﬂicult to ascertain their numbers

HAZARD’S GAZETTE. ‘AUGUST IS.

with more than approximate accuracy. To pio- ceed, however. Although nineteen out of twenty ofthe British soldiers you will soon be in face of have never in their lives heard a gun ﬁred in anger, and won’t stop when they do to hear a second. there are, you must bear in mind, two or three regiments which, as a matter of prudence, should be avoided. i\'ot—urtderstatid me, Colonel Pu|impenttll'—that I for a moment believo a soldier of your heroic name and chivalric cliitracter cares one straw ltow brave or how numerous may be the enemies opposed to him; but it is your duty to economize the blood of your valiant Arofskys, prodigal as you may he of your own.

‘ Certainement. There I agree with you entirely, Monsieur Hartinann.’

‘ The regiments I allude to are those that have seen service in In is‘-—

‘ Indiaz’ interrupted the

colonel—‘ I know— we shall go there some day.’

Russia sun Por.irio._—A great deal has been lstoly said of reforms intended to be introduced by the Emperor of‘ Russia into the internal administration of Poland, and it nppeiirs that many of them have already been carried into execution. The condition of the.troo s on the south ofliussia is said to be miserti ile. The cholera is raging to that extent at Nikolni_elI' and Perekop that there are thou hts of dis- solving the reserve camp estitblis_ ed _tn the first of those towns, and_of_dtstribpttng the corps in the surrounding districts. Ihe trans- port of tfoo g and ‘oopplies is effected under immense di culties, atid tlieso stcppes are likely to become it second Dohru_dsc_bn for the Russians. A very bad character is given of the niilitiii. of Southern Russia. as badly armed and entirely indisposed to discipline, and ready for any excess.

THE CALIFORNIAN Nuoozr or GOLD--A {NV

' 'l‘o be sure you will, and back again ! ’ ex-

ratlier startled the colonel. wiiie-wildered as he was. ' You and your Arofskys are just the fellows to do that; and heic’——-tossing oil" a glass of'champagiie—‘ here's wishing with all my heart and soul that I may live to be there. and give them a hearty tvelcuirie when they do go. But I shall never ﬁnish, if you interrupt me so. The question remains. how iodiscover wliicti are IIl0s8 India regiments, and Iconfess I hardly know how iliat is to be done. There is, however, one plain course to pursue, which will answer the purpose oftliat knowledge. ' against the sliow-soldiers who never go abroail atid have no more fight in them than hares. T are btigaded together, I see by the you catiiiot fail to rocognise them.

Half of tltetii,

one of tlietn—all wear bear-skin caps; the others wear petttcoats.’

‘ Petticoats! Allan: done!’

‘ But I say they do; and not so niuclt as a pair of drawers beneath ! Tltere is hardly a ptii’s difference between the bear-skiii caps and them, , litit I should recommend the petticoats for choice. E Good-ttiglit, Colonel Pultmpenufl'. Should you i itot,’ added Ilartmann, ‘ be able yourself to proﬁt by the hint I have given you, impart it to such of, your friends as may be able to do so, with my 1 compliments. and it‘ they don’t ever afterwards, reinetnber me in their prayers, they are not the men I take IINJIII for———IIal Major Krilolfl you here I’

I was even more startled than Hartniann at suddenly confronting that officer, as we rose from our chairs. He had. I was sure, been silently standing there some time; had heard, and, his lowering visage convinced me, appreciated Ilart- mann’s mocking persiﬂagc. He betrayed neither anger nor suspicion by words——contenting himself with telling a lie instead: ‘I have this moment stepped in to remind you both, that we start at dawn of day. Good-night, again, messieurs.’

- Well, Mr Hartmann,’ said I, as soon as we were alone, ‘ that reckless, gibing tongue of yours cannot be governed, it seems, even by the menace ofa halter, or a levelled row of muskets! For the future, yoti may be sure that Major Krilotl will not only be our jailer. but an indefatigable spy over all our motions.’

- Possibly ; but don’t be angry. I would not, and luckily Icsnnot, compromise you; and I am, as you say, reckless—mad ! or nearly so. In fact, Mark Henderson,’he went on to say, ‘I have a strong presentiment that, do what I may I must lose the game—ths game of life—l am playing here. Well thought of! ’ he added, taking a small sealed packet of papers from his breast- pocket. ‘ You had better at once take charge of ofthese papers. They will inform you of every- thing it is necessary you should know relative to your Aunt Viola and myself; the understanding being, remerriber, that you do not break the seal ofthe envelope whilst I am alive and at liberty. And now, let us try to sleep.’

NICHOLAI sou).

During an interview which Martinetl‘, the comedian and mimic, had succeeded in obtaining with the Prince [Volkhonsky, high-steward], the emperor walked into the room unexpectedly, yet with a design, as was soon made evident. Telling the actor that he had heard of his talents, and shoulil like to see a specimen of tlieiti, he bade him mimic the old minister. This feat was per- formed with so much gusto, that the emperor laughed immoderately; and then, to the _great horror of the poor actor, desired to have himself ‘ taken oﬂ'.’—‘ ‘Tin physically impossible,‘ plead- ed Martineﬂ'.—' Nonsense.’ said Nicholas: ‘ insist on its being done.’ _Finding himself on the horns ofa dilentma, the mimic took heart ufgrsce, and with a promptitude and presence of mind that probably saved him, buttoned his coat over his breast, expanded his chest, threw up his head, and assuming the imperial port to the best of his power, strode across the room and back ;_ then, stopping opposite the minister. he cried, in the exact tons and manner of the cur : ' Volkhonsky! pay Monsieur Martlnef one thousand silver roubles.’ The emperor for a moment was discon- ccrtad ; but recovering himself with a faint smile. he ordored the money to _be std.—IIormon’: Nole: of 0 MM Years’ Residence in Russia.

An old lady being ata loss for s pincushion made one of an onion. On the following morning she found that all the needles had tears in their

claimed Hartmann with a burst which I saw;

Iou must pit the Arol‘skys«,

hey . apers. and,

and the tallest fellows-—six feet of bad stuffevery E °°“'°“P”‘“l‘3"t °l' ll‘°_ B"'M"' ""5"" 3 H I beg t°

do 'sn 0 we announced the arrival at Ilavre, by the Ariel of it no at of native gold, of the ‘value of about 200,000 francs, which was in j the hands of two miners. and was to be exhi- , liitcd at the Universitl Exhibitiori in Parts. 4 We learn to-dny from Paris that the nugget. l instead of being lent to the Exhibition. W113 life‘ -scntcd to the Bank of’ France, iiiview of’ obtain- , ing an iiilvance on its consignineiit. The Batik I having iissu. ‘ed it, found that it: wits it piece of 5 lead covere with gold, upoit Wltlcllldtlllc (i1'opgli- ‘nose and unevenness of native go to men lingcnioitsly iniitiited. An investigation has ,~ it-en contiiicnccd. to discover if the fraiud had , been coiiitiiittcil tit the diggings or duriiig the voyitgc.—l’aris Journal, lllli ult.

\"At.t'i-: or liaxo itv TIIE Ciri‘ 0|-‘ LotvnoN.—A

, Il1I0l‘lll_\'0u that it piece of land on the South side oftforiiliill, ltiivitig it lrotitiige of 58 by it depth of 17 feet has liccii, within the last few days, let on lease for at littildiitg tet'tu.t1t it ground rent of .L“.lt|0 per ttlllllllll. Tliis will be

founil to lie ti liigltcr rate per acre tliun ntiy plot heretofore let.” Ctilculittoil, as in the pre-

viousinstaiiiccs. ut thirty years’ purcliitsc, t c

sutii produced is at the rate of .L‘ ,lS2.03tJ per ,

IILTC.

Canada extends in length from the coast of, Labrador to the River Ku.ininistii,iiiti, at tho} lend of Lake Superior about 1000 miles, with; an average breadth of 230 miles, being nearly ‘. .tlii-co times as large as Grout Britain and: 1 Ireland. It contains an oven of about 350,000, 1 square miles, or 224,000,000 acres. ' Cittrts.—The lowest rung on the sociall ladder is occupied by the oldest living no.- tion—-—a nation that claims to be the oiilyl civilized. The poorer classes in the neigh- bourhood of Hong Kong, are selling their cltildreii for 21 cents each. This price ap- plies to girls of7 to 10 years, and the pur- chaser must take them away at once, andl promise support. They are chiefly employ- ed as servants. Older girls bring more, or to speak coiitiiiercially, ‘‘we quote girls from 7 to I0 years at 15 cetits, 10 to 15 years $,§l, 15 to 20 years are more in de- mand, and cannot be had under $70 to

I00.”

Tits SYSTEM or Esi>tori.iot:.—Ve.vicsis invested with spies, male and female. They are to be seen prowling about the coffee rooms; and the police is ever ready to seize on any one who inny be thought on the slightest grounds of suspicion disposed to ' speak freely ofthe despotic character of the , Austrian goveriiinent. The great secret, ‘then, to avoiding it tap on the shoulder from ; one ofthe police, is to practise silence; to i lay an embargo on the lips; to tliiitk as much ‘ as yott please, but say nothing. One exam- ple will give you some idea of the extent of the interference of the police. There can be 'no party in a ltousc in the evening ex- ccedtntr ttventy in nttmber. Should you have twenty‘-’oitc at a friendly cup of tea, the po- licc have the right to cause an immediate adjoui-iiiiicnt ofthe meeting. Tltis serious- ly affects the principle of sociality, and very large parties, such as you have in the Uni- ted States, are here under an interdict by a government as jealous and despotic as that of Russia. The colors of the Italians, when it nation were red. white and green. large, beautiful bouquet with the ﬂowers so arranged, as to exhibit these favorite colors of the Italians, red, white and green, was thrown u _on the stage of one of the theatres, inlconlip tmdent of a popular actress. The po ice ear of it and they quickly ordered the theatre to be ’shut up for six months for that _stinlpl|_enact.th Ca; atgoverprtritient so lty; rnnnica I in e s cc ions o e peop e. But, as the Italians cannot govern them- selves, perhaps it is as well, that the Aus- ti-ianshhsvp. It; do it for them, although it is very umi tat rig.

AN Aaiusiivo Scsiis.—'[‘he limo Mohawk, says it Detroit. paper, in St. Clair river a few days ii‘ , rounded by ice, and immovable. It occur-. red to her captain that he could rescue the craft from her icy chains by blowing up an frozen mass with gunpowder. According] he prepared his torpedo, by ﬁlling a bottli; with gunpowder, attaching along piece of waterproof fuse, and sinking the contrivance through a hole in the ice. All being pre. pared, the gallant engineer ﬁred his train Now, every body who has seen the safet I fuse used, knows that it burns quite slowly under water, though as quick as powder in the open air. The explosion not following iinmedintcly upon the captain’: application ofa cigar, he became anxious, stopped for. ward, and applied his nose to the ice, and ‘ look ye what befell.’ There was a ruin- bling explosion; ice, water, captain and spray ascended in a halo ofglory toward, the zenith. The captain, having ‘gone u like a rocket,’ followed out the metaphor- and ‘came ilotvn like the stick,’ fortunately ﬂoating like it, and struck out for shore. \Vlien it was discovered, that he was not in- ed, the crowd who lind witnessed his pyrotechnics gave three cheers for the cap. tuiri and his pctiird, wliiclt the former grace- fully acknowledged.

INSECT Er-tnenitc.—The New Orleans papers complain of tho innumerable hugs and mosquitoes which this year infest that city. The Crescent says:—“ The p,,,.,,"el was never before known. Hugo mack hugs boitibai-il your papers, S(’.I)iISI(tp()I-Iike rrittlc against your cranium, and chiirgd upon your_ writing iiiiitcrials, wlitle innu- inerrtlilc millions of mosquitoes iiltiick you in every dir'cctioii—-assail ruthlessly your ttmtls, face, ears, nose, and mouth and very often obscure tltc light of the gas just above you, by which you are writing.”

A Yankee itlways looks haggard and nervous as if he were chasing a do“ur_ “III! us iitoney is everything; and when we go abroad, we are surprised to ﬁnd that the dollar lzas ceased to be almighty. Ifo Yankee rcfuscs to do ajob for ﬁfty cents he will probably do it for n dollar and will certainly do it for ﬁve. But oiie of the lazzarotti of Naples, when he had earned two cents and eaten them, will work no more, that day if yoti offer him ever so large it sum. He has earned enough for the day and wants no more. So there is no eager. ness for making money, no motive for it, and every body moves slowly.

Cunt: rot: llls.isi.ss.—A fricnd'informed us that tea made of white clover blossoms has beer’; successfully used in his family. as a cure for thc measles. The blossoms gathered and dried answer as well as the green.

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There seems to be a fashion in female names, as well as dress. A few years ago, seniimemiu "‘"‘°5- °““"£"l'l|l08 l€ngth—your Anna Matil- daa and Laura Marias—were all the rage. Now we have diminutive, pet names. the shorter rho better. Here are a few ofthe lntest—Eda, Eva ml. Adi. F-"3. Boras and Dora. The stately Elizabeth is shortened into Lizzie; the sober Ann is softened into Annie; Harriet becomes Hattie, and Martha, Mattie.

We are acquainted with a printer, who is so enthusiastic in his business, that he never gitg down to dinner without insisting on seein u of the pudding. 8 proof

If broken boots could sing, why couldn't they lint! in glees?—Becsuse they could only sing soI(c)us.

Why are testotallers most aggravating people? Ilecause they only go to (car.

Perseverance is failing nineteen times, and succeeding the twentieth; but when you do

A succeed, good gracious me! how the applause

doea come down !

“I wonder what makes my oyo. go '..k’" said a gentleman to a lady. “ Why,” she replied, "I suppose it is because they are in a weak place."

Two men in crossing a field came in contact with a donkey brsying. Jammy stood a niomgm in astonishment. Turning to Pat, who seemed snrsptursd with the song, he |'Q|n||-kgd—Il hr, a fine large car that bird has for music, but he's got a wonderful cowld.”

Why is a man's pastor really and truly his

eyes.

A Greater Puuls than the Eastern Question. Where is the seat upon which " Ver-(nan sot!"

brother !—Bcoaiiss hs’s his pa’s son.