Appletons' annual cyclopædia and register of important events of the year .. . agreement. Should this, how-ever, not be achieved, and should I see that we can-not obtain guarantees necessary for carrying outwhat we intended to demand from the Porte, I amfirmly determined to act independently. I am con-vinced that the whole of Russia will respond to mysummons, should I consider it necessary and Rus-sias honor require it. Moscow will lead the van by its example. May God help us to carry out oursacred mission ! This speech was warmly applauded by thepopulace, and awakened a general and enthu-sias
Appletons' annual cyclopædia and register of important events of the year .. . agreement. Should this, how-ever, not be achieved, and should I see that we can-not obtain guarantees necessary for carrying outwhat we intended to demand from the Porte, I amfirmly determined to act independently. I am con-vinced that the whole of Russia will respond to mysummons, should I consider it necessary and Rus-sias honor require it. Moscow will lead the van by its example. May God help us to carry out oursacred mission ! This speech was warmly applauded by thepopulace, and awakened a general and enthu-siastic echo throughout the empire. Towncouncils, diets, trade-associations, merchants1guilds, the clergy, and all classes, declaredtheir readiness to second and fulfill to the ut-termost all the demands which the Czar andthe empire might make for the protection ofthe interests of Russia. The speech was alsoregarded throughout Europe as one of greatsignificance. About the same time orderswere issued for the mobilization of the army,and appointing a day for calling recruits from. CRONSTADT. all parts of the empire, except Siberia, Arch-angel, and Orenburg. Six army corps wereordered to be made ready for service in theprovinces of Odessa, Kharkov, and Kiev. Thecommand of the Southern Army was given tothe Archduke Nicholas Nicholaievitch, broth-er of the Czar, with Adjutant-General Nepo-koitschitzky as chief of staff, Prince Marsalskyas commander of artillery, Major-GeneralDepp as chief of engineers, and Prince Barklaivon Tolli-Weimarn. Lieutenant-General Radot-zky, Baron von Kruedener, Prince Worozotf,Prince Schackoffski, and General Wannoffsky,as commanders of the several corps. In connec-tion with the orders for the mobilization of thearmy, Prince Gortchakoff issued a circular tothe Russian representatives abroad, explainingthe measure, in which he said: The Czardoes not wish war, and will, if possible, avoidit. He is, however, determined that the prin-ciples of justice which have
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