Galigt2ani's Areesenger describes a curious incident of the present war
relations, in the imperfect blockade of Russian commerce. "The roads lead- ing to Tilsit, Memel, and Keenigeberg, are at this moment encumbered with 'interminable convoes, and the streets and squares of those towns are filled with Russians caravans, which, after a few days, return with merchandise —for, Russia Ja, single day at _the beginning _of this month, at -Tilsit, airiany as 300Aupelifliicksothichlaad passed the night-On the
other side of the river,1 '•sleim, were counted. Part of these convoys are -eat -pre pr6eeedifik tonards Keenigsberg, but
the greaterifartgo towards Memel. The number of arrivals by water was otieeeconsiderable; but the trot, Which had sucideely set-in, bad ibter .rsIpted1 espeditions by rivera ?rem Memel,to liowno, on the two prie- • ipal.seate.erequesee, there are more than 300 different sorts of vessels, all with freiglita, ealight in the ice, and the parties interested in them run Site greafeci, for their merchandise. . . . . There areat least 130 rafts of buildin " er,- loaded with corn, which have been caught in the ice. Great partgf' areorn has been got off in good time, but the wood must take its-chance. Thediffetent locil reports, in making- special mention of the ,Jeietreme activity dienIayed in'the TFUEiriftH customhouses for the expedition Nets° much merchandise, state that -the eustems.officers refuse to allow to Tessier introduction. into Russis,dea4 whether in pigs or in other forms, be- -cause they consider it war materiel."
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