The Sun.
London, England, 1854-09-22 00:00:00

THE BLACK SEA.

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A letter fram Warsaw, in the Cologne Gazette,
says :—" There recently appeared in the journals
an order of the day, attributed to a governor of
Odessa, named Krusenstern, in which certain mea-
sures of precaution are recommended, and in which,
he says, that he would destroy the town if it
should fall into the hands of the enemy. Gene-
ral Krusenstern is not the governor of Odessa :
it is General Annenkoff, who, since the departure
of General Osten-Sacken, has filled that post. It
appears that so premature a supposition of the
possibility of the capture of Odessa is inconsistent
with what the Russians so loudly everywhere pro-
claim of the invincibility of Holy Russia, and with
the recent announcement in the official journal of
St. Petersburg, that the government had ordered
the establishment at Odessa of a military hospital
for 3,000 men."

EUPATORIA.
The following descriptio.n of the place selected
for the landing of the allied troops will be found
interesting :—Eupatoria is situate on a low,
flat, sandy beach, stretching along the northern
side of a semi-circular roadstead. The lazaretto
is to the west, and extends as far as the pro-
jection, which throws out a sandbank. Between
it and the town there are several windmills.
They are also seen to the south, between the town
and a great salt lake named Sak. Towards the
south-east of the roadstead the summits of several
of the mountains of the south coast of the Crimea—
among the most remarkable being the Tchadir-Dagh
—may be seen. The lake Sak covers a considerable
extent of ground to the eastward of the city, and is
separated from the sea by a narrow neck of land.
As our army will march southward from this point,
a few words as to the coast-line may be opportune.
The great road from Eupatoria to Sebastopol is a
remarkable one, never leaving the coast more than
three or four miles. Leaving Eupatoria the coast is
more elevated, and rises progressively to the south.
At 22 miles south, 18 deg. east ofEupatoria, the cape
Loukoul forms a remarkable projection by its per-
pendicular shores of little elevation, and of a red-
dish tint. It is 13 miles to the north of Sebasto-
pol. The town has some coasting trade with Kher-
son, Odessa, and other places. The population is
about 10,000. The town exports corn, salt, butter,
hare-skins, hides, wool, wine, and salt ; a special
article of trade is black lamb-skins. Before it was
destroyed by the Russians in the last century, the
population was 15,000. Salt is made in the lake,
but it is not equal to that of Perekop. There is an
old manufacture of leather. This town came into
the possession of the Russians in 1784.
At Loukoul the coast is divided by two thickly
wooded valleys, down which run the rivers Kacha
and Belbek. These have to be crossed. A great
church is erected in the last of these valleys.
Mountains rise in triple rows towards the east, and
the table lands of the summits, with their white
edges, give them the appearance of fortifications.
The Tchadir-Dagh is likewise remarkable here on
account of its form and isolated position. After
crossing the Belbek, it is probable that the army, by
a detour to the east and south, will arrive on the
land side of the great Russian stronghold, and pro-
ceed at once to its regular investment. The fleets
on the seaward face of the town and works are trying
the effect of th eir lon g ran ge guns on forts Constantine
and Alexander. The town of Sebastopol is com-
manded from the land side by a chain of elevations,
which, unless recently fortified, are merely used
for telegraph stations and look-outs. It is the
opinion of many military men that the Russian
fleet of line-of-battle ships and steamers in the har-
bour and careening bay may be forced out to sea
or destroyed by the long practice of our Paixhans
and Moorsom shells, while the other operations of
a regular siege are in progress.