The Sun.
London, England, 1854-06-16 00:00:00

sending them away for water. The greatest enthusiasm
prevails throughout the squadron ; officers and men are
anxious for a brush, and when the time arrives I trust
will prove that the navy has not degenerated. This is ° •
very spacious bay, with 20 fathoms of water and good
holding ground. It •is well sheltered, except bet we en
south-west and by south and south-east. On the north
side is the island of Kimito; on the east 'Tango-heed,'
and on the west a number of small islands, some °I
which are fortified. It was on a fort on one of these
islands the Dragon opened her fire. The whole of the
combined fleet could be easily anchored if the forts on the
small islands were destroyed. I have no doubt the arrival
of the squadron here was known at St. Petersburg an
hour after we were anchored. We can trace their siq'
nal stations to the eastward of Hango-head, and it .1°
only 300 miles by miles by land ; the distance by sea
220 miles. It is very fortunate for us we get so little
night, as the navigation of the Gulf of Finland is
very
difficult. About 50 miles to the eastward of this the
passage for large ships is only 18 miles wide, that is fronli
Nargan-lighthouse to the Makiloto-Bader shoal, re
this channel must be passed to reach Helsingfors.
have just been ordered to send letters to the fiag-ah,'Pe
early to-morrow, and it is reported we leave during the
day to proceed up the gulf."

THE RUSSIAN FORTRESSES ON TIIB
BLACK SEA.
We publish the following from the fleet on the
Circassian coast : wo •
" Her Majesty's steamer May 22. The last t
days hays have been occupied in putting Redout 1111 ell
in a state of defence against internal enemies, in en.
trenching and securing otherwise the position of the
Turks. On the 20th a party of Sappers from the Age"
memnon were landed, with working parties from the.
other ships, both French and English • also the
the Turkish soldiers we had embarked Zuluk
two officers of Marine Artillery (First-Lieutenants
Cox and H. B. Roberts), who directed the operations:
In a few hours a blockhouse was finished and loop-bolea
(it had been a Russian barrack), and a parapet esteb-
lished, flanked by a long, deep marsh. Another block;
house was formed out of an old store, with strong-thice
planks as an outwork on the only other point acct.%
sible to the Mingrelians (Georgians) by the south : 41,1
had at its right the sea, and on its left another mar a 1
whole 0!
beyond which is a thick wood. The Turks worked 5,11%
with pickaxe and shovel most manfully; they hauei,
artillery officer with them, and were as ignorant as e"--;
dren on the subject ; the Rey, nevertheless, carried oil
the orders of the Marine Artillery officers ; houses wei,r:
destroyed and others strengthened, though at first '-
was somewhat aghast at the amount of dernolitiore re,
quired. They established a continuation of the old fe t
on the land side. No officers were allowed on shore tba
day but those on duty. Towards sunset the Turks grli
dually became lazy, and had to be encouraged vile
Moskov,' to show them the necessity of going on. ',cry
five o'clock the next morning I caught the little oldee'esei'l
just getting up, smoked a chibouque with biro, and thto
pantomimed a furious digging, upon which he seri' .r
awaken the men, most of whom were asleep about tberle
piled arms, and the rest smoking, and at half-past „ce
they were all digging away capitally. It was explain'a
to the Bey what he must do when the ships bad left, an
what number of men should be in the different pbeths;
The Turks worked admirably, and, as one party of t
diggers vied with the other, the parapet got on eeolltleeff;.
fully, and the whole of the defences assumed a in°ll',"he •
spectable appearance. A party of officers crossed
river by the flying bridge, and walked over the Ole d
dering remnants of the town, and somewhat boon.;
notwithstanding the warnings of Bashi-Bazouks, Oct
are posted on this side, concerning lurking Moskovs
vg
Georgians. The place is entirely destroyed. Nethi
remains of the main part of the town but block bear%
strewed around. In the centre stand isolated the st,rellie
steps which formed the approach to the church•
chimneys and ovens of the houses alone mark their
all the rest having been of wood. Apparently, a beT3eo
some street had run parallel with the river, but its 11014
must have been very unhealthy, as both on the north all;
south sides stretches a marshy country, covered 1111
brushwood and large lilies. The glass of the house
0e
seen in fused lumps ; pottery strewed the ground, al's,
occasionally were found rats awl cats, from their Peals
tion burnt to death in the act of running away. I° itle
evening Admiral Lyons inspected the works, IgThe
which he expressed himself perfectly delighted.' of
admiral then, with the captain of the Charlernagile,sos
several others, pulled up the river, having the Pree-fer
tion of a skirmishing party of Turks on each bane r.l,
their p e
rotection. One of these took a GeorgiailPet
Boner, and conveyed him to the fort. He was I.'„"e
on all sides by the Turks, who crowded round hien, 'I,-
heeding their officers' orders, which were enforced 1,1
st/
those gentlemen possessing themselves of large ick
and laying them on the heads of the Turkish soldierof
right and left. The prisoner (suspected, with reagent 00
being a • spy) was brought before the Bey, and see is
a prisoner to his quarters. The poor Georgian before
an awful fright, as well he might be, and
going to prison knelt down and kissed the meje,
of the Bey's coat with the greatest reverence. see
Turk touched his musket significantly, with 0, to.
pression which meant 'that fellow will be she"' se
night.' However, he was preserved by an order fr4/' e
the Admiral to send him on board the Sampson. .„r
retain in the fleet the officers and soldiers of the e'-cee
sian troops which we captured ; also the Greiii.
crew. Our prize is said to have 3001 b. weight oreel
lip t;
nine on board, part of the medical stores Oteee„ce
from the whole of the Circassian stations. -17,40
must now tell you of our proceedings prior to the °weeif
"
I have narrated. After leaving Gelendijik e're lee
the deserted station of Wilhel n which
beautiful position on a fertile slope,) and p rotecte'l 04
well studied defences ; leyond this the cliffs trig
abruptly into the sea, reed between them there are 'ecips
valleys filled with luxuriant foliage. After Geleueer
comes the little station of Lazar off, the centre of a roe
feet gem of scenery. It stands (or rather stood, as
led
whole is burnt or destroyed, except the outer locPleee
walls, and a couple of blockhouses,-studded with poP; ie
the lower halves of which are now blackened by dreiere
the middle of a small plain, at the entrance of a treole,*
dons gorge; on either side, and far up in the distaoseeo
which is beautifully broken into hill and dale, are the
of trees in full foliage, and the gorge is closed in theeell
treme distance by the usual accompaniment tie ewe
scenes in this part of the world—a lofty snow and 'eseee
covered mountain. A collection of mountain str
Ivoa
flows by Lazaroff with all the importance of a river, two
upon its banks we saw many Circassians and
Turkish trading boats. ~ a it
"After Lazaroff came Golovinal,Y As we P— elte,
the Circassians and a Turkish vessel or two fired a 030,0
which was duly returned by the Agamerenon ,Aa to
miles beyond Golovinsky the admiral stood (0:3;,-the
the shore and am:fluted ; the rest of the fleet di" ride
same. Two Turkish trading boats from Trekir cee
were high and dry on the beach, aid hundreds ciliseieg
cassians formed a picturesque crowd (nearly all 'deo,
mounted) by the seash ire. This point is named Beret a
and here the Russians-have perseveringly tried to goes,
footing, and as often beingfoiled by Circassian ri ire'
the owners of which are not a little proud of the fore
quent repulsions of Moskov. Bardan has tiber: the
been the only Circassian post, and from this ruee" the
young ladies have for years been eligibly settled Iplace
harems of the great men of Stamboul. From this
tb
Captain Brook and the engineer officer started ovel
mountains with a few Sappers and an escort of Ci .
rhos'
sians, commanded by Ismail Bey, to cross the Rus,-i0
road by hook or by crook, and to communicate og
Schamyl if possible. Ismail Bey is a great Inalli!'illePee
the people, and a lord of the soil of Barden ; ue Ter'
brought from Constantinople the other day by the the
rible, and has since lived in the A amemnon.bi
landing of the party all good wishesg were express- et'
a salute of seven guns, and they started on fle,,eir A°
pedition the same evening. As soon as we lanuiTeeee"
were surrounded by a crowd of Circassians, wile del
' diately led us by a path from the shore, through ill hi,
brambles, and ditches, to a long field surrooneeeesea
woods, among which several wooden dwellings e''';‘, be:
their roll's. This was a beautiful spot, and the gra'-essi
neath us a mass of daisies and buttercups. A Insallt
of acquaintance with these was not the least plea pe,
part of our trip. A Circassian made me' mount his Ivels
Crossing a stream, I gave it up again, and prepared' feel
a guide, to scale one of the mountain heights. tereci
a heavy pull up this hill, on a narrow pathway c`'
Cir
with briar and brambles. On our way we met teellkoor
cassian young ladies, rather moon-faced, but with Yoe.
tiful complexions and pleasant expression. Our Circe'
e
sian friend called to them to cover their faces (we ladies
dragoman with us)--:an order which the young see
.
showed their good sense by neglecting. At the t°,Triob,
had a most noble view, a complete panorama dotted
wood, overtopped with snow; several villages were
.;011'
among the woods and on the mountain sides, the '''''ette'
ings being all of wood. We descended by another den'
tain path to the sea; here we took another stroll, an aft
tered a wood. We had been advised not to stray t°"( eer
as the Circassians of the mountains were ienorant °
arrival, and might take us for Russians. theivre'
we met a fine-looking old gentleman, mounted,n ' his
ceeding slowly; with him were two Circassian gir'-;,oelge
daughters, as it appeared. Not knowing what to 01
of us, he drew his sword, or rather long knife, and 100°303,
fierce ; but on nearing us, and seeing we were use Joe;
returned it again, and was quite happy when he ors
us to be 'lnghealeez.' Then his daughters cameg °,fg old,
,and shook bands with all. One was about 12 Yeti, OP.
the other 14,,the latter exceedingly pretty, W ,e th°,
skin, blue eyes, and light hair, and we were told tlioo
old gentleman ready and happy to become a Per,, 0011)
the personal effects of any of us for 10,000 piaWe' ee'r
These Circassian girls look forward to this, as beilltheiet
tied in life and going to Stamboul is a fulfilment teade;
best wishes and desires, just as a young lady in "-ail tbi
makes an 'eligible' match. Our little friend 'et'e
: 0 of
blue eyes looked at us earnestly, in confirrnatleoe
papa's words, and made some of our party a Prt„es
shells she had just picked up, which she Pal'epfe 1111-0
would bear a fine polish ; but a Circassian girl AI hole-
at Stamboul are two very different being 0-
4,3,31011
she wanders about in pain and rough dress, 0'
ing of the gold and decoration that may so rae Auelele:
to her lot at Stamboul. They are generallY
in Turkish young lady-like accomplisbrnentee: feee
&c., and imbibe by degrees the artifici oeter
they must lead henceforth, No Turk can wore'', (or
meatshe po saindde
lhuixsurwyi,feanodr wheivnecsewaithall matiinetrho%osPetibc:;
decrease in
tion which would greatly gratify Mr, falthils. elee,
Turks of the lower orders die at Stamboul, three-L' ter;
is mostly filled by fresh arrivals from Asia. t
T be
urkish trading vessels fired an eccentric saltitetoje SI;
ships arrived and anchored. A French office r
that these boats had arrived to export a freigliet of
told e eery
same nature as the little blue-eyed girl I bavleoceedll3,-0
of ; each ship would hold 200 of them. On serene
the mountain we saw a number of Circassian •
looking from among the brushwood at the sritil4l;o9
redly we appeared they dipped among %lIQ 12- -