The Sun.
London, England, 1829-10-28 00:00:00

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THE SCIENTIFIC EXPEDITION TO THE

CAUCASUS.

The Gazette de Teflis publishes the follow-
ing details of the scientific expedition to Mount
Caucasus :

On the 26th of June our expedition left the
warm mineral waters for the mountain Elborouss,
under the command of the General of Cavalry
Emmanuel, in person. It was accompanied by
M. Kupfer, tl►e mineralogist ; M. Menethrie,
the zoologist, and keeper of the Museum of the
Academy of Sciences at St. Petersbu►gh ; M.
Seditz, the Assistant Professor of Medicine ; M.
Meyer, the botanist of Dorpat ; and M. Vans-
owitsch, an officer of the mines belonging to the
establishment of Lougansk.
After having surmounted all the difficulties
which offered themselves to our journey, we
arrived on the Bth July at the foot of the Elbo-
rouss, and we encamped on the river Malka.—
The baggage was left at 15 versts (about ten
English miles) from the Elborouss ; a piece of
cannon was brought to within eight versts (about
five English miles) of the camp. The scarps of
the ascents and descents, and the little width of
the paths traced along the steep sides of the
mountains did not allow us to advance further
otherwise than o►► foot, or on horseback gently ;
but nowhere on the road did we meet with any
part of it, not even in the marshes, impassible,
nor generally did we encounter the natural
obstacles which, according to Kiaproth, a►►d
other travellers, protects the approaches of the
Elborouss.

The weather was not favourable to us ; fogs
and perpetual rains rendered our journey very
painful. On reaching the foot of the Elborouss,
we intended to wait for fine weather; but, to
our great satisfaction, the sky became clear and
bright the next morning, and the two pinnacles
of the Elborouss appeared to us in all their
majesty.
The academicians resolved to avail themselves
of this weather so favourable to their enterprise.
We hastened to provide them with whatever was
necessary for this difficult walk—that is, with
pointed staves, cords, &c. They had an escort
of some Circassians and Cossack volunteers.
They left the camp at nine o'clock in the morn-
ing, and it was only towards evening that they
reached the first snows, where they made pre-
parations for passing the night, having only
mounted about eight versts (about five; Eng-
lish miles). The next day, the 10th, they be-
gan their ascent, at three o'clock in the morn-
ing. The frost favoured them greatly, and they
advanced with success enough ; but it became
more and more painful, as the snow, beginning
to fall, clogged their feet. They were obliged
to make frequent halts, and to part them into
small divisions. Remaining in the camp, we
observed with the greatest curiosity the slow
progress of the travellers. Towards nine o'clock
in the morning they had climbed to about more
than half way up the mountain, and stopped to
rest themselves behind the rocks, which con-
cealed them wholly from our sight. An hour
afterwards one man only appeared beyond the
rocks, advancing with a firm and measured step
towards the summit of the Elborouss. It was
in vain that we waited to see him followed by
the other travellers ; nobody appeared—on the
contrary, many began to return down the moun-
tain. All eyes were fixed on him who accom-
plished so daring an. enterprise. Resting every
five or six steps, he advanced with the greatest
courage ; just close to the summit he disappear-
ed among the rocks. The spectators long wait-
ed for his appearance with interest and impa-
tience ; towards eleven o'clock he was seen sud-
denly on the very top of the Elborouss. A dis-
charge of musketry, music, songs, and cheerings
of joy, made the air reverberate at this sight.
We remained until the evening, uncertain who
was the first of mortals that had escaladed the
highest of the mountains of Caucasus, considered
until this day as inaccessible. On the return of
the travellers, we learned that this audacious ad-
venturer, who had alone dared to attempt the
ascent of the Elborouss, and who had proved its
possibility, was a Kabardian, an old herdsman
named Kiliar, lame and deformed. He received
the reward of the prize of 400 rubles, and five
archives of cloth, which had been offered by
General Emmanuel.

One of the academicians, M. Lentz, reached
the height of 15,200 feet. The total elevation