The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1827-08-23

! nafilcle under thepencrl title OF RAs-
sian Missions 10 Bothard aud Ehic0n. :
founded upon two works published o.
Paris, one IN 1898 aud the other III SIG.
giving II account al embassies from The
Russian Court 10 the places ahoye men
toned, in the yen 1910 and lS2o. Box
hafa Is the country which IS sometimes
called RUkharia, md borders on the
south patty upon llndostan. The cxpc-
dllion 10 THIS country, though oslensiblv
Of a friendly aud commercial character,
might naturally he supposed in Enc-
land 10 have some reference 10 the ptac-
tlcability, az some future t.me, of an
invasion by the Russians OF The British
East Indian dominonS and in This res
poot these publications possess more
interest lhan would otherwise be derived
from the general information which they
| contain
BY the description Of the country over
which The embassy passed to Bokhara, ii
would seem To be difficulty, if not an
impractcable undertaking To mafchana az
my Of sufficient numbers To conquer the
British provinces, from Russia 10 llindos-
ian. The party destined 10 20 on the
embassy assembled at Orcnhourg, the
most eastern town in Russia in that par
lllol Of latitude, in August, and though
thefe were only between four aud five
hundred persons, they could nofeet ready
for their journey before October. They
had IN scnd seventy or eighty miles for
oats for thoir horses. The Journey A.
cross the desert, flor So The whole of it
might be called, y took them seventy days;
aud they were obiigedto carry every kind
Of provision, aud even water, as that in
the country, in the rivers, lakes, and wells
was either slt, or offensive
The distance from Orenbourg TO
the city of Bokhara, the capital Of the
country, waSreehonrd a Thousand miles
The 6r two hundred and fifty mi
are characterized by baIrenness, aud
a dreary, dead silence, with only a
few prickIy shrubs, two or three feet
hah, 10 disturb the general harmony.
The next two hundred aud fifty miles
commenced with the Mouehodiar, on
descending from Which to the soulhward,
the traveller enters on a level country,
apparently burnt up, aud producing moth
ing but few slunted and shfiVclrd
plants, chiefly OF NORWOOD. For $50
miles not "A river, MOI aSlrCam oi any size
occurred nor any indlc0llon of water ex-
cepf salt lakes. Il was in fact, u wide
spreading desert OF moving sands, out
Of which might be seon here AMI there "A
somhre arpillaceous hill rearing its grey
head. denudcd of all vegetation /; and
the scene continues thus without eaingr,
,ttn uniform dfearlncss was Interrupt
ed by he line Of yerdure which marked
out the course Of the iivcI Sir-deria or
Jaxarles. The first 90 miles OF the re-
! mainder of the distance was more varic-
| eted by lakes, swamps, covered with
,oads, splasItrs ol watcr, aud hnllocks Of
| sard. Among The lhickels were tigers,
wolves, jackalls, tieer-cats, and wild
| Ioars. The desserts oi kizlonm, which
means red san =, is in breadth from nortt
south, sevenig Or eighty miles, from
.lsi 10 west extends At least three hun
lred. The following is the The descrlp-
lion Of il. 'fhf surface lnterprrse4
with sandy hillofks, raised 10 The height
| Of twenty to Sky feet above the gene
raj level; but there IS u cluster Of five
sand hills about hundred and eighty
feet high.
From the summit ofthe most elevated
| Of these, the interrupted view Of the i'm
mense surface is like the sea IN Storm,
which had been transformed into sand ::
In vain single object is sought 10 fax the
attention nothing is seen on every SIDE
but desert, Of an extraordinary degree,
gloomy aud monoionous.'
We should think an enterprize over
regions Ike In So would be lar more
desperate than lhlt Of Bonap,rle agalhs
Moscow.-N. Y. Daiy Ade.
IRISH ANSWERS. have often heard il
remarked and complain, d o., by travel
| ltIS diIu strangers ibh' WY hfN'i ''"'
get a true answer from any irsh peasant,
as 10 distances wien on "A journey, aud
ask him how far, for instance, 10 Balm
robe ! he will probably say II Is three
shor miles You travel on, aud are III
formed by the next peasant You meet,
that il is five long miles. On YOU 90,
and the next will tell youl honor II Is
four miles, or about that same The
fourth will swear lfyour honor stops al
three miles, you'll never gettlIere : But,
on pointing to town just before you,
and nquiring what place that is, he re-
T plies Oh PLACE your honor, that's
Ballinrobe, sure enough - Why YOU
said II was more than three miles of J
: Oh, yes to be sure and sartaln, that's