Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1853-12-31

sIS0rE-THE COASruF PvNTrS ~ ASIA MINOR.
The following notice of s.uope gAee the recent battle
fought bg.erea tLe T.sk- aud Russians Ill 1t the
present moment be read tl interest.
STROLL on sLo,e ~ thc place and Letch from
IhS c,rcnr beach ilt-rIbly hliei by long lowell even
.ug. The aun had yelled las boolhot ewes behind dik
hsE6 Vi coui 'sFl"g laid uui- Of purple and yellow
prrvidc ciIth an water Tue NIud hushcI. the
bay a' frozen over; t"sU ie", sleep death not
even one twIite?iu bid, break the sl.ur.. Ui our
~ak h-hermen drawing ta-ir nets ia. gYiiy pluG4aI
sails wonns the breeze IA vain, aU 14y uunpr,geI
along bott7 sides all S.nope the embodiment Uf calm
ssPo-e in is highest Ideally.
TAe t-,.p, pal4.ls and poTlicJes erected Iy pow
erful line o. Eiug-, laTe bcen ryclicI with the dust
NOugL remains OF so Tula rIagliiceBce save dirty
oriental town OF thousand WTetChel houses surrounded
by cTumliiGg walls. aud lettering tOvegs VI Byzantine
construction -sim0ri equally wreck Is .hc enormous
hul OF an embryo To- J-dece.s which stands uulauuchei
on the stocks bult here whcr, timber aud work arc
cheap; never finished; allowed 10 ROT Does tu. fact
eiuciIatc tie subject Alas for SinOpc.
The ancient capital Of POntu- under that great man
Mihrdlts Equator, aud the birth place Of that
beast, L.ossLs- he Cynic, originally @'ouy Of the
Milesiins and DERIVING ~ 1ti1" from an amphbious
yuHug lar, WHO INc unnatural Onsp..u- OF q river
aud to~. iht Az5pus aud Meihoue after she ciope.
hther w..n third element, Apollo the sun, shows
Indeed, but lew trace uf sch iu-iriou aueceieHts.
Many fragments Of ancient architectural art however
such a. broken columns, mu!Ited coTuces aud Ia. DE-
faced inscriptions lt.hrJyys aud bepulchrll stones
have been made Of ing thee feeble Qualifications
aud they -ul attest ~ilt .iU1pr once was, while the
Guarre- above the town whence Of tie CalcarcOIs
beds - the tlcuytio rock overlid by black volcanic
formation seems 10 have furnished lie buiug materials
cell eloquent tale IT its sudden dO"ni for large blocks
lie there E.wn aud ready t. removal some scuptured,
and some actual, on their way 10 the cry.
We saw also the picturesque ruins Of aqueduct de-
signed hy lney tile cungcr, supply the Siuopiius
With good from distance Of sixteen miles; and the
ancient mole ciu nrtsugu.hc under the sea- cGC0iug
considerable space along he shore and lsivu, only
Mario" entrance Tor galley hut Of tho great square
lt4fI IA fI.
action Of the waves wil the aid OF that universal ds-,,y
or Time
", have above given some dcsrripGoU Of siaops the
OF the conflict considered .u it, Topographic
aspect the i0iuwinC regards U in -tra4goGcll point Of
view. The position OF suupc about hail way between
'ousiauuuopic and TrebzJnd, and tie pTouontory NJ
whch E Be- situated and which, the land tide may be
said ~ bran be- hirhur rather open roads marx it q.
site OF importance 10 naval the Bilci sea- This
wa perceived bT General Seba-tIr SupDeDB'- Ambd4.
sador 10 the Porte JOB lsus and who showed the same
promp'uic 30 commencing Qualifications at suope a.. in
.mprJyisirg deioucs- 40 CynsiautuOpe.
Since hat period the deiauccs Of the place have never
been completed aud ,lOsc wh, fcrc con-trlet,j have
fallen into decay. II happen that siuope never vas
attacked u former w1Ta between Turkey aud Russia upon
which seems % have been founded the .omrllt pratu
iou' assumption That sc never would be- Tbs as-umpuOn
vas utiu1a enough inT D'd iusFry but % be hoped
that Young Turkey aided by Wc,arn siratrf cal cour5.
viii practically repair the error, aitb s.s 10 the future
soothing can be- lee surprising than what La. Occuf-
red 30 open roti-tei covered by NJ sli.icnt land
deiences o ships ui tr line walked with perfect ease
INTO te rampant. aud shipping OF such place
ls importance Dgslel be- commanding situation On tie
coast, consists iu tlg trt ili' g. the site Oi the only
iufk l'ck71rd Tor The construction Of vessels OF war
except Com .ntnuplr The oaks OF the uoighboring
mounhin' supply Umhc more durable than the husa.lus
employ Tor er reI-.Jig cIlitat s,bl-t0p0I IN every
point OF ''N g. OF hc hr-t importance put the place
mo state OF defence though this has been unfortunate
" deferred Gu 10 rather too much rczembe5 " SHUTTING
'he Stable door after the staei - stolen