New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-04-25
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& The Malta of I'm Baltic .

Cronstadt, which, il ia thought, Sir Charles
Napier will make the Nssne Of brilliant naval
achievements during tls coming season, Ia
town. fortress and port in the Government of
st. Petersburg, from which city il il about
thirty-one miles distant II il built at The
southeast extremity Of Coffin Oatref, On island
Id ttsse part of the Gulf Of Finland ehlies The
BAy ef Cronstadt, about sixteen miles from she
mouth Of the Neva At she entrance sof shn
harbor, on an island opposite the citadel, hrs
the castle or fortress Of Cronschlott, built by
Peter the Great. The fortress and the mole
bristie with guns, and the harbor itself Is APP
proachable only by one channel, which is forti-
fed with a double line Of guns. The pasaage
between this place and Cronstadt is 2D00 PAGES
in width, and has ample depth for the largest
vessels. Besides its importance as the great
naval station of the Russian fleet, Gfonstadt is
the harhor Of st. Petersburg All vessels pro-
eeediHg to that port are searched here and their
cafgeaa sealed and suek as are TOO large for
the sA6flow waters Of the Upper News, nnload
their g,tsa at Cronstadt and transport shem
IN ssnaIIsf craft The channel is marked by
stakes the whole way, and vessels buflsat ST.
Petersburg are placed on d camel, y or kind cf
raft, By which their draught of water is les
sened one-half, then foated down the Nega and
over its bar, on which there il often only seven
fact water. Cronstadt, which is built in tie
70 rm Of an irregular triangle, il strongly for
fe on all sides. It has three hartofs living ia
the south Of the town. Tie outer, or military
hai 'hor; which is entirsy surrounded by a mo =
Ssive and strongly fortified mole, Is rectancle.
sire tching cut into the sea, and il capable of
containing, besides smaller vessels. above thirty
Eve sidps OF the line. 1t is now however, Is
shallow at low water, that many Of the sifiDs
are Obliged to anchor in the middle harbor
which is probably intended for the fttingsout
and repairing Of vessels. 1t contains the Slips,
q powder magazine, d rnanutact9ry of pitchss
tar, etc. The third, west or innermost harhor,
winch has space for six hundred merchant yes.
sells, and rnas parallel with the middle harbar,
admits only merchantmen, fer which there s
besides an excellent roadstsad Immediately ont-
side of the port, which is also defended by the
citadel, constructed in rock In the middle of
the Sea of Cronstadt. All these harbors are
well Secured, but in consequence of the fresh-
ness of the sea water, no vessel can be pre-
served in them over twenty years. They are,
besides, detained . great part Of the year by
the ice in the Bay of Cronstadt, which usually
prevents vessels from entering after the end ae
November, or leaving before the end of April,
or sometimes even later. In 1S49, the season
commenced on the 18th of May and ended on
the 26th Of November. The town is very rega-
larly built, and contains many fire. straight
and well-paved streets, and several pubEic
squares. The houses, however, with the exoepy
tion of those belonging to the Government, are
chiefly of one story and built Of wood. Tho
permanent population of Cronstadt, exclusive
of the garrison, the pupils of the naval school,
workmen and sailors, is not ineoasiderable
During the summer il amounts to upwards of
40, ,000 individuals Of various nations OF these,
next to the Russians, the English are most n1-
merous The inhabitants derive their CHIEF
support from the feet, trade and shipping
The town presents an appearance Of great ae-
tiyity and hustle during the summer, but in
and and ufo nj
port were laid out, and the buildings far adj
lyanced, by Peter the Great, who founded Gron-
stadt in II 10; but it did not receive its present
name, the ii lwn of the crown, till 172l.