New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-06-09
oprp ATOMS ON THE CIRcAssIAY COAST.

From The London Times. May
Tho last accounts which have reached us from COnstan
,nople extend 10 the 10th Of May and throw some light
on tie imperfect communications already transmitted by
The telegraph TO the west Of Europe The Turkish and
Egyptian feet consisting Of about nine lneofbae ships,
three gaes and Steamers sailed from the Bospho-
rus the sih ins under the command OF Acmet Pasha
who had hoistcd his flag board the Mahmoud. Capt.
sladc accompanied the expedition in command Of the
Turkish ship Techrife, Of - guns. The destination Of
this squadron understood 10 be the Crcassan coas and
the ships take out both and men to assist the gallant
inhabitants of that country who have long resisted the
efforts of Russia Ia subdue them TO her yoke 1t already
known from the report Of Capt Jones and the French
officers when the Sampson and the Cacque visited that
cost that the Russians have abandoned byfa the greater
number Of the forts they had erected with much labor
and expense These forts were studded along the whole
coast distances seldom exceeding ten or fifteen miles,
and they formed chain Gordon OF positions winch kept
the country under cectual restraint and could easily De
relieved by sea as long the Russians enjoyed
the updsputed command Of the Euxine. No
sooner, however, it known that the allied fleets
had entered that sea, than the Russian Government
resolve abandon and destroy the lesser forts removing
of the and garrsons 10 Sevas0pol but concen
trotng the greater part Of their Caucasian forces in the
three important positions OF Anapa. shfend az r ana
ish expedition is supposed to have sailed, and,
although some vessels Of the allied squa1rOns remain in
company with the Turkish feet 10 watch and assist ITS
operations we presume that the Turkish vessels will be
able to what required Of them this OCCASION
Meanwhile the French and English fleets are rendering
item an essential service by cruising in the immediate
neighbOhO0d SevastopOl to prevent the Russian
feet from interfering with the operations the Crcassian
] probable
the Crmea backed by few shells thrown into the place
by OF the vessels nearest in shore may have gwen
rise the report OF continuous bombardmen oil SeVao
pol but have no reason 10 suppose that any such
oueraon is contemplated, or could be accomplished by
naval alone without great danger; for 1t must be
borne in mind that unless such an attack was so com
petev successful destroy vessel IN the harb0r
the allied would the risk of being disabled by the
batteries before il haG to engage the enemy at sea- 1t is
enough for the present moment, and while important
OF craiions going elsewhere that Sevasopol should
be electually closed.
The position of Anapa is of extreme importance both in
military and commercial point of view. The fortress
occupies the northern extremity of the Circassan noun
tans ON the shore of the Euxine, and is only 40 miles from
KortCh at the entrance OF the Sea OF AZo Inc ornca
tions consist of long sea-wa, citadel perpendcu
lar cacareOus rock and bastlons the land sde
which are probably capable any protraciod defense
IN 1875 however Anapa being then in the possession OF
the Turks and belonging to the lashac of Irebzond,
resisted for nearly month combined attack OF the Rus
sian forces by land and The squadron composed
of biIsoho Line, frigates and u corvettes under
Admiral Greg, having board about ., 800 men, com
manded by Prince Menchkof. The Turkish garrison
stod of 600 and supported by the mounalncers
outside the place. but after siege of - days Anapa was
annexed to the empire. Ghelendjk and Soudjouk- Kach
both possess the advantage OF more secure anchorage
ton TO be found at Anapa, aud the former especially
is considerable military forts The Russians have doubt,
less strengthened the defences of all these places and
made them far considerable than they were under
the Turkish rule but they be entirely invested by
land and the population OF the country beng rs nos
tile TO the Russians the fleets which command the
Euxino the fall of these forts only be question OF
time and the destruction Of the stronghods OF Russia
this coast is mortal blow to that nscendancy she has so
long sought TO exercise the Ccassan tribes. Some
English officers viii accompany these operations III order
to contribute their and TO obtain correct
knowledge Of this remarkable country but the execution
of the measures required appears to devove chiefly on the
Turkish feet and forces that this subsidiary expedition
will not divert the allied squadons from the principal OBJ
jocts of the ensuing campaign