The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-10-08

oof~D H. 0Joe U&tpS 70 Dmpo0Vpoi, -
capital Of the Crines The lover, post road, IN
hhsSt0 81 The two and has the advantage Of bsin
70 "a &C.. ,,s: Ne: t. n. 3:
ansges Of this would be the want of water
and the tat character Of the ground whih would offer
the Of the Rs S Sea
would be that the army would quit its close communcs
What could and obtain the M sPd
route 70 ssbastopo 10 that by the coast In the mos3
Teibut II is, doubtless, Crmean road The country is
open seppe nearly the VIII lie Of the route but II Is
meat and i protected on the right anS By sea This
very breed Of sheen whose wool adons the pesses OF
alike s.w rn%ins and + sh mutton to the s.tonshed
light hcrssnen of Lord CardgAns brigade Any deen.es
e.tsd along the coast would be taken in flank and
On the line OF march, and BY occupying the coast the
siege guns need not be landed until the army had Sc
cured the mouth of the Katcha or Bebek for that pur
pose
According TO the most resent statements respecting
the disposition of the Russian forces in the Crinea.
concentration Troops posted at KArasu Bazar or SIM
pherepo could easily effect junction at Bsgtche SERIAL
and the ground ID adapted for battle field the an
csnt capital Of Grim Tarary lies out of the allies line Of
march, fupposiDg they take the coast route but a.
wheihss the Russians viii force the allies or the allies
force the Russians to battsor whether the Russians
aes depends entirely upon The strength disposition,
local circumstances and plans of bo parties The es.
Of the n a tSss 81 'ns
the aies exclusive Of the reserve left at varna and
Bohschik. Between EupAtora and Sebastopol, by the
route the only positions defensible for
the small rivers which will intersecr the ad-
Of troops until they reach the right bank Of
towards the Conjecture however, is useless on
this point; wait for events. Not having the
by the Generals u.s. of impossible for us to say
What coune the allies their opponents Lii ely to
adopt
Arrived the left bank of the Bebek the 6rst obsta
chs to be encountered would be the outworks recently
constructed by the that side Of sebastop
and tOleYab}y but old weakly
Bsving surcunted these obstacles the allies would find
S IN possession Of the high ground oom% =,
Met and no authority that We have seen considers that
hey can make long resstanesNo strong attses
Very On it, left, the place would be half WON but the
enemy win make every possible defence much would
remain to be done the southern shore Prince Mem
schikof is the supreme in the Crimsa and
my trust letter writer's from odsasa, he promises
defend sse,stopoi 70 the last and TO fire the powder
As hghshmen, have NO fears for the result OF
justly remarks that the safe transport and landing Of
ne enormous army, In every way completely prepared
ersat as battle For our part We have never doubted
81 the military wisdom with which the whole campaign
a onI s.l III. a1a
proofs that viii silence if not convince the party anita
seniss Of government, and the detractors of
THE CRIMEAN PENINSULA
lie united on the north to the mainland by the 18TH
mus Of Perekop, five miles in width, and has ON it's
esst the Sivache, or Putrid Sea, the Sea Of Azof,
end the Straits of Yencale by which it is separated
rounded BY the Black Sea. It is estimated to CON.
tain about $4,000 square miles. Population I'M
known. The Crimea Is divided into two distinct
parts, one lying north and the other south of the
nver Salghr, which flows from west to east, and is
the only stream of any importance in the peninsula.
The former consists almost entirely Of vast plains,
OF stsppes destitute Of trees, but covered with lux
uIisns pasture. except where they are interspesed
with heats, salt lakes, and marshes The climate Of
shis region is far from good, being cold and damp
in winter and opp .essvely hot and very unhealthy
aspect and climate Of the other. or south portion
Of the peninsula. entirely different It presents
succession of lofty mountans picturesque ravines,
chasms, and the most beautiful slopes and valleys.
The mountains, formed Of strata Of calcareous rock
stretch along the south coast from Gaia the east
TO Baisclava on the west. The Tchadyadag, or
Tent mountain, the highest in the chain, rises to
the height of about 5lO feet above the level of the
sea, and several of the other SUBMITS attain TO a
considerable elevation. The climate Of the valleys
ard Of the slopes between the mountains and the
imagined, and besides the common products, such
az corn, fax, hemp and tobacco, vines, olives, fig
trees, muberry-trees, pomegranates, oranges, &C.,
flourish in the greatest profusion. Pallas, DR..
Chrte and others have given the most glowing
descriptions Of this interesting region. According
to DR.. Clarke, q" there exist Terrestrial paradise,
it is TO be found in the district intervening between
Kutchukoy and Sudak, on the south cast of the
Crimea. Protected by encircling alps from every
cold and blightng wind, and only open to those
breeZes which are waited from the south, the in
habtants enjoy every advantage of climate and of
situation"
Bnt if this description be faithful as it is eloquent
II will not certainly apply to any other portion Of
the Crimea, not even to the famous Valley Of Bal.
dar At certain seasons of the year the finest parts
OF the peninsula nfes.en with swarms of ocusts,
which frequently commit tie most dreadful devas
ta&iOns, nothing escaping them from the leaves Of
the forest to the herbs OF the plain. Tarantulas,
centipedes scorpions, and other venomous insects,
are also met with in most parts; and even to the
south Of the mountains the air in autumn is not
everywhere salubrious and malignant fevers not
uncommon.
Owing TO the thinness Of the populate IN, and
their want of industry, the Crimea, which in anti
fertility 10 in nowise diminished, does not produce
tenth Part Of what it might do The steppe or north
portion is In general more suitable for grazing than
for tllage, and is depastured by immense numbers
Of sheep, horses, and black cattle. Some Of the
rich Nogai Fartars are said to have as many as fifty
thousand sheep and one thousand horses; and the
poorer classes have one hundred Of the forme ana
ZEN Of the latter. Though they have renowned
their migratory habits the Tartars, who constitute
NE bulk Of the population, have little liking to
or skill in husbandry and the cultivation Of
is so little attended to that even in the best
years its inhabitants have to import large proper
lion Of their supplies. The most important and va
nable pIoduct Of the Crmea L the salt derived from
TIE salt lakes in the vicinity of Perekop Gaia, Kos.
low, and Kertsch It ia monopolised BY the govern
nent and yields COZ siderable revenue. The guam
tity exported from the lakes near Kertsch amounts
to from 100000 to 100000 pools . year the
Kssiow there Is only single lake. In 1883 the diff.
lerens lakes Of the Crimea produced the immense
agsStjty Of. l5.0e5,0oo pools !2420o tons), Of
which e5l4SS pOous we're 500. N the course OF
The year. About Is 600 men are employed Id the
works. Each pood costs the treasury four copecks