The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-06-17


projecxd, he should he quite pleased - be press0t
ucdsr the orders Of Anosher, though he woold not
tshe the responsibility OF the suMeme commend
upon himself Nov, both the general 9th ere !
: they ray, hrst, that Petssisr, % far from
the bearing Of the plan Of assault for The
nrst time from Csnr bert, a. the Council,
gone out to ne c~sa with tas ys,y plan
CaDTObort wss precisely the position Of Csurobars
eight months sgo, Nth regard to 81. Arnsud. Ss-
c0Ddly they bosh sfirm that Canrobers did NOS wre
We ssssr printed IN the Mot.S formally ssssg
vbas have repeated, namely, thas however hsopy
he might be- TO assit in . sab Edinate pssiss0a ..
the attack OF the town. he could not, under the con-
;n;n E% srar assd u.nso
letter 70 the forn Il bore In the M sfesr, and he
(CsDrobert) learned IN the Crimes tae categorical
dsmsnd be vss supposed 50 have addressed 20 his
iyrperisl mas,ey.n Taey slso add, "Can,Obsrt Ia
s.asey refused III. com uand ofsyed 90 him. AVID the
Crane Cross Of the Legion OF Honor also; saving
that, bike CatlBa' will bave RoLbing hut s0d ers
plsce. How tba Whole viii end" say bosa these
pei g. js IL ciCnlt Ia tAll fof the moment, Can
robert has Yefustd thpg though IL he poss bic
he nav later, bs induced to aoceps the Command OF
o division and the crcss." give you this word for
word, as IL was told to me.
Sketch or Kertch and YanARalc.
The following count Of Kestca and the STh@
of Yaribae, at the eptrsn Of tne Sss of Azen IL
derived from Comte Anatoe do Dsmi tcfFs PeyaSe
dans la Rtssis MtridsoRnle ct III Crtm& -
Eighteen vers beyond Argin we fon1d wias
trench, the earth OF which, thsOwn out On sne eass
err eide, ferves az Daursl rampant. ia of great
sntiquity. This trench, ~hich runs from the Black
Sta to re Sea OF Agof ard closes in TIE psDtnsna
OF Kertch, has preserved the name OF the Rampant
of Akos. IL was dug as last defence Of sae fslnDg
kiI gdom OF ths Bospcorus, short time before the
fall OF q as arcient power. Nov, the Rampant OF
Akcs, W ich no longer dsfeDSs anything, serves as
tbelser and an evening siasloa foy tine caravans.
faIn xhA
open plain range themselves According as it blo w,
sOm etmes on the east, s0met1 mes ON the wess, OF
this pro'ecsiag eDiDercs.
In approa biog Ke,tcn We entered oaun.ry GOV.
cred wi mounds or tllui. IL no other pka 90 hsd
we found them 60 numerons ar to add to ths eff;
Of the lands ape, all covered with oouioal era so 81
tbe nelghbofing hills are mu N Of the rams form;
they are covered with rocks of coraliees, sc umua
ted by nature so as TO form khomghaae or tn null.
Nearly all tho mounds have bean dag epen and ex-
smintd, and there is something melancholy In the
prearsnce Of disorder which they present.
You penet ate INTO Kertch (which, under the nawe
kingdom Of The BosphOrus) by wide and elegant
sts Get; raised pavement, footpaths Of flags, and
tdices built of stone easy to cut and shcn b NO
other than the porous limestone which We find again
ct Odessa. Such 10 the city at it's first ssoect. The
arca6es, the columns. the balustradss, and . thou
send orr amehts OF architecture, MS 20 recog
hite, without hesitation one OF our cisies. Here,
~ h We must PRAISE me reasonable
without offering that widtb out Of propoTsieH 20 Tire
wants of the place, which turns city into desert
The prE cpal street is cut at right angles by msny
II " These AZ spp ws
les; ch. the Hotel or the Bosphorus. (BospASHXl6.
tir.) which had been recommended TO us as1Ae ost
and probably the only hotel in Kertch; ~ yet,
cation when We again four that The only ssepiag-
place In the house was the billiard room Just 40 we
bad found 4 ell the way from WaJIa h,a. The Hotel
OF the Bosphorus, kept By family-let MS say by
thing If the traditions Of German slcwress. twas
several hours before we could obtain either fire or
mutton chop; end ~ for the wiz dows, which had
been removed for ecouomy's sake, they were quite
indignant With us for insisting that they shoud be
replaced immediately. We had, therefore, to slsep
without windows or beds, and we're awakened a.
6a, light by the bowling Of the in1ume-abe dogs BY
which Ketteh Is infected.
Rising by times, We visited Ksr.ch. At the east
ern ext entity Of the Crmaa, .. the b,tscm Of q
deep bay, where the waters Of the Zimmerman
B9spboIus, OF Strait Of Yaniksle join those Of tee
extent Of ground. The town stretches tasR ont, in
the form Of creacest, on ths north side of the
bay. "A single point commands the Rhols place.
IL 10 the end Of range of hills, (tumuli,) wnioh
coees just above the town with bill higher than
tie otherp, and which then sink aody towards the
sea. This IS the Mount Mihridatee, crowned with
natural emipences which have 80 striking reaen
blaDce to The tunnli thss i is difficult to distinguish
the hand Of man from thoee whose o1tliue has
be- traced by nature. This Mount Mtshrdates, on
which was rssed the citadel Of the an cent Psuyca
rocks, cs1kd the Tomb Of Mithridsses, forms tie
eliminating point of it. At the foot Of the tumulus
rock, in which is split large cleft, place. teller
ably like chair, is called the Seat of Mitaridatss.
naughty eye, to contemplate his innumsr able ships.
the terror Ct the Romans. You perceive alrsady
that these traditions themselves; that hsro
has passed by these walls, and tbas this land re
members the robla fot tseps which have troddsn it.
City OF Yesterday, whose origin is lost in antiquity
City Of Russia, and city Of the East reunited ia the
ssme history Kertch aud Panticapea, the city OF
Mithridstes srd the city Of the Emperor Nicholas
In Truth, GIL this history allies tsslf wonderfully
With present history.
One of our favorite excursions vas to Ak Bow.
ioun, that White PoiIt in the language Of the Tar
tsis who designate With this picturesque appsanon
oil the eliminating points OF tie sea shore which
the Lasns name d pronaoxt orium, which tie French
name cap, after the southern idioms and which the
English designate by the word head. Fsom this
psce vast and austere panorama spread before US
at our feet This care, situated at the southern ex
tremity OF the bay of Kertch, commands at on,e
view Of the Black Sea. the Straits and their two
prcmontories, and, az the tame time, the coast Of
Asia, Of which the blue SUBMITS OF the Caucasus
form the most distant objects. Tie cape ITSELF, sur.
mounted by an immense tumulue is surrounded with
rounded bills, which extend ss far az Kersch, and
are mingled with the hills which comm aud that city.
CANm nL5 ccShtcO otsstluu We COunEeQ more than
hundied ships, ploughing tho waters Of the Bos.
Lhorus and the Sea of Azo or resting at anchor at
the foot of the fpacious Laza.etto.
!, Or returning to Ker!ch in the evening we found
the quay crowded with impatient spectators. Tae
beat 81 the Prince Governor, and his elegant crew
OF towers, quilted the shore, and spproached vo
steam vessels which were advancing into the bay
Victory! AT length all the wishes Of this city are
rivirg!
Already persons with strong sight had recognised
the Emperor on the deck OF the Sasvernsie Zyvcsda
the Star OF ths North. His Majesty received a
bead the steamer the homage of the authorities of
kettch himself expressing the intention 70 remain
on board the versel until the cexs day. The mig 1t
bay, In al its vast outline. On the promentsry Of
Ak BoWronn they lad accumulated great mass Of
bituminous matter, wbioh sired blue ligat On tas
nelsnboMg shores. The Whole OF Ksrtch--iss
streets, it's ed,aces, it's MAtQical mountAin-shn,s