The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-10-17


Portunity offered, new surprises upon Turkey and on
Europe and new murders and massacres as eacherous
eastward from Odessa-whch had our Ministry for the
time had their hearts in their work. they would have or
dered to be eyeed with the ground-eas the towns OF
Kherson and Nikolaie the upon the Dnieper, the
other upon tire Bug and both havingseasy communication
with the Black Sea. When the third point under
discussion Vienna il represented to the Ministers
of Great Britain and Fance that 1t would be nadvisaoe
to consent hastily to any proposition for limiting the
naval power OF Russia the number of sbips-ofwar
then actually aoat in the Black sea- inasnueh as the
vessels then confined IN the harbor Of sebastopo and
supposed to be the whole naval force Of Russia might
turn to be only cf her ornaments and that
large, still larger, might be concealed In the
harbors OF kherscn or NiAoiaiel-,wo places Of which
the Western Powers knew absolutely nothing be-
Sond the mere fact of their existence shown
by the map 1t also represented TO them as hat
which might be OF Service that in Knstan Official ipeS
were marked OF the FIRST rank and strength or IN com
mercal and maritime phraseoogy as 1 ana nat these
were Cronstad and kherson and that Sebastope strong
as it was known to be, ranked fortified place ara
harbour of the second class only we now learn tlas
destruction OF feet in the harbor OF sebas,opo the
Gar, who had previously resolved TO Visit Warsaw,
his brother the Grand Duke Constantine, Lord High
Admiral the Russian navy, TO Nkolatea II Is owing
to the energy of this prince thai oronsaat mas peen SO
Actually mpegnabe the most formid able fortress in
the world 1t is thus evident that Nikolaie Is con-
dered in danger The able correspondent OF the Times
at Vienna states that 1t Is not doubted in that capital
tha considerable part Of the Russian fleet Is safe and
Islands at its enbouchure. The Ingul falls into the Bug
at Nikolaen and the aforementioned river IL SO deep
that menofwar can be moored cose to the admiralty"
men are assembled in the neghbohood Of Nkolaea and
Kherson Odessa correspondent observes that
the Russian government showed It's wisdom when,
twenty seven years ago it made Ncoaief the principal
depot and dockyard for the Russian feet"
supremacy in the Euxne-the dearest dream Of her
bition for more than century-wthout far more des
perae struggle than that which approaches its close in
l,o laraI raria IN
that magr fcent fleet in the Euxne has plenty Of
work before it, The Car will not he says, sue for peace
upon single defeat II il the business Of the allies to
try what second win accomplish; and il that should
prove imperative in bringing him 70 the peaceful frame
Of mind which would give pace to Europe to try the
effect Of third. Had Odessa not been spared it s
probable that the task to be accomplished at Nikolae
and Kherson would have been easier of accomplishment
than Ia now likely be; but, easy difficult,
confident that of the allies equal
derake it. Ii they do undertake IL, equally
dent u at they will add new victory to their arms and
a name to their banners The gallant French--lnd
We 90 not grudge II to theuhave carried off all
ly ALL the glory of the day at sebastopo Let the Eng
laie and Khersoh and the naval power of Russia will
receive its comp De grdce If the Car will not yield upon
Try whether ne will yield from pure exhaustion They
have and have wish 10 carry the war for pr
poses Of vengeance What they require sssasi n
If the taking Of Sebatopo will not work to peaceful ends
the taking Of Nkoaie and Kherson must be able help
it, The game OF courtesy and forbearance has been
played long, and the Weser Powers cannot consent
TO the terms of peace at the present moment which
they might have accepted in April For there and thou
sand other reasons anticipate only issue Of battle
between the opposing forces in the field in which Eogh
viii expect their Generals to wipe of the dscredit
which beitl our at the Redan but naval attack
on tie prnciIa Black Sea depot OF the enemy
[From Count DesnidoG]
NIKOLAIEFF.
Odessa out OF sight, and we began to enter
upon the steppes in real We do not find here
in Bessarabia those valleys looking like long waves
Of land The steppe OF Southern Russia il level smooth
frea irrpu ularitip
visible variation till its horizon is blended with that OF
the sen. few long lines of khourgans, those conical
elevations of which have already spoken communi-
cate with each other this duh and dreary waste
In vain do you hope that travelling SO rapidly, you
will the end of the great disc which surrounds
you the prospect is the same-bare, parched
and desolae: the flowers, which in the spring bloom
cd beneath the whitening breath of burning summers
and might have said with Rnbrugus the traveller
who crossed these plains in the 10Th century-raic est
syria, nullus nous nus ldIts-not tree, not hill,
no. a stone Even these deserts, however, had ex-
reienced the effects of the Emperor arrival the sands
awaited his presence less than the Cities in
parts the had been 1evclled, and the ruts and
bollows filed up. The post houses were Respondent
with fresh coat of whtewash and in the absence of
turf the newly raked ground in front Of the doors
completed the holiday appearance. Add to this an inn
number of horses dispersed the plain in the
neghborhood Of each staou and you viii have an idea
of tie extraordinary animation pervadng the steppes
Between the stages posts are seen carefully erected
at the end of every verst These posts painted with
the coors of the empire On one side is inscribed the
number of yersts from the last station on the other the
number TO the next Nothing can give better idea
Of the strange and monot level oil the seppe than
the fact that almost always from our low carriage we
could of these posts in front of us and two be-
hind, making league Tor four vesrts) as the diameter
of the circle desceibed around by this unchangng
horizon. The slight which we had found toleraby
easy over the moist urfands of walachia had become
perfectly insupportable on this hard and parched
ground Nor was this the only iniiction under which
suffered. fyou should happen to be tormented with
thirst land how avoid il with at least % degrees
Reaumer] Of heat and clouds Of dust y the people in
the villages have nothing to offer you but shrinking
water grown putid in the very barrel in which it is
brought, Heaven knows from what distance. Nothing
be ducr more mournful in appearance than the
what advantage ia Il to these inhabitants to live in the
midst of fertile lands when they are deprived OF every
necessary Of life Without shelter against the sum-
with other comfort than tolerably solid house,
though lost in the midst Of this immense space, at the
of how much toll and suffering must they procure
and the scanty fragments Of stubble and mud which
warm them in the wintery Alas to such as these
life Is indeed hard But Heaven which has refused them
benefits has given them the courage to endure
every evil.
About midday our route began to incline away from
the sea, and We struck the plain In a north
easerly direction towards the great city Of Nikolae1
which Is nj the time port and justly renowned
military arsenal. Towards five o'clock we came upon
of the Bong and the Ingoul-these rivers joining on
the opposite bank, little above the spot where we
Stood Exactly at the confluence of the two streams
Of very unequal breadth, stands Nikolaie which
si two versts from the place where intended to dis
embark
turn to be carredover; and threequarters of
hour crossing the Imam Of the Bong, by means of
very primitive contrvance rope made fast to the
bank either SIDE continually dips in the water the
men weigh upon the rope, and thus the slow machine
advances. The bank which Nikoaieff stands is
higher level and presented the prospect of number Of
beautiful gardens the property Of the crown filed
with tall poplars These trees planted for the En-
press Catherine, by Prcce Poteuin at the time she
resolved to visit her provinces. The landing place
is protected by schooner in perfect order. On
reaching the shore found ourselves in the midst Of
crowd of soldiers women and German coloniss, recog
nisabe ut by their good natured, tranquil faces.
The Of this assemblage was no less circum-
stance than the landing OF cargo OF pastec the fyore
refcshment of the people of this country. The Germans
has just brought several cart loads Of Them We halt
ed at last in the yard of inn of respectable mp.
pearance situated in Of the principal streets Of
Nicolaieff.
Its appearance the only thing could approve Of
in this inn While awaiting supper, which did not
not appear likely TO mako Its appearance very rapidly,
stroed through the handsome and spacious town we
had just entered At the first glance evcyt thing has
imposing and grand appearance The streets planned
upon gigantic scale In all Russian towns suia-
shaJ hon lint fhe of thn;r