New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-07-17
ABANDONuFNT OF ANAPA.


letter. dated on board the Napoleon, of Anaps
Of June H. gives the following account of the state Of
the town when the Allies entered the place:
"As soon as the vessels had anchored off the place
the Admirals, Charner and Stewart, landed when a
dreadful of destruction presented itself to their
view. The Notifications which surrounded the town
had been blown up on three four different points
and three enormous breaches made, with the ruins
scattered round in all directions Mines had been
fired by means of electric apparatus, the remnants OF
the conducting wires covered with guta percha lying
sirewed about on the ground. The largest OF the
breaches the seaside, near the landlng-plaee
and il through il that the Admirals and the officers
who accompanied them entered the town. On gong
along the ramparts they found all the guns spiked,
the carriages of the guns burnt, and many of the
cannon with their trunnions broken of. The park
of artillery contained enormous quantity OF shot
and shells of all sizes. and everything showed that the
supply OF warIke stores IN the place mad been I'M
monse. The barracks storehOuses and private houses
were completely empty; such articles as from their
weight lot of easy removal were broken up ana
rencortd unfit for The roofs Of some OF the houses
were still burnDg the churches have been completely
desI oed the large bells of the principal one were
broken: the religious bassi-reiey which 0rnamented
the exterior were destroyed with hammers, and even
the inscriptions on the tombstones in the cemetery ef
facel. II the morning Of the 9Th that the Rus
sian troops, armed with hammer aud pckax, com
menced this work of destruction, and on the 9th they
set fire TO tie place and then left IT, taking westerly
direction, and carrying with them their wives, children
and most valuable property. lncy cro>etl tie Dpu-
gour and then blew up the small bridge over that
liver at about quarter of a mile from the town. The
town of Anapa is built low point OF land, having
the form OF right anglod Triangle and running out
about lOsO yards into the sea- II is military town,
prefenting the appearance of a large intrenched
camp surrounded by a bastiouei wall, which formed
a complete belt Of Notifications, extending IN length
about 200 yards the sea side and the lana
side. These deenses comprised 10 batteries toward
the sea, mounted with S. guns, among which were
several "a and 30 Founders, and some very large NOR
tars There were batteries on the land side, with
guns Of smaller Caber. The fOrications, very solid
" built of stone, originally constructed by the
Turks in 1854, but they were considerably increased
and strengthened by the Russians and from the man
ner in which the guns mounted they had longer
range than those Of the vessels anchored in the road
stead. These defonses might have Inflicted serious
damage on the ships bu, the weakness OF the place
arose from the very nature and situation OF the garf-
son. Looking at Anapa from the roadstead mere
may be seen behind il moderately high hill, when
presents a salient angle one side OF w0lch fronts the
sea and the other slopes off inland; this hull forms,
rs il were, the extremity OF one OF toe counter
forts OF the Caucasian mountains winch run
away toward the west and are lost IN the
distance The town is separated by fine meadows
from the nearest mountain which Is inhabited oy
the Circassians, who are only kept 10 respect by the
Notifications round the town. The garrison - SAID 10
have amounted TO 1000 men. and the soldiers with
their wives and children lived in small low houses
covered with tlach tiles. Most OF them had small
gardens All the houses would have been exposed to
the shot OIL the DOinOafulhg loce, unu 'he iaos y.
the soldiers would have been exposed 10 the greatest
danger from which they could not have been removed
by sending them into the INTERIOR they would then
have been liable TO fall into the hands OF the Crcas-
slams The garrison attacked by sea and land, would
have had chance of successful resistance aud they
therefore adopted prudent course in eyncuaiing the
place and joining the other Russian forces nearest to
Them. Anapa has port; its roadstead, though
pretty good in Summer would not be safe anchorage
in Winter. BY usng great precautlOn vessels may De
brought tocrably close to the town. The Napoleon ~
anchored in 10 fahoms water at about seven cables
length from the fortress, with a candy bottom