Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-06-19
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From the London Tines, June ].
THE CAPTURE OF kERTStll.


Tho victorious occupation Of the town of Kcrtsch
hv the allied forces the command We hH" mus CD,
tGip.d Of he Cimm,riau Bosphorn= and I'll" SD "i
,znlI and tho establishment III oar power upon nnn-
thor coint Of the hi gcs; satccai Importance III tie
ru..i,u territories, events which G;Eir most aus
nirn,slv iur the Success Of tie campaign IN which we
are nov. an engage and place III our hands mo
,Lr ,rn'..r!n pledge inr The flumphan; termination
-, h. y.or Tho sat- Suction which this achievement;
viii excite in NIL parts "f t;!a world where sympathy
i felt fur the al the allies Is increase! ny tie
fortunate circumstance that thu success has been OBJ
tuinr, without n sing casualty. In spite U the warn
inc rvcn Ia the Russians by the recai Of the first ex
ntinn nenrv three weeks ago, the result shows that
they had not means TO place tho Straits OF lcnkaic
in nm ctEcie:.I at.ii % drcncei they evacuated aud
DESTROYED tie forts which guarded tho sea II 2oii
on the arrival of the combined heGt; and the uifh-
lay of thr Queen of England wns worhlly c"iebru-
ted bv planting the standards OF England and France
| upon the hill which tradition has described ne the
; tomb OF Miihrdates.
TI- res, a the more glorious and the more extra
ordinary the Russian mdsi haze Io"y inrcseeh
that such operation would sooner "r later ne al
tempted, and there Is no point III the vast domiinhs
OF Russia the loss OF which is more Formidable I" "t
! amI,rc. Indeed, If tho allies prnrc"dcd no iaftlicl
than 10 oarapy an! h"li the Strnts u len'ksir ana
the adjacent pcn.nrUia :" ."r;srh, which IL rEsiiy I''
f.nsib!c ny any power having The Gon:N.G"i Gl ~"
they would remain III poSsc'Nl"n "l the KY -
one al the principal approaches I" the kns-ihh f!.
! tories In ISL, no less than 600 trading vcs-c!>
passed HE Straits. Taganro2, MarInh"i"I, n'in'-
anSk. and t'risch, all ooEIncrca! towns "h'h 1t m
been the policy ot the fHss'Gm H"' esi.cit w. t-n
! feet and foster with the utmost care Tor me '"S' ''
ycsra exist ouiy bv the freedom 81 trade between inc
Sen of A2nii una lie Eu.inc The whole e@P"f'' "i
the valley of the Don aud lts toWhres, ana t'ic r"
| munication between the Don ana the o3"' "ni'h
placc; the trade Of that mighty stream i'll connection
with the markets OF Europe, Nil depend on this neck
Ct he Sea Of AzoT that il u no eHas5tratI"n 10
assert that orr occupation Of kcFtSch VA! ue lc III
the interior OF Russia, oven to kGZan and Aishn No.
| yo@orOd. ,
On the Asiastic shore Of the Straits the Russians
have also DESTROYED their notifications, so that BON
side. may be occupied, aud the allied forces VIII
threaten or blockade Anapa when IL me Key 10 me
whole iircnssan coast. ker'sCh itself IL hourisl-
inc town Of about - UU0 inhabitants, built entirely :"
substantial Stone houses Tie inhabitants are chiefly
Greeks and Ta:,ars and for the tret time since The
commencement Of these operations our troops WI!
find themselves in contact with what may be termed
by cnnpnrisou, ac!v!iZcd community Inc ci'innlc
though cold in winter is healthy and genial IN ih
! sonsun The surrounding country, which Is terme,
b. the Rus=iana the district of kertscl-
l.uriousv fertile wherever 1t IS cultivated II Is Sc
pnracd rom kaiia By about III miles oil undnieet
, uinu living hciwce! the Sea of Az" and tile Btaci
Sea, aud The sthmns dividing the Bay of Kama iron
that OF ArGbnt il not more than Il miles IN BREADTH
A more favorable position either for military Q
commercial operations cannot be found, ana IN III
, iourishing days oithe Crmea both in antiquity, III
der the Genoese, and even under the Khan OF hhf
5 zaria the chief seat OF power and OF wealth was a
e ways on this eastern extremity of the peninsula
These facts being we'll krowu il is difficult 10 cXpai
c why this expedition not made at 4 much carrie
period of the for the forces which lan'uSh' w
ing last July at Narna, might have long s'ncc sIi@o
IS the forts Of YcHsale II is true that tl0 sotIoiHa
is WHICH haze euablcd AInirsl Lyons and tau',!il
Bruat to plan this successful ataek had mol 'hGu
taken, and the manner in which they were oot'ihe
/. Is curious. British naval officer, whose mum
upfortur atcly no, vet reached ~, captured fea5
" having on board private carriage belonging d to ::
q Russian governor Of Kertsh. Win lhIS tnnssa"
pledge in hi. possession he cent j" IS ernse s:'
J. 10 tie governor, stating TIN, Inc property an
v won nsr to e SsTS NJ. the sag
=. 70 its former owner The otler Wa .rt.cb with Il
. boats entered the Bay S ihoS sai By
Vehicle on Ooa arc.rtuiued that WINS passage
II Sas to within short distance Of +
the s sna t1s peyernors carriage made track
Or the British fleet,