Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1855-01-10

The expedition Of the Allied fleets to
this peninsula, with view to the destruc-
tion Of Sebastopo1. the station of the great
Black Sea feet Of the Russians gives un-
usual interest to its history. The Crimea
is quadrangular figure IN the Black sea.
and contains 8 000 square miles-nearly
the size of Massachusetts 1t is connect
ed at the northerly point of the quadran-
gle with Southern Russia by neck of
land about twenty miles long. and at its
narrowest part about FIVE miles broad =
Across the neck deep trench was dug
by tie Turks during Tie last century
about seventy-two feet wide and twenty
FIVE feet deep 4 walled rampant was
built along this trench Of freestoue dotted
with batteries of which there are FIVE still
in tolerable state Of preservation The
water from the sea flows through the trench
which is crossed by draw bridges Sc
hast0pol is over one hundred and twenty
miles from this trench, near the southern
point Of the quadrangle. and Is the finest
harbor in the Black sea The bay on
which it Is situated extends about five
miles inland. and is nearly mile wide :
The buildings rise above each other. with
the emiuence on which they are located
presenting from the land side an impos-
ing view The population of Sebastopol.
exclusive of the army. Is over ten thou
sand The public buildings. the admiral
ty. the arsenal the barracks. the hospitals.
the lazaretto, and other public structures
such as the docks and dock yards-are
on the most extensive scale. no labor or
expense having been spared upon them.
The material is Of white calcareous stone
obtained in the neighborhood of the town
1t resembles the she'll limestone. of which
Odessa is built, and is extremely perisLa-
bic. as we see in the houses OF Odessa.
which fall to pieces Of themselves The
population Of Sebastopol is purely Rus
sian. with small admixture of Greeks
Fho population of tie peninsula of Crimea,
or Grim Tartary, ancently the ChcrSo2l-
eSUS Idurica. is about 100000, composed
two-thrds Of a mixture Of Mougols and
Turks. called Tartars. the residue of Rus
SLAMS. Germans, and Greeks But little
regard seems to have been paid to this na-
tive population in the estimate Of its
strength formed by the Allied Powers
The Allied feet. after coursing along
the western shore of the Black sea as
/ far north as the mouths Of the Danube
/ crossed tNGl 10 ttic NIl1'Gd ~ Wy VI
Serpent Islaud and landed at Fupatoria
on the southwest side Of the peninsula.
/ a bout sixty miles northwest of Sebastopol
/ The landing was accomplished on the
/ I4th of September The Allied troops
Immediately commenced their march in
the direction Of Sebastopol. 1t seems to
/ be doubtful whether the course Of the
march will be southeast along the coast,
! directly towards Sebastopol. or more east
! erlv. into the interior by way OF SImfer
I opol. forty miles distant, and thcnse south
westerly, to Sebastopol, distant forty
miles from Simferopol. By either route
abundance of water and provisions may
he obtained The two rivers which lie
between. would by one route be crossed
near their mouths, and BY the other near
to their sources in a mountainous region
The march by the coast route would be
about six DAYS. by the interior. twelve
The Russian army of 1896, in it's march
towards Sebastopol, and when about twen
ty miles distant from II. encountered op
position at DGLLcIt3 ssrd{s 10 the gorges 81
tile mountains which lie adjacent to the
! valley In wh ch the town is situated. On
! the nap before u DGktcitI SeIa7S IS on
the road from Sinierpol, so tha.te, wheth
er the inland or s!!-a coast r5ute be taken
II IS probablc that tie ceatenaiHg force
viii u eet IN that vicinity, and tlere aeeia'
.ae fate u Sebastopol.
TIC situation Of Sebastopoi, near Z
ma centre Of tAe Black Sea, gives 1t