The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-12-01
NEW YORK HERALD MONDAY, DECEMBER l, 1856.

large trade in wheat, barley, rye and cattle. The
new town has local advantages in position, and
is considered by the English press as ''riverine
port Of strategical Importance" and its pos
session is in fact the mastery Of the commerce
of the Danube. Russia, by the aid of Count Or
lofts map, thus secured for itself his important
position 1t seems that there are two Bolgrads-
the new and the old, (this latter, sometimes
called Bolgrad Tabac is some miles up the river,
which is not in good navigable conditiOn,) and
that neither of them were known to the repre-
sentatives Of the Western Powers when they met
in Paris According to an authority now before
us, which confirms our views
on the hrss bIusb, by This arrangement Russia
500 German square miles. SO far all seemed satisfactory
but, when the boundary line came 70 be defined, the
allies found they had been reckoning without their host
The map used at the Congress- and which hal been
kindly furnished by the Russiaus TO have been
much better BY them than By toe Ministers Of
draw line from one given point to another out, upon
clossy examination, The points seemed 70 yanlsh and all
metre esst Of Bourna 81 ala was found upon trial
present difficulties that had mot been dreamed OF Bourns
y 10
all more frequently compaehended under the general
title Of Bourna Soula. The circumstance affords an in.
vng opportunity for qubbbng Any spot 70 the east OF
this long consideration sf lmAns may be made the point
de depart but the article OF the treaty specified that
the line TO pass south Of B0grsd, there remained
some landmarks But here aroee . difficulty. There
are two Bolgrads-the old and the The new Boil
grad lies close 70 the lake-the old town 10 atuSted
considerably 70 the north. Owing cause. whether
haste negligence, In the execution, the Bolgrad
was not marked in the map used al the Congress- The
boundary line therefore drawn to the south OF old
Bolerad the remaining In the possession OF Russia
Upon the discovery'of this error n the map the Allies
sm he Russians as essential 10 the formation g.
teDable boundary line.
We find in the Moniteur de Ia Flote some details
relative to Bolgrad which are not without
interest. The biographies and gazetteers in
ordinary use seem strangely deficient in relation
to most Of these points now Of so much interest.
Few agree in the names of the towns or rivers
or lakes belonging to the Principalites- they are
alike in little or nothing with respect to the
mouths of the Danube. Our extract, then, may
be considered by these compilers menaors pour
serpir:--
The origin Of Bograd s Of very old date. I. built
in l470 by DTakoul Prince Of Walachia who conquered
BesAaraba, and Afterwards coded II 10 Manomet H. Il
vernon Of he province but shout 1860 was ABANDONED
and has since gradually gone 10 ruin By the treaty Of
Bucharest signed in 1872 between the Porte and Russia
the latter into OF Beasar the frontiers
Of which carried back to the Pruth Bessarabm 1t
that period comprised I've Observation-Disclosures, the Bouaak
Akermapn, Kilia and Ismal. Bosrad was dependent
the dhrict OF Ka but considered of such little I'M
portance that Its name s not mentioned In any OF the
reaies o. thai period ~ name bias only once appeared
In hhtory since the sixteenth century, and for TACT
which historians appeared 70 be ignorant Of Afer the
battle Of Puawa Charles XII having retired that part
OF the Ottoman territory Fngrad was fixed on - his
place residence. He did nos, however, 90 there and
was not st Bender, - Ii generals believed, that he
took up his retreat but at warpz town situated At
from B0i1rRd. The pOuuAti0u ROarad
only about from 800 to 400 persons Although placed
on MOT very deep lake ake rulpuk and OF which the
navigation difficult Il Ia considered ot me ports
OF the Danube. Qake Tulpuk runs due south 70 the
danube connecting with 1t by the river Yaipuk) 1t
cattle Formerly this trad was effected by water; but
now, In consequence Of the difficulty OF the navigation
IN very years the uSabsns DO no take me
trouble TO reap all their corn but turn Their cattle into
the fields to feed on IT, and whole droves Of buaoes may
at tunes be IN the noble fields OF OF 80 luxurious
growth as TO have the appearance OF the sugar
grounds IN the Antilles The only pubic monument
which exists at BoIgr ad 10 handsome mosque built
in the Time Of Bsaz,t ana which hss beer converted
into Greek church.
Thus, then, stands the difficulty between the
Western Powers and the Gar. A map has made
all the difficulty 1t is not the first time, either,
within the recollection Of our readers. Our re-
atoms with England were not many years since
jeoparded by the authenticity of map of our
northern frontier, and mistake in one Of our
own maps as regards New Mexico, caused a loss
to our government for practical rectification,
OF several hundred thousand dollars. It is now
tated in the last English papers, that the rec
tifcation" of the line, and the possession of the
Isle of Serpents WILL if possible. lie left to the
Commissioners now at Constantinople. Let all
great diplomatists look at their biographies