The Trinity journal., 1856-07-19

couut of the fight of the Tartars from the
Crimea:
Ofall the painful and pitiable sights which
have been presented to me in the course of
the war which is past, there was not one
which was so affecting as that Of the Tar
tar exodus and their flight out of the Cri-
mea. Whether they are animated, as they
say, by the dread of their Russian taskmas-
ters, or by their desire to improve their con
diton, the motive must be powerful which
can drive whole race from their homes
They leave those peaceful and beautiful val
leyS forever, and flock into Balaklaya with
all their goods, in hope of obtaining the
means of escape
On Thursday the whole population in the
valleys outside the Russian lines began their
mournful procession. They left their homes
silently The old men, women and children
were placed on the arabas, above the pile
Of cushions which seem to constitute all
their household furnituFe Many Of them
cried bitterly Several of these poor pill
grinS were so exhausted from illness or old
age that there was but little chance of their
ever seeing the land they seek to gain
Each ARABIA was drawn by two small bul-
locks or oxen, led by the head of the fami-
ly; the elder children kept by his side or
followed on foot. The women, closely yelled,
in spite of their grief, looked around with
wonder at the maryels which Balklaya
presented, and were for a time beguiIed from
thoughts of their abandoned dwellings, in
BiOuk, Miskomia, Varnutka, Baider, Upu,
Ozembash, or Tchulu; but as the sea opened
upon them and they found themselves among
strangers, the sense Of their position came
back to them with redoubed force, and
they seemed lost in despair. The procession
which ! saw was about mile in length, and
was formed of arabas in single file, as close
to each other as they could pack. The head
of the train was drawn up by the waters
edge in the harbor and the extremity ex-
tended far beyond the limits Of the town
] am informed that there was large en-
campmcnt Of the same poor creatures near
kamara last night, and that they would
make their way into Balaklaya as soon as
their predecessors had cleared away also
saw several families who had taken refuge
in the camp Of the headquarters Of the Land
Transport Corps last night. As there were
no houses for their reception, men, women,
and children slept in the streets Of Bala-
klaya under their arabas In the morning
they found that the Turkish Colonel who
superlnterded the emigration, and who was
evidently unprepared for its magnitude had
only one small vessel ready for them; but he
succeeded in hiring two small Turkish sail
tocculC in addition fVlo
children were sent on board till these ships
were full, and the Turkish and Tartar au-
thorities applied to Admiral Fremantle, but
he had received no previous intimation and
could do nothing at the moment. However
he wrote to Sir w Codrington on the sub
Ject, and, as he is a humane man, he will no
doubt, do all he can TO assist these Tartars.
When | left Balaklaya yesterday there
was every prospect Of their spending another
night in the streets and Oh the hill sides, nor
did their stock of provisions appear very
ample. Hitherto the French have given
ratiOnS such as they could spare, to scer-
tain number of TartarS in the valley of Bal
dar, in return for their services as wood car
riers and arabajecs. They are docile,
kind-hearted, gentle race, and are much SUI
perIor IN appearance to the Tartars | saw
at Kcrtch and Eupatoria They have all
fine teeth and eyes Many Of the men are
very well looking, and the old men are ex.
ceedingly digniffed in aspect, and possess
great native ease and good breeding The
young women possess graceful forms, and
are believed to be very pretty, but they are
not often seen unveiled, and the old women
do not display the least traces Of beauty
| have never seen anywhere children more
lively and handsome in face than some who
were among the cmigrants yesterday.
AS | was riding through the street some
Russian officers passed, and gave signs OF
dissatisfaction at the proceedings of the Tar
tars. The latter were very abject in their
bows as their masters passed them And
this is the end of one of the cononering
races Of the world ! Whether the Tartars
deserved their fate or have been treated
badly by fortune, one cannot but feel pity
for them If they are punished for the crimes
of their ancestors. They came into the Cri-
mea as conquerors, and they leave it as ex-
lies. 1t is said that they are gone to colo
hlze the DobrudScha or to settle at RutS-
chnk and KOstcnde The first named place
is but pestiferous mardiS; it is a grave to
those who visit it, and sincerely trust that
these poor Tartars, in whom we ought TO
take great interest, for we have brought
upon them this aggravation of the evils of
their position. will not be doomed to such
misery and certain death as they will find in
the Dobrudscha
The number of families ready to emiprate
is said to be 1900 They declare that all
the TartarS in the Crimea would follow their
example if they could, and it is worthy the
attention of the allied governments to in
qure whether facilities should not be offered
to save these unfortunate people from the
fate which impends over them The Tar
tars declare the Russians hate them on ac-
count of their sympathes with the allies,
and that they will exact a terrible revenge
when we are gone The Tartars still rejoice
over the Alma; they rub their hands with
delight 0t fhp very name bnt IL has bppn fo