The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1857-03-20

ciates will hear Of their entire success in tho
undertaking. Mr.. e., ss is we'll known, Is
a selfmade. enterIrisin: Yankee, who,
though comparatively young man, has
travelled in nearly every country upon the
globe.
Mr.. Gowen. who was ne Sebastopol in
November last. gives us some interesting
particulars from that now famous city
The Russian government are engaged in TO
building il. Before the siege il was quite u
populous place, containing. 10 IN supposed,
about sixty thousand persons. When Mr..
GOwen was there there were about sixty
thousand people in the pace. SEVERAL
thousand labOrvrs were then engaged upon
the works. and the number was to be large
ly increased. The old city was famous for
ITS narrow streets, like Boston the new
city will be bsilt IN squares, like Phila
deIphia. Ii Is also said that there are re-
strictiOns against the erection OF wooden
buildings. The forts about the city, accnrd-
Ing 20 the examinations of Mr.. Gowen, are
only about bali destroyed OF the immen
sity Of the warlike material scattered with
50 much proiuseness ON this celebrated spot,
an may ilCN lAltt
the Russians have already gathered over
sixteen thousand ons Of shot AMI shell, and
yet they are still 80 thickly scattered around
tina, il is impossible to tread without touch
ing them. there are, no never, no dead
bodies to be seen. they having been all care
fully buried.
There was one spot visited by Mr.. e.. OF
melancholy interest. liz was deep rayine,
formerly crossed by bridge. Into this ra-
vine the bottles vi two thousand Russians,
French and English, killed in one Of the
more fatal battles, had been placed, and
covered with earth. A W ,oden cross above
tered thousands thus rudely entombed be-
meath
The country between Moscow and Sebas-
topol. for eight hundred miles Mr. Gowen
describes as level and quite luxuriant.-
Wheat in some places sells Us cheap US eight
cents n bushel, and hay dollar the ton
The climate, Ut the time he was there. was
both beautiful and s,lubrious-0ne Of the
best, he thinks, he ever visited. In connec-
ton with this contract, Mr. Gowen Is en-
trusted with commission which may result
Srcdtiy W Vic ocuchb VI tuin Couudys
lilo has been requested by the Russian
government to bring with him specimens Of
our iron work, in the form Of agricultural
implements, tools OF various kinds, iaa-
chinery, &c. Mr.. q. has given orders tor
the manufacture at articles OF various kinds
in this city, n. York, Albany, and other
places. So far Us possible, the Russian
government and people prefer to trade with
Tins country in preference To England, for
their hatred Of the English is US intense as
ever.
While at Sebastopol, Mr.. Gowen says
there were large numbers Of French and
English arriving There were the relatives
and friends OF those who had fallen in the
conflict. and were on pilgrimage to find If
possible the graves of the beloved dead. In
many cases the last resting place OF the sol
iiers and the names Of the deceased were cut
IN rude characters. but in Others the dead
were buried ia Que undSiinguIshableI mass,
Identification impossible.
We are informed that many of the friends !
,f Mr.. Gowen, both in this country and in
England, propose, during the Performance
II the contract. u visit SebastOpol, with the
ioublc object OF seeing the pLi . and witness
inS tho performance of this mos; stupon
lOuS undertaking.