New-York daily tribune., 1858-11-04

ruder crosscs and gravestoDes on which are painted
few brief obituary lines, and many rows OF grass.
covered mounds where no friendly hand has planted
either headstOne or crOss. Here, in thls lnciOsure,
lie, probably, from two to three thousand ana
yonder many more Of those who ieii. httle
more TO the left stretches along the deep rayine,
from which rises the Redan and the majestic
Malakoff. This rayine bears the name of the
Warenzof road &c it leads 10 the various VII
lagos and estates OF this wealthy nobleman, the
number Of whose serfs amounts to 15,OOO. during
the war this road for more than ten miles along
the base of the Maakof and Redan, was the receP'
tacle Of the dead and wounded until the former
could be buried and the latter conveyed I" sult.
able place for amputatien or dressing wounds. II
So bsppeped that. as a traveller, ! was with the
allied armies; was in tSe midst Of the fight, and
entered SevastOpO near as dared with the VIC
torjous French. Thousands Of bodies, helpless
and horribly mutilated and thousands OF tuns OF
expended shot and bombshells, j saw scattered
about here in every direction. This valley, during
the war, was appropriately named the valley OF
Death and still bears that heart-slckenng name.
sometimes take walk there now alone, and con-
trast It's present deathke stiffness with that period
when the horizon was one sheet of fire; when the
air was filled with one continued roar from more
than ten thousand cannon; when bombshels and
shot were flying IN every directions; and when long
trains Of horses, prepared with htters, were con-
The beautiful South Bay extends from the
Warerzof road and runs down between the high
cliffs of SevastOpo and the shore of the Navy Yard,
where is water Of sufficient depth, all along the
shore on both sides, for a e-hundred-and twenty
gun ship 10 he within twenty feet Of good land
ing. This bay is probably two and half miles in
extent, and safely accommodate the largest
navy in the world. Then there is the main bay,
running mp toward Inkermann, distance of six
miles, and of sufficient capacity TO hold thousands
of shps-ofwar, or merchantmen; and there IL not,
probably throughout the whole world place better
designed by nature for mpregnabity than Seyas-
topol Nor do know a place whose legendary
history is more amusing and interesting. One may
enjoy very pleasing ride, not occupying more than
day, 10 the battle-ground Of Alma aud InkermsDn
Hights, locations of great celebrity during the war;
or if already satisfied with fighting and battle,
ride up TO Baksha Leraiz, a very interesting
Tartar village, seven or eight miles from Sc
vastopol, would amply repay for the trouble.
We have many species of the finest fruit in
the world here, the greater portion of which
may be called tropical. The living, as general
thing, is much cheaper than in New-York or
Boston, but with not so much variety. But, not
withstanding the many comforts We enjoy, no one
properly acquainted with the place, and who has
ever resided in England or the States, would
select Sesastopol az a city for permanent resi-
dence, especially with young family--for the
schools are few and quite private. The Sabbath
is not observed, but is Holiday for the Russians
who call il Prasnick, o. drunken day." 1t is
well. named, for from morning to night ones ears
are assailed with the debauched yels of those igno
rant creatures.
Nearly all the towns in the vicinity Of the
Crmea that were in hourishng condition before
the war, have lost their importance and activity,
aud il is doubtful if they ever regain it. II.