Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-06-10
The Amoor Country.


The following interc ting letter is published in
Tie Pfori}tHce .Jouraoi
"Nico'iefsky. Imoor Riper.--This is the prin-
cpal Russian military station On the Pacific, and
having been chosen port Of refuge during the
lat" war II has since become the scat Of govern
mcnt for Aastern Siberia the naval station.
II - pleasantly situated ON the AMOR twenty
miles from its mouth. inclosed by dense forests
which extend n. far bis the eye can reach 1t con
tniris some two thousand Northumberland sol
diers and sailors. The Government have u large
machine shop To repair and build engines in. and
il is gratifying that it il nl of American manulac-
ture, and under the superintendent Of American
MECHANICS We have now in port several fine
specimens of naval architecture. built for this
Gncrnm'nt in The United States, There are
quite number of foreign merchants doing very
rr''fitah.e business. Among the number three
American houses, one ii which has recently built
steamer inr river na, igation; aud soon will 10
hca J, lar in the interior Of Siberia nnl along the
northern boundaries # China and Tar,nrv the
WHIST Of an American steamer. The principal
trade At ptcseut Is IN fur in exchange for Ameri-
can PROVISIONS aud manufactures.
This /. not destined To become tie great CONNER
oal mart u the Amor, rs it's mouth very shallow
and intricate. y town i. alrcndy pro ected sumo
three hundred niles above this and but few
miles from the Gulfof Tarta.y and will be CON
nertcl by railroad. which is already surveyed,
with good harbor open nine months in the year.
Without doubt this will be tho center of all trade.
As the Amoor extends far in the interior of Siberia
1t passes many large cities, and the trade must
incieasc rapidly aud Iually become immense;
for goods he purchased aud sent to the interior
Ut Siberia from San Francisco, ut II less cast
than they can from Moscow or st Petersburg by
land Tho Russian government have taken ros.
session of vast cXtent OF territory to the south of
the Amoor. and huvn discovered on the Gulf of
Tartary hne. capaelous harbor, far enough south
to he FREQ from leo the entire year. This is the
de.eratun for which they have long sought.
understand this will be the great naval depot of
the Pacific
NARROW EscArF OF AN ATLANTIC SrrANER.-St
Johns. JuLe S.--rhe steamer EdingLurg, from
New York for Glasgow, put in here yesterday,
with two compartments filled with water having
struck m ceburg Monday in II dense fog. 1t was
only hy the most igorous cxertinns OF the crew
and passengers, and the constant working of the
pumps. that the ship was kept from sinking, ,s,d
enatled to reach this place AT time her
situation was so pcrilous and critical that the
'nts were lowered and provisioned. and passed.
gers allotted to EACH by lot. expecting every min
ute To be obliged to leave the vessel. They all
arrived here safe.
L,rrR FROM CALlFoRNiA-St. Louis, June
9.-The overland mail of the 10th ulmo has
arrived here The California advices are un.
important. A large Atlantic feet of clip
rers were overdue, and it was expected that their
cargoes wonld depress the market. Trade was
brisk, and the mining news continued favorable.
The crops were favorable Tor n full harvest.
The indians had burned another house at Red
Bluffs. in Oregon.
The mining from Fraser river was dis.
couraging. and many Caiifornans were returning.
Gen Harvey had ordered an expedition to open
a wagon road between tho Columbia river and
Salt Lake.
The steamer Surprise. from Muzatlan, reports
the city beseiged, but says the Conservatives will
probably prove successful. A brother of EXPIRES
ident Zulnaga was marching with thousand men
against chihuahua. A party Of Liberals had
LEFT FL Paso for chihuahua.