The New York herald., 1869-12-26

be established IN both these places The more eass
eiy VIII have 10 goard the road between orsk aud
hasanhk, and protect the numerous tribes annually
wintering In the Barsukt. Tue detachment de-
spatched 70 the Bars0kl In August Is commissioned
70 Teeonnoitre the region and look out for fayora
Die size for afort Nor VIII 10 be very easy locate
the more westerly or the two new stations pro-
posed The water Of tho river EmDa Is ior the
Rte@ter part o iss course SO salt W be perfectly
undrinkaple. Near its mouth IL goes on into many
prancnes forming wide swanps ahoundng in
rushes, ana scarcely anything can ba grown
along lts Danka The river Sags IL not better. Tn
! inhabnable in the sumner these regions are
eagerly Sought out In winter by tho khirgis who
hasten thither 70 shelter themselves among the
reeds IL ~ In these desolata paris that nhrxls
have acquired additional ferocy and thar the lTst
resistance was made TO our new administrative
laws To coerce the savage tribes IN ths nefghbor-
hood ~ imperative II we want to paciiy the steppo.
AEeaoy, Ia the summer, detachment was ordered
TO march along tue Einba ana choose an eligible
SPOT Tor Tort one could pe found; another party
sent on In september for Gurieff IL exploring in
Doats tbe hhores or the Caspian near the mouth OF
OF the river
Is their endeavors are crowned with success ,oe
sad< make q step IA oepdnce eaaote ddnsf,ats-
udtipe authorities 10 extend thel lnGlse3lce Cad
ca'Tv our fisheries 10 NE eastern shores or the Cas-
pan. We must say we are not very sanguine as TO
the results TO be obtained by the exploring parties
and, oven IN the event OF their discovering spot or
spots where garrison can be saieiy placed, do not
regard 10 as certain that two Isolated earth works
wlll effectively preclude the Invasion OF the vide
whence the robbers issue are peyond our
ilne or posts they VIII always try 10 steal over
rn,o ,n,o our possessions and count upon rapid
/
Inaccessible to our troops, the Khivamen. Turco-
mans and Adayenzi VIII never be deferred from ad-
ventnrous expeditions north, and now especially
when so many OF our own Khlrgis have decamped
into those distant highlands the temptation renrn
anu do mischief IL even greater than before. For
tunateiy, the places where they congregate
mostly situate on tue Caspian, near the Bay OF Kara
occupation or any point on tnat coast easily
reached by ship, Will give us q hold on them all.
The disorders which have recently prevailed in the
steppe and the consequences they have led TO
render necessary To set without delay and
aVall ourselves or our opportunities to strengthen
our authority on the eastern shores OF the Caspian
Wnat has to be done, therefore, must be done at
once The Aiexandroiski Tort, on tns peninsula OF
Manaisch,ak, being the extreme point OF the
promou tory Tux kargsn, is too Tar from the nomad
encampments TO influence their action, as was
proved in the last rebellion The bay more
over, on which 10 IL Situate freezes in win.
ter and has not, therefore, the requisites or
ssan, safe port. me K'nder Bay, being for other
lurlher south, where the sea never freezes, To
hnd an eligible locality. From the Inquiries carried
on ten years ago there can be doubt tlat The Bay
OF Krasnovodsk as we call the northwestern portion
of the baikhan Guif ouers the greatest aolies Tor
our purpose In making this selection are securing
good aad always accessible haroor, IN the hume
diaie vicinity or the great bulk OF tho uonadtzlng
hordes Another consideration which should decide
s III favor OF KIasnovoask Is the TACT OF the Amou
Darya having In former tunes discharged its waters
INTO tnat bay Our central As,aic commerce. too,
would gaia by taking tns route ia preference TO the
long Journeys through the orenburg aud siberian
steppes now pursued.
II this proposal IS carried out-as its publication
IN the fauIAde betokens--it VIII have Interior con-
sequences pe5 ond coercing the nomads Of the Ust
Urt. From Kresnovodsk caravan road leads
through the practicable portion OF the Ust Urt
to Kblva. IL Is only 900 miles long, tocrably Wen
provided with wells and viii present no serious
nndrancc TO the march OF moderate force. Its
serviceabieness may be gathered from the above
article recommending 1t as commercial route In
preferences 70 the now followed through the
orenburg wastes. 1t Is therefore probable the Khiva
WIN cease TO impregnaoe after the appearance OF
the green uniform on Its western nank.