New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-08-05
ANOTHER FAIL OF SEBASTOPOL
From The London Daily News.

From The London Daily News
Tho old historic fortress-town Of the Cnmeas
Peninsula appears TO be destined shortly TO suffer
another fall This tine 1t IS the young and budding
commerce which Of late years has lent life and move
mcnt to her wharves, assisted to rebuild and npcopA
her streets and attracted 10 hcr cOmmcdious land.
loo ked harbor the flags Of all the mar time nations
Of Europe, which is about to depart from her. and
leave SebastOpOl to regain the military and naval
glory Of which she rIdely bereft thirty three
years ago AS the "Novoe Vrmya' writing on this
subject, sententiousy remarks. Commerce does NOS
fraternze with war, flourish under the mouth Of
the cannon At the time whom the construction Of
the Lozof Sebastopol Railway scheme was under the
consideration OF the Imperial Council the quest
fully discussed whether SebasfOpol should become
exclusively military port. or at tho Same time port
Of commerce. " At that time' remarks the Noyo0
Viemya7 no one drelmt of tho reconstruction Of the
Black Sea fleet, except as remote possibility in the
uncertain future" 1t was tbs future uncertainty
which at that epoch decided the Government upon
making Sebastorol port OF expectation, and a. such
the place has to certain degree prospered greatly
during recent years. IL Is impossible. However, TO
create great commercial centres ar Will sebastopof
Is situated at least hundred verss from the fer le
regions of the Tarida. whence her export industries
are drawn. 1t should also be remembered that sebas
topo has never really possessed class of first class
merchants, properly so called, and those commercial
agents who have of late establ shed themselves
there almost exclusively occupied in the shipment
of grain. They chiefly representatives Of large
Jewish houses In England and France, or more par.
ticuarly I'm London and Pars. These agents have
hid from themselves their principals the
fact that Their establishment at sebastopol was
dependent the temporary permission of the naval
and military powers which have virtually controlled
the place. and It is for this that despite the
immense profits realized Of late years I'm the gran
export trade OF Sebastopo these mcrchan and agents
have embarked a r0ube in the erection OF mag
az mes and stores, but have hired the Governments
granarfes and magazines. allowed their grain
awaiting sh pment 10 accumulate temporarily thu
open wharves and protected 1t best they might
from the elements. Their economy and prudent fore
sight appear to have been well grounded in the result
Now it appears the Government, acting upon the
advice Of the naval and military administrations havo
decided to exclude all maritime commerce from tho
South Bay which in future will be reserved TO tho
Imperial navy. This exclusion IS equivalent TO q
suspension of the cereal exports from Sebastopol-
The maritime commerce OF Sebastopol VIII certainly
be transferred 10 Theodosa by coast, which is only
doubt be easily and rapidly accomplished. Tho
slave market between Europe and Asia, possesses
natural advantages highly inducive to It's future
emncnce as Black Sea port of the Taurtda II will
way from Djankoi, the Lozof Sebastopol system,
to Theodosia, distance of 40 vcrsts: but Dankof
is only distant $50 versts from sebastopol It VII be
that the new port of Theodosia VIII be reached
from the interior with saving of forty nine versts
OF railway transit Besides this advantage TheOdosa
itsclf IS situated In the most fertile region OF the
peninsula, rich In export products Of many kinds.
good road connects TheOdOsa with kerch. distance
OF only ninety Vcrsts, about sixty English miles,
and with the transfer Of the commerce OF Sebastopo
10 the former port there will be every incentive 10 the
rapid connection of TheOdosia and Kertch by raj.
glance at the map will convince any one that under
these circumstances Theodosia is destined TO become
In future a nourishing industrial centre.