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the Baltic—ap . d the notice given by Diodoros Siculus , that in his day a tradition existed among the inhabitants of Thrace , of a mighty inundation which reduced the larger half of their country to the
condition now seen in the Archipelago , of which we have some proof in the extraordinary conformation of the Thracian mountains at the entrance of the Bosphorus , —the shape of the Grecian islands , which slope gently to the north and have bold headlands to the south , & c . & c .
There is no doubt , considerable changes are taking place each year in the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov . Before this time the Crimea was an island , and ships that only a few years ago sailed to Taganrog and the mouth of the Don , are now unable to approach either .
Irom all this Herr Miiller argues , that in process of time both seas will dry up , and their beds finally become available for cultivation . At which point I left the company , 27 th . — "Wind chopped round to " norrard , " with a sudden squall , that sent us all below , and Herr Miiller to his berth . Captain says we must not think of coast scenery , even if it were worth looking at , as he must keep out to sea ; however , he will try and let us have a peep at Eupatoria .
28 th . —Still stormy and uncomfortable , wind veering to every point in the compass . 29 th . —About 5 p . m . yesterday , the wind at last made up its mind to blow pretty steadily from the west , so we stood away before it for the Crimea , to the infinite joy of the ladies , who are dying to be at Balaklava .
September 1 st . —At dawn abreast of Eupatoria—wind N . W . Early as was the hour , we all mustered on deck to behold the scene of the famous landing , little more than this time last year ; but , alas ! the captain would not stand in near enough to show more than a low , dim , blue line of shore , somewhat obscured by mist , for the day was chilly and overcast . Erom this time we were all fixtures on deck , watching with intense
eagerness the land , which gradually rose into bold cliffs and advanced on the sea , till by degrees it became huge scarped masses , and every mountain seemed a natural fortress . Every available glass was in requisition , and the captain , who had once commanded a trading vessel in those seas , was perpetually appealed to .
Miss P soon determined a little river she descried north of a bold headland , to be the Alma ; which discovery drew a volley of exclamations , resembling a torrent of paving-stones , from the German .
We took a hasty luncheon , and returned to our post of observation . Wind still fresh , sky clear , air somewhat cold . Still the same iron coast , trending in rather , in a semicircular form . "Stay ! " cries Sir Arthur , whose glass was levelled in the direction of our course ; "I can make out a building of some kind on
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the Baltic—ap . d the notice given by Diodoros Siculus , that in his day a tradition existed among the inhabitants of Thrace , of a mighty inundation which reduced the larger half of their country to the
condition now seen in the Archipelago , of which we have some proof in the extraordinary conformation of the Thracian mountains at the entrance of the Bosphorus , —the shape of the Grecian islands , which slope gently to the north and have bold headlands to the south , & c . & c .
There is no doubt , considerable changes are taking place each year in the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov . Before this time the Crimea was an island , and ships that only a few years ago sailed to Taganrog and the mouth of the Don , are now unable to approach either .
Irom all this Herr Miiller argues , that in process of time both seas will dry up , and their beds finally become available for cultivation . At which point I left the company , 27 th . — "Wind chopped round to " norrard , " with a sudden squall , that sent us all below , and Herr Miiller to his berth . Captain says we must not think of coast scenery , even if it were worth looking at , as he must keep out to sea ; however , he will try and let us have a peep at Eupatoria .
28 th . —Still stormy and uncomfortable , wind veering to every point in the compass . 29 th . —About 5 p . m . yesterday , the wind at last made up its mind to blow pretty steadily from the west , so we stood away before it for the Crimea , to the infinite joy of the ladies , who are dying to be at Balaklava .
September 1 st . —At dawn abreast of Eupatoria—wind N . W . Early as was the hour , we all mustered on deck to behold the scene of the famous landing , little more than this time last year ; but , alas ! the captain would not stand in near enough to show more than a low , dim , blue line of shore , somewhat obscured by mist , for the day was chilly and overcast . Erom this time we were all fixtures on deck , watching with intense
eagerness the land , which gradually rose into bold cliffs and advanced on the sea , till by degrees it became huge scarped masses , and every mountain seemed a natural fortress . Every available glass was in requisition , and the captain , who had once commanded a trading vessel in those seas , was perpetually appealed to .
Miss P soon determined a little river she descried north of a bold headland , to be the Alma ; which discovery drew a volley of exclamations , resembling a torrent of paving-stones , from the German .
We took a hasty luncheon , and returned to our post of observation . Wind still fresh , sky clear , air somewhat cold . Still the same iron coast , trending in rather , in a semicircular form . "Stay ! " cries Sir Arthur , whose glass was levelled in the direction of our course ; "I can make out a building of some kind on