The Express.
London, England, 1855-01-12 00:00:00

AN AMERICAN VIEW OF AFFAIRS IN THE
CRIMEA.

me irtso York Courier end intitsirur hieing M-
ound the nun of events la Europe from the reassenue-
seat at the war te the present time, eonslsdes am fellows:
get Sete tape) will be promptly is pommies of the
ape, we de set 'sterna a doubt. We are well awns
dis,,,be Lieges Thom holds dilerest leagues, sad talks
▪ tit doge bong relied sad the snap being is dupe; bet
he sure oar readers this le all fee *feet, and to annoy the
„yawn. Nobody is England believes the army is say
bort; sad sot an 'stoniest penes in the kingdom
Wines it possible that the allied army eas fail in their
swish apes Sebastopol whoa that assault is said.. They
▪ prepared token of ea ireful destruction of life in carry-
btgeatunispel, sad they 111011111 over the lose of the moat
out of their eutatrymes who hays already falls.
haws a fee se superior is suaben. Bat neither the
esieseholy lames already sustained, nor thou which
Ys eaten to follow, have • lasstesey to weaken the
gnormiastion to succeed, or to east a doubt over
• maw They have made up their sash to the ease-
gesten—they have ousted the eat—they knew the prise
of oncey, but they do sot permit themeless to shish that
egittaag bet victory eas follow the seat attempt at snags
gnakier thus, we devalue the Wisp of both the
resessests end the people of both countries, and we feel
aseteldest of the result u if it already bsl aged to the put.
gassupal ewe taken end destroyed, the allied army will
esen las/ le the north aide of the harbour, and capture
ud destroy the works there—no small undertaking if well
deluded, bet still wenn to be accomplished. And then,
these are Rusin trope still in the ',Welty, will am-
mos the work of driving them north. We thick, how-
, that the conquest of the Crimea will be complete
with the fall of Sebastopol ; because the impossibility of
*alai up army from the aoeth—the sea Wag in pane-
list of the allies—will compel the rapid retreat of the Ras-
page, wigs the fate of Sebastopol is resdimmi apparent.
Woad, if it be W, as was said to have bus reported a
Prises blestakikafe las despatch, that Lipraadi with his
am, bas fan beck epos Baktchi-Seri and left &inlays
owspasul, thes has the work of self-preservation amid
sliest already semmeneed. Such a movement could
gay be mule is view of the esraiaiy of ear-
lanes if they costinued to occupy their potties;
bioms it vas at once liberating the Highland Brl•
pill and all the men occupied in the protection of
lalsklava, and thus virtually giviag Lord Eagles rein-
ineesests use' to that diriaion of the British any. The
cast arrival hoes Europe will determine this questks; and
fumed of receiving the accounts of farther assaults upon
110 haaeging army, our readers should be prepared to
lora that the allied sissy are about assuming the offensive.
Somewhere about the saddle of Jaauary we shall upset
h musses to our readers the fall of Sebastopol ; and
inaltanroarly with that insist the Baal determination of
Amnia sad Prussia to act is caner% with the Western
Powers. If a, the fall of Sebastopol is niaivalitut to conquer-
./ a peace; but nobxly esa speak with certainty of the
sass of Austria and Prussia. Antra emus only by per-
ihelia of the 'llia Her interests Sr. so palpably with
ifilhee and Mislead, and her destruction is so inevitable it
she tides with Russia, that we cannot and will not doubt
hat she will openly avow her detenniaation to set with
the allies as non as she learns that the Crimea has fallen.
?Mg\ then will he compelled to act. She has already
Ilea told that at the °peeing of the neat campaign she is
muted to take part for or against the allies; and as in
either contingency she will become the battle ground of
lame, she will best consult has in t tby adopting the
sane which will lead to peace. To Bide with Rana is '

moo general war in Europe and the immediate seizure of
hr Rhenish provinces ►y Franca ; while on the contrary,
Denise with the Allied Powers and Austria—for in such
merest Austria would no longer hesitate—ia equivalent to :1
nisei:ludo termination of the war.