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London, England, 1856-01-07 00:00:00

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LONDON, MONDAY, JANUARY 7.

Ir we may trust the Coed Odder and the ru-
mours of the day, it is pretty obvious that the Go-
vernments of Ecglewd sad of France are already in
deliberation on the ensuing campaign. It I. impend-

bit, indeed, to believe that two ;ash esspires,lop-
thee wit► thews of Turkey and Sardis* do not pos.'
gees weans esdleiont to supply as army 'spider in
somber' sad egeipenetat to that of Rosa* sad there-
fore the only Oat is widish the Allies ton possibly
fail is in the made of wieldisi the forces at their die-
peak Usdereseheiretwotesess it is obvionethataplan
of operatiose ie of the very deepest important& The
saw of mankind arses *sanest of the real secret of

the etteeeell of military opera notions— so apt to be oar.
tied away by the brilliant details a:particular *nage-
amate—so issapable of rasing the general principle
span which a eommender-inchiel proceeds, that
swept is ahw ISM, wither the Vales of military
mimes Der the merit of a military eenception is WM
properly estimated.
Wiles MA1L301017071. II his first eautpaige, drove

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back the Pmpooh witlis their borders, it ..s a
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mystery to those who oontemplated the marvelloes
remit. When the great Narotimx bent epos the

Aestrias armies in b Bret Italia§ eanspaign:-when
he passed the Great Bt. Bernard, and soddenly ap-
peared on the Po—when be advaneed hem the
Dumb, and overthrew the Prussian monareity on
the field of Jena--wben he alighted bon Ibe camp
of Boalope is the mar of Ma= epos the Danube,—
the world was puzzled and ainansd. Little indeed did
the Austria. and Prank's plumb of that day dream
that the admirable reset in each owe was amen-

pintail by the application of the muse prinsiploa, and
that neither Republican enthusiasm nor easel-
eulatiog genius mold have wrought the Me dishier-
meats. We may depend up= it t►at is tide millitr7
physical bravery and =distends. •tie• eves
highly rewarded. Prudent gamey, bit4allits
sagacity, and a knowledge of the saner et war, are
sadly disregarded. Have we no rends ter raw
amortise P Barely the literature of a country ha his
Jade: as to whither a anklet is permed or millets&
Swept the works of JONSI, Of NAPIII, and a Elk
HOWARD DOUGLAS, it world be diflioult to paiat out
one work is obi& the prionplas of war are
expisieed,--nor, Indeed, exceptieg the History
of the Peninsular War, is there say whisk
Wailes to be popular er is wen 'tidied by pretending
men. Bet is Frame how great is the diffmeacm
give a list of military works is that leagues would lle
to fill oar columns. Is Rank ant only did the
late EMP23OII exert all his power is suistalaiag hie
armies at the highest psist of discipline, but he em-
ployed the cat distinguished military writer of
modern times—Baron 1011INI—to prepare treaders
to be pat into the heads of his caws. Indeed, it
has buss said, sad we beim with tntb, that sanely
Coe of them is to be found who his net get the
Precis de fort de la porn by bean With some
igeorant men it is the Whim to laugh at
studios@ eoldiers, and to proclaim with bombadis
coaddencio that stroeg sinews and a stout
sword are better thee ell theoretical knowledge.
Bat it may be well fee sash physleal entheiasts to
remember that sot Daly is those peat the greatest
gmerais ban boa sea et Welled eat ot literati"
bet that in this war the linisiaa Aeon ban been
distinguished not more by their ecisatilic knowledge
than by their devoted sourer. &Meg, then, that milt.
tary mimes is not a mss ehimera, that by a leo.
elms application of its prinalpies the grandest means
hive bees Maned, whilet a edgiest of seek prin-
ciples has led to overinsimieg disastere,it a only the
port et NOMA lease to demand that time who are
be lay dews the plead the grin sampaiga &all be
mss who have dolled Oak peoltedes.

Lt as resembse that it was ass iota wiespiersi
Bone was mutest to kara of the aostiesriag Ba-
rium the priseiples of war mei the miethei of their
ordination, that any messes attended the arms of
the Allies. Nor is it ea indsuitleaat fast that
the pima of mime by the Bastian snake hi 11112
was laid lowa by Joeutl, who had himself Wasted
the priasiples Of victory frost the Nepalis ef the
peat Beepror ander whose be served. We Awe%
Indeed. that Lad Human and ilk EDMOND LTOVB
have both ban present at asitiage of the C►binet, sad
there sea be se doubt that this proems there was is
'me way masted with the eentsteplated ase-
psis'. Mk is as it should be. Bat it is maid that
the Dike el Cemsamos k about is proceed to Paris
se the English representative at the Council of War
to be held at that evil& The Duke et Cantinas

iy we rejeise to blew, a mat 'afloat ?flow, a
rasa who has always bores !duel( like a soldier
wherever duty hes Galled kia, sad who is no
doubt well versed is the mousents of a brigade,
sad is liked by the ass seder his amused. Qualities
seek se these are exaellut in their place, bungee
they are areaway. But the► are eat the qualities
whisk It a ssaa to take part is a great Chos-
en of War. It is imporiVe far us to geese
whether the Duke of Cataatroa los wee
stadia war as a educe, or has M read and
re-reed," weerdmg to NAPOLIONIII adviser the am.
*gat of the greatest eemstanders. Bat whether he
has or Ms set, we venture to think that. if we my
ledge from anything the Dabs has sew said or
due, he is tel a mu paused of uy extraordinary
degree either of Imam sr of sweaty. It is set
without releemose that we make thew observations
apes so estimable a perms se the Dabs el Cum-
same, for it may be that. after all, the rumour of
hie vale to Perie is a rawer sad seating more.
Nor, indeed, are we without hews that the swum
sense of the Duke himself or of the Goverameat
will be Kral( magi' to pat a step M se illwlvised
an wabway.

Bat whoever say be the indeidnel WNW to Mho
part la the deliberations at Purls telellower may be
the plan adopted, we seetsarneetlytiid that that pica
may be framed sore in emerdenee with the priseiplue
of strategy thou say width bee Idtherte bees perused.
We boas, Weed, of the ~mow seseasse width
lave already attended our arms bet we neglect to
ormaider whether those seemersa would melbas bean
still more somplete if a dillbeeat plea had bows
adopted. Daring the last year we vesture to Mort
that the nazism of Memnon, ef Wistutorox, sad
d Joust has bees set at nought, and that any
auras wish bee hitherto bees achieved has been
gained at the greatest poilible emerilles Aadl we

may rest assured eta{ it ibe Allies still inlet upon
their promest sears we seed leek tor maim nue
gloriosa than diassatest at hone sad patty strew
taps abroad.