The Sun.
London, England, 1854-11-20 00:00:00

should invoke the aid of the Czar. Be the law just or
unjust, the Russian Government, by taking advantage
of it, binds itself to obey it when favourable to others.
In the next place, we learn, from these documents,
that the best and bravest of the Tartar population
in the Crimea have actually revolted from the •
Czar, and embraced the cause of the Allies. ;
It is principally with reference to this -
confession on the part of Russia that we have ,
at present drawn attention to these addresses. They
seem to answer in the negative the question we have
put, as to whether enough has been done to turn to
account the resources of Turkey in the present war.
In our campaigns in the Peninsula we found at the
beginning that the Spaniards and Portuguese, though
individually brave, were, from want of proper organisa-
tion and habits of discipline, more an encumbrance than
a help to us. But in the further progress of the war,
Beresford's Portuguese legion fought as bravely and
effectively as any troops we had. We speak not at
present of the Turkish army in the Danube ; it has
proved its efficacy, but it is required in Bessarabia. And
it would appear that the Turkish forces sent to the
Crimea are much in need of being subjected to some
such organising process as the Portuguese were during
our Peninsular campaigns. The more the Turks are
encouraged and enabled to tale an effective and
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taught to fight its own battles well than by having them
fought for it by others. Were the French and English
Governments to set about organising a Turkish legion,
under a French or English General, with a considerable
proportion of European officers, the drain upon France
and England for a constant supply of recruits to the
armies in the East might be materially diminished. The
Turks are as good materiels for soldiers as any of the
races subject to England in Hindostan. If a sufficient
number of French and English officers cannot imme-
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of Turkey might be turned to better account than
they have been. We were enabled to announce on
Saturday the Government has contracted for a number
of wooden houses to be sent out to the Crimea. The
idea of providing such shelter for our soldiers during
the impending winter campaign is most laudable ; but is
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war. About eight or nine miles west of Sinope a stream
called the Chobanlar Chai falls into the sea. The valley
of this river was ascended by Mr. W. J. Hamilton is
1836, and in that gentlemen's " Researches in Asia Mi-
nor " we find the following statement relating to it :
"The steep hills on either side were well wooded, and
many saw mills had been erected for preparing the
planks, which are conveyed to Gherseh for exporta-
tion ; others are split and used as shiugies for roofing."
Why send out to the Crimea from England what, by a
little exertion, might be had so much nearer hand?
The trade of cutting, sawing, splitting, and exporting
wood is already established within less than two hun-
dred miles of Balaklava. The supply of timber in the
adjoining country---all along the hills from the Trebl-
zond to Eregli is inexhaustible. It consists principally
of fir and beech ; the former adapted for planks and
shingles ; the latter the best kind of firewood, which will
also be much wanted in our camp during the winter.
The Ottoman Government ought to be called upon to fur-
nish supplies of building timber and firewood to ourarmies.
It has not to create any new industry for this purpose—
merely to extend one that is already established. By un-
dertaking the supply it would increase the industry and
resources of its subjects, and both during and after the
war the timber of Antonia might supplr.nt for many
purposes in the French and English markets the timber
of Russia.
We are the more urgent in calling attention to this
subject, because it really appears that Government, with
the best will in the world to redouble its warlike exer-
tions, does not yet seem to have discovered the neces-
sity of stepping beyond old routine expedient. It talks
about innovations sometimes. There were reports cir-
culated some time ago of a moveable:electric telegraph
having been constructed at Woolwich for the Army of
the East ; but it appears to be at Woolwich still, and
already forgotten. Again, Lord Palmerston edified the
House of Commons one night by a flaming account of
coal discovered at Eregli, and the use to be made of it
in coaling our steam fleet in the Euxine. The move-
able electric telegraph may have proved a failure, and
the coal at Eregli may have turned out unworkable or
of bad quality ; but two mishaps of this kind ought not
to deter Government from trying to avail itself of new
discoveries, or previously unknown resources, in carry-
ing on the war. It is mainly by their superior know-
ledge and greater inventiveness that the Allies must look
to conquer Russia.— Daily News.