The Sun.
London, England, 1854-07-27 00:00:00

Tbg

LONDON, THURSDAY, JULY 27, 1854.

• According to the view taken by the Right Honk
Gentleman the Secretary at War, of the progress
of our recent military and maritime operation
—a defeat is a subject of rejoicing and a catas-
trophe a matter for congratulation. It is oddly
enough, precisely the same sort of conclusion
arrived at by the Russian authorities in regard to
incidents that one might reasonably have sup-
posed would have been matter of dismay and
humiliation to the Russian Government. When
intelligence of the infamous massacre of the un-
fortunateand helpless inhabitants of Sinope reached
the knowledge of the CzA.R, a le Deum, was chaun ted
in obedience to the Imperial mandate in the
Greek Cathedral at St. Petersburg. When news
had been obtained of the bombardment of Odessa
during several hours by the British and French
war steamers, the AUTOCRAT signalised the cala-
mity by lavishing fresh honours upon the very man
to whose rashness and mendacity was attributable,
for the most part, that same calamity—thereby
strangely metamorphosed into a brilliant and
happy achievement. In a similar manner the
retrograde movement of the Russian army
from the Danube towards the Sereth, haS
been accompanied by the issue of that nota:
rious document, addressed by NESSELRODE to
BUDDERG, in reference to the B )yards of Wal-
lachia, in which it is asserted, in defiance of dis-
comfiture after discomfiture of the most corn-
plete and disgraceful character—that success still
continues on the side of the Muscovites ! Fact
yields to fiction. Romance takes the place of
reality. And this so systematically, that the diss
regard of truth by the Russians, from the CZAR
downwards, has long since become a byeword
throughout Christendom. Yet, after all, may not
the enemy, in these derelictions of veracity, be
labouring under an amiable delusion ? The ques-
tion may not unreasonably be asked, now that it,
is manifest that the warmth of somewhat kindred
delusions has so grotesquely warped the judgment
of one at least among the members of our own
Administration. Allusion is here made to a
rather remarkable speech, delivered on Tuesday
evening by the Secretary-at-War—aceordingi
to the drift of which speech the coun-°
trY is to regard the loss of the Tiger and is
" grievous casualties" in the Baltic]
anguishßanincsispoznigrnhannut
regret,
e tcalledb u t a
et
thue
aml
(as Mr. Sumzy •
not with
"Instead of giving;
th feelings of and
!
way to useless re rata" are the e
of the Secretary at War met words
, after alludins.
es„
giving
loss of the Tiger, and those " grievous to the.
c
way to useless regrets,w.
—"lnstead of
should rejoice that that spirit, whosenaanifeta-:
tions had raised this country to the. summit of
fame as a naval power, still continued to exist
brilliant and unchangeable-r Why, it is pre-
cisely in the same way that the Russians are
called upon by their authorities to exult over the
bombardment of Odessa, and over the retreat
from the D tuabe and the Dobrudscha, and over
the placing of 50,000 Muscovite soldiers hors
.
de combat, during the campaign which has
not even yet been concluded, and which
numbers amongst the Russian
Generals killed
LUDERS and SCHILDERS, and among the Russian
Generals wounded PA SHIEWITCH and GORTSCHA-
ion, After the singular remarks which fell, as
we have shown, from the lips of the Right Hon.
Gentleman the Member for South Wiltshire, on
The 25th instant, in the Bouse of Commons, we
need feel no surprise whatever about the decora-
tion* by the CZAR, of the Governor of Odessa,
immediaptely after its disastrous bombardment—
"'L being chaunted in the Greek
churches of Russia on the arrival of every sue-
e wive piece
of disastrous
the withdrawal the of R information—or about
and dispirited, from wauussihla.an
being followed
army, defeated
°by the boast of uninterruptedwi
~
yietory on the side
of the AUTOCRAT, put forth
ofth e
Empire, the
effrontery by the Chancellor such unblushing
th
veteran and veracious Zhcssisutont.
rve•ieicria,t4 however, NJ the oration nude in
-,„

VcISIMa