The Sun.
London, England, 1856-05-17 00:00:00

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THE PLAN OP CAMPAIGN PROPOSED
BY THE EMPEROR.

The following are assigned by M. de Dazanconrt
as the reasons which led to the non-exenition of
the plan of campaign proposed by the Emperor of
the French in the letter to his Majesty, which we
published yesterday :
"If the Emperor renounced with regret the idea of
his visit to the Crimea, it was also with profound grief
that the army, which attended his arrival with impa-
tience, learned that the hope was to be given up. When
Commandant Fave brought the Emperor's instructions
from Paris, events had hurried onwards ; and already
there appeared the germ of those differences which
afterwards rose amongst the commanders of the allied
troops.
" The plan of operations was, according to the orders
of the Emperor, communicated to the generals-in•chief ;
but General Canrobert, by a presentiment which soon
after was realised, did not shut his eyes to the difficul-
_ties which we- e about to arise ; and, in consequence, ho
despatched the following private despatch :
" The three generals-in-chief are about to be called
on to assume the offensive against the exterior army,
their point to proceed against being Simpheropol and
Balishi-Strai ; but, in these grave circumstances, I can-
not help deploring here the absence of a generalissimo,
some man of great authority, high position, and suffi-
ciently old experience to dominate everything.'
"That will always be in every army the essential
Feint, as from the want of unity in the chief command
►rust always result delays, hesiiations, and differences.
Teat, it cannot be denied, was the great stumbling block
in the way of the Crimean expedition ; it existed always,
at every moment, creating obstacles and delays, and
throwing insurmountable difficulties around the expedi-
tion.

"Lord Raglan had a decided dislike to the plan of
operating on the exterior. At first he desired, in con-
cert with o,ner Pacha, to operate by Eupatoria; but
the disadvantages of that movement were so evident, so
incontestable, and so clearly enumerated in the plan of
campaign, that the Allied General.; were constrained to

yield to the just observation; of French General.

"Then arose in the council a new difficulty—the road
from Alouchta to Simpheropol appeared to Lord Raglan
too exposed, and he considered that from Baidar to
Btltsai-Serai preferable. But it was evident that Lord
Raglan yielded from weariness of discussion and not
from conviction; and the consequence was, that at each
instant, and in every question of detail, the tacit oppo-
sition of his mind made itself felt without his intending it.
"In face of the terrible and doubtful chances of a
general assault, and of the perpetual menace of the north
side of the town, which our attacks could not attain,
and which would always escape from us, General Can-
robert, after so many disappointed hopes and so many
unexpected and unfavourable events, attached to the
projec!.ed operztion so great an importance for the suc-
cess of the campaign that he did not hesitate to make
the sacrifice of himself to what he regarded as the capital
point of the situation.
"In order to arrive promptly at a successful result,
he proposed to Lord Raglan to give up to him (the
EnglishiGeneral) the supreme command, and he entreated
Omer Pacua most earnestly to f :(low his example and
to act under the orders of Lord Raglan.
"His lordship was for an instant astonished at this
proposition, for there was in it a self-denial for the public
good often difficult for even the most elevated minds.
It was, beside , a heavy responsibiity, the sudden weight
of which, peritp,, terrified the English General. He
at first refused, then hesitated, then accepted, and after-
wards demanded that the French troops should under-
take to occupy and defend the English trenches.

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"That strange proposition could not beaccepted. The
development of our lines already demanded for daily
guard a large number of troops; and it was not pos-
sible, without serious inconvenience and an increase of
daily loss of life, to augment the number. The Eng-
lish trenches could alone be occupied by the English.
The general refused. From that moment there were no
means of coming to an understanding. Two conferences,
the first of which lasted near.), seven hours, could not
vanquish the repugnance of Lord Raglan. The first
t blow sustained by the good relations which until then
had existed between the two generals-in-chief was the
recall of the K ertch expedition ; and the refusal of Lord
Raglan to co-operate with the plan of attack proposed
to him by General Canrobert was the last. In conse-
quence of this reassal, the position of the general-in-.
chief of the French army with respect to the troops
whom he commanded, and to the chief of the allied
army, became almost untenable.
"The resolution of General Canrobert in this circum-
stance was speedily taken, he did not hesitate to sacrifice
himself fur the public welfare, and to descend of his own
freewill, and in the interest of the common weal, from
the elevated rank to which he had been raised by his
Sovereign. It General Canrobert kept the real cause
of his sudden determination secret, by ascribing it to
his ill health, he stated the truth to his Sovereign. He
thus writes to the Emperor on the 19th of May :
" ' The little relative effect produced by the numerous
and excellent batteries of the allies against Sebastopol ;
the non-attack of our external lines by the enemy ; the
re-opening of the fire, an aggressive measure which had
appeared very probable, and on which I had founded
hopes of a success more decisive than that of Inkerman;
the arduous difficulties which I have experienced in pre-
paring the execution of the plan of campaign of your
Majesty, now become nearly' impossible by the non-
co-operation of the chief of the English army ; the
very false position towards the English in which
the latter has placed me ; the sudden recall of the
Kertch expedition, to which, I have since discovered,
they attached a great importance ; the extraordinary
moral and physical fatigues to which, 'for nine months, .1
have not ceased to be subjected ; all reasons, sire,
have produced in my mind the conviction that I ought•
not to direct in chief an immense army, whose esteem,
affection, and confidence I have been enabled to obtain.
From that moment my duty towards your Majesty and
towards the country was to demand my being replaced
by the general for whom, in his intelligent foresight. the
Emperor had confided to me aletter of the Commander-i-
n and who united the conditions of capacity, moral
authority, habit of conducting great undertakings, with
the energy necessary to bring to a fortunate and serious
result the vast enterprise with which the death of my
predecessors and the will of the Emperor bad charged
me. The soldiers and the officers are all well acquainted
with the warlike qualities of General Pelissier ; they
will give him all their confidence, and the co-operation
of us all is secured to him ; and I know that your new
general-in-chief has the strongest faith in his success.
Your Majesty will allow me to observe that my name
is too wellknown to the troops, whose confident affection
has never ceased to do me honour, for me under exist-
ing circumstances not to remain in the midst of them, in
order, in their fatigues and dangers, to set them an ex-
ample of devotedness to the service and glory of the Em-
peror and of France. I, therefore, request your Majesty
to allow me 'so command a simple division in this fine
and heroic army, whose conduct has conferred and will
continue to confer so much honour on Franca.'
" To the Minister of War he wrote thus :
" r Tne army which I leave to my successor has come
out of the rude and perilous trials it has had to undergo,
fuller of ardour and confidence than ever. It is a glory
for France, and has never ceased to be to me a source of
consolation from the devotedness which it has shows
towards me up to this day, and.it is ready to accomplish
the greatest undertakings which may be enjoined for the
glory of the Emperor.'

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"After General Canrobert bad despatched by tele-
graph the communication recorded above, he requested
the presence of General Pelissier in his tent, to whom
he confided his intention of laying down the chief com-
mand. Toe language .f General Canrobert greatly im-
pressed General Pelissier, who in vain attempted to shake
his resolution. General,' exclaimed the latter, I im-
plore you not to carry out your intention • later you
will bitterly regret having done so.' General Canrobert

simply replied, ' To have performed my duty can never
become to me a subject of regret.' He then described
to his successor tbe position in which he was placed,
and the difficult relations which existed between him and
Lord Raglan, and which rendered his further presence

at the head of the French army almost impossible.
General Pelissier listened to his late commander with

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emotion, and once more requested him to delay the
execution of the plan he had decided on. 'The despatch

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has left,' replied General Canrobert, and he handed to
his successor a copy of it. General Pelissier ^ read it,

and then, in silence, shook the two hands of General
Canrobert, and the generals separated.
"The next day tho following telegraphic despatch
reached headquarters:--

"'Paris, leth May, 11 p.m.

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"`The Emperor accepts your resignation. His Ma-
jesty regrets that your health has suffered ; he congra-
tulates you on the feeling witch made you request to
remain with the army ; you will there take the com-
mand, not of a division, but of the corps of General Pe-
lissier. Give up the command-in-chief to that general.'
"General 'frontal, first aide de-camp, and Col. Wau-
bert were alone acquainted with the decision of the
general, which up to the last moment was kept a secret.
"On quitting the command-in-chief there remained
I to General Canrobert to fulfil a duty which his heart
dictated to him ; it was to take care of those who were
attached to him. At an early hour in the morning he
called the officers of his staff to him, and announcing to
them that he waQ about to leave the command-in-chief,
he proposed to each what he thought best suited to him.
Every one bowed his head with a feeling of deep regret,
but also with warm gratitude for his having thought of
them at the last moment.

afati able support which has seconded my efforts during
the different trials that we have passed through. For
my own part I have asked of the Emperor, and now
demand of our new commander-in-chief, not the honour
of the command of an important corps-d'arm6e, to which
the Emperor has appointed me, but that of resuming the
command of a division.' The emotion created by the
latter words was intense, and was increased when Gen.
Pelissier recalled the signal services rendered by Gen.
Co.nrobert to the army and to his country. The inter-
view then came to an end.' "

" Meanwhile General Pelissier who had been rent for
by the General in-Chief, proceeded to head quarters on
accompanied only by his aide-
the morning of the 19th,
de-camp, Lieut.• Col. Cassaigne. General Canrobert in-
formed him that his resignation had been aslcepted by the
Emperor, and tbat'his Majesty had designated him (Gen.
Pehssier) as his successor. The command in-chief was
given up to him in the course or the morning. At 8 Gen.
Pelissier was at the quarters of Lord Raglan, with whom
he had a long conference, for this great event would evi-
dently open the field for new proceedings. About noon,
Gen. Pelissier had returned to head-quarters. The gene-
rals commanding the corps d'art:L.l6e and the other gene-
rals had been convoked, and assembled in a large hut
which Gen. Canrobert had caused to be constructed for
his offices. There, surrounded by the officers of his staff,
and with that greatness of character and that candour of
speech which is peculiar to hint, Gen. Canrobert ad-
dressed his adieus to the chiefs of that valiant army which
he had so long commanded—adieus which touched every
heart and brought tears into every eye. He alone was
calm and firm, descending front the high dignity of com-
mand with the same simplicity that he had ascended to it.
" He who is about to command you,' he said in ter-
mination, `is already known to you all for his great mili-
tary services. I place in his hands a fine and valiant
army, which he will lead to victory ; and you, generals,
will give to my successor that faithful and in-