New Orleans daily crescent., 1854-12-25

DOuOl6 N16eb. .ElSatu IdSes
From The NevYosk Herald, Issh
WHAT THE RUSSIANS THINK OF THE War,
ais +. 4 shaffner, Secretary Of the Anofri,
X y dan Telegraph Company, recently retdrned
from Rnssia, has favored Us with some interest
&Dg inior ton on public opinion tbare N reia-
tion to the Crimean campaign ans tne prospects
iof the war. Mr. Ehaffner left sae capital after
tho battie0f the 25th Of Octgpe
When the report reacbsd ~. petersburg that
The Allied forces had eSEually sailed from Var
ma, il was scarcely 9edited that an invasion OF
tha Crimea NJ Seriously contemplated. The
events which bare subsequently, taken place in
that Feninsnla have sufficiently proved this.
Nicholas never fancied that the expedition would
be undertaken in the face of seyere winter.
He gave the allied commanders more credit than
IL suppose that they would risk the defeat, and,
perhaps, the total annihilation of their army
the climate Of the country and the tempestu-
Gus season Of the year, so near at hand, were as
hostile to the English and French as they were
favorable to the Russians. In the middle Of
nctobar, the storms which have already wrecked
SO many vessels of the invading feet begin to
sweep with resistless fury over the Black Sea,
and render the transport Of troops often impos-
sibie, and always attended with more or less
danger. The regular supply Of provisions and
try where no food can be obtained, the situation
of d hostile army under the most favorable cir
q cufllstances must be critical in the extreme.
Hence the Crimea was the last point in his do
aninians where Nicholas anticipated an attack.
The danger, as he conceived, lay in Poland and
along the Austrian frontiers, and there three
hundred thousand men were under arms ready
to meet it.
When, therefore, the Allied forces landed ait
y Eupatoria, the Russian commander was almost
taken by surprise His whole available forces
IN the Grimea amounted only TO some 2b,eu0
men, including the garrison Of Senastopol Re-
Endorsements, however, could be brought up
within fortnight s time, and provided sufh-
Gent delay could be obtained, Sebastopol and
the Grimea we're safe. In Prince Menschlk lkotf's
dispatch sent to St Petersburgh before the battle
q the Alma, the plan of the campaign vas . Gus
tanclay tala ao Mns He was 20 holo sne allies "a
cnech Y sssies q gemsn.s, IesIeaelng'
oh 1ne cisy aeIs w ~ "
Ssesa ssae PeMsriui "a u ~
" las' TON shy unIoreseen acluent, w
xes a.u as lou l1 - aeieau
vtasaoR9l Nlln tas lorSe nnasr ~ commhnu'
~ altenueu 70 pioH up 1he iorts, shk the shlls,
3h1 Bn0ll PIT nhtli. villa an lhcreased army ny
eoulo omar the enemy nattle with hopes O. 81
AEeEss Rursnant TO this plan o. skrmlsn 4 nfst
took place near kupatorias 10 Mhion tne NUS
hlansslost lbtg men, occas9nea ., cnieny py ne
guns oi fhe aiiieu vessels. 1nls analr nad oeen
soafcsiy notiee1 - tne reports We nave Ieoeisea
a., Az Anna tne isfsslans declared tney had put
lneis aiiu tnas alter tne 1aIsle tney wee
,s1 Tnaoaeu 70 resreae m gooG oraer 70 tne clty
1ney 1sy e4pectea tnal tne Alhes Wou.a speeaiy
ioiloT. MenscnlKon even declared N ms dls-
patches % tne Czar mat, py a vigorous assault.
tne strongEod might az tnis lime nave peen
Saptarea; her sucn q result ne seems 70 nave
y. ueen snlly prsparsu. Dut Wnen ne saH tnae
q HgHItAtea
slenalng tne place were strengthened. CourieTs, l
morning anu evening. we're sent 70 81. refers,
Y purgn WltnS lnteiigence tnas ane enemy haa
NOE aitefea nis p0sitlon. Ana Wnen at last the |
enemy aa9 press iorWards and lnvested q por-
slon ol INC CITY, the anxtousiy expected rem,
1ercsmeniss u under Llpranai, had arrived, and \
AaensohIkoh felt certain Of ultimate success.
Mith hundreds OF thousands Of men at his l
command, and communication to the Crimea /
open during the winter, by means Of sledges, |
the battle Of the Alma, Balaklaya, and Inker- |
mann hare been as good as 80 many victories to
Z .he ozsr. but the allied troops -deeimated by 1
Waf an0 alsease, with their supplies Of amrnu-
nltlen and food cut of Or delayed BY the storms
" the blacE sea-mnst be considered q lost |
army, though every man shonld display the |
Svuls1sc 49, &. III, N. n Il ~ =. /
serlens question now Wnesner even retreat ls
III nas wnsn
= tlsans.y nv artaisly were ~ sa'ely
saIssa ~ ae EuRSatorla T. cain summer Weather
gM Mol,ap shsy iase now, Wnsn u mas eeen
ad y .giana ~ me Wno e were
opseea 70 remain IN the ships, tossing for days
hp9a =, those ssoimy waves nat Houia necome
~ sne Iennane @ that magnlncenl armament
~ sucn tempest ss that Wnien destroyed
Z y liliItytWo Vessels OF tne heefs 10 Winter IN
sme Slllaca Monlo g scarcely less usastre
ALAe severity q Ihe climate, ana the uneeaslng
y Ieishtiesss perseSeFing, enemy
Mealu isarIuly aessen taelr numbers: IS
nafsiy possible snat Iney coula MAINTAIN thar
pressns posleon, Inc husslan mas already
pronieu py tne experience OF the campaign de
s las learned tnat his own musket q Q very lnte-
. 1lor WEAPON % tne MIME rlte and lt IS expected
salss tnlS ~ ssaaRantage under Wnloh no now
~ asuors - VII Y, snortiy pc removed. Under every
81 W. case lor rtune Seems 70 froWn upon
ss prav9ry can 40 much IN most cases,
~ u sn,s syen tne aauntiess courage and i'm
~. " az erlhahn can
i Wy proiong lns sterueggie. ID ass
g defeat before the walls of Sebastopol will
entail results upon which it would be vain to
speculate. Dissatisfied with the failure Of the
ail- planned expedi tion, the French people may
wreak their vengeance on Napoleon. The
ainance between England and France will then
be blown to the winds The policy Of Austria
and Prussia will yacillate no longer, for self
preservation will force them to side with Russia
Inc revolutionary spirit now smonldering in
Ata* Il ~