Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-08-26
TIE GJRoPnAN WAR.
TIL INTENDED INVASION OF CRINEA-
SITUATION Of SENASTOPOL AND DiF
FlGULTlEs OF TAXING IT.


1t j. announced by one of the last Geographic
| dospatehc-, received from the East by wa. Of
| Malta and Mar>ees that on the 2ls Of July the
| light division of the British army. under Gen.
| Canfober, embarked nt.NRrna at Bnltsohk
aud whether this fact be strictly correct not
", entertnin doubt that between that date and
the present time the allied Amy haz sailed ff#.l
the shores of Balg aria 10 invade the Crimea.-
some weeks ago the reasons were less obvious
which induced IL 10 depreoate the advance of the
Anglo French army 10 the prinoipalities, and to
argue that the relief of Silstria and the passaga
# the Dsndb, undertakings which might
cost too dear il they purchased by the
sacrifice of II moro important operation
/ s9pily tho immediafe objects have been
complished by thu Turks themselves, with only
the oral rpporf II the allied army. 1t never
entered ia. the plan Of the campaign adopted by
,iarshal st. Arnaul and Lord Raglan occupy
either the valley of the Dat be or the Dobruds-
cha. omar Pacha lad asked at 'rst confer
ence q. 80 aimed gunrI ais for the mol4 support
OF European detachment at Nnrna, and the al
ol ,mnaD1crs ave HIM more than b asked
not, u .hr result his proved witbou effect. But
tho chief advantage Of his aovornent Ia Ourselves
was Ia gam time for the arrival of the heavy guns
from WoolSck aud Tonlnn, and in some degree
L. uccustom the troop, 20 th5 climate. 1t was
also desirable lat = hottest period % the n
should pe over before active operations bePan.-
All thes, considerations must render our meaning
perfectly clear, when disputed the lap OF op-
crn''ons '0' most of our contemporaries were
directing towards tie Danube, and steadlly point
ed in the direction of Sevastopol.
1t now d, comes expedent to consider Will
grcnter detail the nature oi tho proceedings 10
winch this Remarkable expedition may give rise
y! Ao htst on prclimlhrry operation for the con
quest ii Ia, t.imea ana The siege of Scva .'opo
as for any great maritime in"gsilu, is to Ell Il =
landing OF the troops IN such "A manner and III
such position that they may be able 10 hold
Their ground against the elemr unti IT,. array
vi'h IT, artltie4Y and res has reached the shore
and Is prepared to take the field. For this pur-
pose the spot selected for tln 'ndnc must unite
several favorable con Itlons. 1t should, if pnssi
bic, have sufficient depth Of water 10 allow the
approach of Il ships, on at lee of the steam
irge'es,so as togi,e the boats and the troops the
shelter OF the ships guns. 1t is indispensable
that fresh water be found on the spot in sui cient
abundance to supply the Immediate wants of the
army, and that some natural facilities should -
ist tor throw,ne up ilcd works to protect the first
landing from an attack by the superior forces Of
the enemy. 1t is also necessary ard de irahle
that the enemy should, as far as possible be de-
crivel rs to the eNnct point on which the attempt
is to be made. Surprising these conditions to be
r'pllze It L., ca.el lated that in about three hours
n sufficient number 81 men and guns NAV be land-
ed II ena1'v the detachment to hold its position,
against any force that the enemy is able 10 bring
against IT; and in the meantime, from the ennr-
l,. dzn# Al ,r In, ,llio1 e,.o- ,,,,n.,, liz i.r
,ynuld nod c,,usil,,,Il,, t. H., ,r,,,.,h 81 ,I j.;
y,,li,,, nr,,, -
u. X . -
on which Scvn,topol stands undoubtedly combin-
as manly OF the conditions favorable to such an
attack Between the port of Scvnstopol aud
tap"cherson, -, within n distance of about seven
l'to,I '''''" w. ~, W i'''
IL - 'J " ~.
M .l.l'l - - - - ~ '' ~ ~,
" " 49, ' ." '''' w 80 "' ',n'io'o
- w ~, ''"'.' VI ~
,;.i,a." ~ ~" ~ = ~
,.,,I, -, - "'' ,'.'
,',:, ,' , ~ " '''"' i'''','" ~ u
~ uo,",'' ""1 mona III GU Pc ''IS''"' some sueh
49, I'm y" Us - "P'''''.'''r
~ '''o'''' "''' '''' '''s' '''"eu,'a VI
Wv ~ - ~ :" b" =, =" ~ " an ''''S
:, 70 wv ing '''' a"', '''''''"i', =,
wv" ~" Wv ~. n'i' = sn'"'' III w map VII
'"'' - 9"'" f"'''''' va" 10 ''",'''
" H., ''' "''"' NJ" ~ '"' i'"' ~
''',' " N"''' 'ii''9' W ,''"9 n''' 'na''
"",'' ,'""' '"p y'"' '''"H''P'' vas 'o"ie
y ''in'" "' y. 'c ''ilo s"', oiia was oo''-
n".'uNo ny ''ils o"l''''' - '"' ""n ''i,'
l0'~ i'su'o' wan nus pe''' ''''''" i'"'n me
= !" Nv 1p'''' ne nol"'i' ","' wv" nnl, vs.
III 'nR'" ou, !, p'ounA It nav '"iS wan T. sun
unsupported ny 'h n oo'""1Ns required To CIV II
S''enst" una "u''Ni "''' '"p "eis"'e c ou's'o
a. = II 'S S''h Wv "' o's'eo''S "'i'') " ION
"oie 'o'",'"S' y. t"S,,, ..'' -. J.
rom '"' o's, '''o' ''a'''" wv na'' oo'. "'''
10 '''''' 'he h"7S''' 'o'''I Nv" u ' ''',,,'
'"hs'7, i''"'if"'S y. wv ,tr' VI ~" =,
corps "''''' '"u'r ''''''"' 49,
may am "hs l" an en''''Ne army VI 'o,oo" ,.'eh'
exclusive "i inc h"r'',es anu uo'Ns"i" '"'''
cMs'lnE II" 0'N as'' pa" N - ''"h"o,' s,.a. u
IL,