The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-08-22
EDITORS CORRESPONDENCE
vvow ara IoNpoS CORRESPONDENT.

IA Io,n Russell /, a bad hand at keeping people IN
rs paradise The Times does the thing in different s .e'
When il announces the capture Of SebAstoio ~
o. without getting embarrassed at the sneers o. Is
Iii or the scepte ast0nishment Of the multitude ABOUT
be time we write If this very day soieias
the Times on Saturday last, " force made up o.
french and Turks and amounting TO between S'v AAu
1a 600 men m invade the Crnea, and attempt 70 eject
-, y, ~. h.srb,s commanding the harbor Of sebasto
- II !. unnecessary TO say that this statement pat Tor
ward In 30 authoritative manner ty me gouih~l Ao -
the Official organ the British AZ the an'n nous sVa
81 ,h Russian government created an immense sensation IN
London ana an that John bul who ioI some time
10 yruubiing on Of this no war al
tended however BY all the comfort OF wariAAe ana
prices. passed Sunday in an egresoH ieoi paraoise-
But Mopday came and with Monday there cane the seers
~ Ne Nondar papers 1t Is ungrateul task, com
spo.i the Morning Post, be called 10 disPd the
brilliant which have been conjared mp before
pue weary expectation BY the inventive beneeenee Of
contemporary In whose columns OF Saturday an allied
farce from ysrua Of 100 600 nenfrench Turks, and Eng
.-uere landed with infinite pomp and historic ercurn-
stance on the shores the Crea Such language ofeourse,
would not suited the srtnoas, the sage and inc NM
ria Morning Chronicle lis I'd and cautious remarks
are nevertheless very positive IN CONCLUSION Athough
yral circumstances appear favor the suppoon that
attack mon Sebaz.opol by the allied fleets and armies
may nos be ia progress cannot be said that there L a. e
ag pos.ee grosed for this opinion When NE remember
drly observed Morning Herald that bulng the mar
ket might be Of great nnlucky officials well as to
unfortunate cabinet fnAncers their present distress
must confess receive the exuan announcement with
very considerable distrust. 1--WE only know, said The
psilv News the sailing Of fifteen vessels and AZ Is a
most barbarous the pat Of the Times 10 cram as many
as 100 allies ew vessels especially IN this hot
weather.
Now what are all these Journal Of the Illness
force in eynism The Times has made up It's mind for the
conquest Of bastopo and the Times has never been known
10 change its mind otener than twice week Accordingly
in its numbers yesterday and to-day, il continues to
pose and explain plan Of campaign What incident to
relieve it from execution Of that plan not perhaps
known vet ITSELF But the Times lives on providence and
providence provide ats faithful writer WIN soae
little incden, Just sufficient for The job
shall now deal with facts which, in the words Of the
Chronicle 'wenld appear to FAVOR this supoon Oh an at
tack against the Crimea and Sebastopo In the hrst place.
the Chronicles own correspondent at the camp of farna
write. oth the French and English troops beginning
TO show discomfort their nacon the nature Of which
they are unable comprehend The Turks also
the passive attitude Of their allies and it is TO be feared
that elnpoInen be speedily found for the troops,
bad feeling viii be engendered both sides" II
might said that this il the very object aimed at by the
sive occupation the Turkish SOIL viz provoke hosi-
ties between the Turkish population and their protectors
But LET observe that diplomacy has not for the first time
been compelled to abandon ueaeherous and insious Oh
Gully the resistance of the intended
VICTIM bat Of the difficulty in finding willing
Perhaps the British army with the recollection
Aganistan does not Ike repetition Of the attempt to cut
down ally the suggestion that he does not ike The ALI
ancc And not the fate Of British army in Afghan
stan the danger Of rupture with the French may perhaps
have upon the English generals in determining them
not to that double crisis which If very we'd
come the Palerstons, Russel and Aberdeens al home
might have some very unwelcoe chances for them
their instruments abroad The French continues the
same correspondent determined 10 something
;ler The Psrisas viii pelt them. This last expression
might the sentiment OF the army, without being the sent-
ruent generals and inarShals II happens however.
that Marshal ST. Armand is threatened with recall, and
thai Prince Napoleon desires to the winter at Paris and
both uxy like show their faces the Parsns wou;
hating dpne something, least pour Ia goire. These reec-
lions be borne by the only positive which
the TIMES could vet show Of ground for lis assertions
With regard Sbasiopo The council OF war, last held
Yarua, and attended y tie aarais who from Badhk,
to the resolution told you my last letter, that
something ought TO be done. In consequence this
oution Generals canrober Sir George Brown went
Badk, fourteen vessels Of the feet weighed anchor
and reconnaissance made the shores of the Crmea
and the neghborhood Of Anapa The generals
stated have had troops with them: but this is
dced BIZ the Tes correspondent from Devna British camp
dd 10 this that the transports lying in the Bosphou have
been ordered up tarna and that the Turkish gun boats
preparing place themselves under the orders OF the al
lied sinals and then you have s the facts, from which
you will hold yourself advised that nothing has been done
the expectation Of the sudden fall Of Russia
great stronghold in the south.
The position Of Russia in Asia and the Caucasus is also far
hess desperate than has often been alleged to be- The
Ruasan 70 1nan the Russian troops though
discipline, and commanded b. generals knowing what they
ere about Tie Turks the oiher nand rniseraby
ocered though better soldiers than the Russians their
commanders Of Bescd Pasha without military
experiences authority and the Hungarian officers the staff
incapable for good because Of their advice being never
listened to BY the Turkish superior officers. Thus il happened
that the Russians have been able beat with single
army both The corps q Seim Pasha Uzurghe and q.
zarf Psshs GamFi and they said to BE- s.
raBeing the siege o. Kars
u tree that designate The forced eracuatiop
SfTascha a. triumph Of the Russiaa arms Bat that de-
Feat is perhaps, only defeat in the military sense while !,
may be changed into diplomatic victory And ut a. MOI
forget that Russia oT the military sucese.
Or the point GhesEeiF a her @rmes being acoastorsi ia
ok ufon their only ia the drlo
matte and with view fJs diplomatic rueeesses
Now what Is knssiss position the military sense ana
what the diplomatic? In the Baltic she has no risk beyond
that Of losing the Aand islands about The time ~ tao
months, 10 be recovered during the winter sweden and
hennatE ere u0dor her control Finland no exposed
70 invasion rebellion Crunsadt and Sebaopcl declared
'mpregaAbe ~ TIE RrisislI aniir~ IL Poland deere
peed oT her % ie.r rebeor. Polish rebellion would
suppressed BY Ausis and Prussia il wuuld be ineited
by Rssss herse did shc encounter the seSous hos
tty II those powers ip order bring ilep round II
Ned.va and Be-sara3 She therefore enabled TO conoen
trate all Der forces There she employ thea, th
right against the advancing Turks, the left against
vader Of the Crnea II Austria deicrmaed take til
held, she holds said PozBd against Der. she hold
hungary aEE her Lastly she wouId even hold Moldry
tgarnst hes For hat Thfpese hG .he Bulgarian peasant
ceea brought aysg from the nobruja out to Hok At To
fartihcaon II Tokbsni Therc fhon il the line VI To-
Sers'h, IN the hrst place there uula be the line 81 tn
Pruh; but bfore thai reached the season fr oeera
uon would long have eosed Finally, her position in Asia
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