Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-08-29
Madison county. Va Aug. 23, 1851.
INVASION OF THE CRIME


| There is perhaps no operation OF the European
that is pregnant with important results than
this which appears by orr last accounts TO have been
determined on by the Alfred Powers, and for which
the mos, formidable preparations making.
II is seen that so long a. Russn holds Seba to-
pol in s present strength, she WILL unless constantly
| Kept in check, command tho Eux!ne Her ships OF
slip out and knpn, and do what mischief
they like, a1d return ~ their nnprrgnar shelter, AMI
be safe from all retaliation Turkey never hc +ac
under such atatc of things object "t tho war,
therefore, cannot be accomplished sn Ions; "a u tN!ss
In the words of Lord John Eu,sc there Is another
| m0dc"-anor.cr besides thEt of having prcdonIi-
nant voice in the Provinces of WallachiH and Moda-
ria-'.n which the position of Rssi0 is lnenacing to
| the iudcpcndc nee and integrity Of Turkey mean
the establishment of great fortress, prepared with
all the combinations OF art made a. mrrcgnablc a. l.
is possible for to make il. nnd containing within
its port very large fleet of ncotbattle ships, ready
nj av time To come down with favorable wind 10 the
Bosp phnrus l say that TIM; II Il position so mcI.ncng
10 Turkey that treaty 81 peace could he consider
ed wise which left the Emperor of Russia i'll tha same
| position III menace.
And hence the necessity that is now seen. OF NJ
once dprivinc the Car al Formidable and 50 mis-
chcvou- position. In The PrincipaltIes. i'll all pro-
bnby, there will now b" little for the French hn'l
English forces to do rcSulIitr action u iurkcIs
and the threatening atti!udr ni Austria nny lrrap,
sulir" keep Russia nj pretty respectful d!stnnc"
So that the opportunity is favornb" Tor dash nj Sc
bustopol, bv the means through winch such nm cNpnlt
would b" succcsslultlInt Il 10y IN INVASION ~ me
ton that the for;rcs, is mprccnablc Walls OF gran
itc surnountcd with guns and nortars, ana bombs
present force of resistance which no amount "i a-
val arnameuts could overcome. But landwaEu II Is
different, 81 believe" writer III the Luno:!
Times who is evidently familiar perhaps profession
ally So with the place, ''thut if J0,OGO or hOOoO men
were laiGed in the buy South OF The haro"f' ana 10
the North of the arm where there is fort, they would
if only opposed by the ga:risnn soon carry ' place
And then he goes on to show that iii The invading
force should succeed in landing under cover "i the
feet it should Immediately seize upon me heights
above the monastery "i 81. George. which nay" n
general command of the PLAN below rs 'nr hs Hcohs
| torol and where It could "rfy ITSELF while the land
in. places in lis rear nt the convent, wn III mode
rate weather afford facilities for bringing up supplies.
From this point" he continues, thcrc Is si"pi!iS
descent SebastUpO terminating IN hc'Sh ust L"
the south of the extremity of the harbor, which 1t
oyerooks nj distance not beyond the range of shells.
Banklava is also assnilnbc from the eastern elnlna-
ton of the range of heights behind ST. George. lie
operation Of such landing, he adds, must ncplta-
bly, be conducted on very large sche, requiring
great force and though not impracticnbe, can hard
" fail to be attended with considerable rlsk, as kns-
sa after all that hus been said on this SUBJECT must
certainly have made every preparation Iof '' "ps'
nate defence" Certainly, II Is not I" be expected
that such an invasion would he quietly submitted t"
The invaders must cxpcc, Ia fight for lt--th"y would
| be well prepared to do 50; with what success, nt
| coursc remains 10 be seen. But there they would
| have no iupregnablc s,r"nT-h"id to encounter. IL
be fair trial of strength, and bravery, and Skill
| There is another considerations. Scbastopol, It rs
ascertaincd might be captured, and still the Rus
sans might occupy, aud wo"ld prove Troublesome H.
the Crimea For there is range oi mountains, cX-
tending sixtv miles from the South towards that for
tress, behind which they might entrench themselves,
| and be perpc;ual source Of annoyance. Bu let
these mountains be occupied at once, Ut IS arSrcd
by the allied forces and while they may by such an
obtain access Sobns"po itself they would
at the same time footing which might cnahl"
them 10 effect the reduction of the whole OF the Cr
| mca There would it is true, be an immense Russian
force to overcome, i'll that direction. An army
of some 10000 men, it is understood, is stationed
around Scbasopol and will Of course advance t" re-
sst the invasion, come from what quarter they may
| But they are not irvulncrablc. They would meet
with at least, their match in the invading forces of
the allies; and the fight may well DO there rs any
where ese--for the French and English have set ont
| to fight the enemy somewhere.
This i., however, no l!n,icr Of speculation what
ever Oh our part. The la-t ndviccs iiom Europe
sured us that several divisions Of the French and
| English forces in Turkey starting on such an
expedition. The most reliable account ia that they
embarked unlcr their respective commanders on the
2lst of July at Earnn or BOltschik. But, whether
this uct be strictly dorrcct not says the leading
| London journal of tho 9Th inst, owe entertain no
doubt that between that date and the present tmcthc
allied army Ias sailed from the shores of Bulgaria to
invade the Crimca."-lN. y J0arRaI cf Commerce.