Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1854-11-28
EVENING STAR.
AN INTERESTING LETTER FROM PAR S

& PARIS, Nov: 13, 1854.
EDITORS STAR The Baltic fleets were
going into winter quarters by the time I
returned to Europe. SO that did not at
tempt to reach them. The expedition
to that sea is admitted by even the stronv
est partizans of the allied GovernmAk
to be a complete failure-a strong rever-
sion of ths picture, described in such
magniloquent terms at the sailing of tn,
fleets last spring. The Black Sea, how
ever, at present offers contest of intense
interest, because of iis uncertain Issue
and the very iml ortant consequence,
that may follow either the success or tn,
failure of the allied powers. Il they
should prevail, English arrogance ant
injustice will return with their increased
power and confidence: and as France i>
evidently following without hesitation
her indications, We may anticipate re-
issue of the orders in council and the
Berlin and Milan DEGREES against your
commerce and Russian exports and con
sumption. Should the allies fail. it will
be the signal for the hitherto vascillstine
Powers of Europe to declare against the
western alliance. 1t will produce
change oil ministry in England, with per
haps radical change in the Gov ernment
France will be shaken, probably. into
another revolution that will turn u,y
republic, merely because there is no on.
man now in the nation that can conccn-
trate upon himself the public approba
ton if he should aspire TO sovereign
power. Great events are depending uron
the result Of the seige of Sebastopol, and
liberalist cannot well remain sur
rounded by the politically distracted eie-
ments of society in Europe and not spec.
ulate upon the future with a glowirc
hope that the cause OF liberty will flour.
ish in the Inouldering ruins Of monarch
ical and aristocratical institutions.
The expedition to the Cr;,nea reyer
would have been undertaken by Napo-
leon l., CT by Wellington. It has no
ultimate end Of sufficient importance 10
justify the hazard and the consequences
of failure. 1t is evidently gotten up
by the London Times and such other pa
pers rs are in the interests Of the threat
ened aristOeratic and conservative parties
in England. France follows, willing 70
fight any where, to employ a dangerous
soldiery when at peace, and hoping, too,
by association with their former conque-
rors at Waterloo to dispel the moral in
fuence of that depressing event in her
history. The allies have much to con-
tend with in attacking their enemy at d
point where, if they had made the selec-
ton in the entire empire, it would prob
ably have been the last one; and it viii
be found that, when the allied reinforce
rnents are arriving too late, or are entire
ly exhausted, Russia will be in the full
receipt of the great resources of her vast
country. Immense efforts are being made
in England and France to fill up the
ranks, or to increase their armies in the
East; but the recruit IS must continue to
arrive just in tine to be defeated in de
tail. In the mean time there is no man
or power in either country that has es-
tablished, by previous military service,
sufficient character, or that has the moral
courage, to recommend any course but
that which IauSt cause immense damage
to the allies, even if they destroy Sebss-
topol. The papers in Europe say moth
ing of the expense Of this war; but i,
must necessarily be beyond any prece-
dent, even in the history of Great Britain
The facility with which sixty or seventy
thousand troops were transported thrct
or four hundred miles, ard landed upon
an open coast without accident, and the
helplessuess of the sailing ships towed
into position before Sebastopol BY steam
ers, should not be overlooked by tn,
United States. The superiority of steam
vessels for all purposes is settled. j.