New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-08-19
,.rr,r INVASION or THE CRIMEA.

F,osa Tho yosSoz Times. fHg B.
W.. s,e nj length In a condition to present TO the pu0lc
go "a NO more than specuaiiODs and surines on the
movements of the allied srnes IN the East Apoul tne
time write II not on hs very cay force ngae up 81
90 Soo and 100 coo will invade the Crrnea and at
tenyt 10 effect lodgmen on the nights commanding ue
baror of Sevaopo. The preparations have been some
t;,o in proqress ant the rum0red visit OF Generals
Brown and Canrobert 20 the Crcsssien coast with o09o
men was re ally to o landing on the Cnmea we
believe we may safely say that, all things consdereu
the attempt ia OF unprecedented magnitude anu
Importance. There nave been inyasions On iargc.
scale but they irave been by land; mere nave
been naval expeditions more remarkable Tor Su-
dacity but they have not been to compare WIN the
present in the number OF men ana 'e y, =;
aymement II will not be supposed that we say his IN
any boastfui confident spirit Tor, beside inat inc eA
pefence of the present war Is itself suclent 10 chste
excessive expectations there Is no lesson so plan on me
lace of all military annals that the result OF armameRs
ia by in proportion 70 tner suenen' IN ,ne
gre affair it is sufficient that having once Ia
he cause should make efforts and ventures IN proper
ton TO our means our courage and our sagacy What
ever the succe s. il will be satisfaction TO know that we
have not been behDdbad but have done what we cOtd
The event we leave higher Power. ia, then, with
the gre attest satisfaction that we announce an enterprise
corresponding to the dignity end resources OF me Two
gyee western powers Eng and and France and 80 far
fusfyipq the confidence of Turkey. fortnight will
probably elapse before any tdlngs OF the result can
arrive but earlier date we shall learn from the hast
that all the disposable forces nave emoarkea ior e
neighborhood Of SevastopO.
few wears ago certain groundless panic suggested
review OF al nvasons recorded in history ana the
results were rather remarkable. was found that Ire
quen nvasons have been by land they have been ex
ceedney rare by The very few that have occurred
have almost invariably presumed degree OF sympathy
and the part of the natives or there have
been some other circumstances to lessen the dcuiy ana
diminish the character Of the design II we look to our
own shores William the Conqueror came as preender to
the throne with show of right and party IN his inter
est He had, too contrved to secure aormdabe DIVER
sion in his favor by the descent of the Norwegian eet
our northeast shore. William III brought his Dutchmen
over by express invitation and hailed as deiverer
The Armada would have been sent hther but for
he o
waves were hostile il reached these shores
Onr landings in the Pcninsuar war were very
large scale nor all in the nature of hostile inyasons
Putting asdethese and many other operations as wholly
dssmar or very nconsderable we come to the success
the beginning of this century The French had but few
difficulties to encounter, the enemy were Mamelukes
ard Arabs Harmed idiscplined and what was more,
divided and indecisive. The English landed beach
lined with French soldiers and artillery and the result was
such to show that the vantage not 80 certainly on the
side of the in possession of the shore az might be
supposed. There could be doubt of the courage
and discipline Of the French soldiers but on this oc-
sasion they beaten from the shore and across
the ssnd.hls by one of the most indifferent armies
ever dispatched from this country The success OF the
British force that dashed up The PoS%se s and and
speedily beat retreat hardly be considered an ahsr
oflegitmate warfare being little more than pratica ana
fuitless surprise unamed and unsuspectng Popua
ton On the whole il may be said that there have been
NO naval nvasons at all worthy OF the name They have
been attempted under such exceptional ana
be solved, and naval expedition, conducting near
100 COO men several thousand miles from their homes to
shore strongly fortified against them, ana occupied by
hostile population wholly without parallel and new
event in history.
II may argue presumption anticipate great results
nom an attempt confessed to be unique not only in ts
magnitude but almost in its nature. But there no pre-
sumption in seeing that all the of the thing are IN
our favor Ii very obvious on the first sight that tins
great Sevsstopo that seems to challenge the united pow
or Of all the fleets in the world and threatens 10 pour as
we are told least thousand shot at once into any
eel that runs the gauntlet of its terrible batteries built
on the idea that be attacked by land 1t is
made against everything that swims, a. II the land would
take care of ITSELF This oversight If indeed was
oversight not TO reckon on the possibility OF hundred
thousand English and French soldiers being ahoat IN the
black Sea- How far the omission has been repaired dur
ing the last few weeks it is impossible TO say but such
is the nature Of the ground Immediately above Sevastopol
that IL would be impossible, with very long notice,
to raise works Of defense upon which would not be com
manded by other ground IL Is possible the attack
may degenerate into blockade and only persevere
we ultimately out the garrison of this proud
fortress. But hope to report end of the affair long
before il comes TO that pass and with the forces at
disposal there why every stone and every
plank in the fort should be at the mercy of the allied
armies in very few weeks, even days We may then
please hold the Crmea against the Russians long
~ may purpose to retain material guaran-
tee But we will Dot pursue specuations that any day
may defeat though very few days may give theK more
definite direction.
THE ESCAPE OF THE GEAR.
The LoEdos Ii9es
man gets up in the morning ON his own premises,
" but little knows where he may sleep at night The
Gar of ALL TBE RUssIAs has lately been within an
of offering in his own person practical confirmation OF
this well.known saying, What would the British ppb-
lie have tbought,-whst would Europe hSve thought