The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-08-08
THE WAR.

The war still drags its slow length along
The whole campaign of the allies has been
hitherto conducted in the most mastery man.
ner, on Mr.. Calhoun's principle of mastery
inactivity The strong allied feet in the
Black Sea has not yet even taken Odessa,
great depot of provisions for the Russian ar
miles, and which they might have made de-
pot for their own. They claimed some time
ago to have silenced the Notifications of
Odessa. Why did they not take the town
Why have they not since taken it 1t is net a
strong position like Sebastopol, yet it is an
important position as a grain depot to the
power which holds it. Why mot take it then?
ing the Russians What is Sir Charles Ma
pier doing in the Baltic? Why is French
| land expedition now sailing to the Baltic for
the first time! Did not the great military
men of France and England know as well
| when Napiers fleet sailed as they know now,
| that the Russian fortresses in the Baltic could
not be reduced without land force, or, if
that were practicable, that such victory
would be barren of results, unless there were
a land force to follow up the advantage
gained by the fleets THERE'S no explanation
| of the most mysterious, unprecedented, un-
heard of dilatoriousness and delays of the al
lies except upon thesupposition which we sus-
pect is correct that they are afraid of the
effects of real war upon the popular ele-
| ment in Europe. The Gear, with no dread
| of insurrection himself, has the power of ex-
citing insurrection all over Europe, and it is
this power, and the knowledge that his enc.
| mics are aware of the fact and tremble at it,
| which give him such amazing confidence and
obstinacy in the face of the finest fleets and
| armies of England and France. The fear
| of the oppressed people is the only rea-
| son why they have not yet pushed him to ex-
tremities. If they had refused to court the
dynasties, and trusted the people of Europe
they would have disarmed Russia long ago
of the only formidable weapon of aggression
which she holds in her hands.
Escape OF RoBBKRs-A few days ago we an
| nounced that Mr. Malone. President of the Farmers
Bank. of Lancaster, Pa had been robbed, in q
hotel In Philadelphia, OF carpet bag containing
$1,000 Subsequently, two Germans were engages
| In Wall street, N. Y, in changing large amoun
Of bills of the Farmers Bank of Lancaster, int
gold Their conduct excited suspicion and po
| liceman telegraphed to Lancaster to ascertain III
| robbery had been committed there. No answer wa
received and the parties in question left In the st
Louis for Europe last Tuesday. Not more thai
four hours after their departure, the N. Y. Chief
Police received letter from Philadelphia, announc
ing the robbery Of Mr Malone; but the thieves haf
made good their escape
Nor An AMERrcAN--A man named William L
Millar. who was on board the steamer Routh, witt
Mr.. Borland and Others when Capt Smith sho
Antonio tout of which affair grew the difficult,
which resulted in the destruction of San Juan,
states through the columns of til n Y Evening Pos
that Smith was mixed blood, part African and
psrt Portuguese. and no more American than An
| tonic.
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