The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-12-31

NOTES on THE SIEGE OF sEBAsropoL.

wag in one Of our public journals proposes change
/ the OF Sebastopo 10 that OF Bombastopol' and
truly think the alteration would not be altogether in
expressive inapplicabe Without the slightest inten,
ton to derae from the valor of the allied armies com.
posed of nations all times distinguished in for
centuries rivals and now after long series of bloody
struggles fighting side by side in cause we
must be permitted express the opinion that the
almost every day in the British journals of the
before Sebasopo parake largely OF the grand
Eloquent and bombascal In this respect they furnish
striking to the Russian despatehez, which,
theless are uniformly denounced by the allies unm-
gated falsehoods
OF late il must have been observed favored with
but few official Disqualification the commanders of the
allied armies in the Crimea, and these exceedingly
brief They enter into few particulars, they ae-
eompanied by any specific details OF the killed and wounded
except among officers of the highest rank In place Of
these from the rhetorical correspondent of
the London Times subatern officers and private soldiers
from which we are led believe that every in the
British besieging army is Hector Achilles an
Ajax, armed with his bulhides. 1t has long been
article of faith among the British and clodhoppen
that Engishman could whip two Frenchmen but il
has only been lately demonstrated that he is overmatch
for at least five Russians These last represented as
fighting with most determined desperation, with equal
skill and far superior numbers yet they invariably
defeated with loss of two three greater
than that Of the allied armies In short the siege Sc
basopol ~pic, the incidents al
moe, as reliable those of Troy. ,sss1;-s ..an,; ,
parallel but the appearance of the gods and goddesses
in propria ersoar and the finale Of the wooden horse
! Victory after victory thus gained by these rascble
eer-wrters. II the garrison of Sebastopo makes or-
drives the besegers their batteries spikes their
guns and retreats without being pursued after attaining
its obecttha of weakening the enemy and arrestng his
approaches for time is great victory the part
the allies although at most nothing than repulse
If the Russians without the walls surprise the French
nJrAa
thousands drive them from their works. and retreat r.
forwards to their former position without being pursud
carrying their artillery with Them another great Hc-
tory of the allied armies though in the technical Language
of war; it would, like the preceding, be called repulse
Thus too in the late sanguinary battle of Inkermsnn
where without doubt the British fought with m
than their usual vigor and irmness After Of the
obstinate and bloody anywhere recorded in
which il is conceded the Russians fought with equal vao
and equal Skill they, after decimatng the British troops
and than dccmatng their officers again retreated
to their former position without being pursued, and
tnued TO hold it unmoested at the latest accounts This
too is called another great vctorya victory resulting
nothing but reducing the vctors to still greater Difficult
ties and instantly converting the besiegers into the be-
sieged
These victories present other very peculiar features
We told by these eterwrters that the Rus
slams fought like tigers and fired with extraordinary
curacy and effect that they repeatedly crossed bayones
with the British and that the latter consisted Of
than 5000 General Canrobert says 6000 the former Of
$4,000 Under all these circumstances, II is somewhat
difficult understand how the loss of the Russians should
have been stated in these reports $4,000 and that Of the
allies only 5000 AT this rate every British soldier
have despatched two and half Russians II
this loss of five thousand fell led presume
principally the British and their force stated by
General Canrobert amounted only 5000 men, nearly
the whole must have been placed hors de combat and the
timely interpostion Of the French saved them from utter
humiliation. AT all events few such battles, and
the siege of Sebastopo is likely to end like the famous
. Combat of the Kilkenny cats
In all thess encounters from that of Alma Inker-
MANN it will have heen observed that the British suffered
much than the French and il is now stated that of
the original British quota OF $4,000 men only 5000 or
5000 engaged in the last battle II would that
the old national rivalry temporarily subdued into
generous spirit of emulatonas confidently as.
suredhas operated much powerfully on one nation
than on the other No cam for moment doubt the
courage of the French for it is the characteristic of the
nation yet in the Of the Crimea the French army
although acting in concert has only played second fiddle
to be unsteady correct been always absent
the overture and only joined in the finale We far
from wishing to dragons teeth between Oreses and
Pylades but it must have flashed the minds Of many
who have watched the progress Of this memorable siege
that John Bull has hitherto done all the work and nearly
all the fighting, if to judge from the eloquent letter
writers whom have previously referred This may
his choice for aught know and is of our bust
but if he believes he is covering himself with glory
while bearing the brunt of every sorte and every attack
and after all, being indebted to the interposton of the
French his safety think he is very much mistaken
There is old story which somewhat pat to
purpose giant ana dwarf, who had patched up sort
of entente eordal agreed to set out together in search
adventures In the first encounter with enemy the
dwarf, being exceedingly mettlesome, and whsl,
ous 10 distinguish himself in sight of his new friend,
rushed forward before him into the hickes of the fight
farng very badly when the giant came his
lief and rescued him after be had received broken head
Bravo exclaimed the giant You perfect hero,
aud VIII conquer the world when you grow bigger
In the next encounter the dwarf again distinguished
himself by taking the lead bearing the brunt Of the battle
and coming ont with the loss of eye The giant again
I came his aid, and congratulated him the victory
they had achieved In this way they continued through
various adventures in all which the dwarf took the lead
and, usual rescued by the giant until at length
having lost eye arm, and leg his ardor began
friend on the back, and cried OUT At him, my little
game cock and yourself with immortal glory Elk
cuse me- friend quoth the other rather tired Of
this partnership in which get all the blows, and you
all the glory. am going home TO repose under the shade
/ of my laures'
THe BEkLh Casa dentist Of Philadelphia takes bis
professional brethren of New York sharply to task for
their interference in this He says;
Our courts their judges, we'll the professional
men engaged both sides of the recent unhappy trial
abundapty able procure here at home all the in