Washington sentinel., 1854-05-26
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South, &C., Sc.
New York, May "a, 1854.
The details by the Franklin of the lombard
ment of Odessa, admitting the most favorable
accounts, in behalf of the allies, to be true,
still show that assault to have been unsatis
| factory as victory and indecisive. The feet
sailed away, the Russians remained in occupa
ton of their city, which was not essentially
damaged. Ten days would probably render
the Russians more efficient in resisting the en-
elny than than they were before. After their
bombardment, the allied squadron sailed away
probably for Sebastopol, where the Russian
Black-sea feet lies sheltered behind double
line of Notifications, which command the en-
trance to the harbor. If the allies are success
ful in entering that harbor, and in capturing or
destroying this Russian fleet, in return tor their
| terrible overhauling of the Turks at Sinope,
then we may say that Dundas and Hamelin
have struck an effective blow. AS far as their
operations have extended, they can have no
| other effect upon the war than the operations
OF Admiral Cockburn, in the waters of the
Chesapeake, had upon the war of 1914, which
was, to rouse up sterner spirit of resistance
to the subsequent movements of the enemy.
Perhaps by the next steamer now due at Hall
fax, we may have something from Sebastopol.
If the Russian squadron there is captured,
then the allies and the Turks will have the un-
disputed occupation, and all the advantages of
the transportation Of troops and munitions of
war, from point to point, along the shores of
the Black Sea, which will be tremendous ad-
vantages indeed. But, while the allies are oc-
cupied in blockading the Russians, both par
ties are about equal upon the water, (both
being neutralized,) while on the land side the
Russians will hold undisputed sway. We are
waiting, therefore, anxiously, for further news
from the Euxine.
With regard to the Baltic, we are not yet in
expectation of any decisive operations on the
part Of Admiral Napier. The Baltic in a
shallow sea, and from the vast number of
large rivers which pour into it on both sides,
and from the narrowness of the straits which
connect it with the ocean, it is the next thing
to fresh water lake. Hence it is always
frozen up in the winter in the direction of st.
Petersburg; and from the last accounts, the
progress of Napier to the northward was still
impeded by the ice. Doubtless we shall hear
of some bloody work as soon as he is able to
come within range of the Russians. But here,
too. their ships are sheltered among clusters
ofislands, which are bristling on every side with
artillery peeping out Of their holes, and through
the embrazures of heavy walls of granite, in
numbers almost incredible. Napier has
rough job Of work before him, and we appre-
hend that his greatest difficulty is, that his
ships draw too much water to enable him to
approach within gun shot of the enemy, with
out running aground. And let vessel de-
tached from the main squadron run aground,
and it will, probably, be devoured by the Rus
sian gun-boats which swarm in the shallow
waters all around the island of Aland, and all
the approaches to Helsingfors and Cronstadt.
But there is no immediate anxiety concerning
Napier because his position is one requiring
time, caution, and a careful survey Of his
ground in every step Of his advance. The old
fellow has shown that while he is hot for fight,
he has proper respect for the strength of his
enemy, and is not likely to run blindly into the
jaws of destruction.
Concerning the attitude of Prussia and Aus
tria, they seem to have more of the confidence
of Russia than of the allies, notwithstanding
their declarations of neutrality. Louis Napo-
leon evidently suspects the good faith of Prus
~, &c 1,
army of which he is to take command in person,
on the Prussian frontiers? The sister of the
King Of Prussia is the wife of the czar cir
cumstance of no small weight in deciding the
alliances of nations, especially where the ques
ton of legitimacy is also involved. The twenty
FIVE years Of the wars against France, ending
in 1915, were simply waged to put down the
republic and Napoleon Bonaparte, whom the
allies did not regard as legitimate sovereign;
and, therefore, not entitled to throne. 1t is
hardly possible that the "old fogies of Austria
and Prussia have got this miserable crotchet
out of their thick heads to this day. We have
had plenty of evidence to the contrary. As for
Nicholas, he does not disguise the fact that he
looks upon Louis Napoleon as an interloper,
locans tenens, to be supplanted, by-and-by, with
a legitimate Bourbon, if one can be found.
But the steamer is due at Halifax, with three
or four days later news. If there is anything
in her intelligence worthy of special notice,
shall advise you with its publication here.
Within the last three weeks over As, 900 emf
grants from Europe have arrived in this single
port of New York. The streets are alive with
them, and "the cry is still they come"
If this rate of influx from the British islands
and the German States were to be kept up for
twelve months it would give us an annual ad-
ditiop to our population of over 100000 souls,
and chiefly of men and women in the prime of
lfe The value of man, likely to become
good and useful citizen, cannot be estimated
in dollars and cents; but assuming that this
years accession to our people from Europe will
amount only to six hundred thousand souls,