New-York daily tribune., 1854-08-25
TIVE RUSSIAN EXPLOIT IN THE BLACK
N SEA.
Frn TIE I.ondon Tin,,.

Fyom The London Tiaa
Matters must be strangely lged in the BLACK Sea
"redihle that although strict blocka is suDoo,
a he maintained off Sevasopol aud although the co n
bned fleets supposed to hold snch undspated
over bose waters that not Russian ship dare TO put
ont without certain capture destruction the blockade
Sss been evsded, and Russian steam ing has ma e
her ay without moestaOn & the mouth of the RE
bous- tbef ,he proceeded the atc coast, aud IA r.
supk several Turkish vessels laden with corn-tbat aha
We, next Heraclea aod brougt or two vessels aisn
Nth coal That ali this stated Al Consa Die 10 be
t,ue # the Rusan rgate Wa mr NAV be- sssn n
another portion OF columns this day IL s aided that
but for miracle Of good luck the Engh steamer Cycops
must have been surprised by the Russian frignio without
her guns aboard and nily have fasu an e4sy
prze. The Cycops had BEEN appointed % to Hsra-
Gea there 10 examine into the Of the nes f-on
which the coubinsd fleets TO draw oples of col
II il 10 be presumed from the accoaut - publish that
the Cyoops had landed her gus at ople and
was 10 take ber departure IN peaceful trim fOr Hsra
clea Fortune however Provides than the Bit.
ish Admiral, and more viglan thrn the officer con
ducfng the blockade had determined that the English
would require some repairs before her deo tie
from Consian ibope. she was detained IN these mi ht
be performed and consequently lae Heraclea We
must rejoice at TIE eircunstaucewe Congratulate
ourselves upon the fact that accident n'erooset 70
prevent the meeting Of Russian and an E,gsh shin
Not ell our national prejudice in favor Of owu seamea
can lead suppose tnat Eugish shp wth,at her
batteries could cope with Russian frig .te with all her
guns aboard and well s IL for the officer CONDUCTING the
Blockade, and for Admiral Dundas, that result did
moi follow As il IL, the achievement able as il un
doubtedly is 10 the activity and gaantry of the Russian
cruiser remains but The fufllDent OF bravado the
only positive sdvanag their -ide has derived from
the cruise is that the Russins have proved block
ede conducted by English aud French aos we
may be doing our galan allies injustice; it he by
English ships alone-is but mi se.ahe and in ,ficlnt
kind OF proceeding which they bre ak through a. their
will and pleasure. In every way the expedition
appears TO have been conducted with remarkable
%snne2 not ana mere ,nor2n:hy erO eoa
in which the safety Of vsluable ship of.w wa.
compromise con out q" mere spirit Of bIaggadoco They
given time, they would find English steamer in a per-
feoty deenseess condition. They Themselves sp4tcIed
TO The rendezvous through the Gordon of bocka ling ships
vessel OF sufficiently pow erful 20 effect the cayture
OF that English Ship That vessel arrived at the proper
place, and at the proper time 1t was no fault Of the Rus
sian captain Of his that their prize was not living
ready 10 their hands Ia the reads 1t scarcely
be said to have been e fault Of the spies on whose ufr
nation they acted. All done and well done, their
ssde There to have been kind of doubt that
but for the f0ruous circumstance of the Cycops Meeting
some .fDg repair which delayed her departure, she
Dast have been captured and would most undoubtedly
have either been des rOyed Owed into SsvastopJ in
TRUMP by her capior. Ii the Russian Gar has the dis
creton to knos wben he is well served he will give the
captain of the Vladimir the of all the OF all
the Saints in the Greek calendar His cruise bril-
liant service, credtably performed.
But what shall say to Adnralsl Two
three roips must be mentioned in aggravation of thir
gross culpable and dsgracefu negligence Had this az
fair occurred in tre of long winter bocks e,
when MS hts dark and long, with heavy ca running
and every circumstance of and weather calculated
to exhaust vigilance aud dull the senses, it would have
been mon @ Ineligible But such not the conditions
under which The blockade of SevastO Dol conducted at
me present moment. The nights short-the ner
in its pride; the few hours of nominal darkness are
light enough for the purposes of efficient blockade it or
inory SQilaAoe be exercised Again. had the ship which
broke n block ade been sailing ship which had put out
10 sea when the wind blowing off Shore and had the
blockade been conducted merely under the fast
would not havr appeared thoroughly amazing sail
ing ship with hut br lower sails set gdes n,lseessy
along when only sleepy eyes are on the lookout for her.
but the Vi1dlmr il paddle wheel steamer whch cannot
progress without the usual accompa nens OF claer AMI
nose and putting and smoking, which are lnseparaoe
from the action Of such ships The more one Reflects upon
this transaction the incredible does appear that
steamer Of this kind aud class could stsam out o 9asnPo
as ouietly as Penlnsular steamer would drop down
SOUTHAMPTON Wate treat the blockade a'a fiction, aud
crue about Back Sea al the pleasure of her captain
as though allied fleets had been made of browo paper
This the matters conducted when stout Oh
Sir John Jervs had siml duty iu hand aud IoaordSe
was with the inshore squadron oil Tculon Ihe naval
Paadins of those dave had but canvas TO York wltn nd
the Gulf Lyons is not just the mo pleasant cruising
ground imaginable IN bosierons weather hut thny maui
lair ed the block ade closely that not hhermans oat
could gOi without neurrnS CERTAIN cap
ture or destruction. Snope was bad enough but eisoas
of many kinds urged at the time which sdenc~d
thew did not convince the querulons we acqnlesceH
peaceably MS an guor p public should IN the proposition
that French and Engish ships Ought not al particular
season to navigate the which bore the Russians 10
their prev but of those points of excuse or nsnca
ton can apply in the present case Ihe comnel meets
IRE In full aci m, The blockade formed, the weatner
most favorable the blockadiog squadron DO du0t tormea
of picked shps and here is the result Ii there any
thing which could add wings to our desre tha tho com
bjned action of the Anglo French fleets and armea against
po NAV be attended with speedy effect 1t the
fear tbat some untow ard event. similar IN charae ou'
far more dlreu in result than the cruise OF the Nian
NAV ag ain occur Who can answer Tor cons dehsoS,
when the business Of the country is 50 ineicien'y con-