Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-10-02

The next arrival from Europe will be looked 6r~itd to
With anxious interest public expectation being on upioe
the result of the siege Of Sebastopo which has
already commenced. We copy the following remarks on
the subject from the New York Courier aud Enquirer
"a magnificent scene Is about to DO enacted such as
has been exhibited In modern warfare The siege
Of Sebastopol has by this tme commenced Seventy
four thousand drawn up before the fortress the
flower OF tho Englh the French aud the Turkish army
combining martial strength, and provided with warike
material such as was never before concentrated upon
single stronghold The defensive force Of the fortress
amounts to at least many men, reckoning both the gar
risou and tho army in the fed and is situated that
Inducements may easily be thrown upon from different
quarters. 1t seems TO have been generally anticipated
tho landing Of the troops would take place about the
10th OF the present. month, aud that II would be followed
by sharp battle. The troops 81 course would land
der Of the guns Of the men-owar, which include
less than thirty ships-of-theiue and sixty steam
gstes The ships would also DO engaged at the same
in preventing the Russian msnofusr from leaving
the harbor The allied troops are inspired With the greats
srdo and represented to be In excellent health
They accomplished the difficult operation OF embarkiug
with great success and very evident that the expedi
ton does succeed 1t will not DO owing to any
Of spirit upon the part Of the soldiers. The only positive
the allied forces labor under IL the latenes
Of the The time for active operations before the
closing iu will be abort that there be lit
hope oil any decisive result except by coup de mAin
aud the OF this mode Of attack be cal
culated upon With any certainty The ships will not be
able to approach the fortress enough TO take e
fectve part In the attack and before the operations Of
the land forces will hereafter eoSross interest The
Of the Crmea chiefly Of Tartar origin, aud
the peninsula was acquired by conquest iron Turkey
about eighty years ago The people, IL Is said
well disposed towards Turkey, and will lend Russia
| any effective aid.
ISebastopo Is taken, Of the most important ofthe
conditions peace named by the aes will have been
cured the open Of the Black Sea the o.:
the world-or with Sebssopol will fall the only real key
Of the EuIine. Ii is with this consideration that the al
lies have resolved TO concentrate upon all their available
forces stake the result Of the present campaign
upon he Of attack There is yet not the least ndi-
Of yielding spirit upon the part OF the Car. The
order reduce Odessa TO rather than let it a into
the hands OF the enemy shows determination to main
the struggle at eTsry cost But on the other hand,
tune is onl, closely cemeuting the alliance between
ErglaDd and France The late meeting between Prince
Albert and Napoleon Bolougue showed a mutual cor
duality Of feeling skingy significant of the cordiale
tsnte between ihs leading nations Of Europe The
will on and Sh tar greater energy then
Happy indeed is Republic 'Saj is spectator and
not actor"