The daily union., 1854-11-26

had charge of eight Of the heaviest guns stood on the
adder, and waited for the word AT last il tried
70 keep cool but could not help getting little excited and
sung out snow, you beggars, let them have it."
From the London Times of Nov 8.
II contrast the event with the prediction do not
see that disappointment need be very serious Sui-
Gent allowance had not been made for the difficulty Of
bringing up siege artillery TO the heights occupied by
the and twenty days elapsed before the batteries
were opened upon the These three weeks enabled
the garrison To strengthen their defence very considerably
their fleet sacrificed useless supplied hundreds OF
additional guns the arsenas of the place stored with
munitions OF and large renforcements of appear
to have been poured n What the actual numbers of
the troops thus brought up to the of action is hard
to but Prince Menschkos dispatches represent the
from Kertch and Perekop arriving within eight
days of the battle Of the Alma and those from Odessa and
Bessaraba as entering the Crimea about week later
clear that the original garrison must
have been joined by forces rendering greatly superior
the besiegng army according TO the principles of cacua
ton in such cases established.
The proportion of the besieges the beseged ought
be at least to whereas it improbable that
the force dsposabe by Prince Menschko for the defence
OF Sebastopo is equal TO that under the command OF the
allied generals The consequence is that not merely
conducting great siege, but engaged with army
powerful as In many respects indeed, the opera
tions of this remarkable enterprise resemble those of field
service generally rather than those of ordinary seges
The place is not completely invested the north side it
is perfectly open and the garrison enjoys therefore, the
extraordinary privilege OF free communication with the
adjacent country. 1t is protected the side of the
attack by regular ortifcdtions, breach in which might
consummate the struggle but defended by large earth
works armed with heavy guns There is relieving army
hand in addition to the garrison and the forces of bot
owing to the incompleeness of the investment may be
combined for any operation either of attack defence
We may be called upon any moment to encounter the
whole Russian army in the Crmea either under Prince
Menschkoif in quarter Gen. Lprandi in another
If these circumstances taken into consideration,
do not think that any conclusions at all dscouaging need
be drawn from the reports received The fire Of the
Russians has been maintained with unexpected energy
but our own batteries have been equally well served and
the relative advantages of position shown by the
small amount of casualties compared with those of
the enemy From NIL learn their losses must have
been than six times great Our position
itself too has proved that attack upon it by
900 aided by the chances OF SURPRISE failed OF
material Meantime by the very nature OF such
operations every day improves prospects and Injuries
those Of the Russians If our camp cannot be stormed or
batteries senced powder and ball must eventually dc
their work. and Sebastopo will fall In every fortress
however strong the of defence must necessarily be
finite and the ncessant crash OF the bullet and explosion OF
the shell must in the end spread destruction around them
We may win nothing beyond heap OF ruins, but ruin
must come.
1t results however from this peculiary of circumstan
that work. after the fall of Sebastopol may
still be left incomplete. Even if batter the place to
pieces the garrison may escape on the other side is it
possible to suppose whatever may be the execution done
by fire. but that very large force of the enemy will
survive the capture of the town. We may still have to
deal with Gen Lprand and Prince Menschkof even after
Sebastopo is our own, and it is fortunate that our COM
mand of the will enable to meet the contingency
with such facility We resources than the
Russians Russian ground and within few hours
sail of the Of action the Ottoman capital with its
large supplies of men, needing only discipline and command
become excellent soldiers 1t is certainly possible that
the capture Of Sebastopo following close on the victory Of
the Alma and thus concluding decisive campaign with
single of success the side of the Russians
may SO dishearten the enemy alarm the Gar to
hasten the termination Of the war; II is more reasonable
however to anticipate renewal of the struggles but OF
this at least may ourselves that the capture OF
such place ebaatopo will not be found disappointing
in its results The Gar may Ensemble his convictions
proong his resistance but his power in the Black sea
will be gone and his designs upon the Ottoman empire to-
tally ruined
PARIS Monday, Nov. &c, p. m.The affair of NJ Soule,
which ore menaced to be rather unpleasant in
Its results be considered as seed and the rumoI 10
which alluded in my letter or yesterday respecting that
gentlemans return to Paris route for Spa'n Is coH
petey correct mentioned yesterday the charges which
stated have been alleged against NJ Soue as justify
ing the step the authorities adopted against him. may
now mention what is said on the other side 1t is denied
by Soule and his friends that his conduct since his
turn from Madrid has been otherwise than prudent and re-
served--more, indeed than might be expected from his
rather impusive character 1t is affirmed on his behalf
that he has conversed WITH the members OF the
revolutionary party in France that he even denied him
self them whenever they happened to visit at the house
where he staying and that he did not converse with
the chiefs Of the revolutionary party in London All
these assurances, understand have been given by NJ
Soule himself to the other members of the American dips
omatc corps in London and TO the secretary Of legation
who commissioned by the United States minister in
Paris proceed to London to NJ Soul6 that subject
certain that such being given NJ Mason
thought it his duty to inform NJ Drouyn de LHnys that
unless NJ Soul6 allowed to pass through France on
his way Madrid his functions in that capital
he should demand his passports
The French government rs | have already mentioned,
repeatedly declared that had intention of offending
the of the United States Independently of its
right exclude from its territory any stranger giving
of umbrage it founded its present act law
acted in 1900 in virtue of which any French citizen who
should become the naturalized citizen of foreign State
should enter reside the French territory with
the permission of the government NJ Soule had be-
come nanralized American subject and had entered
France without the necessary authorization therefore, the
French government had not acted agnaat International
The government however expressed its regret that
hing should have occurred likely to disturb the har-
nonS between the countries and either believing OF
loubtng NJ Soule innocence has consented that he should
through France his way Madrid for the differ
appears still to be maintained between residence and
passage The government decided, think very proper
1t has quite enough IFS hands at this moment with
,ut being drawn into quarrel with the United States At
al events Mr. Soues friends expect to see him tomorrow
Cor. London Times.
w read in the Courier de Ia Gironde
Z" An old soldier, feeling his end approaching, and wish
ng to die like good Christian, sent for clergyman to
administer to him the rites of the church After having
md received unction, he asked him with feeble
Voice Can you tell me- reverend father if Sebastopol is
aiken p The clergyman astonshed at such question
rom dying man. answered that yet there was no pos
tive account of its fall The sick continued The
ask the question is about depart for the
,ther world ii would have given great satisfaction to
be able to announce the good news to Marshal ST. Ar
maud. AT these words his head fell back on his pillow,
and after half hours suffering the poor soldier breathed
his last"
Greeh Merchants Of London Rejoicing at The Successes Of
The Czar.--Shayp Commentary from Me London Times
Adpice 10 Foreigners.
1t has been ted that many Of the Greek
merchants resident in London, who probably their