The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-11-04
Prom the N. Y. Journal Of commsree.
sERASTOpOT.

STA fall into the Black fact which alone IS suihcieni
explain the anxiety of Nicholas have easy oommuni-
cation with the Mediterranean Whilst the Baltic is closed
BY ice for six months in the year this communication is
always open The region furnishes the best material for
shp-buidng to be found in the Old World Had Russia
the uninterrupted opportunity build ships the Black
and right Of free exit to the Mediterranean she would
become in time the great maritime power of the world
Peter the Great built his ships for the Black one Of
those rivers Russia not only build ships cheaper than
any European power but them for less. On the
other hand Turkey holds command Of the only outlet from
the Black sen to the Mediterranean The straits Though
which the navigation passes well defended On the
Bosphorus and the Dardanees there no less than
forty-sx Turkish forts and batteries mounting l40O
guns These Notifications were inspected recently by
Captain Cuum the distinguished head Of the sappers
and miners at West Point who informs that they
enable Turkey bid defiance to the most powerful feet
in the world Russia wrung from Turkey, in 1929
rmation Of the right she claimed her vessels
igate the Black sea- but enjoys passage out to the
Mediterranean by precarous tenure and under the
guns Of these orresses whose rowns she could direct
them would be aimed all other navigation but her
Her policy both financial and sanatory highly restrict
i've while the grand commercial principle Of the Turks is
unlimited freedom With the power of Russia extended
over these valuable possessions Of Turkeywhich she has
ever attempted to weaken--she would quickly seize St
Jean DAcre the best harbor in the Leyant from which
she could at any time throw her forces upon the English
line of communication with the East Indies and prevent
intercourse with them except by the ercuitou route of the
Cape of Good Hopethe object Napoleon doubtless had in
the conquest Of Egypt and Syria Give me Malta he
said, and will make the Mediterranean French lake"
Nicholas with St Jean DAcre would throw the shield Of
Rusan sovereignty over the Leyant and if possible
Mediterranean Russia has long been operating the
land side also upon the British possessions in Southern
Asia She is constantly we're in her growth driving
wedge before her towards them The auNetes OF France
whose possessions lie both sides of the Mediterranean
and of England have been profoundly and justly excited
BY this southern progress of Russia accompanied was
with these threatening aspects
The operations the allied powers upon Sebastopol fol-
lowed by the destruction of the great Back-sea feet of
Russia come therefore within the direct objects of the
waged by the powers By destroying the control
of Russia over the Black sea- which IS It's immediate effect
The growth Of Russia in southern direction will be effect
uay checked for years Kossutl has said that the
ment upon the Crimea bluuderj that IL took off
Is 600 men from the point of attack The of
this opinion be explained only by considering the OBJ
ject for which Kossuth would fight lie looks the
dempton Of Hungary only aud sees that the power of
Austria its enemy win be augmented through the action
Of the allied powers The movement upon Sebasopol, If
followed up with the destruction Of inferior positions
which would to be expected viii have mighty i'm
port the affairs of the bcIligerents This is the gate
that leads 10 Byzantum written by Catbarne over
all Russia intent upon the acquisition of Consantinope
and its dependencies This object of ancient policy de
sired and sought for centuries is frustrated the re-
Of Russia crippled her prestige is in measure
destroyed and the sick man is partially restored life
and vgor.
But is sehasopol taken If already taken it must
fall before the mighty force with which il is invested Its
mainly intended for defence against fleets
They chiefly casemated castles with from two three
of guns faned generally by round towers instead of
bastons These castles occupy the headand and prnc
pal points bearing upon the defence of the harbor They
are without bitches, covered ways outworks and are
consequently perfectly open land attck moi requiring
a siege They may be ppeached frou, six hundred to
thousand yards depending the ebre Of the artillery
Their mode Of construction vor this operation than
did ST. Sebastian in Spain which 1919 was preached at
six hundred yards. The Sebastopo castles are built Of
limestone filed in with ruhble masonry defective PLAN
They heavily and numerousy armed however the ar
mameHt exceeding l300 guns IL Is possible that since the
of land deences may have been erected but
these would require 10 be Of considerable extent it is
not probable that they of 4 finished or o hi,
character The rocky and regular character Of the sur
dhang country makes IL difficult construct the breaches
and parallels which are neceszay afford the requisite
protection against the carrying Of the works by siege
Hence the probabilities arean opinion given to us by
Capt Cuum and written 10y for publication in adj
Of the late newthat the allied army has found or
viii find but little difficulty in carrying those works Of de-
fence the land side though fleets alone would be per-
fecty powerless against them,
The 'oFce opposed Omar pasha probably $50 coo
Whether portion Of that force has been transferred to the
Crnc is known nor is possible to say what other
troops have been placed there by Russia Their inrioy
however French troops has been demonstrated the
battle OF Borodino Goscaw where the forces were
about equal and the Russian troops were strongly en-
trenched with powerful artillery and in good position
defending as It We're their hre-sdes almost under
tile walls Of the sacred city of Moscow-with all this
strength and these powerful Inducements the Russians
were defeated with great slaughter by NapQlepn suwar-
was beaten out Of Italy BY the French The Russ has
had contact with the English In times but the
superiority Of the LATER is uhqueatoned The mighty
forces Of France and England armed with every weapon
OF modern warfare therefore be opposed only by the
inferior Notifications and of Russia The re-
ceyed from the Crimea il unfopndad "a what has already
q2cus7ei gheh nave to suppose VIII proba-
bly, be confirmed by the achievements Of the allied
powers IN that important theatre of the war,
AaAlGAMrioN MExlcoA respectable citizen Of Aus
tin says that while returning from Basrop lately he dis
covered late hour Of the night at Mexican camp in
the vicinity large number Of poems Mexican women, and
Texas slaves The poems and slaves playing monte
smoking cigars and drinking liquor He noticed one slave
with his around sonora and another laying
her shawl slave while he reclining the
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TiLSno TO ruE poISr-The following Is COPY Of Tie
thauksgyin procamation oil Gov Powell Of Kentucky
Lazarus w Powell governor of the Commonwealth
veinber 1854 day Of thanksgiving and request that
the people OF Kentucky that day suspend their ordinary