The daily union., 1854-11-28

M time being SO far as have adyices this figure ak
as very much their reinoreemens They are then, in
aent ~ weakened morale from their many disasters
. essened in the strength of since the commence
r of the siege Their long line Of operations will rem
a.. the repair of these damages impossible Turkey is ex
n,used of It's military material and of relief Eng
a ia not prepared afford relief The condition OF
Fooe is but little better and whatever disposition she
NAV have to maintain her eagles her renforeemens can
,,t reach Sebastopol in time to succor the siege.
Contrast this state of the allies with the Russians Their
O,orcements are already in communication with Sebas-
,ono MenschikoG is now confessed to DC outside "lh
o ora force but little if any, inferior the whole
ecinp army The losses of the besieged are doubtless
coniectural but as they are behind wen-eonsruc'eu
desDees. generally defled from the enemys proJec-
,ae their casualties comparatively small IL were
roy,e figure 10 estimate the loss inside the works
, mo men; but lest oyerrate the garrlsons admit
chat loss and yet Sebastopol is defended by 10000
prssa, soldiers The allies are beginning to feel and
A., ,olites of these men. AS soldiers, they endure
-. .,;I and hardship and peril uncomplaningly They
- horn and bred to discipline, They the mortimer
!, ,.o past whom the wars and conquess of the past
hroo centuries of the Cars have inspired with the
IDEAS of nvncbilty and the faith that God is on their
.de They strong in physique brave and dauntless by
ure and fnatcal in their devotion to their country,
their religion and their Emperor These but few of
h able traits that mark the character of the Russian
oder An that has been told of their defence of Sebasto-
o has illustrated their fidelity to their cause and the
aueraed vaor that has wasted the strongest thrones Of
and reduced vassaage and tribute the hordes Of
eastern barbarians that time threatened to drive
,b hammer of the Cross from the Old World The labor
the toll the disasters far have all been the side of
the allies The Alma was disaster. Balaklava was
defeat. The naya attack was failure, attended with
Iomenable and irreparabe damage These fair con-
,sts and the conclusions irresistible that Sebasopo
will not only sustain itself, but they will visit upon the
invading army all the rerbutons of they regard
aggressive and unholy
The horrors and disasters of this siege have not yet had
their beginning Sebastopo will surrender With
Russia war is not game Of chance 1t is calculation
and science whose results little less certain than
mathematical calculations And it may be fairly inferred
that when Nicholas trusted the hier his throne and
pre the Crmea the cost of his war had been most ex-
acy estimated He knows the strength OF his tortresses
The vaor of his army and their fidelity to the Cross, the
banner that they have unfured and have invoked Heaven
to their aid in replacing the ruins of the holy city In
this spirit of fnatca fury find the key to the unex-
ced obstnacy of their defence The rule of eges is to
take advantage of the night repair breaches and to
strengthen the deences The Russians however are
ting at defiance this safe rule of caution and display them
selves in broad daylight under the most destructive fires
of the allies repairing the little their guns have done
wards preaching the walls Staws show the way the wind
blows There are signs, however, of determination and
A. Jaf,
cate resolves that are not be shaken by any of the usual
horrors of war
But there many other considerations that into
our calculations yet conclusive in their strict military
bearings upon the result of this siege The place is open
nforcements and supplies and cannot be cloed by the
aes by any renforcements that reach the Crmea
in imeto the fate of SebaStopo whatever that may
be- Every day of delay is disastrous to the allies and of
advantage the beseged The Russians erecting
deences pectng their mines and preparing the thou
sand engines of destruction that to complete the
mage and slaughter of their enemies in the breaches They
well fed have their hours of relief and repose and
not daily exhausted by the fatigue Of the trenches dis
outraged by the toll and disasters of the siege When the
hour comes and that must come for the hand-o-
nd sfe in the brasch, their unmpaired strength will
men whom toll and exposure and short rations for many
lays have unnamed for the assault
The weattesed and unshaken courage of the English
We admit and will deny the French the full
measure Of glory that their thousand victories demand
Yet they have task to accomplish that according to
military calculations, is impossible. As yet Sebastopo is
mistaken Its strong series of successive defences
harmed. lis military supplies Of ordnance arms, and the
other thousand of defence sufficient for years
siege We ecannot therefore, the ground of any hope
that yet to inger in France and England that Sc
opol is 10 fall The fierce throat of is yet full of
neance and whenever the tug comes and fort after fort
shall be orned 1t will yomit out DEATH horrors and de-
ructon that will sicken the of havoc with its
rrors Steel is yet be crossed and tested The shock
mines that sweep column after column they advance
the breach yet to be felt The wasting fire Of the
frng musket that tns most the close ranks that go
Inc assault is yet to be passed The poisoned gases
nat win f trench after french and work after work that
may be abandoned are yet to be passed by the assaant
fact the havoc and the harvest of death and
| may not be considered yet begun.
And yet Menschkof has not been considered It strikes
Us that he is playing the most mastery strategy He
watches every movement of the allies II seems to be bic
olcy to await their motong. ssured that tney cannot
PFe of materially damage the fortress he Is pleased to
em waste their own resources while he is gathering
| up and keeping his own for the propitious moment
l"e above was written after the receipt of the Canada
news and before the receipt of the news by the Baltic
another grand battle between the Russians and the
"'e and of series of engagements almost without
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