The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-11-30

poPuisuon, sne wealth. and the means OF conveyance
armies not only in one battle field 900 miles Of but
in many places all over the world We had war every
whether we had not enough on our hands. In fact,
England at that time could be compared nothing
child carrying fruit than 1t can well manage and
unwilling to relinqushany Of its burthen at the
risk Of the whole We had wars In all Europe 10 the
East and West Indies, and in America. ali at once
and seemed to think that while hands were in IT,
We might as well 60 go on Everybody knows that
culary when ii is not well DONE and when we habituay
underrate its Importance Thus, in the late war; while
expedition Sicily, and picked quarrel with the Uni
ted States. At this moment, happily, at peace
tary operations are confined TO ssSastopo We have our
work before us, and it is really shame we choose
not to do y we'll All that Is wanted at present is
from Portsmouth-that is, not FAR, in point Of
years ago II we cannot do this-or, rather Il
we win not do this-we may as well give up At once,
%hs we enough to
keep up the effective force to the original estimate We
will not assist our purpose BY wiiiuy or WEAKLY sxag
gerating the foe There Is remarkable popularity In
Russian figures. Their armies are very great before
battle and very small after that II would seem We
men Of mortal mould, but phantom multitude be-
sides The Journal de St. Petcrsbourg makes ont TO Its
a M aas hsnIs s naq
Should Providence favor cause that we beat the
garrison OF Sebastopol and the army without We have
very little doubt that shall hear, the best autho
rity and with much detail that the garrison was only
$4,000, and the army outside Doubtless there
has been much exsggeration on their sde for If Ia
Dor under diniculties, so also do they
nthey attempt to bring many more than they nov "
have must be with much fstgas with great want Of
Wholly excluded from the the Russians cannot sup
port large army in the Crimea not at least, in the
Should happily succeed in taking Sebastopo their
turn viii come and they will have to besiege without
power Of approaching their own shores Occupying pos.
siby our own deserted camp, they will have to draw
II their supplies either from the parts Of the
Isthmus of Perekop We ahan how long that state
Of things win endure. II II lasts long It viii be
hspter In the history Of war.
RUSSIAN RETROSPECT OF THE CAMPAIGN.
(From the Journal de st. Petersburg, Nov. IL
One of the greatest disadvantages for when the mis-
representations of opponents demand recfcaton,
is the unavoidable lateness Of When exact
reach us, public opinion, engrossed BY more recent
preoccupatons, receives our retrospective expana-
be the lot Of those which we subon For ali this We
give them only for the sake Of truth, and in the in
According to the report Of Marshal St. Arnaud to his
sovereign, forces at the Alma amounted to 900
bayonets 5000 cavalry and $50 pieces Of cannon In
another report of the Marshal to the Minister Of War;
cavalry estimated at only 900 horses Having
pointed out this divergence Of the two reports sanatng
H.. srs son e oe
the Alma -
Infantry-Forty two and a half battalions, say
Cavalry-sixteen regular aquadrons and eleven
sotnias Of Cossacks, say .................. 5000
Forming 50, 900
Such were forces; Whereas to judge by the indi
cations Of the press and the dispositions Of the prisoners
as well BY the data obtained from own Of
information the troops Of the enemy must have nearly
attained the strength of 700
IAN the heights" says the marshal, "were capped
with redoubts and formidable batteries" reality the
whole reduced to two simple spdalcments, of
which at centre, with twelve guns Of position
the other right flank with ten light field pieces
rage have token it with his portfolio and correspond
ence shall profit by the valuable intelligence find in
lost no carriage nor any correspondence belonging to
him. Every equipage belonging to HEADQUARTERS had
been previously taken to place Of safety; The only
hands was clerk attached to head quarters who left
sebastopol the very day of the battle reoD the
Prince This clerk the bearer Of certain number Of
route papers in blank few other papers of great
Importance Nothing has been known hitherto respect
capture aT that has occasoned this mistake '
The enemy's commanders professed to have Iavished
the most prompt attention our wounded We do not
deny in any manner their humane feelings nor their
sincere wish put them in practice but i is publicly
notorious that the enemys army was without sufH-
naturally have the preference before Hence it
is but too true that several of wounded who remain
the course Of the following day Of the day after that
and Of the fourth day after, without having had
their wounds dressed Among our soldiers who were
the most severely wounded and who remained on the
field of the Alma $40 received from the
my out Of this number 20 contrved to drag themselves
far Bakshserai and the others conveyed by
ourselves to Simpherop0l.
Another very testimony to the little bestowed
wounded Is the state Of suffering and exhaustion
those in who landed at Odessa by the English
steamer Evans on the 18th 2sth) of September They
ss there
for six days, without shelter and almost without help
few Of them only had their wounds dressed and even
then with hay and straw instead Of lint which could
but render their state worse. When therefore, they
arrived at Odessa, almost all the wounds presented
symptoms of gangrene, and by the 23d Of September
October 81, thrsyone Of the number had already
cumbcd
dead bodies admitted by Marshal ST. Arnaud is also in
correct According to the unanimous dispositions Of the
prisoners the English lost 1000 men, and among this
at 500 men, Ours according to the French official
reports would amount to 5000 men. 1t is hence evil
assumed by the French commander.
the Russian General and the five guns taken by
the French asserted by the letter published in the
Noniteur Jmirersei the fact is equally inexact.
Excepting Generals Goguinof and stchelkanof, both
dangerously wounded, and left on the field Of battle
as the guns concerned, two only were abandoned.
but even one of these quite dismounted and the
other had been previously spiked by our brave artillery
Lastly Marshal st. Arnaud asserts that it was the
truth IS that the cavalry did indeed try to at
tack and to turn right flank, but 1t
husssrs that forced il to retire
INCIDENTS OF THE SIEGE.
THE MILITARY BLESSING OF A RUSSIAN ARCHBISHOP.
On the oath OF October the first regiments of the
Fourth infantry corps of Russia left Odessa the Cr
and before they began their march they ad-
dressed follows by the Archbishop Innokent in the
presence Of Generals Annenkof, Pauon, and Ochter-
lone:-
Victorious warriors, adorers OF Christi Adorcrs Of
Christ. and therefore vicorious You have not been
able TO rest long after your atgue and exerons on the
other side OF the Danube. The voice of the Emperor
ects your steps to the Taurda to punish defeat
arrogant enemy, who blinded by malice and pride has
crossed the and invaded ancient country the
cradle of that Christianity which is spread throughout
Russia and the place where the Grand Duke Vladimir
baptized God win be present in your ranks, and
invisible angels will do battle with you. The enemy,
who came by one path will attempt to fly by ten, but
Ia LILA H.