Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1854-12-14
THE WAR IN THE CR[MEA.

We find the annexed letter from Paris in
the New York Times. II wears en- cir Of
probability, and. if The slIeged facts respect
ing the condition Of things q, Sevsslopol be
true, II opens chapter in prospec. terrible
to look at.
Paris, November, le54.-Before the en-
5srka'ion Of the troops q, VaIns, il will be
remembered, council Of war was held
he Grs, proposal submitted was the advance
?! The Allied troops through the Dsnuhian
0rovinces TO the lines Of the Pru,h: The Eng
Sish troops to occupy the Dobrudschs, hav-
ng the Black Sea on their right flank and
l~maii in front; the Turkish army 10 form
he centre. while the French corps d'armee
wheeled round so So face the Russian centre
81 Jsssy. Hsl'ing on the Muscovile IRON
TIER, further appeal mi Oh, he made to the
Gar before crossing the Pru,h and perform
ing the act of invasion. If forced to bat.
tie III tie open fields of Besssrabia, it was
presumed tina. Russia would be Defeated
The Allied troops would then proceed upon
Odessa, where Osien Sacken's force was
stationed as the base of action for the retreat
ing army. Here The feet which should &C.
company the Allied army along the coas,
would Cooperate with il in its assault, upon
the city. The Allied troops would here re-
ceive their relnforcements previously 10 an
advance uron Perekop. This is,bmus was
considered The key TO all future sction.--
Here the Russians would have made de-
'ernined s'snd. |. was proposed TO land a
portion Of troops and guns in the Cfmea,
together with the whole Of the marines,
with large force IF blue jackets. This
force would be landed as near as practicable
10 the isthmus a, the moment when the AL
lied troops entered i. from the northern end.
By this means The defences Of the Russians,
Of whs,ever nature they nigh. be, being al
tackled in front end rear, must have yielded.
in>possession of this is,hmus, ell reinforce
men, was Gu, off from Sevsslopol, and its
reduction might be undertaken in any form,
either BY investment or assault, lhs, nigh,
be considered expedient.
Such was the ma,ured advice proposed
by The corps Of French engineers, TO whose
opinion Lord Raglan learned.
The Marshal 81. Arnaud, whose temper
had been inhamed by the attacks Of the Eng.
lish and French journals upon The inaction
Of the armies, was determined upon coup
de main. Odessa was bu, mercantile city,
end il. capture was no feat Of arms; blow
mus, be struck 9. the power Of military
Russis, and the public voice demanded The
attack Of Ssvasiopol.
The Eng lish corps of engineers pr on un.
ced in favor Of the Matshsl's plan. ]. was
Furthermore urged that Austria was still in
q doubtful attitude, and it would be highly
impruden', by advancing on the Pfulb, 10
place the Allied troops between the Aus!ri-
an and Russian forces.
The Emperor Nicholas whose object was
10 induce the Allied army TO embark 9,
once for Sevastopol, had privately sssenled
thu. Austria should otcupy The Prncipali-
lice, and Withdraw his troops hastily, so
tina, The Auslro.Turkish forces should seem
to keep him in check. The French and
English camps were filled with Russian de-
serlers end spies, whose real mission was
10 spread The repor. Of The ease with which
Sevas.opol might be attacked from the land
side.
We know The result! Of this fatal STEP
THE armies embarked AID have been csugb,
n . trap. 1t was found impossible to in
vest Sevastopol and it's defences on the land
side tina, detsched forts, the least formida-
BILE in appearance are known 10 be the mos,
difficult of attack.
The English engineers made their frs,
report .ha, the town could not hold on.
week. The French corps de genie having re-
Il II ho IL
carried by assault, would cos, 10000 men,
Such Is The presen, altitude of sffairs.-
Seventeen thousand five hundred men have
fallen among the Allied troops since they
landed in The Crimes. The town is repor-
ted ready for ASSAULT, bu. it is also known
,ha. euery fort and every street is under
mined. All the stores have been transfer
red TO the north side Of The harbor; and
when The besiegers shall have driven The
remnant, Of The besieged foo. by foot to the
waters edge, they will plunge into the har-
Dor, and at the same moment The great mine
under The whole city and its forts will be
sprung, reducing Sevastopol instan!aneously
to a mass Of iuIns.
This is the junc,ure OF which it is expee-
ted ,ba, Mensc hikof1, with his entire force,
qgll fall upon the Allied army.
The resume OF This complicated attitude
was sdmifsbIy expressed by French Col
,arl of Engineers VIII" had jus. completed
3 reconnaissance Standing up in his stir
tggs, he threw look over the city and bay
beneath. then, shaking his head with q
smile, he turned TO bis officers and said 81
That rogue, ST. .Arnaud; ,Ohat a lucky dog!
He is deadr
NORTH CAROLINA CURRENCY. The
Wilmington Commercial oflhe 5h inst, in
noticing q recen. article in the Clipper upon