The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1854-11-29
Atlantic s News-Russia-No Pros
peCt of Peace.

PuZLie, anu t1e lull accounts Dy the papers
are very little else. We lack data on
which to form any opinion. Even Lord
Radcliffe's dispatch is confused and con-
Trajectory.
The tren ches OF the Allies were opened
before Sebas,opol, Oct. l3.
Wha. has occurred between that date
and the 28th, it is difficult to say. That
there has been severe fighting, is certain.
But when, OF what party sustained the
most injury. we cannot easily determine.
The Russian General Lipirandi attack
ed the Allies successfully on the 25ih.
But where Three places are men.
toned. and one as far off as Eupa,oria-
But we suppose Lord Redcliffe' s dispatch,
confirmed as it is by Menchikoff's report,
must be held es conclusive. and that fixes
this attack Git was a surprise) at Balaka-
va, the base ofthe Allies operations. This
dispatch is as follows:
CoNsTANTINoPLE, Oct. 28.-The Cap
tain of the English steam transport which
left Balaklava on the evening OF the 26th,
confirms, in great part, the information
brought this morning by a French ship
ana transmitted Immediately to London
via Marseilos. l, appears that the Rus
SLAMS attacked the forts in the vicinity OF
the Balaklava on the 25th. Their mum.
bers are supposed to have been about 3d.
900 men. The attack was unexpected.
The Cossacks preceded the infantry. To
resist these at first, there were Ottoman
and Scotch troops. The Turks gave away
and even spiked the guns, which, seized
by the Russians, were turned against them.
The Scotch, on the contrary, remained
! firm in their position.
Other forces arrived. and the Russians
were obliged to yield the ground, remain
ling, nevertheless. masters OF two forts.
from which they fred upon our troops
Three regiments of English Light Caval-
ry, exposed TO the cross fire of the Rus.
sian batteries. suffered immensely. The
French took par, in the affair with admir-
able bravery. On the mex, day their po-
sition was attacked by body OF 5000
Russians, as we'll from the side of the town
as from that of Balsklava. They repul-
sed the enemy with great slaughter.
The loss OF the Russians must have been
very great. 1t is affirmed that the fire oi
the batteries of the town had much slack.
ened. and according to the re por, of woun-
ded officers, some OF whom have arrived
at Bayukdere. the belief continued thai
Sebastopol would be soon in the hands o
the allies. This is merely what mas been
gathered on the spot, from several persons
who were eye Witnesses OF what took
place.
The names Of the killed and wounded
are reserved for the official OCCASION
Among the names there is none OF gen
) eral officer. (signed)
STAFFORD DE REDCLIFFE.
But. strange to say, Menchikcff's repor
makes this affair less serious-for he sim
ply speaks of the route of 500 borsemen
and done not refer to the possession o
the forts. Either he must refer to an ear
lier success. else Lord Redclife is in er
I ror. We suppose the latter. as the .ele
: graph is based upon the report of ''ey'
Witnesses" and not upon the authority o
the allied Generals.
Fort ons,an,ine, 10 guns, and th'
Quarantine Fort, 80, at the entrance ofth,
harbor Of Sebastopol, have been damaged
we suppose destroyed.
When this occurred, or how, that is, un
: der what circumstances, we are pret,!
much left to copjecture. Yet the actor
which caused il must have been severe
) Indeed, the Russian report states tina
thirfy-three guns had been rendered use
, less in the FIRST named tort, while the tele
graph says ",he upper part of it is nearl,
demolished" So that we must wait 70
) the Canada's arrival, due on Tuesday, 70
fuller details.
The Court Journal Of ST. Pstersbur.
has not '.meddled" with politics. nor ha
Nicholas cared even to explain himsel
through it. Now "his organ" speaks 70
him; declares his policy; proclaims hi
: contempt Of Austria and Prussia his pur
pose TO destroy the commerce OF England
and check the ambition OF France, hi
fixed resolve to be THE Christian Ruler
aud TO plant Christianity on the Bospho
rus. The old plea comes in. Turkey ha
no vitality and the Ottoman religion is al
anomaly. "'Hhe man is dying; we viii
take care Of his properly"
This article makes noise" in Europe
1t s,irs France, making the ears OF En-
peror and people tingle, and gives warn
ing to the Nv est" of war of eatermin a
ton, frightening Prussia and Austria-e
of wholesale robbery with a decent, be
cause done or to be done by the Grea
Conservative. The materialism OF Eng
land is her curse, and must be limited
Russia will bound that her base alliance
with France is proof Of that necessity
France. bubbling political whirlpool
not durable or generally permanent in
undation. So reasoning. the Court Jour
nal Of 81. Petersburg, as Nicholas organ
continues
We must fight England. because she
alone, and not France is the FOCUS and
support OF all revolutionary principles. L
is not Russia. but England. who, imbued
Ito the core with ''meroantiisin," treads
under foot humanity and the rights of men
1t is Russia's mission to protect Europe
from the torrents of the West. As for.
merly the stream flowed from East to
West, now the reverse is the case. No
matter how the causes for The war may be
regarded, that between Russia and Tur.
key is founded on religious grounds
Through the policy Of the Western Pow.
ers the war has, however, assumed the
character of struggle between conser.
yatism and communist revolution. Only