The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-10-22

the Geological, were never SO futl 30 gay, anu 50
redoleut of the cheerful buzzng sounds ef 80 many
persons, all talking at once; and yet, rhsps, 1t
may be safely pred ate That not one OF these nap,
py persons GU of the thousand could have assigned
any ubstantlal for their being one whit hap
pier on this than on any previous sunday. But
happiuess, perhaps, Is Infectious as well "a meian
choy but It is strange to think that to produce 80
much joy and graduation as on this Sur day echoed
within the walls and about the environs Of old Lon.
don, some twenty thousand mangted corses must De
mpulcering and rotting on thu shores OF that en-
mea from whence cometh these exciting and stun
niug sounds OF victory. UNIVERSITY CLUB.
..-s- ro-r~ .nondence
vuz I.
PARIS, thursday, oo'. 4. 1854.
DGytnce. Of Opinion aaoag.t Military Men as 10
The Imprgnability Of Ssbastopoi-7he French
Emperor's Ideas the Sub1ef-Cimency of
Lou. Napoleon fowards has Political Enemies
Release IF BUbes- The Projected Attack upon
Cron>tadt--D Danger of Commercial Reruision
IN France Disturbed State Of Affairs in Spain.
Hope deferred maketh the heart sick saith tn /,
wise man, and the complete absence OF the slightest
intelligence on the exciting subject at pretent
uppermost in all mems minds, seems to verify the
proverb. The Emperor, however, is knowa to have
strikingy departed from his usual reserve on all
matters Of public interest, and to maintain stoutly
the probabilities put forward in favor Of the great
capture. From personal experience, 1t appears that
he is well acquainted with the fortress Of Ssbastopo
and only yesterday, in the presence Of oae Of the
chief foreign representatives, his Majesty declared
that be fully believed In the destruction of the Rus.
sian army and its consequent incapabity Of taking
up any fresh position between the river Alma and
Sebastopol he believed, moreover that the allies,
flushed with victory, had attained the heigats which
command the fortress, and that the state Of demo
.~~r:uo Il. -
induced, had 80 overwhelmed the garrison with
terror and dismay that they had capitusted. His
Majesty concluded with these words (and have
them from an esr.wtness): "If the allies have as
believe, possession Of the hills, Sebastopol is ours
either to-day or tomorrow"
But other parties arc not equally sanguine, and
among these may be mentioned many holding promi.
nent positions in military circles They decls,e that
until the guns of the Iuvalides officially announce
the fact, they canno. bring their minds to credit
success Of 80 gigantic nature. In military point
Of view, they will not admit the possibility Of such
an event, however prepared they may be to &C.
quiesce in the probability Of moral inf sencs but
too consistent with the later antecedents Of Russian
armauents. 1t mus. have been well known, they
say, to the Russian commander, that the allies bad
not dissmbarked their siege train, and their de6-
cieucy in cavalry would have certainly prevented
any extraordinary harassment after the battle OF
Alma.
The public, however, more disposed to range them
selves under the hopeful banner Of the Emperor,
have been heard TO say that certain jealousy is al
ways to be looked for from military critics. and tina.
If you could entirely put your faith ia them, you
half consumed with envy bitterness and all manner
OF evilthat the Turk, the Saxon, and the Gaul are
iIrconcilably at issuethat, In fact they hate one
another with an intensity which renders any pro-
and that the French will never be what their fathers
were till the brutal English are left to fight
their own battles. But tho public, ready to pre-.
same the truth o. present is Sse
breathing time should be given to the CzAi-that
he should be stopped in Aaia-that he ought ct
once to be driven from every territory of which
the iron should be struck while It IL hot-shat no
half measures must be ador ted and that while yet
the alliance Ia sound, and before internal di8enson
sion Of Russia from every spot where sue now has
power TO annoy the European family ought to be
deter mined upon. The Turks, 1t is urged, as peo
pie, are already sour enough at the existing inter
be pushed with vigor, Turkey may be left more to
herself before Christian b,g0try has been brought
to clash with Mahometan.
The arrival of direct intelligence is not looked
for till the day after tomorrow.
The M0niteNr OF this morning contains the fol-
lowing note OF the Emperor to N. Bilautt Minister
OF the Interior Monsieur lie Ministre-The en-.
dorsed extract from letter of Barbes has feen
communicated to me. prisoner who despite his
long suderings retains such patriotic sentiments,
must not, under my reign, remain in confinement.
Relesse him Immediately and without conditions
and may God have You In his holy keeping" Ms
poleon."
1he extract Is az follows -
Prison de Belle Isle, Sept 18TH, 1854.
svIo1t - hohr 1I In f1o or<,x anks
which thou expressest. II thou art affected with
"chanvanisme" because thou dost not offer up pray
ers for the Russians, am still "chsuvin than
Sem the os
sacks, which viii be SO much gained for civilization
and the world Like thee, might have wished not
to have mad war; but since the sword is drawn IL is
necessary that it should not re enter the scabbard
without glory. This glory will profit the nation at
large, who has need Of II more than any one Since
waterloo, we are the vanqui:hed Of Europe, and 20
effect good, even among ourselves, believe It to
be OF advantage to show to foreigners that we know
bow to eat powder. commserkte our party, IL
there be any among them who have thoughts differ
ent t, those. Alas it only needed, after losing
every other thing 70 lose our moral sense An
order has been Immediately made states the 0foni.
tevr, for the release OF NJ Babes, without condi-
tiers.
All this is ia perfect accordance with the Bona.
governed the conduct Of the FRS. Consul after the
coup d. etaf OF the 18Th Of Bruma;re, when the
Council Of Five Hundred we're sent flying
out Of the windows OF the orapgery at st. Cloud.
Every one at that time whose heart at bottom was
French every one whose VOWS we're for their coun.
trys welfare, no matter what was the hue Of their
political opiniC ns, was welcomed courted aud ca
ressed by the Consular government. And nov.
these sentments Of the notorious Barbes--s double
dyed red republican-have been eagerly caught
hold Of BY Louis Napoleon to show that in this a.
in other things. he Is true TO the Ma ,oaonic psin
ciple. He thus holds out the right hand of fellow.
ship TO all thai are near are afar ofE-to legit
mist or socialist, or Oreanst, republicans OF the
red or tri color and tells them, In the words of
Bsfbes, Since Waterloo, we are the vanauished OF
Europe;" but now the ancient gories Of France are
once more In the ascendantorf forty have .hav