The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-08-27
THE ANGLO-FRENCH ARMIES BEFORE SEBAS-
TOP0I.,

It'll rare spectacle to see France and England--the
lion of the one and eagles of the oherunited in the
cause upon almost the fields where for hum
dreds years down periods within the memory of
youngest men, their fearful ftuds have led to unexampled
slaughter and devastation. At this moment the two lead
ing powers in Europe whether in military natural
sources have thrown into the Baltic and Black
two of the finest fleets that have been launched upon
the oceannay the two finest and best-apponted
ment. that have sailed on the crrand Of To
their immense naval marne they add land force Of
mensurate superiority and magnitude 1t is estimated that
the English and French army, which be landed upon
that point of the Crimea upon which the formidable and
heretofore regarded mpegnnbe fortress stands will be
equal TO about $4,000 Admiral Napier commands the
stormng feet Marshal St Arnaud, French general of
distinction will command the land forces The day fixed
for this great event the 18th of July last and we
should have of the affair by the next steamer from
Liverpool or by the after that 1t will be reco-
leced that Admras Napier Chads, and Pumridge have
distinctly stated that Sebastopo cannot be taken by the fleet
alone that unless assisted by land movement at the
time the ships would be blown out of In their
eyes, the fortress nearly up the popular idea of its
power and its resources.
Hollis British Army and Navy Despatch says of the pro-
posed assault by land upon Sebastopo:
" The southwestern promonory Of the Crimea, which
Sebastopo stands undoubtedly combines many of the
dtons favorable to such attack Between the port of Sc
batopol and Cape Chersonese within distance of about
miles, there less than three inets harbos
the bay Sreleka bay of Peschana and the of
Kameesch-which are not fortified the land, and
less accessible to vessels war; To the south
Cape Chersonee the shore below the Monastery of ST. George
might be eligible and the deep haven of Baakava would be
most important position for to obtain and hold in
possession Some such port of course form the base
of operations in the peninsula and the very first
the allied generals would be to and fortity place of
depot atording them safe communication with the
glance at the map will show that if such position be
found Sebastopo be attacked in the with rcnark
BILE facility We here observe that until about two
ago Sebasopo scarcely fortified at all the land side
and commanded by hills adjacent to the Since
1852 regular wall has been erected from the citadel the
quarantine harbor about miles in length but it prob
able that this wall is still unsupported by the outworks
qured give it strength and soty, and the heights
side these lines still give the besiegng army formidable adj
vantage of position"
There is political reason whal that urges the Brit
ish and French forces do something Austria in the
field willy and intriguing ever and her position
is that of an armed neutral than ready ally. She
turns to the Turks who complain of her hardness and in
difference and says: What have France and England eff
feced? You, the Turks, have done the 6ghting-haye
beaten the Bear--and Anglo-France stand by hugging
each other your success with monster fleet and
10000 soldiers, each doing nothing but appaudng your
sacrifice of blood and treasure Let them strike bold
blow and shall see In England too the delay of the
in the Baltic and the Black sea- the part
of French and English allies, occasions the deepest and
most ominous murmurings while it is probable that
France with her complaining Masses and the elements of
revolution always rife in her midst be expected to
remain quiescent when there is good chance for
Hence not only make Austria throw her forces
into the SCALE but to themselves at home and before
the world this most trying operation of taking Sebasto
pol has been committed to the lovers of France and
England How far the Emperor Nicholas is prepared
able to show but if he lose this trick the des
TIMES of generations must be changed for better
worse.