New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-12-14
GREAT BRITAIN.
PRESENT OBJECT OF THE CAMPAIGN


From The London FINES .
We have Dot cOLtented ourselves WIN mercy
shielding the Turks from invasion; we nave IN con-
IN, c,ion With the Emperor OF the French boldly A.
,umed the offensive aud by sing uar union OF daring
spd good fortune bave placed onr troops on the shore
OF the Crmea and beseged without being able 70 10.
vest SevastoIol. We knew not what were the re-
sources available for the Defense the reinforce
merits which might be poured down from the a,erior
# The empire. We con6ded a. We had every right
10 DO in our courage and discipline, and that OF
our alies. We left fhe Austrisns IN occupation OF
the PIncipalities, d victorious Turkish army on the
Danube tho Russians broken and disprited and
might reasonably have HOPED, If not for brilliant sue
cefF,i nj any rate for diversion sufficient 70 pre-
vent Generals Gorcbak0ff and DannenOsrg ron
relieving the boesguered stronghold. Bat from
tie moment we entered the Crimea in every
other quarter has absolutely ceased. The Baltic
feet has done Dobiug to distract the attention
Of the enemy, the Turks have remained utterly
inactive. arc the noise Of battle has been hushed
everywhere else in order that all men might c)nten
plate at their ease this tremendous conflict. Thus
abandoned to our own resources. we have had 70
CJCoUbttr and defeat two armies Ia succession, and
my soon have 10 wage another contest sill more
un.qu-l again third which report announces 70 be
alr.Hdy Cd the way. The question is longer only
whether shall take Sevastopol or not With the
enormous disparity OF Numbers between u and the
Russians such prize might be even more difficult 70
maintain than to grasp. The question ID how most
securely ~ protect our army against forces which,
were il not for the disparity in courage and discipline,
would he absolutely overwhelming. II is OF no use
updervaiue the courage OF our enemies. We ~
reduced the defensive. and we shall have TO result
the attacks of Enormous bodies OF troops proyiied
with the most formidable artillery aud VINO nave
actually dared TO attack with the bay ouet uncoo-
quersble GreDadiers. Our position u one that admits
81 doubt, no hesitation. no alternative. reen-
barcatioD IL Of the que Jon Wehaye the means
Of carly ing cur allies with US, ana " we're better 70
sacrifice every men and every guH, ;aan basey and
meaDly 10 desert them. lndeed, were ~o alone,
sach an operation in the face of such an enemy,
il not to be thought Of. However grave our stu.
alton may be, spared the hdc'u atoms OF
doubt and the ogonies of uncertain councils. There
is bothpg for the allied armies in the Crimes
but to maintain by iht!r vaOr the position they have
taken up or perish under the weight Of overwheir-
ing numbers. The hackHeyed tentative " % con-
quer or 10 die put before an army in 9
mere peremptory shape. Thl. Is their duty, aad W
doubt not they will 90 IT, They know how to con-
qmer, and they know how TO die.
This is their duty but what is ours Ia il 10 send
out q few thousand men 10 relieve garrisons which
may, III their turs hnd their way in small numbers
aud by cay stages 10 the shores Of the Crlneat
Can We suppose that the attacks Of an enemy Who
is recruited at the rate Of 80 900 men day can %
met by reeDforcemeDis arriving by hundreds, or even
by q few Thousands, III the week VIII the despsrsS
emergencies Of the line wait till we can baance tno
clerns Of the regiment and that and while les'ins
oil our fortress.s fully garrisoned as they sood
reauife to be il we were 10 longer masters Of toe
SEA al ow Us to send only what we can SPAR s.sr
oil tbess wants satisfied TO assist tDe army
II
the Gull spirit of routine, which csnno, rss VIII
events any more than i, can dwarf them aoFn " ~
+ own narrow conceptions is neither becoming me
greatness CT the nation, the magntuoe Vi ~ a.
we play for Lor the nature Of the crps "hicn n.s
arri, ed For our part, We wonder tha' VIC So'p''
s,d IuYuri.s we spov the soft beds on which 70
sle.n the ln,u,ious bosrds which are spread for ~
% rpt revolt the senses they intended to soone
,yben we rea.ct that we, on whom all these eppy.
ner,s nall nv habit are leaving the braves. snd pes
of our land In cold ia misery, in despondency,w
s,uoole ngapst over Ginning force, wlfhoat n.sas
1re sfr,t WORTHY of them and ourselves 70 ieiisso
th.m We need not merely half dozen regimsux,
I'm, 20 600 or 10000 men, TO redeem our army noe
destruction and to make good the posi tlon ", na.'
taken. Shall il be said that Republican TOE"
drunk with the fury Of her revolution coaa 80 80
forth TO her frontiers an army which coaid o, .',
hack urited Europe 10 dsmsy and defea5 "a
Nspoleon after the dreiD OF a twenty years 20 ,.I
the dreadful Losses Of the Moscow campaign, .%
sppear next spring in Germany at the I nao oso
500 coo men; and shall no. We, win OUT 1p,l rt.
of people our bouncess wealth, our uiariia .rs.d
and our upannity in appreciation OF 'ue W. 10,
the means TO succor efficiently anu al on se; In
oyermstcbee army, by the addition OF SVv~; ia
call out the officers the halt pay hst-io .,;,s
militia to volunteer for garrison, or even ys .,sr
servcs-to make up DEFICIENCIES In their rsuH .,.i-
by the ballot if nect 5sTy-orecruitfone'ei,c oa,
able resource and 10 seld out those Iecrs ~, Nse,
peie their military education in the haru u svs,y
i've school Of active service-to collect Ho% sssc-
colony and every station every man 'ns n ne
lut,ly needed-aud 10 appeal 10 the pafro,. ss ~
country 10 assist Ne in this sudden danger; 'Ds' =