New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-11-16
He placed himself constantly under the protection
of Austrian consuis

OF Austrian c0nsuls.
Passing back through Podolis, be saw on the
west banks Of the Dnie. Ter, moving slowly toward
the Crmea, thirteen thousand cavalry Of the I'M
perisl guaId-nine thousand grenadiers, and four
thousand curaissiers-all finely Creased and finely
mounted men.
All Russian officers with the exception OF
Ldders) concurred in saying that Sevsstopol. as
Gorchakoff says had been given up from the day Of
the taking of tie fort Ksmtchatha, or, as the
French call it, the Mamelon vert. They say that
from that day, the 9TH Of June. Gorchskof COM
menced building the Fort-Paul bridge and moving
all his smbulaDces AMI vauables to the north side
in anticipation of an evacuation. They confess
that seyastopol was fcom that moment at the
mercy of the Allies AID that they could have taken
It at any time they had made vigorous assault
but that the Allies did not know the real state OF
affairs and were unable to procure reliable spies,
They say that at tEO or three periods during the
progrt IS Of the bombardmen (after the capture OF
the Kamtcbatka works. the Allies had taken the
city but they did not know it: that u.s. the Russians
were driven back from their works. and dis ,irited
to such an extent that the Allies might have
marched in with trhing opposition. Finding,
however, that Pelissier was afraid to give the as
ssult and that they enabled to kill vast num-
beers of his army daily in the trenches, they held on
as long as possible. They contend that the Maa-
koff was not taken-it was er0euated. They held
portions of it till eyening-and this assertion is
sustained by the allied repOrts-when it was evac-
uated voluntarily they were not driven ont. But
this is only a bubble to save national pride.
Our consul believes that the Crimes must soon
be evacuated, or Gorchakof will be forced into
pitched battle, defeated and driven out There is
no possibility of holding it long. He could not find
a Russian officer who had seen their own works on
the line of the Chernaya, particular they not
to allow the condition of those defenses to become
known. He could not, therefore, form an estimate
of what was the present weak point of the Russian
army in the Crimea. The Russians, however, con-
tended that their defenses on the Chernaya, now
nepaced by Pelssier's own command, were so
strong that they had no fears of that side. 1t was
rather toward Perekop or Eupatoria that they au-
ticipated defeat.
The Russian officers ard mobiles admit the
and anticipate disastrous war, but their pride
will not allow them to yield, and the war will be
continued with vigor. The plan Of the Allies now
is, after taking possession Of the Crimea and as
much of the Black sea coast necessary, to march
a large force into Bessarabia, and to try to pene
trate near enough to Poland to alarm Russia, and
to bring her to terms.
Russia has plenty of men and plenty of provision
to carry on the war indefinitely, but she lacks
money, powder saltpeter, and cannon, and she
will continue to suffer more or less from these de-
ficiencies, since she has ready means of supply
ing them in the required quantities.
Our consul considers Russians military
power-a colossal humbug. The miserable at
tempts at fertilization he saw everywhere else
than at Cronstadt, the general ineficiency Of the
army arrangements everywhere, and the ignorance
OF officers on military matters proves it. She has
plenty of men, and that it is all; but such men.
OF the $780, 600 men under the command of Cor
cbakoh 60 600 are cavalry.
Gorchakoff is represented as q general who
changes his plans frequently and who is so vacil-
latipg that his officers always at fault, and
cannot cooperate efficiently The discretionary
power lust given to him by the Emperor is con-
s;dered equivalent to command to retire, since it
removes the responsibility of the measure from
the shoulders of his majesty and places it on
man who is known to be fond of new movements
and who is already tired with the campaign.
The Emperor Aexan der drinks
The Grand. duke Constantine is a short, thin,
light compleIioned, impudent, dandyish-looking
man, who carries lorgnette to his eye and looks
impertinently at everybody. He lie irritable, aud
without doubt possesses more character than his
brother, the Emperor.
AT Bucharest our traveller was introduced to
Prince Stirbey, whom he found trying to govern
the principslities in the midst of opposition and
annoyau Of every kind. Hisgreatest opposition
arises from the other Boyards, and the annoyances
from the Austrian officers.
The Austrian army officers almost universally
syupathise with Russia. The same sympathy for
Russia predominates with the people of the prnci-
palities.
This letter would not be complete il, in closing,
did not state that this escapade into Russia has
cost our friend his consulate be has been removed
for too long absence from his post. confess
that do not regret this decision of the Government
for he is a young man Of brilliant talents who
would undoubtedly find higher field for their ex'
e,cise at home than is afforded BY al obscure con-
sulate in France.
pRUSSLAN AFFAIRS-THE SOUND DUES