The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-10-19
WAR MOVEMENTS IN ASIA.

who had undertaken, with their ocers the deen Of
sebestopo only fourth survive and some six seven
officers.
WAR MOVEMENTS IN ASIA.
letters from kars escrioe the thorough devastation Of
the surrounding district by the Russians The provisions
Of the garrison could not longer than the 18th
September and IL renfarcements did not arrive General
Williams would be compelled to submit.
The Russians, however were themselves hard pressed
by the snow, which had already set in and which If the
garrison could ory hold out little longer would COM
| pei the besiegers to retreat
Another letter from Kars says -" 0mer Pasha has
arrived at Patoum, and received with great enthu
sasm by the ha-starved garrison OF that place. Inc
16 Oc0 Of all arms does not exceed at present 600
| sabres."
| THE BALTIC.
Abricf telegaphc despatch from Hamburg states that
On The 9th u Fix English vessels appeared before Rga
and bombarded several hours the batteries OF Dunam
| unde and Verrage Donelen
LORD PALMERSTON ON THE FALL OF
| SEBAST0P0L
The Of Re%ssy Ens presented 10 Lord Il, Pal
! Sebastopol the 4th Of October
Lord Pamerston spoke as follows on the occ g,
siop:-Mr. Mayor and gentlemen The occasion which
| has assembled together to exchange mutual
congratulations, is one, no doubt, Of the most
pened in imes-I mean the capture Of sebastopo
cloud cheers) It's event Of which all Engiishmen
lies, the French, the sardinians and the Turkish
nation, may also be proud-it ia an event, in
deed, that must inspire joy and exultation in
Of the globe. (Cheers) We been told BY the
mander Of the Russian army that in ing the town
OF Sebasopol he left nothing to the allies but blood
ed ruins; and doubt, far depended upon him
far as time allowed him, aud as far as his means OF
thing else 10 the victorious enemy. But although
retiring he blew up fortified works although he ex
ploded great magazines of powcer, although he de-
| sroyed everything that could be burnt within the
/ time allowed Tor bis remaining stay yet we kuow
that when the allies eetered that town they found
ng those blood stained ruins less than GOD pieces
of cannon CHEERS an immense quantity Of powder, an
| enormous amount Of cannon balls and shells and mate
rails oil various kinds necessary for the proesuten Of
Well, gentlemen, what does that teach upon
fectionf Why does IL not show the vast Importance
| which the government OF Russia attached to that
stronghold OF Russian power in the Black Sea? Hear
| hear) Why that vas. accumulation Of war
| like materials made more than co ia be reaured
| for The most prolonged defence OF the place? Why
it that the elements lad been there .umulated
for supplying great armies, and for farms hing great
tcrol the stronghold Of their power IN the East,
tbat from hat centre was to radiate that intense
quest Of onsantinope, and to enable them from that
centre Of empire 10 sway IN great degree the de tines
affords satisfactory proof OF the sound u gmsnt which
exercised by Her Macsys government in directing
in the Black Sea. (Cheers There those who thought
and some Of them judges either of internal
tonai or OF military and naval alairs-.here were
some who thought that we ought to have sent our
mies--I that France and England ought to have
sent their armesto The continent to scour the l'rin
cpaes, TO invade Eessarabia To pursue the vanqushed
and reiIeating Russian arnytor vanluished and
treating they must have been If our armies had landed
and tbat oughtto have allowed them to pursue the
retreatpg enemy through the sieppes and over the
great wilderness Of Southern Russia. Why, If we
had done this, what practical result would have been
achieved of equal moment to that which has been
pished nj sebasopois We should have defeated army
after army but army after army would have been reple
nshed by successive hordes issuing from the north and
last should have gained nothing but the possession
Of vast and extensive plains hon which We should have
been com PEELED ultimately to return without having in
our hands the pledges of future security. CCheers)
Wen, then, gentlemen, We have heard much Of the
Tho o. garrison hnd hell eMn ana pe
may be permitted to say that in tho prope sense Of
he word there has been no siege at all and seeastopol
garrison means comparatively small military force
which, shut up within walled town fortress, defends
| il against vastly superior army (Cheersl A siege
| tho operation which Is conducted by supe-
! rior ftrcs investing such fortress, cutting off its
which are familiar to military men, at last max.
ing breach in the Defence aud then by
bringing ssYercr nurabers against the interior amount
of The garrison overwhelming then, NUT be the
in unequal struggle But that which has hap
Fened in the Cimea has been Transaction Of totally
land and France assisted from the beiening by portion
Of The Turkish force and assisted aterly by the brave
BY Al Tor their discipline, their skin their science,
their good order and bravery-the allied armies had
Tor Twelve menihsi was going to say for twelve opg
Twelve months be short period of historical time yet
tiese have been pregnant With g many vast events
that they must occupy considerable space in the
history Of Eur ope-the allied armies say, during that
period have not been bcsegng single town and attack
Ing small garrison but they have been fighting the
whole military force Of tie Russian empire. {Hear)
We have been contending not merely with an army
SUPERIOR to ourselves in numbers but say It without
exGggeiaion we have been contending with the
Whole military re.ources OF That vast military emu
pife, q TIA. empire which devotes the great pfopo
lion of rs revenue TO the maintenance OF enormous
standing army an army which they call loo 600 men,
we gentlemen, almost the whole greater part Of
that force set free from the Baltic TO the Euxne by
the European frontier Of Russia Russia had nothing
to fear from Austria she had nothing TO fear from ru
STA Hear, kear she was therefore at liberty to send
10 the Crmca and defend Sebastopol and drive
armies she vany bcased she would do, into the
She had nohingto prevent her from sending division after
division and army after army--he garrison of Poland
and the garrison OF St. Peersburgevsry she could
feed at distant placeshe had nothing of danger
upon her frontier prevent her reinforcing her Crmean
army and replacing by fresh recruits the losses she hal
sustained In battle. say, therefore, IL has been not
what is commonly caleda SIEGE, and that We have
but have been lighting In the crmea battle against
the whole military resources Of Russia and the
position strong beyond measure by nature and
strengthened by all the OF art and all the
struggle in which many deeds of bcrom have per-
formed by the troops botn Britt h and trench-desds of
heroism which will live in the memory Of the latest pos
tety and which viii do immortal honor to the people
The two counties during that PERIOD say have
been fighting against the whole military strength of Rus
STA, and thu pze being the town Of sebastopo have
conquered that military power and have possessed
selves Of the rrize for which have been fighting
cloud cheeis) Well, gentlemen, that i gseat event
tHear has pat an end 70 tie notion Of III inrincibiiy
" Russia On her so far, marx you, and IL is sii
ng instance q he porr q mind q arrangement, Of ssiR
and of ielce physical force, that while have
been carrying this combat upon Russian SOIL 5000
miles from shores, In point IN army In
the Crmca has been 10 It's home
nearer in point Of time, and nearer in point Of
nience, than the Russian army whish its
territory. (Iiear) For, from fortnight to three
weeks all that necessary for the passage Of
transport from Portsmouth to Balaklava and
when arrives the stores conveyed free from the
disturbance OF land carriage and It takes free from
The fatigue Of long marches-whie, the other hand
tho Russian supplies in small carts a ex-
tent Of seppes, which has to be traversed anil
troops that arrive harrassei and ia guei by IN
mense cbes the great wastes they have to cross
sometimes without water FOR days together. Well
gentlemen, have assuteily gained great anl
important advantage That advantage could not be
accomplished without much loss sile
and, no dCubt, gentlemen the shadow Of affection
has dsrkencd many home in this country. But those
who have had weep for relatives that have persisted Ia
The field have at least the satisfaction OF feeling that