Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-06-19
KossurH ON ras COMING GRaAr STsu'


Kossuru on TINS COMING GRRAr STsrc.
CIR ~ rnE CR,MEA.-kossuth in aletter
10 The NewYork Times, Gated May -. says:
"For the frat time since the war has be-
gnn. / really expect some great lighting in
the Crimea. This time the allies are already
some 10000 strong. They can't be kept
inactive on that narrow patch Of ground
they are in, and from what know OF Pel,s-
sier, he cannot be denied enterpris'ng ener-
py. lion the one hand the military oper-
atoms of the allies up to this moment have
been nothing lut vast blunder from the We
~ beginning. Of which the least schoe. boy
Dug. TO feel ashamed; on the other hand,
the stupidity Of Russia surpasses imag'n'
alton likewise. lift was ridiculous to see
| the alice expecting tina: the entrenchcd
camp ofSevsstopol would fall at the bonfire
Of the mortsre, like Jericho, OF sJoshua's
trumpet sound on the other hand | soI-
| der whether the Gar has not confidently
expected that Saint Nicholas will kindly
condesccnd to raise 4 hurricane and sweep
| Ill the French and English. with Omer
Pssha TO boot, into the sea; or else il IS not
10 be accounted for that he should have
quietly waited till they grew too strong for
him, without either attacking them, or 1t
least bringing adequate endorsements to
that field, which, provided he takes care
to maintsin bis superiority in numbers, 10
certainly the most favorable that he could
have desired
However, il strikes me that the Cabinet
of St. Petersburg has fallen in the error OF
giving greater credit for manly resolution
to Bonapartc and Palmerston than they de-
serve. TheCzar, perfectly aware thatPoland
! is his vulnerable side, concentrated mighty
forces there. He was foolish enough to
\ think that the ambition Of victory might
overrule the anti national leanings OF these
men here. and so. reslly thinking an attack
| in Poland possible, there he prepared for
defence-some 100000 men are lettering
| idle in Poland; and thus. relying too much
ouTodileben's fortfcatosy ability at Seaas-
,opol, he neglected the Crimea. Now,
| Sebastopol is certainly imprrgnablc. a.
| long as it can maintain its character OF q
entrenched camp, defended. not by gar
rison, but by an army, v hich makes It sure
| from being invested-but, in my opinion,
Peli.sier having about 10000 men, he will
attack that army out Of Sebaslopol-in the
field, and there, with equal numbers, he may
reasonably rely on success. We shall see
Both parties have remained for nine months
on the defensive-(the most illogical war
fare that history has recordcd.)
That cannot last forever; they must come
| TO blows; and I, for the frat time since the
beginning Of the war, would really expect
.patching up of peace" possible, in con
sequence Of this, were It not that no battle
in the Crimea can have another result than
mutual corporations battle gained, but
no victory hearing on the Ultimate issue.
However, what fear is that the Western
Pov ers will be only too glad to get with
honor" out Of the mess and thus secured
by gained battle, will say, 1--WE mean
nothing injurious TO The honor and dignity
of the Russian Empire. We have shown TO
you that il is no ,rifie to engage with u
therefore we hope you will be discreet and
generous we rely on your magnanimity,
and 20 home with perfect confidence in
your loyalty"
That may be the intention. But rely
on the force of events. Ne ther the West
en- Powers nor Russia can dare draw cut
of the war with a defeat in the Crimea."