Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1855-10-23
PEACE AND WAR.


a The following very clear perspective of peace
and war at the present time in Europe, is fur
nished by that accurate and close observer
M. Gaillardet, in his last letter from Paris to
the Courier des EtatS JniS, of New York,
from which we translate as follows:
The hopes Of an immediate pacifcation,
which many minds and some of the journals
were disposed to connect with the capture Of
Sebastopol, are now generally abandoned.
The language ascribed by the Emancipation
Beige (newspaper) to the King Of Prussia is
questioned. He was reported TO have said to
Russian officer: All this must come to an
end; when we withdraw ourselves and go sing
y into war, we must be resigned to the blows
of adverse fortune 1t is doubted, also, whether
any oyertures of mediation we're made by the
Court of Berlin to that of Paris, notwithstand-
ing the persistent affirmation of the Indepea-
dance Beige, which journal declares, however,
these overtures were unequivocally rejected.
According to the London Morning Adpertiser,
on the contrary, it was the Emperor of the
French who was to take the initiative, with
propositions of peace generously offered to
conquered Russia. This supposition OF the
English journal was in contradiction to the
war-like language of the Constitutional, an
nouncing that the Allied Powers had resolved
to follow up their victory and to listen only to
propositions of which Russia should take
directly the initiative. 1t appears, says in its
turn the photographic correspondence of Ger
many, that the cabinet of st. Petersburg has
answered by unacceptable propositions the
overtures which Count Stekelburg had been
directed to make by the Austrian cabinet.
But the Vienna Presse declares it has learned
from reliable source that all which has been
published in regard to these diplomatic steps is
destitute of foundation. All, it would seem,
has been limited so far to an interchange Of
opinions, which have been purely confidential;
and there is only one thing positively known,
which is that the Western Powers are deter
mined to continue energetically the war in the
Crimea, and to push it into Asia. The Gear
shares this opinion, as is confirmed by the an
nouncement Of general recruiting in Russia !;
the march of the regular troops OF Poland and
of Lithuania on Odessa and Nicolaief; these
works added to the Notifications of these two
places; and the journey of the Emperor to
Nicolaief, where he has been to hold council
of war with his brothers and his principal
generals, to determine on the plan of campaign
which his army is to follow.
"While waiting for the revelation of this
plan, the Russians do not seem to have yet
decided to evacuate the forts situated on the
north Of Sebasopol, and nothing has come to
hand to confirm the report that Prince Gorts-
chakof had asked Marshal Pelssier if he would
consent to take charge Of fifteen thousand
wounded Russians, in case he should make a
retreat. What is more certain than this
inquiry, says the Patrie, is that the Russians
are raising new batteries in the northern forts,
and that they have continued to send US bombs
and balls, which reach the inside Of the city,
even our siege-works. One of these balls
killed an English tourist who was visiting the
ruins of Sebastopol. But the engineers and
thS art SNcIl MueIS WIN, ahu ioAb
St. Nicholas, which is in our hands, and al
most intact already answers the Russian
bombs BY balls from cannon Of Russian manu-
| facture.
"Strategists who study military operations
on paper, and direct them mentally from their
chimney corner, are astonished at the delay Of
the Allies in profting BY their victory, and in
marching either against the northern forts or
against the army Of assistance encamped on
| the heights Of Mackenzie. But competent
Judge had estimated al the beginning, in the
Journal des Debats, that the labors to be per
formed in making an inventory Of the materiel
| found in Sebastopol, and of installing them.
selves in that place, would require not less
than a month. Moreover, il, as is thought,
| Marshal Pelissier intends to throw on the rear
of the hostile army double body Of cavalry
and Of infantry, the first sent forward by Eu-
patoria, and the second by Kertsch, before
attacking it in front, time is requisite for the
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