New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-04-02
FATE OF THE GREAT ADvENrURER.


We published the other day some interesting
extracts from the pamphlet lately issued by
Prince Napoleon, which, we doubt not were duly
considered by our readers That pamphlet re
veals the striking and most important fact that
the CrimesD Expedition was an original inven-
ton Of Louis BOpapszts himself; that he eabo-
rated it in all its details, without communicating
with anybody; that he sent it In his own hand
writing to CoDstantinoplc in order to avoid the
objections of Ma shal Valiant. Since all this is
known, great portion of the fragrant military
blunders connected with this expedition is eK-
psined by the dynastic necessities Of its author.
In the council of war at Yarna it had to be forced
AInaud, appealing, in the most direct msnner, to
the authority of the emperor" while thst
patentate in return, publicly branded all OPP
peting opinions as "timid counsels." Once in
the Crlmes, Rsglan's really timid proposal to
march to Balaklavs was readily adopted BY st.
Arnaud it led directly, if not into, at least to
somewhere near, the gates of Sevastopol. the
frantic tfforts to push the siege, though without
sufficient means-tbe eagerness to open the fire,
which made the French neglect the solidity of
their works to such degree that their batteries
were silenced by the enemy In couple of hours
the consequent overworking of the troops in
the trenches, which Is now proved to have done
as much as anything else toward the destruction
Of the British army-the inconsiderate and use-
less cannOnade from the 18th of October to the
9TH of NOvember-the neglect Of all defensive
or &c Ia
ridge toward the Chernaya, which ended in the
Losses Of Balaklava and Inkermann-all thisis now
az clearly explained Is can be wished for. The
Bonsparte dynasty was bound to take Sevastopol
at any cost and at the shortest notice; and the al
lied armies had to do it. Csnrobert, If successful
would be made q Marshal Of France, Count,
Duke, Prince, whstever he liked, with
unlimited powers to commit Irregular.
ties" in financial matters; while if unlucky, he
would be traitor to the Emperor, aud would
have to 90 and join his former comrades, LamO-
riciere, Bedeau, and Ch,ngarnier, in their
exile. And Raglan was just enough Of an old
woman to give way to his interested colleague.
All this. however, is but the least important
feature of the consequences incumbent upon this
Imperial plan Of operations. Nine French divis.
ions, equal to thirty-one battalions, have been
engaged in this hopeless affair. The greatest ef
forts, the most lavish sacrifices have accomplished
nothing; SevastopOl is stronger than ever; the
FreIch trenches are, as We now learn from au-
thentic sources still fully four hundred yards
from the Russian works, while the British
trenches are twice that distance; Gen. Mel, sent
BY Bonspsrte to look into the siege works, do
clares that an assault is not to be thought Of he
has changed the principal point, of attack from
the French to the British aide, thereby not only
causing delay in the SIEGE but directing the main
attack toward q suburb which, even il taken, is
still separated from the town BY the Inner Hsr-
Dor Greek. In short, device after device, dodge
after dodge is resorted to, to keep up, not the
hope, but the mere appearance of hope Of sue
cess. And when matters are come to this pitch,
when general war on the Continent is immi
nent, when fresh expedition to tho Baltic is
prepMiDg-sn expedition which must do some
thing this season. and therefore must be far strong
er in land-troops than that of IS54-at this mo-
ment, obstinacy goads Louis Bonsparte to engage
FIVE more divisions of infantry in this Chmean
slough, where men. and even whole regiments,
vanish a. BY enchaniment. And, IS If that were
not sufficient he has made up his mind to 60
there himself, and TO see the final assault car
ried out by his soldiers.
This 10 situation to which the Arst strategic
experiment Of Louis Bonspsrte has reduced