The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-07-09
Fanr,ss Nsws.-For full details OF the
news by the America and herman see 0us
side of to.day's paper.
THE WAR.


THE WAR
The fortunes of the war, n the Crimea'
ought by this time to impress upon the French
and British Governments the value of well
known homely maxim: Never to halo TILL
You are cut of the woods" They have dis
regarded, on several occasions, this sensible
counsel. Nine months ago they declared
that Sebastopol was taken, and proceeded
forthwith to celebrate the triumph with firing
of cannon, ringing of bells, and splendid IL
luminations. Little Napoleon, who imagines
himself the man of destiny, fancied on that
occasion that he stood in the great Napole-
on's boots: that he wore the cooked hat, and
was in fact q new edition, improved ana en-
larped, OF that iIlustrious genius. In laconic
terms and with a grand Napoleonic air he
turned to his troops and declared, "Seoasto-
pol il fallenr The next arrival produced
lust such tremendous reaction as tne pup
lie mind in England and France suffers now;
for Sebastopol, instead of falling. was stron-
ger than before, and under the auspices OF
the son of an humble shoemaker of Riga,
new defepces were erected, and old ones
strengthened, with such consummate skill
and art, that for nine months. defended oy
only $4,000 men, the place has bid defiance
To 200 600 of the finest troops in the world
Differed by the best blood of England ana
France. Nine months have passed before
even an attempt to assault the wonderful for
<A.fr Gndpn
the disastrous repulse of the allies, VINO
were not only driven with immense slaugh-
ter from the Malakoff aRd Redan. bat lost
the Mamelon outwork which they bad pre-
viousIy obtained at an immense sacrifice of
life.
This disastrous news comes when II was
least expected; when the allied governments
trying again the virtue of the brag game nao
made tremendous uproar over some sue
cesses 10 the Sea of Azoff, and induced the
people actually to believe that Seoastopoi
was about to fall at last. If they had deait
candidly with the public, they would have
avoided this system of exaggeratiDg trlhes'
and Boosting of results which have been
only accomplished in imagination. lhey
might know that the next arrival would ex-
plode their bubbles, and the public enthusl-
asm would suffer a terrible collapse. 1t turns
out that the immense Russian stores which
they destroyed, were private stores, and do
not materially affect the supplies OF the kus'
sian army. Instead Of Sebastopol falling, the
allies have met the most terrible military and
moral re verse which they have suffered du-
ring the whole war. On the Black Sea as
well as the Baltic, Russia laughs them to
scorn For two years, the whole resources
of France and England have been unable to
make the slightest impression even upon the
frontiers of this immense empire; and when
that impression is made, when Cronstadt and
Ssbastopol fall-evepts which at present
seem more remote than ever-their work
will be but begun.
ST. Arnaud, Canrobert Pellisier, all have
failed The result of the assault proves the
sounduess of Canrobert's judgment, when
he declared that SebastopOl could not be ia
ken by assault. Napoleon put in his place
the savage African warrior, Pellisier, whose
ferocious and daredevil career fitted him to
attempt such feat as that from which bis
cool headed predecessor recoiled. The Zou
ave cbieftain has prematurely dimmed his
laurels. Who will succeed him? Will Louis
Napoleon buckle on his own armor and go to
the wars7 Let him shske off his sickness,
and show the world what the nephew of
his uncle" the man of destiny, No. 2, can
accomplish.
One or the other must 60 down, Sebastopol
or Louis He has staked bis all upon that
game At present. the probabilities are, that
he will be the loser. Unless they can cut off
the supplies from Sebastopol, it will never
fall. The recent successes will strengthen the
Russian cause in Germany. 1t will confirm
Austria in her determination not to join the
allies-perhaps incline her to an active ALI
ance with Russia. We wait with interest for
the comments of the English press. Elated
by the intelligence from the Sea of Azoff
they had revived the precious idea of ma
king Russia pay the expenses of the war
We imagine that at present they would be
willing to compromise, and permit each par
ty to pay its own piper.