Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1855-05-03
Prospect Of the War-What is Likely to
be Done at Sebastopol
From the London Times, April 4.

We don't want 10 croak about our own
position on the heights before Sebastopol. -
We will assume that it is worry strong; that
after the result of the 25th of October, the
Russians will not hastily attack Balaklavo,
and, after the 9th of November, they will
he shy of attempting to surprise our camp.
We will assume that they have generally a
reluctance to come to close quarters with
us, and that, though they have nightly COL
lisions with our allies, thanks to the greater
numerical force of the French, and thanks
also 10 those excellent Zouaves, they are
not likely TO drive The beseigers yet into the
sea. We will assume that the railway will
do wonders, that there will be no more
deaths by mere famine and nakedness. We
will assume that the new Turkish contin-
gent and the Piedmontese army will find
their way into the Crimea in time at least
| for an autumnal campaign; we will assume
everything that may reasonably be required.
What we want TO know is this: SuppoS-
ing ererything 10 be done that has been prom
ised or promulgated hitherto, lrhdt more like.
lhood is there of taking Scbdstopol before the
dog-dauS than there euer tr0S? What more
chance is there of our taking Sebastopol
during the dog days than there was during
the dead Of last winter? What more chance
is there OF taking Sebastopol next October
than there was last October? In fine, what
chance is there of our taking the place al
all, under existing auspices, and as long as
the present estimate Of the odds Of war pre-.
walls at head quarters? Has Lord Pan.
mure any reason to believe that something
will be done this April,--for the very pur.
pose of being on the spot in position, ant
with our supplies about lis by this month, -
that the allies determined TO stand the rigoi
Of Crimean winter in their then unpre
pared state, instead of re embarking afte,
the failure of the 18th of October. If thi.
month is passed in inaclion, in vaporng, ii
waiting idly upon Providence, or in expect
peclng successes that never will come O
themselves. it is evident that the fearful sac
rifces Of the winter campaign will be ell
tircly thrown away, and our army might a
well have passed the winter pleasantly OF
the Bosphorus, and returned TO the Grimes
last month as fresh as it it had Just CONF
from barracks in England.
II the Government al home has no assur
Gnce, and cang give no assurance, that Apri
will be made use of before it is added tc
} the months that have been lost, We have
one more question TO ask, and that is, hon
long they mean 10 leare the conduc' of The ara,
IN the present hands? 1t cannot be our de-
sign to spend twenty millions Of money veal
by year, and 10000 lives, merely 10 main
tain position in The Crirnea. The British
people do not contemplate second siege o
Troy, which at the present rate will cost u.
.e200000,o00 and 100000 men. They ex.
pect something to be done. They are mo-
satisfied with mere exhibition in the Crl
men Of those excellent defensive qualitie.
which have won so much respect at the
Horse Guards. They want something It
be done; and if something is not done before
+ long, the same public impotence which la!
already effected great things, will certainly
insist on some radical change in our pres
ent system of government.