, 1855-02-17
About the War in the Crimea.

the time due in the Columbia river AID the consequent
delinquency in the receipt Of news dependent upon
Express fevors, prevents us from afIordng read
any news matter of interest touching the in
Europe, since the hattie Of mkermann- Cungression.
al debates or proceedings, aught from the States
or elsewhere, of Importance
True, the brig "Eoon' which arrived in the Sound
near two weeks since, and but few days from San
Francisco, brought report that news had reached
that city, the eve Of her departure that the allies
in another engagement had been driven to their ships
and that demonstrations against Sabastoppl had been
entirely suspended. The probabilities oryarious
sons would seem % confirm the report, and indicate
that cessation Of hostities has is likely to
and perhaps entire abandonment of attack on the
Russian stronghold be likely to follow, and new
stroke Of war policy adopted in another quarter
or by other means, to bring the war to termination
Whilst the mass of contemporary journalists ven.
turing predictions, and induging in vague specua.
tions TO the resut-the FINALE Of beiggercnt ope
rations involving the leading powers Of Europe in the
absence of anything else of more importance for dis
cusson we will join in few reflections, which recent
developments at the scat of war has given rise to.
No one at present, we presume, will pretend to
claim that in the event Of success attending the al
Ies aught else will be gained extorted from the
Gar in treaty stipulaOns than consent TO the with
drawa Of his forces from the princpalties, with per
haps more favorable modification of the Emperor's
reply TO the Prussan note proposing the basis for
treaty. Every inch Of territory, acquired by Russia
by virtue Of previous negotiations, conquest occupa
ton, &C.. would be regiously preserved within the
embrace of the bear. What then would be gained, in
the event of success attending the arms of the allies
WOudthe cause Of European liberty be subseryed
thereby? Would the vasselage of dOwntrcdden Hun
gary be in any way aevated by the of the al
lies We think not for the opprcssor of that patr
otic people it Is about to forge additional chains
for their ensayement by linking his destinies with
England and France, against that power, through
whose timely aid and nterposition the Austrian En-
perors crown and head was preserved from violence
and the block, when Hungary awoke to breath " one
day, one hour Of virtuous liberty" VIII triumph to
the allies give to the brave, the lberyovhg Pole,
name--a nationality--a country, which English and
French diplomacy cOnspired in dismemberng, parcel
ling out and striking her froln the roll Of ma
tonsl Let the struggle terminate as it whether
In favor Of the allies Russia, what will the
Hungarian. the Polander, the oppressed Of other
European nations have to warrant the belief that their
condition will be in any way ameliorated? What in
terest in have the fettered subjects Of eEpre
rogatved kings and emperors in the present contest
for the preservation Of what Is termed the balance
Of power" which the ostensible ground for that
great Thirty Years War, which at one time convulsed
Europe from its centre to its
ed the resources Of all the nations engaged in it
formed the continent into vast garrison and turn
ed It's cultivated granheds, into graveyards Of
Whitened bones The success of the Gar or allies
can be but matter alike Indifferent to the oppressed
nations Of the old world. And what are the proba-
bties Of Of contending parties and their pres
ent and prospective available strength subject to the
control Of eitheri
The total Of the military establishment Of Great
Britain in time Of peace, amounts to 79939-qiar-
tered more or less, in every grand division Of the
globe and Of which number, from first to last about
10000 have been sent to the Crimea. The peace mil
itary establishment Of France is much larger-amomt-
ing to A0s 6S0a large proportion Of which is quar-.
tered In Africa, and dispersed elsewhere, which Ma.
poleon could probably augment, if required, to from
$4,000 to 500 900 actual fighting men, ready to be
embarked for the Crmea. Estimating the Turkish
troops at 100 900, and the whole available force which
the allies would be able to muster to conquer peace
with Russia could not exceed from 500 900 to 700 900
men. And when it is remembered that the ordinary
peace establishment Of Russia amounts $50 OOO and
that the Car has the power which he has twice
cised since the war commenced, Of making leyies on
the mass Of the opplation-amounting each time to
l50y0OO-thus swelling his effective force to 900 900
II Is evident, and must be confessed that without
further extension Of the alliance, England and France
cannot long successfully cope with the Gar in num-
hers, although they may excel his troops in discipline
In short the Gar has the men, and the power to raise
an almost countless army whilst the other hand