New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-01-01

greet snimston the approaches Of ire bessgers i-s
pushed closer aud closer to the walls. the sortiss st
tempted on a rrpa scale by the garrison have besn
invariably repui-ed; and every'hi seems to sAo~
that the lsccEdaIcy has again passe5 10 the Allies
The Russ .ns have apparently dorc their worst. and
failed we have not taken Sevss'opol, Il is be.
cause Seves.opoi could never be regularly bsseSes,
bat ia the triai Of arms, such as It -, have
dOUbtsay the advantage.
Wit re.p@st sgain - The storm, there is much {,
encourage US in me into! nation now received Toe
allied fleets are SAFE and 10 good shelter. Toe ioss a
Transports vss som.Fbat less than had been az FIRE,
reporied. The stores destroyed by the tempest have
been IN come measure replaced aud the deprivaion
altogether az not been seriOu. 70 inpea. mate
rislly the operations Of the army. There Tas ANNA
milton enough f1r present use and supplies of
clothing hove been obtained from ConstsniinopIs snd
Bufars in quantities sufficient 10 last. a. any rate,
Until the CONF goments now On ther way have arrived.
We may fairy ray that we have supported wi;nogt
6isconfture Of the most serious visitstlons Incl
dental TO expedition. Ths stormy character Of
the EuIbe has long been notorious and not thu east
a the cst4strOphes predicted wheE our shps first
entered this that which the fury Of the ole
msn1 wa some day TO produce. Tcis contingency
We have now encountered. tempes. u. par4ieef
even ia those parts for violence has swept our
Eeeu and camps, and yet II can stu DO reported
that masters If che EuxDe, that the allied
arm full Of confidence, and that hs operations
Of the siege are con- nued ~ before. Even the wea
tbex nom which such serious consequences we're anti
epetsd he's not yet proved unendurabe, oTeven very
preudicial to the health Il the camps. The rains
have occasiOned considerable inco venencc. but the
cold has not vet been excessive and the Russians are
seid 10 be suffering than the Allies. Their stores
end provisions have to he brought from great dn-
lance ard over roads quickly rendered impsSsbls by
wet whereas cur magazines are close az hand, anc
replfni-htG by unce aslng arrivals from nome
But the rost important fact Of sll remains to be
noticed: and il is one indeed 20 which sufficient q!
tsnxon has not been paid by those inclined TO look,
with dissstsfschon on the progress OF the var. me
aruias Of the Allies represent al invading force 10
hostile occupation OF sa enemy's territory, and 80
long a. this occupation continues the successes Of
the campaign are practically theirs. When we landed
on Me shores Of the Crines, We committee ourselves
10 al issue which could Only be that of victory or
expulsion. The honor aud reputation Of the Car IN
the eyes Of Europe, we're Involved IN driving Us BACK
again to ships but this, though Attempted, With
esornous fOfces be has never yet been able to &C
oolDplsh. In spite Of all tho tegOns Of Ru-ss. we
have meiptsiDed our footing on Russian ground in
front II Ru-.ia's strongest fortress and the In,~
desperate attacks upon our position have only ended
IN having masters Of the field, and IN CONDITION
10 resume the offensive against the beleagusref gar
reOn Of Sevastopol The Battle Of Inkermsnn proved
something more than the comparative merits OF oon-
tending troops. Ii proved that all the efforts OF hls-
,is were insufficient. TO di-odge the forces of France
and Ia gland and that no the capture Of Segss-
,op,I might be retarded the Allied Powers had fpry
established Themselves in province OF the eDemys
country When Prince Menchikof periodically re-
ports to bis Imperial master that nothing OF lmpor-
"tsnce il Occurring before Sevasiopoi ne forgsts
that the very presence Of the allied armies in at po-
tition unconquered and uncOnqueraole Is, IN Itself,
fact Of the greatest Importance, ia the broad ques-
ton CT tbs Var.
While We are justified, however, in drawing these
conclusions as to the general aspect of the campaign,
would be vain 10 deny rat the military resources
Of Russia have been displayed In 40 eItr.ordasry de.
gree by the progress Of the struggle. IL we reflect
upen the exertons by which ourselves have main
tincd an army Of some 30 900 soldiers is the Crmes,
we shall lie able eiecually TO appreciate tbs
power lodged in the hands Of the Car After On
during Il exhaustion of most destructive campaign
In 1853, and losing on the plains of the Danube by
peetilence and the swOrd. probably almost as msny
men in ordinary years borne upon tue rolls Of
the whole British army. be opposed strong force
along tie coasts OF the Baltic to the expected attacks
OF our fa1ts conf on;ed the meDacing hosts of Us
tia with legons a. numerous az her own, and al the
same moment poured against the batalions of France
and England army after army in such strength As al
rost TO ov.rs helm us by dnt Of numbers alOuo In
thi. respect is evident that the power Of Russia has
not been overes6mated but exactly in proportion 70
the resOurces thus developed mus, Government 80
ambisous and 20 aggressive in its policy be regarded
ls formidable to the Liberties and security OF Europe