Washington sentinel., 1855-02-24
NEW YORK CORRESPONDENCE.
WasiAngton's Anniversary in New York
The Know-not things-The Dutch and
Irish-- Mayor Wood Sebastopoi Pros
pects OF the War.

The Know Du,ch and
Irish- Mayor Wood sebastop Pros
pects OF the War.
New YORK, Feb. %. 1855.
bright day for the anniversary of PATER
PArRIA, and mighty procession of X. Ms
and the Q. U. AS are doing honor TO the oc-
| casion as we write. The peculiar principles
WHICH theyrepresent as coming from Washing
iagton, are: That America is for the Ameri-
cans, and that the country is too full of Dutch
and Irish ts be comfortable. The Pope like
wise is making too large splurge and must
be taken down a peg or two. That "sweet
Irish brogue, with the beautiful German ac-
cent" so much admired by the Wing candi-
date Of 1852, is this day at 80 per cent. dis
count in the streets of New York. Irishmen
are mum; Germans are dumb; the Order Of
United Americans and the Know-nothings
have taken possession Of the city. Their march
down Broadway is like that of General Scott
into "the Halls of the Montezumas," the
newly imported Celts and Teutonics filling the
place Of the astonished Mexican Leperos in
the back ground, dark scowling and savage
to look at, but inoffensve as if upon compul.
| sion.
Mayor Wood, active Mayor Wood, meantime,
has had discreet eye to the preservation Of
law anu order. Every po,,~~----- .L.,.A
is regiment of twelve hundred Of them dis
tributed over the city-every policeman in his
handsome uniform is provided with a hickory
bludgeon, forthepurpose ofrapping and tapping,
should "scrimmage" arise between the outside
Friendly Sons Of St. Patrick and the inside
brethren of the Native lodges. And when you
consider that there are $4,000 Irish in this
city, and nearly all Catholic and all Democrats,
you will not be surprised to learn that the
ancient Whig party supplies the basis of this
hostile Know-nothing combination that are out
to-day, with here and there faithless hard shell
or soft, who has failed in getting into the
custom house. Should row occur, it may be
n serious affair, for the Know. .nothings are on
their high horse, and the Celts, with all their
mock submission, are evidently like the Duke
of Gloster, 9 eager for the fray" Lent opened
yesterday its "reminiscences are full of Catho
lie inspirations, and fasting to Pat is pretty
much like full meal of roast beef and beer to
John Bull, il makes him belicose and danger
Gus TO handle.
We think the precautions Of Mayor Wood,
however, and the terrorism Of the O. u AS
will suffice for the peace of the day. At least
We hope SO. Spare us the novelty Of turning
the anniversary Of Washington into faction
shindy Of Donybrook Fair. On the opening of
the London Crystal Palace they had twenty
thousand special constables afoot to keep down
the Chartsts. Mayor Woods's police force,
this morning, reminds us Of the fact. The re.
suit, we hope, will be the same--law and order,
without either broken heads or bloody noses.
This brings us point blank to sebastopol. 1t
is impossible to mention broken heads and
bloody noses without thinking of the horrid
bloody work at Sebastopol. The news by the
Baltic is not much, but is full of interest. As
boa constructor tightens his convoluiions
around his victim, so are the Allies closing up
their lines around the beleaguered city. Splen.
did defense that of Menschikoff. He keeps
up his sorties and his fire as if his men and
ammunition, shells, and round.shot were mex.
haustible. But the Allies are recovering their
lost ground-they are getting in their supplies
OF all kinds and reinforeements-they are clos
ing up their works, and their troops are clam.
orous for dash into the town. The ides of
March are near at hand.
Canrobert hesitates-not quite ready. Omer
Pacha, in the rear Of the Russians on the north,
awaits at Eupatoria the balance of his army
from the opposite sea-shore Of Varna. When
his forty-fve thousand men are mustered, he is
to move down to attack the Russians upon the
north side of Sebastopol harbor, while the
Allies storm into the town on the south side.
Menschikoff is aware Of this proposed plan Of
assault His policy is to cut off 0mer Pacha.
He can spare fifty thousand men to do it. He
is said to have left the town, accordingly, for
the open Crimea with q considerable force,
supposed to be for Simpheropo, which would
look as if he were marching off TO avoid 0mer
Pacha; but the chances are that he will at
tack the brave Omar on his flank when least
expected, and hew him to pieces if he catches
him outside Of Eupatoria Either a bloody
fight in that quarter, or terrible attack upon
the depot of the Allies, at Balaklava, will most
probably occur before the storming Of Sebas-
topol. One movement or the other, or both,
are essential to the safety OF Menschikoff, and
the FIRST is entirely feasible, and very likely to
happen.
Observe how stealthily this Russian war is
creeping over the Continent. Let there be
failure Of the Allies at Sebastopol and Austria
goes over to Russia. Let Sebastopol be taken,
and Austria and the whole of the Italian States
side actively with the Allies. But in any event,
the probabilities are that Prussia will stick 10
the Car, and Prussia, with her highly disci.
plined and most perfectly equipped army Of half
million Of men, may form sufficient western
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