The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-01-18

Vhe CKbMeo ONARoA8us-hcce0Ie " ~
lecture delivered, Tuesday evening, at the Mer-
camille Library, by gentleman with the nom de plume Of
o. the "CrimsA Campaign and the Siege Of ssbasto-
pol" Though @ was advertised having been through
the whole Of the Crmea and having had personal in
tervsw with the Gar Nicholas the attendance not
large. The following 10 brief synopsis Of ha lecture
He opened with personal sketch Of Nicholas; and in
abiding TO his visit to the Emperor nine years since,
he said that Of all the sovereigns he had Nicholas
alone seemed TO him gifted by God with the prescrptve
right of ruling. He Of natures true nobleuen.
The lecturer then proceeded to sketch the which
led to the occupation Of the Crimes. in Eng
land that Russia gradually approaching the British
Indian possessions and that the design Of Nicholas
FIRST to block the Black Sea- by Selling Cousantinope
Napoleon too began that the throne Of France
NOT crowned with leaves He must give occupation
to the minds Of the French people and therefore sounded
the opinion Of the English government to checking
the design Of Russia upon Turkey. War declared
Of the allies wanted 1.-THE other did not. Either
party wished TO draw the Germsn Powers into the a
ance but Austria compelled to temporse II she
armed for Turkey, Hungary would be wrenched from
her. AT vaina the allied armies were thnBed by fever
and choaera and IN this state they called upon to
begin the campaign. 1t was resolved to invade the
Crea and the morning OF the Sd Of September the
embark commenced. On the It'll of the same month
700 vessels rode snchorthe forum armada
that sailed, Tor not plank was sprung. They
passed sebastopol but no vessels came out 70 check
their progresaDd at length they reached Eupatoria
This 10 q charming little town, and may be called the
Newport of the'Crimea. The place possessed stra
garrison of 1000 men. The soldiers, weakened by
disease, had to slumber the fotid pools Of o
swamp. On the first night there was not blanket a
tent cooking utensil Of any kind The French had
been more yrovdent for they were experienced
70 the Turks historian has not degned to chron
Gle their doings The armament. however not unob
served by the enemy On the 10th, the artillery and
munitions Of war were landed and on the 18th the
Der was r. LORD With his say q,
evening Of she 18th they reached the Ama and the
morning OF the 10th every eye could the advantage
committed oversight To the left pla sau inclined
down to the and instead Of posting infantry its
tages Upthe declivity on the right, exposed to the
murderous fire Of the artillery the heights the Brit
'ish were ordered to advance, and they obeyed The
the French troops, and by o'clock in the afternoon,
Msnschikcf was compelled to retire. He left letter
behind him, directed to the Emperor, stating that Sc
bastopol scarcely could be defended But II does net
TO have entered the minds Of the allied press that
ths msn who esuld that day carry of 27o pieces Of
artillery in the face Of victorious army NO very
great hurry and that the dispatches thus left behind
left to deceive st. Arnaud died shortly after and
the victory gained at an immense cost The supe
riority OF the French commissarat and medical stan
then became painfully apparent. The allies remained
insane mistake could not have been Committed These
two days being squandered II resolved transfer
their operations to Balsilava The lecturer then de-
scrbed the ncoacerted march OF the allied troops
that place and the position they took upon the south
sid; Of sebastopol On the 18th of octobar the BON
hadnent formally opened On the 25th the allied
armies tasted the bitterness Of reserse-he called
1t reverse for although they eventually succeed
ed Ia driving back the Russians, it was only at an
enormous cost He then gave very eloquent descrip
tio0 of the battles of Balaklava and ann which
he attributed to mistakes Of Lord raglan He believed
that 1t might be matter of necessity well of he
reditary pocy the part Of Nicholas in undertaking
the war; when the enthusiasm Of the people is taken
into consideration The following conclusion to the
lure drew forth great spplauseTo the eyes Of Poland
Hungary France, Austria Prussia, Italy and Ireland
this country dashss like rainbow, written on whose
arch Of promise the people trace the knowledge that
despoti.m is eternal God has himself declared this
through q thousand unmistakable examples. lie. the
broken and striken people Of the earth rejoice Their
slavery shall not exist forever.
The lecture, more than OCCASION was disgrace
fully interrupted by members OF the Library Association
Infants in years and infants in ntelle;t-wbo were
rssept At the election going ON at the time