The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-01-28


psbe Of resiGing the most furious IRE, no attempt
bas been made 70 gain beauty ct the expense Of 60
hdity, and the consequence Il that In spoearaaoe IL
Seine wee a ss and sss. "sS s 81
bottomed, 20 a. to draw bat little water even after
receiving heavy artillery. II Ia 81 yards lsng aud
Il vide. and win Be armed With Is guns Of so. Its
SIDES are Of the extraordinary thickness Of nearly
IL inches and they are 20 be covered with sheets OF
iron nearly four inchss thick. The ribs are fom 133
70 10y inches thick, and arc placed very close To-
Of l60 horse power, and vin be covered over. It's
pc ses Of destru ;tion win be very formidable; it
will, In fact, be Q floating fort. The Devastat
Will 10 expected, not be terminated before the end
OF February.
PROFESSIONAL ESTIMATE OF THE QUALITIES OF THE
RUSSIAN AND ALLIED TROOPS
Ine battles OF the Alma and inkermsnn and tae
siege Of Sebastopol have enabled Us to study the
Russian army employed in the Cduea. Alt Rough
this army 10 partly composed Of troops from the
Danube and the Caucasus, IL 10 clumsy, not easily
handled and msnGuvres badly in presence of az en-
terprisipg enemy. Its generals always pla IL for
bivouack, "a in field Of battle, in great m asses,
and they do n, know how TO depioy II after VI
tack nor when to make it resist In thin line. Tue
Russian infantry is very badly armed. Some CON-
psnes only have carbines made o. Liege; the mus
kets, only recently transformed, badly kept, and
viii butt ends in white wood 40 not last long IN
campaign. This infantry will never attain the level
Of the French infantry, which Is real the first 10
the world for making var W woody Or billy coua-
tries where the general In chief leaves great deal
corps and batsai )ns In the defensive the prefer.
ence NUT oe given TO she Eaglisa infantry, whD,
under the fire OF the enemy, rest mmovabie as
rampant. In level and exposed couot,y our in
fantry win have modify its manner Of CO ND Asng,
and TO resume its old one. This consists in EN-.
ployiDg compact or tain order, (ep lts on mince,)
but it can only be employed wish Intelligent
and experienced troops. It's superiority IN arms
and intelligence will, however, always give TO our
infantry the advantage over the Russian infantry
which win always lose half its value when obliged
to chae ga its p,sco rapidly. On the Alma eatire
Russian batta,ps took 70 flight 10 surprise ut the
Iouayes' way of fighting, they having adv Anoed on
them 10 large bodies d. ployed having tsksa advan-
tape Of sli khe accidents OF che ground TO shelter
themselves and TO rally, and haviag made against
the mssses ter ibie use o. toe peculiar arms Coz
fded to their skill. At Irkermann, In toe upper
part OF the battlefield, and on tue lie Of toe Eo-
gisb, the Russian infantry brVely attacked the
enemy, but did not know L0s to deplog its m asses
70 o. to bring more moskets into clay, and ~nea
ths French att ,cked their left fanx entire Dattal
lions did not know how to change their position.
TEE ftt TAI ks brsvely resisted, but the following
ranks fred in prosecuting arms Surprised afGe:-
wards BY the sharp attack OF the Chasseuts d. Atri
que, msases of men. iasread Of effsctiDg theu re-
trsas BY the cres's Of the hs, descended sl,wy TO
the lower parts of the ground and the ravines,
wi ere they allowed themselves to he rushed
almc without defence by from 600 to 200 French.
The English have 30 well understood the advantages
witch iruops would have in attacking either artL-
lery CT masses OF infantry, 10 woody or hly couu.
tres wh,e preserving the order dspoyed BY the frat
Ii e, that ~ lnkermann they did not depoy the
orc in columns, wacn caused them to lose great
q humber If men on tbs Alma. o. the Alma the
Russian cavalry was worse than tim,d; not charge
| cid 1t attempt. AT Inkermsnn the nature Of che
ground prevented II from taking part in she affair.
At Bslsklava 1t did not dare TO await the charge OF
two squa0rODs OF Chasseurs d'Afriqus. The famous
Ccsssks hsve in facr never attempted, oven in tue
plain TO carry or cur sdvaneeo poss or the marau.
des who psss our hues; but IL Is said tnat this ca
| VARY is but little esfet med even In Russia As
~ al re Al y 40 a
superiority bo'h over the Fcench and TIE Elgsn,
end escecialls over the French. in their artillery.
tn. Empe or Mic a0las-in, 10 doubt, zoe exDscta-
ton OIL war ~ ainst al the nations Of the sousn 4
Eul ope-0ccupied himself good 3eal with that
arm, which has made great progress gince the wars
at The beginning OF the century Tue cannon are Of
large ibre; the Carriages and cassons We II ma je
ARD easily moved; the srtil erymtn are br ave aud
accustomed to their service; tue officers know per.
teciiy well how 10 choose offensive and defensive
positions; they occupy them with oodness mold
th.m long time, and know how 30 leave them
without leSVing their guns Paris Constitutional.
MISS NIGHTINGALE AND the NURSING DEPARTMENT
OF THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. DlssENsIoNs
/ AMONGST "THE MINIsTERIEG AsaELs."
T. last batch of sis ers and nurses sent out under
the charge OF Mrs Stanley, are still at rherapia but
st'er co:sidsrsbe negotiation an arr Snge nsns has
been cone 10 by which about 20 OF them to b
plo, ed here. One half come II additional haads,
~ other 10 supply vacancies which to one csuso
or other have arisen in the staff which Miss Might
ingale brought out with her. while tae god shica
by Every one, the sue ess Of the expe ment rs fes
ture Of The medical department Of the army on war
service cannot bs considered as dscisiveIy establish
| ed until certain religious disseDsons which have
arisen sre eet at rest. Among those whose services
Mica Nightingale has dispensed with five " rite
yelled buns, whose previous convent lives had not
sufficiently qualified EN- for the duties OF nursing.
Their removal has given umbrsge 70 the Roman
Cstt oil. cbapiains. AT the same time some Of
the Senon party hsve not been found "a
efficient IS was deemed desirable, and In
| the effort to organize o good band OF
lurses out of the material supplied by an out
burst Of zeal and devotion q. home, there Is some
! CANCER Of the whole undertaking coming to an ab-
rupt conclusion. Miss Nightingale is quite right in
erdtavoripR to put her establishment upoa proper
busint ssike footing; but doing thus early will
l fear. make her good number Of enemies. Vine.
tber che success ds or tails she bas at least the sss
fac,i OF knowing that cbe has already done an in
caculable amount OF good, and that for two MONTHS
i when The re was no one else TO act, she has been
the real puiveyor Of these vas; establish ments pro-
gular channels Of the service, and especially from
her extra kitchen supplying comforts without
which many poor fellow would have died. Her
| name and benevolent services toe theme Of fire..
| queIt end grateful praise among the men in the
trenches, and she has made the Bsrrs;k Hospital
so comfortable, that the convslescents begin to
abow decided reluctance to leave 1t.
| PRESENT ASPECT OF BALAKLAvA.
The harbOr Of BAlaklava il now like the basin OF
the London Docks, so crowded Ia il with shipping Of
all kinds; and from every OF these vessels at a
times OF the day, supplies are being constantly land
] 60. Along fiat, dirty cause ~aS, rather beneath
the level Of the hsrbor, boats "a barges OF all
kinds, laden with bis ,uit barrels Of beef porK rum
bales Ct winter clothing. siege guns boxes OF Minie
ammunition, piles Of shell rruases OF hay, and sacks
Ct barley and potatoes. These are landed in the
wet and stacked in the mud until all the provisions
that viii spoil are sufficiently impregr atei with both
to be fit for ssuit TO tae The motley crowd
that 10 perpetusllv wsdizg among these piles Of un
eatable eatables is sonnet ing beyond prescription
The very ragged gaunt, hungry looking men, with
matted beard and moustschios features xr1med With
dit and torn great coats stiff with successive layers
| Of mud-tbese men whose whole appearance speaks
toll and suffering and who instantly remind you OF
the very loves; and most impoverished class