The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-01-28
sEBasTopoL MUST YET FALL.

The editor Of the New York Courier and Enquirer en-
Joys so much of the confidence OF some Of the British min
sry that there is kind of semi-oical importance be
attached to his suggestions the future policy of tn,
allies before Sebasopol His description Of the condition
of the allied forces in the Crmea presents doef pictur.
o. the past but he that there be peace until
Sebastopo falls According this oracle the British
French much of character thus far that they
are under the necessity of gaining victory
themselves from disgrace But we will let the editor speak
for himself:
"t the only thing rally Them said Sir John Moore
Corunna when winter hunger and disease had wrought
their terrible work upon his retreatBg and dsorgaDzed
army and he the necessity of making stand and stalking
Sebaopo 1t is the only thing which the English
army from complete dsorganzaon and ruin. The fifty -four
thousand who have been sent from England to the Cr
have been reduced thousand eec
bullet and disease still thinning the ranks but
few troops left that be sent renorcenents few
ensments taking place. and at the latest dates
the winter had not more than one-third expired
decisive open field fight is out of the question: even
il the Russians could be induced their deence and
with Menschikofs engage in such fight 1t is impos
be for any army take the field without cavalry and the
English cavalry has wasted away into mere impotent
shadow. In there eleven twelve cavalry res
the Crimea, but in reality OF them
mount eighty men, The 18th Hussars can muster only
twenty four mounted men, and is yet it is stated the strong
of the five regiments the brigade and the whole brigade
able hundred seryceabe horses IL has
thoroughly tested that Sebastopo be destroyed
By the fire of the siege batteries permanently
injured There is little doubt that the place is actually
stronger than it before the first ball fred If
the batteries Of the allies have been considerably strength
ened of late yet be borne in mind that their entire
number OF guns amount only to tro hundred and centy
while the guns Of the the land side number
three hundred and sry aud experience has proved that
these latter managed with quite as much skil and
effect those Of the besieger Neither win the
attempt to negotiations, and the countenance
given to by the Car, whether sincere avert
the necessity Of storming Sebaopol Pablic opinion III
neither England France would tolerate the abandonment
underak which has in such mode challenged the mill
proves of the nations 1t of those
which there be remuneration OF purpose without
compromise honor and sacrifice Of fame. is with this
feeling that the allies have repelled all suggestions Of
armsce They listen to terms OF peace until they
have in their hands papabe testimony Of their superb
oritysome substantial proof that their have been eff
cen and peace been co-qseresome trophy Of victory,
some Of visited retrhuon, guarantee not only
material but moral OF security for the future If not Of
indemnity for the pastsomethDg of kind, 10 show
that the success OF has been grotesque
Of keeping the sounding phrase of the manifesto An
avengng force might well sheatbe their swords in the
heat Of battle when fortune still hung doubtful to patch mp
peace, the allies swing round their cannon and leave
Sehasopo ITSELF that pen and ink msy wind the ,rug
gle The assault, them be made. Both the English
and the French soldiers are be eager for
H. precrng every hazard and any extremity to the dying
BIZ inches they all the winter suffering Upon the
result Of such movement IL needless to speculate We
only know that the carnage would be dreadful in all proba
bty exceeding scene the kind that has found
place in the modern warfare. II the allies prove
successful get this key OF the Euxne actually into
their own hands, they viii then and only then, be IN
dictate peace and there viii be reason 10 hope that
the war which dshonorng Christianity and working such
terrible injury human progress be In its course
The entire Of the Russians in the Cmea is sc
cordng TO the accounts about ninety thousand
twenty thousand Of whom employed In the defence Of
sebastopo thousand, having twelvs thousand
horse and three hundred pieces different points In
the nsighborhood under Prince Msnschkod There some