The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-12-21


sacks Of the Don and the Of he Sea y Az f. those
Of Koursk in the Cmaa; those Of Ksioag. occupy
the government OF Chsrs0n; the Sm0le0sk ns IL dis
tribued ever arabia and the drusc ines If Mos
occupy New Russia. The militia of u, hill Is to remain
tor the present where it is The first and second bast
hons of the regiments Of the active army made
up to their fun complement by the fusion into them Of
the 'our,h and ffth battaons.
Immediately after the arrival Of the Emperor at Nars
kosec, On his return from the south only Count
Nesseode with his assistant Seniavine the Secretary
OF State Coust Papn Count Rudger and various Sena
tors repaired ia the Imperial residence there but also
The Adjuant General Count Orlof Count Acleberg b.
Leven, and FRINGE Bariatinsk, who had all
stance excludes the idea Of the percentages
having beaken themselves thther for he purpose
Ct welc, ming the Emperor bis What ths
suit Of the conferences held this occaiop may have
been bas not in any degree reached me- So much how
ever as transpired as regard the Emperors state Of
feeling since his visit to the South that no Is understood
tobave brought back with him anything bpt q ukewasm
discrimination to prosecute the war.
The tine which the allies have equred to get posses.
zion Of sebastopo has enabled the Russians Tor fy
aid strengthen number Of positions, which seem 70
have inspired the Emperor and his suite with rea con-
dence in the power Of Prince G0rtschako to hold them
under all emergencies.
The Emperor Alexander has addressed the following let
ter to Prince GortschakoR 1t is dated November 12:
During my sojourn with the army Of the Crimea,
observed with great satisfaction that the soldiers main
the uph<ard Of haIdshps they had to suffer during the
siege Of sebastcpo and that in every department that
order upon which the good organization of army rest
had lot been In the least dstuT BED.
This excellent state Of the army is proof of the sol
cude gable labor by which alone II pos
sble you attain that object and that ut
when all your activity, all your thoughts directed
upon powerful and brave enemy sparing sacrifice,
and who had to BE- fought Considering the position
enemy step by step and adopting those wise views which
ough, to 10 the guide Of experienced leader have
the blood that has been she'd. Having withdrawn the
troops by road hitherto unknown yoa again ready
which YOU have ass1s ed in leading YOUR rea
mnts under fire. In encerDg fun justice 10 your signat
services 1t gives me pleasure alter having done per-
soraily TO express to my sincere gratitude again
beg Of you, Prince believe IN my kindly feel
ii gs towards you. Yours. sincerely attached,
ALEXANDER.
Inactivity OF Marshal Pe,issier--situasion of
the ALI es in the CIlnes.
From the London Times, Dec 81
They bad just achieved victory mt which
the world stood amazed, and ia comparison with which
ybipg else seemed easy of accomplisnmen What
has been with this splendid army and this porou
situaton--these elements OF triumph these materials OF
almost certain SUGGEST Let 0msr Pasba hiss
been sent to Asia to Christian populations against
Christian Ku fla, without single brigade of the allied
dice of the inhabitants against the Turks Yet se
his success has been lar greater than anything achieved
by me allies knsurn nas bern taxed OUT no attempt
thus Obtained upon Cherson or NicholaieH.
lrcm Eupatora, lace fortified with 80 much care
and cost if for the express purpose of throwing
selves upon the communications Of the Russian army
the operations of The allies have been ludicrousy inete
tive inadequate. After one sharp cavalry action in
which just enough was done to show how m,i 81
was possible the allies have contenen themselves with
advancing towards The Russian position three
times and then reu ming by the way they withou.
honor and without loss Equally gec has been the
con6r ct Of the main army. II walked into de,ea
series Of objecuess finds ITSELF after wiifu
waste OF ten invaluable weeks, juss where it when
the Malskoif fell into its power
The Russian unic ations not interrupted and
they are left by force Of two hundred thousand men,
ano fleet of unexamped strength. to make their prepa
only s hey have to and hs
r,gors Of which are happily not under our control
Mtans lille our feet Is coming home; our marines-a
force fully equal to being landed in
fnglsnd; the Imperial Guard has returned to France;
Malta, scutari and Pera looking forward to winter
and cavalry, having done nothing at the camp,
abont 10 repeat the process in the SUBURBS
Of CcI stantinope. Road making and hut building
have been the occupation of the vctors curing the
lest OF the year. and the serner pursuits Of
'gieeaby relieved by theatrcals and sceplechases
Except for the enormous cOst-except for the great
anxiety, for the risk Of disease and the possibility OF
aan,ies like the explosion Of he l6h If NoveIn
Der, this mighty land and naval armament adequate ia
Competent hands for the conquest Of the world might as
well have been anywhere since the Sh OF September
in he dominions Of obstinate and vigent adversary
We talk at htme Of "the vigorous prosecution of the
war; and here everybody is in earnest but since the
Sh Of September that great business to have stood
en- iirely STILL
Who Is TO blame for this miserable and adicrous fifth
to the great and glorious Tragedy, the first act of
which was Alma, the second IDkermann, the third the
repule Of the 18th Of June the four n bne Of the
Tcbe,naya and the stormipg # the MalakoGa There Is
no difficulty in answering the question We have
been Glow to the English commanders but with
the English ders, in this instance the blame
Goes not rest The recall Of Gen simpson followed i'm
nediarey after the 9Th of Sep mber that it necessarily
ring on has been SO short time in COMMAND that
It were utterly unreasonable to censure hi. inac-
such hndrances. The teegraphc wire that brought
Paris the OF the TALL OF Sebastopo,, bore back
10 s M shs o. "a his hs
material, bcundess resources and opportunities, aud
iron tho 9Th september to the day he has done
atvancedy On the I'd of December, exactly City years
ago, Napoleon, with an army which he had marched
from Bougne TO Austerlitz fought and great bst
tile, portion of the conflict actually taking place the
ice We're bi. forces naeeqnater in how many Of
the great battles Of the world has onehaf the force
n, the eisrosal Of the allies in the Crimea ever
been brought into actionS Did he dread at
tack from the Russians On the 10th Of August few
thousand men defeated on the Tchernsya wi b
the attempt Of five times their number to force his lines
Then they had sebasopol TO fight for; they could
hope nothing beyond bar, and most improbable vic
tory We have waited till the last moment in hopes that
mef ing would be done There is hardly any enter.
Prise in which the French General had not fair chance
If success, in which had he failed should have
venuTed TO blame him; but to attempt nothing ut ALI
10 waste two months and half Of valuable time utter
inactcn--to give the enemy time to recover, and the
enthusiasm Of his troops time to stand
the defensive when thousand Of offensive war.
fare were open to him-to play losing game when
winning one was in his hands are faults so that
longer keep silence pretend to acquiesce in
the propety Of line Of conduct fatal to troops
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Commodore Breeze Mt Constantinople.
TERRIBLE FUSS WITH THE ENGLISH FLEET.
[Conatantincpie (Nov 22) Correspondence Of London
Times.
United States steam corvette, whose complicated
name, borrowed frcm some transatlantic stream,
cares my memory, arrived here the other day. hearing
the flag Of the renowned Commodore Breeze. She did
not salute, but coming 10 anchor sent board
the Adniras ship 80 know Why he had not saluted II
politely intmaed-so the story runs--to b other
jonathan that It was his place to have first saluted the
,fGcer of higher rank. 'By means" retorted this
gentle Breeze the water ia Commodore. being
the highest officer in the American service IL OF equal
rank with English Aouiral The conseq that
nobody ssluted, and the powder was saved But then
another difficulty Who Was first TO call uo0n the
oihei-the Commodore the Admiral. or the Admiral
the Commodore, who esteemed himself his equal "a
kpotty point, demanding grave defbera'ion. II am
rightly ,nformed--bnt AXE every reservation when
speaking grave subjecttfe difficulty at last
settled thus The Epes fsg lieutenant paid his
fpects board The American steamer; the American
fsg captain called On the Fngrh flag captain who
tnr ed bis visit the Commodore then called the Ad-
nd fba Al mil call fbsC