The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1855-01-17
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The news Iron Europe contains 1othine

i The news from Europe contains Itothiug
Of interest. A Speedily termination of the
war in the Crimea is now almost. ont of the
question. England and France seem deter
mined to prosecute the seige with renewed
yigor, in defiance of all the discouragements
which surround then. To illustrate the
feelings ofdispondency which reigns among
the soldiers of the allied armies we give the
1t is now pouring. rain--the skies are
black as ink-the wind is howling over the
staggering tents-the trenches are turned
into dykes-ih the tents the water is some-
times foot deep--our men have not either
warm or waterproof clothing-they are out
for II hours at time in the trenches-they
are plunged into the inevitable miseres of a
winter campaign-and not soul seems to
care for their comfort, or even their lives
These are hard truths, but the people Of
England must hear them. They must know
that the wretchcd beggar who wanders about
the streets of London, in the rain, leads the
life of prince, compared with the British
soldiers who are fighting out here for their
country, and who, we are complacently Sc.
sured by the home authorities, they are the
best appointed army in Europe. They are
we'll fed, indeed, but they have no shelter, no
rest, and no defense against the weather.
The tents, SO long exposed TO the blaze of a
BulgariOn sun, and now continually drench-
ed by torrents OF ram, let the wet through
.'like sieves," and are perfectly useless as
projections against the weather,"@
a THE FEELING IN THE CAMP.
The Daily Neps' correspondent at the
seat Of war says: "Of one thing [ can as
sure you, that 10 one in the army, excepting
head quarters, either understands the policy
of, or has any desire for, another. seige OF
six months. Not man, not an officer, but
is ready to 'go at it with the bayonet," and
drive the Russians out of SebustUpol. Just
now, after the arrival Of all our reinforce
ments, and before the fresh regiments have
paid their tribute Of deaths and disabled to
the climate, and the hurdships of campaign
ing; just now is the time for successfully at
tempting an assault. Our effective force OF
infantry is between 10000 and $4,000; our
allies have had 10000 fresh troops, and the
Turks who have recently been sent in by
!egions, to be rationed tor the winter, may
now muster to the strength OF 20,000.-
! With these forces, and protected by the en-
trenChments which guard the heights, we
can hold our positions against the Russian
army, aud detach sufficient force to carry
SebastUpol. What State If affairs will be
four weeks hence, who can tell! But Ger.
tain it is that cur frC sh troops will be dc c
mated, and more than d cimated, in thpil
winter qu rters. The 9th have jnst arrived
from their comfortable quarters IN Mllta.-
We shall see in ID lortnight's time how wei
! they can bear up against salt pork, out pos
duty, and the sleeping in u mOrass. The
10th have already been tried, and fOun(
wanting. On the 25th that regiment haC
buried 10 of their men; 200 we:e In the hos
pital. 1t will take them two months 10 give
them the iuIl benefit OF seasoning; and alre
that how many viii remain to swell the mum
berS Of our 'campaigncrs!"
lH spite OF all our efforts, the dying Turks
have mu,!c .! every lane aud street c,0aca
and the forms OF human suffering wnicl
meet the eye at every turn, aud once were
wont to shock us, have new made Us ealOus
and huye ceased even to attract passing at
! tcntUl. Raise up the piece Oi mating OF
coarse rug which hangs across the doorway
OF some miserable house, from within whiCi
! you hear the wuIings and cries OF pain ant
prayers to the Prophet, and you will see il
one spot and i'll one instant mass of aCcu.
muiuted woes that will serve YOU with n.ght
mares for lifetime. The dead, laid out as
they died, are lying side by side with the liv-
ing, and the latter present a spectacle be-
yond all Imagination. The commonest ne
ccssaries OF a hospital are wanting; there is
not the least attention paid to decency OF
cIcanliness-the stencil is 0ppaling-the
lptid air can barely struggle out to tuint the
atmosphere, save through the chinks in the
walls and roofs, and, for all can observe
these men die without the least effort being
made to save them. There they lie just as
they were let gently down on the ground by
the poor fellows, their comraCcs, who bro'
| them on their backs from the camp with the
| greatust tenderness, but who are not allowed
to remain with them The sick appear tt
be tended by the sick, and the dying by tht
dying.
! THE CONDITION OF AFFAIRS.
There is scarce ly airy thing Of importance
to record from the seat Of war. From the
9th of November to the 18th of December
the operations were nearly at a stand still
The baggage Of the officers, missent in Sep
tember, had not even now turned up; tht
coats of the soldiers are threadbare; the,
sleep under wet blankets in the mud; al
communication with BaIakaya is stopped OF
account OF the impossible roads; and the as
sault Of Sebastapel belongs to those event
which are looming in the distant future
Prince Menschikoff has received reinforce
ments of about 10000 men, and, with tn
frost, we may again hear Of bloody battles.
Local 'Rtlxes ian Miami County!
From the Piqna Enquier we derive tht
information that while the Demo cratic gov
ernment has reduced the taxes this year i
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