The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-10-17
THE NEXT MOVEMENTS OF THE ALLIES.
VIEWS OF THE ENGLISH PRESS.
Description of the Same from the Travels In
9outhern Russian and the Crimea, by the
COunt Anatole &c Denld0E.
from the London Times, Sept. 26.l
THE CARS VISIT TO THE CRIMEA.


favored and which Of the granaries of the world
Although he win penetrate into the Crinea gaze
from the battle fields of the past months and the
ruined city, which is in the hands of his enemies,
he will not the less become acquainted with the horrors
Sisar What the state 81 the rich provinces which
which received the produce of the south, and accumu
lated the wealth which has been so layishly spent
mics and orresse Almost from the latitude of Moscow
he win begin to perceive the desoation of the land
empty stalls and unsown fields will mark even the
drained for war. AS he advances he will look
every side over boundiess plains from which not
only carts and and forage have been swept,
but where and the SERBS abandoned fai
~ Is toing patch of ground, while its head is far
to supply the Unsuitable Of vast army The Car
OF Russia have never been indifferent to the matera
basis Of future conquest In these days the peasant and
tho trader ,essary to ths soldiers main
and the resistance seoasopo itself was only made pos
sble by the development which Southern Russia in spite
Of fiscal restrictions had received by commerce during
long reign Of peace The Emperor Alexander may then
well look with d. may the exhaustion which viii weak
his armies and hamper his policy for many year,
and reflect that the greatest ruin is not at sebastopo
The desolaton will deepen until the imperial equipage Is
within the rampart OF Nchoiae but vain and shallow
must the sovereign be whom the sight Of the strongest
and best stored arsenal could console Tor whered pros
perity and decimated people.
The defence Of his naval stronghold in the south
will probably receive the Cars fun attentions and,
indeed, its danger is sufficient to shut out all other
thoughts But If he has time to reflect on the past he
may learn much from the teachings Of the present war,
made forcbe to him by the through which
he has passec 1t is little than two since
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despised opponent Nicholas neither wished for
peeled lie was in senfe unprepared for it, for
though his armies always and his fortress
dlled with stores he would have entered on
struggle with united Europe without complete and se
cial preparations He bad so long been an arbiter to
sovereigns that he could not conceive Independent
opinion among them, much less armed opposition to
his power. England he thought too busy France
distracted for war; that they should unite
allies and enforce common object idea that his
tory seemed to Danish. The Autocrat thought to attain
his end, he had often succeeded BEFORE by naughty
demonstration Of power supporting diplomacy by
enacng and subtle dis arrogance, howev hadroused
Europe tbanhis themselves He had before
tered the principalitie but not before avowedy
qneror and 1t long since the world had seen inya
necessary withstand Europe in war; for If he receded
there vas no longer Car and Russia in Europe The
spell would be broken which enchanted princes and peo
pies along many thousand miles of frontier. lie took
his course with bodness relying ON the weakness OF his
nearest enemy ana hoping to crush the ottoman armies
hope was frustrated is now written in imperishabe
cords.
lion the Danube and in the Crimea the fortune of war
has been against the Car the campaigns in Asia
which must be the Notifying, the magnitude Of
his disasters the OF his The great
losses in and the facilities for future warfare which
are involved in his defeat by the allies mus be male
bitter by the prospect that the force which he sent
to Asia 10 counerbaance by Its victories the reverses Of
Europe has for months been engaged in ineffective hos
hties against the remains of last years beaten army
inforced only by few hasty eyies neglected by the
Ministers OF the Porte and almost forgotten by England
and France.
We are well aware OF the obsnacy OF the Russian cha
rastcr and that in the Imperial family there is at least
member who has all the ambition Of Peter Nj
cholas, combined with ali the passions that animal
the ignorance of the priests and the fanaticsn Of
the people. The Russians, too, may be said 60
little about defeat which, from its constant recurrence
they look upon necessary accompaniment Of all their
But while it likely that the of
Nicholas win continue the contest that his father began
Europe need not fear that his hereditary policy will
vail through any blindness part. Russlas invo
lunary entrance into desperate conflict and the caami
ties she has since suffered in small degree due TO
Imperfect conception OF the moral changes
which had taken place in Europe ne though, he had
he might hare ben successfully tm proced that De peop
on ibis great occdsion as Us ou'a Prime Minister He
thought there must ever be two adverse Powers in
Western Europe and two adverse parties in the British
Parliament How such expectations have bean deceived
may be his son to trust policy because
1t successful in times which own differ so
much. II he will now recede from desperate contest
anu give guarantees to Europe, he may live to reign re-
spected and lead his empire into new path of greatness
NIKoLAIEFF.
Nikolaef, to visit which the Emperor Alexander II.
left ST. Petersburg and where Re probably is has,
since the spring been the Locale OF camp Of for
Prince Gortchakos army in the Crimea. In May last it
commonly said that there 600 troops there.
For time this camp has not been much spoken OF,
but the place has again been brought into notice by
statement in which undue prominence has been given,
and which could only have been penned in the
terror Central Germany, viz. that the Russian gov
eminent had resolved TO make Nkolae replace Sebas
topol About two months ago when the operations of
The Allies in the Sea Of Azo we're exciting
Of furl naval exploits In the East the welknown i'm
porance Of Nikolae-he cradle OF the Black Sea navy
pointed 1t out at o desirable object of attack
The chief question to be considered whether its
nrsenas and dockyards were not eectuay secured em
naval aggression by the shaowpess of the river in which
they situated and which has so little depth Of water
that the Russian ships built at Nikolaie only reach
the by the aid of floating machines This fact must
be entirely overlooked when is said that Nikolaiea
to become q a second sebastopo' phrase which
nothing unless that port Is to afford shelter to
Russian feet and the bsss Of naval operations
in time Of The suggested removal Of the establish
Iiman Of the Dnieper since would bring them
TO the enemy, would be measure in opposition to the
principles by which the naval authorities Of Russia have
governed their conduct throughout the war.
From the Illustrated London News.l
MORE WORK THE BLACK SEA.
VIII be seen from the letter OF our active and ntei-
gent correspondent in the Crmea, who the first to
communicate 10 the British public detailed account Of
the glorious triumph Of the sth Of September that he
Black Sea to have been finally and rrevocaby decided
the capture Of the Malako the evacuation Of sebaso
ION is very general in Great Britain, in France,
and throughout the Continent of Europe yet Il does not
as II It in which the Emperor Of Russis
participated. Neither do the well informed plomat
Of Vienna consider the third point which the
from the way by the destruction of the in the harbor
Of sebastopo or the work of the allies to be
proclaimed to be. And while share to the fullest
extent the confident opinion Of the European public
tually destroyed By the splendid victory Of the 9Th
instant, less thoroughly convinced that not
one but Scxs have Z. yet to be ,d struck before the
posed Of" and before the allies say to themselves
with safe conscience that their work is done
The first object to be accomplished If Prince Gortscha
hof do not surrender will be the destruction capture
OF the northern forts of Sebastopo and the defeat of the
Russian army, in strong position on the Mack enze
ridge and the heights Of the Tchernaya. Prince
Sortsehskod will show himself TO be man Of real and
nigh military genius II, without surrendering he can
manage TO rescue his fcces the Crmea from the tolls
and nares that surround him. In every attack which he
mas ventured TO make receive he has been defeated
t.e-victory and glory for the allies defeat and humia
uon Tor the RUSSIANS In the next battle when IL
in tbed rfat If Gam
rails Pelssier and simpsonhe result win be the same
The reward OF the allies will be possession Of the entire
peninsula of the Crmea No weinformed ont of
Russia-not Prince Gortschakof-can seriouslv
doubt this contamination and believe there are
very few within its boundaries who know anything
what IL passing In the worlds who Of the
opinion The Gar Alexander the Grand Duke Con.
stantine Count Nesselrode and all who the
imperial person and contribute by their advice govern
the actions and the policy Of the Russian government,