The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-04-07
T Il E W A R
STATE OF THE ALLIED TROOPS AT SEBAS.


Sth of March, present most agreeable contrast to the
painful and unvarying record OF hardships pvations
and inaction which have been compelled for many
weeks and months to lay before As If by
some sudden and beneHcent influence, the touch of
spring has reached the army and everything bears
marks of refreshed energy and reviving activity The
weather is fne and the heavy damps which had soaked
into the loose soil almost dried up. The Com
mandant OF Balaklava, Colonel Harding has already
changed the aspect Of the to and Lord Raglan wtn
the chief officers Of his staff is again visible at the camp
at the port and in the lines. The hidsoas and accumu
lated fifth which rendered this soourn OF British troops
untenable by the unclean animals is swept away.
naval arsenal with store houses, has risen under the
bles huts have been erected and clothes dstrbuted
large numb,rs Of mules and ponies have arrived for the
transport service and the AMY has reganed an cir OF
cheerIulness and confidence which appeared for sons
time to have deserted those who DesL interested in
its welfare.
Although we receive the intelligence of this saIutary
change with the highest satisfaction, 1t must be
lpowledged that this feeling is mingled with others OF
more painful character. II order could thus be re-
Stored the army be suitably provided for If the
generals and the staff can find time TO visit the quarters
of the troopsif roads be made and railroad
laid down nov, within the last few weeks, ~hat pre-
vented the mt Of similar results long agog
is possible not TO perceive that the mpulse has
been given to the officers in command Of this army by
their Of duty, even by the heartrending
scenes they have Witnessed around them for these they
attempted not to remedy, but to conceal or to deny.
The beneficial impulse which has wrought this change
has been given by the r dgnan remonstrances Of
people Of gland through Parame and the pressby
the knowledge that committee is sitting which will not
allow negligence incapacity to escape with i'm
punity-sDd by the pressure which has doubtless
PEELED the Ministers of the Crown to bold the most
ever the evil has been abated and better state CT
things begun, it matters little by whom by what
means this good work has been performed The result
has demonstrated that asked no more than It was
in the power Of any intelligent and attentive officer
give Tor these improvements have been effected BY
an army grievously reduced in numbers and weakened
by sickness and reflect with pride that the energy
OF the people has in degree served TO repair the
miserable failures Of the military departments and of the
Rur wi w Mt Of nam Of sha
and of remorse must the responsible for much
misery and loss look hack upon the past men who
that every petty omission has cost hundreds OF noble
lives, and cast shadow on the glory of their
heavy and unreentiDg weight. Nothing enase
the guilt of every omission mistake Which and
energy could have avoided; and, although have
d.spared or the result it has needed all the vgor Of
this nation and the most noble endurance army
70 maintain its ground through this dark in the
The peculiar trials of a winter campaign undertaken
by young army, most mperfecty provided for such
enterprise e are a. we nave sa,a happily
ton Of considerable difficulty 1t is true thai General
Brown has reoined the Light Division which he found
In better condition than he had anticipated and that
General Pennefather has resumed the command of the
Second Division; that Lord Raglan has the assistance
of the two most effective divisional officers in the
army, Sir Coin Campbell remaining at the head of
the Highlanders, who constitute the main
strength Of the First Division; but it lie equally
clear that the Russian commanders making the
earliest use Of the Improvement In the weather and
that they are pressing forward the execution Of works
Of great importance both In front of the town and on
the Tchernaya Lord Raglan reports that they are en-
gagged in the redouot against which the French
directed their abortve attack the night II the 23d of
February and that the road from Smpheropo Is covered
with wagons laden wthprovsions and munitions Of
war.
great difficulty in explaining them. The new Russian
redoubt Mount Sapoune Gas 1t is called ia General
osten sackens despatcb is admitted to be position Of
great Importance especially from the support gives TO
the Malakhof Tower, VIII ch Is nos regarded rs the
key Of the snemy's works The French attacked that
position on the 23d OF February with an made.
quate force, their plan betrayed to the enemy
by deserter, and, after performing prodigies OF
valOr, the gallant zGu.yes were compelled to re,
rot have taken the earliest opportunity 70 repest this
attack in force and II possible to destroy the be-
The case would appear 70 be one requiring the most i'm
mediate and decided action but q fortnight had already
elapsed ,nce the 2sd OF February and the Russians had
been enabled to turn their advantage to the greatest
count. We know not What prospect there may be Of
taking the town Of sebastopol by assault but that chance
must be very small II II be mpractcable 10 storm and
occupy unfinished outwork Of the enemy
Again, We hear of large ccnvoys reaching the north
side OF the fortress from smpheropo BY roads visible
from camp II IL be true that the allied armies haze
nearly 100 0t0 In their lines IL strange that
they should not be able to detach force enough at
expedition recently uncertaken BY Sir Colin Camp
bell Was stopped by the accident Of q snow
storm, but unless the allied fsrces closely
beeaeuered the land eide than the Russians in Sc
bastopol, IL can hardly be impossible 10 make
m.nt yopd the marrow lines to which siege OPERA
tons still combined The position Of the allied armies
IL precisely Of which bold and original military
genius might take advantage the fortune OF
the campaign BY a stroke OF war It requires know.
ledge Of the country and Of the the
troops TO devise such operation, AID possibly the
Generals may be awaiting the arrival Of further rein.
forcements; but We have doubt that means
list OF playing the game with and the ieston
is whether Lord Raglan and General Csnrobert will fnd
out the next move with the imperfect knowledge OF the
details which possess in this country, IL would be
presumptuous 70 hazard conjecture to what that
should be- but 10 10 evde nt that for many reasons
the allied armies canpot remain stationary and that the
return Of spring brings with the necessity Of givn
different character TO the operation, OF second cam
paien
INCIDENTS OF THE SIEGE OF SEBA 5rOPOL.
Tie correspondent Of the London ZINES writing from
the camp before Sebastopel entions the following in
csns in his letters dated from the 4th to the It'll Of
March
The Russians throwing up square rsdcubt TO De-
fend the position which they occupied the 22d Of
February, and are advancing from 10 MP towards The
French position at Inhsxmann We hear that the Strom
boil wrapger Ane yrsseh brig are block aiding odsssa
The weather very ssvsN there, and the vessels they