Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1855-01-24
LATEST INTELLIGENCE FROM
THE CRIMEA.

talns the Following lnteiIiBehco ." 'S
matters in the Crimea, dscouraging enough 10
the allies, but full of hope we should suppose TO
the Russians. The English press can no longer
forbear giving the true picture although as
graceful as it is generally viewed in England, to
those honored with the command as may be
seen from the following
ARRIVAL OF THE BALTIo.-The steamer Bal
tic from Liverpool on the 30th ui., arrived at
her wharf at Canal st., at o'clock yesterday al
ternoon. She brings a weeks later inteill-
gcnce
Gath ult, at IL o'clock, noon.
The steamship Sarah Sands, which sailed from
Liverpool, December 7th, for Portland, put back,
and arrived at Queenstown on the 18th, ult,
with loss of sails, and rudder supposed to be In
jured mr.
The Cunard steamer Arabia sailed from Mar
settles on the 2lst Dec, with l,640 men of the
18th French regiment of the line for the Crimea
The Arabia attracted much attention at Marseil-
les.
The event of the week is the speech of the
Emperor of France, which makes no alluslon TO
any prospect of peace, and is followed up by
loan of 5OOOOO,OOO francs. There has been an
important diplomatic conference at Vienna. Inc
Prussan mission to England proves to have
been of no importance. The bill for the enlist
ment of foreigners into the British service is
passed into law. Parliament has adjourned
Affairs before Sevastopol are unchanged. The
Arctic exploring ship Enterprise, Capt. Collinson
has arrived at Hong Kong, on her way to Eng
land. Liverpool Cotton market quiet, favoring
buyers but not quotaby lower. Not much ac-
tivity in the grain market, but prices are firmly
maintained. Money market unchanged. Amer
lean Securities in good demand, especially Vir-
gna stock and Illinois Central bonds; Fries neg
ected; fair inquiry for N. Y. Central skies and
sevens, convertible Consols have varied very
little, and closed OH 9ls.
All those gallant officers, who at the Alma
and at Balakave rushed into death with read-
ness, are now seeking pretext for their return
10 the comforts Of England. They wish to sell
their commissions, or retire on half-pay, because
they cannot live in rags, upon half rations, un-
protected against the drenching rain in the mud
of the camp. 1t is true that they believe all
those intolerable hardshps might have been ca
silly obvated by more capacityin the Command.
erin Chief, and more order in his staff. They
have lost their confidence in the success of the
operations, and feel that their health and their
lives are sacrificed to the imbecility of septua-
genarian Generals. Still, the nation will charge
them with cowardice for deserving the post of
danger. / send you extracts from the cores
pondence of the camp; and can assure you
they are selected at random and the worst de-
scrptions of the misery have not appeared in
public, but are privately communicated, because
they contain a too severe criticism Of the CON-
manders 1t cannot be disguised that Sevasto-
pol, after siege of ten weeks, is far stronger
than it was on the first day when the Allies arri.
we'd at Balaklava, and that it 10 altogether i'm
possible to reduce it by bombardment, while an
assault becomes, day by day, more dangerous.
The truth has likewise oozed out as to the bat
tie of Balaklava. 1t was not in the wanton de-
struction of the Light Division only that the bat
tie was disastrous for the English. 1t was
real strategical defeat, since the command of the
road from Balaklava to Sevastopol fell into the
hands of Gen. Lprand, just at the time when it |
was too late to construct another road. From
that day began the difficulties of the English, |
though in the first fortnight they were scarcely |
aware of their precarous position, as the rain
had not yet destroyed the possibility of commu-
nication across the fields But when, on the
18th of November, the storm and rain visited
the camp and the soil was converted into bog,
they began to see what they had lost on the 25th
of October. The communication with Balaka-
va the basis of operations, could only be main
tanned mt an awful loss of life and the sacrifice
Of nearly all the beasts of burden, and no change
is to be hoped for up to the time when frost sets
in, which, however, will again bring reinforce
ments to the Russians. The Ministerial papers
continue TO hold out hopes of speedy capture
of Sevastopol, but the Ministers do not seem to
share these hopes--they have just sent out all
expedition of railway laborers to Balakava, to
construct train-road between the port and the
camp; it is to be ready by the end of February
the capture fthe fortress, therefore, seems to
be still further of.
The English press, having held 10 as long as
possible, is at length out in full chorus upon
Lord Raglan. Hitherto not whisper has been
heard against the COMMANDMENT. Chief or the
officers of the Army generally. But at last the
bonds of silence are broken, and bitter are the
sarcasms, and bold and laundering the denunci-
atons, upon the mismanagement of the cam
paign in the Crimea. 1t is characterized by ev-
cry term of oboquy in the dictionary. Every
style of criticism is adopted, from the SLY inu.
endo up through irony, sneer, and tanut until
rank condemnation stalks over the page. With
the exception of the Ministerial organs, who of.
fer feeble defense of the blunders and abor-
tons of the Crimea Expedition, the whole Eng /,
lish press is radiant with indignation and wrath
at its conductors. Lord Raglan's military ca q
reer is run, and we shall be called upon, at an !,
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