The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-10-13

From the London Times, sept. ".
The honor Of England must he preserved at cost IL
personal feelings The safety of the brave she has
sent out must be consideration superior to all notions
Of decacy Why should not speak plainly what has
passing In the minds Of of all classes during
the last few daysY When the telegraph sent the first
news Of the au Of Sebastopoi the words Our attack
the Redan did not succeed" prepared the public for
misfortune, and mingled gloom with Its rejoicing
few hours made known loss of officers great
member struck down in conflict which it not
victory Then, for long fortnight the nation awaitci
wi h deep anxiety the arrival Of details.
The official despatch at last, brought by Office
Of the staff such narrative 1t contained must IL
the bearers reward. 1t win be by last night
Gazette that Major Curzon has received the reward for his
Jobs tidings General Simpsons is VT 10 oone and
correctly informed the government in per-
plzy as TO lis nature. We can ! them. III deseyres
be testified by all who read H. But what 1t contained
and what it omitted led 80 the same conclusion Tn
Briish army had been beaten and Jedten, roasona
Ole 10 Suppose, Through he t,cdpdcy Of he General ch9
conid send home such despatch such occasion.
Two days more elapsed, and the full truth told.
The calamity deeper darker, humilatng than
even The most despondng had feared The story Of that
terrible day related at such length and with such
power in THESE columns has been in every corner
Of the British islands and translated into many Ian
guages is before friends and foes all Europe.
What has been the feeling Of the public durog the last
two days le. zach man judge for himself Let him also
consider whether it time to keep silence compa.
iison of Gen. simpsons account OF the attack with that
given by correspondent Will show how tar the COM
chief informed Of what actually took place.
II may be that British military custom requires bald,
Inadcrned STYLE and that generals despatch Is to be
e and
Mel show, however, that our allies have not ar.
rived at this rightly OF etiquette and even the
Horse Guards must admit that generals brevty
ought not 10 excuse important omissions and that
desratch may be dignifea without being unnIegioe.
The british General led every TO believe that only
500 were engaged at first AZ the Redan and states posi-
lively that these supported 20 the utmost OF
Colonel windham's repeated messages for help, Of
personal return and interview with SIR Edward Codrins
ION Of HIS permission TO take the Royals and of the u.
be OF any nee the Commander does not breath.
word The assertion that the assautng party SUBJ
ported 10 the utmost know TO be at variance with the
TACT The number OF men engaged IL not stated clearly
nor is an approximate calculation Of the loss given Eve
Of the duration of the contest the General s gnoran
lie saws Il was maintained for neary an hour
We learn from correspondent and from general
timopy that Il lasted for nearly two hours l. i strange
that Commander in Chief, with all his advantages,
shoud be in 10 facts which strangers and civil.
,ans could easily ascertain The Hon. Leicester Curzon
tho bearer Of this obscure and inaccurate despatch
recommended to Lord Panmure capable OF giving more
minute details than the Generals sefmpo.ec limits will
alow But II the assist military Secretary had any
1rht we doubt not that hi narrative will convince The
Secretary Of War Of the vaueess nature Of the docu.
ment he brought.
WHY Is General simpson thus brief and erroneous in
his communications There IS hut one answer-he wa
ignorant Of what passed DESTROYS 70 conceal H. vi.
1elieyc the former. How should he &c aware OF he
srcnes enacted ia she Bc5anf lie sat Ia trench With
III nose and eyes Just & ing The cold and drst and
his CLOAK drawn np over his head 70 protest him against
Roth lie ates arrangements which cause ever, one 10
exslairn Th i another 18th az June he ehonses tho
a~s.nliiug column rom the second anc hght dyi. ons
c,r the pepogterlus Tia they had been 20 often
ana 40 desperately eng god md vher the moment
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