New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-01-06

cor of the brave, but Intellectual. army in sae
Crimea Il 10 sid here that Frsnee !. 90 senf
So COO more men. and that - 900 Of them are 70
be paid BY England Here are French rovP' sao-
,idlzsd By her hereditary enemy. Surely sc Do
live in strange tiuie, The leather has been OF
the worst And for nearly two months. h.a aad
wind have poured and blown With sacn violence
A. 10 create the impression on the m DDS oi many
that even the elements varied against the Alles'
At this place We hear but Little news from thS
Rufsians What the condition OF the oese5ei
in sevas.opo and what incon7enences are e1-
periepced by the Cars troops outside, are out I'm,
perfectly known. No DOUBT ths,t from spie- and
5e,ert.r. the eornmsndersn-chef Of the Two al
lied forces can form some estimate Of Their enemies.
All of the troops Of Gen. LlPrandi, winch made
so nous an attack upon the Allies a. lnkeT-
kermann and where so many tel on oOtI sides.
made forced march from Odessa, .cITin:
their tents behind them. Consequently. tlair po-
,tion in the open field, during al OF the late bad
weather has been Of the most uncomfortable s'nf.
1t il also ssid that provisions are becoming very
scarce 10 the Crmea dt least IN the vicinity of t9e
Russian army; aud that the road, there are 90
very bad, and the soil 20 thick aud cayey, durns
the rams that il is utterly iinpOss bic 70 convey
any from the interior Of the country. All the
ports OF the Crrnea are N the hands OF the AlIes,
the Black Sea aud from ConstanIinope. The Al
lie. are making preparations ~ pass the winter, If
need be- before SevastOpo; and for this purpose.
are purchasing paHks, with which 10 construct
butf.
Tie cost at which the victories Of Baiakava
and lnkermann have been gained by the Allies
has deeply Impressed the friends and weIi-w shers
Of the cause which they have come in,o Turkey
TO SUPPORT All the churches in COustantlnople
t.L,4 oil r.I
for the success and preservation ~ the Allied
army. Even the Armenian community OF this cap
ta ha. offered up similar prayers, and made an al
dress % the present Grand Vlzier, Reschf Pasha
expressive Of its good wishes on 80 moncntOus an
occasion. 1t states that together with al the
" faithful RGydS, Christian subJccts,) OF Ills I'M
"perial Majesty, the Sultan, the Armenian com
"munity filed With gratitude for all the benefits
which it has ENJOYED, under the heuehcent
shadow Of their beloved sovereign, they have
"never ceased 10 offer up their prayers to fiea-
even for The success Of the allied forces in the
"Crimca and TIE triumph OF Ills Majesty
"arms." This expression OF devotion Is the more
remarkable the Armenian, a. well As the
Greek community of the capita, mas heretofore
been somewhat suspected of Offering up lts best
wishes in favor Of the Gar; who at least in its
eyes, il Christian sovereign. and not NOLAN
medAn Sultan. These two communities are also
the most numerous and wealthy in Turkey, and
they have both suffered greatly from MassuInan
injustice during the past nifty years so that there
IL not a doubt but that the great body OF bOtn OF
item are quietly INDUCING IN the hope that the
present wretchedly corrupt form OF the Turkish
Government, with it, nnumerdble means OF gross
injustice and potic power over not only ~ Chris
tan subjects at the capita but much more 50 ia the
provinces HAY disappear before another, toen y nat
other be huSSida. Acts OF direct violence aud des
potism are seldom heard OF of late years in Con
stsntlnOple, under the eyes as II were, OF al the
foreign legations. and, what is more, Of the cor
respondents Of European and American papers.
Yet this il no fair criterion of the recttude Of the
Government, which, as Lord stratford de Red
cliic declared in bis famous speech in the Hotel
dAnqleterTe. at Pera In l-b2 "is corrupt
that the very atmosphere Of ConstantincPle Is
- tainted by il.
In the Episcopal Church-Or rather Chapel-of
the British Embassy, the talented and eloquent
chaplain lately set apart a day for particular
prayer and humiliation in favor of the brave men
at Sevsstopo His language on the occasion was
very appropriate. He did not directly ash the
Giver of all gifts and power to give the victory
to the troops of England aud France, but, IN the
suppOsti0n that the death OF so many brave men,
and their want of success IN their enterprise. were
occasoncd by the sius Of the nations, be BUNDLED
himself and the congregation before the Lord. and
implored His mercy. In his eloquent address, he
possibility "of taking Heaven, as it were, by
storm" The American Congregational Chapel
Of fera, and the Armenian Protestant Churches
in COnstsntlnOple offered up somewhat similar
prayers for the welfare and preservation OF the
Allied armies. if not distinctly for their success
over the forces OF the Gar. IL my be here
added, that the members of the American Lega-
ton as well as all OF the Americans in CONSTANT
norle, are warm advocates Of the cause of the
Allies and consequently of the Sultan. You will
recollect the language held by the present Minis
ter Rt sdent, Carroll Spence OF baltimore on
his presentatOn 10 the Sultan in which he eN-
pressed himself warmly IL favor OF the Sultins
cause.
In connection with these prayers and good
wishes for the sultan and his Allies let ne add
an anecdote which is we'll known here, and gen
orally believed 10 be found ed upon truth During
the season Of prayer" alluded to- Turkish
gentleman Of liberal feelings, called upon one of
the highest Mohammedan ecclesiastical authorities
of the capital. 10 tell him what the Christian
sects and communities were doing, and 10 ask
whether the same ought not to be done IN all the
mosques The worthy Mussulman replied, No,
my son, We cannot pray for the success of the
arms of the Sultan's lnidel Allies for the ssed
Koran clearly forbids any such condescenslon
What, then may We do with propriety for so
much good feeling on their part inquired the
more tolerant follower OF the Prophet. " We
may, with every propnety, added the ecclesl-
ssic, "oier up our de'out prayers OF gratitude TO
"ANdh who has been pleased 10 bring abost a
state of things, in our cause, wherein enc kind
"of lnfdel dog 10 fast killing of another kind, SO
that We may soon expect TO see the whole lntdel
race destroyed
Another auecdote is worth mentioning, as 10
shows the progress of public opinion AZ Corstan
tinople A Mussulnsn gentleman of some rank
and Importance recently mentioned, in CONVERSE
tion about the war, that the Emperor OF Russia
IL IL fax fhra.a- -af