Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1855-05-24
From the London News, April %.
The Probable Departure of Louis Ma.
poleon for the Crimea

There appears TO be no longer any reason
to doubt that the Emperor of the French will
proceed forthwith to the Crimea In the
Constitutional of Monday, it is stated that his
camp equipage has already been sent off; and
on the 10th of May is confidently named in
Paris, as the day on which he will take his
departure. The abilities Of Napoleon ii,
are about TO be tired in Bew field. His VIC
tories have hitherto been gained in civil con-
tests; it remains 20 be seen whether he has
inherited to military talents of his house.
Various considerations concur to recommend
the step he is about to take. His presence in
the Crimea seems desirable, as means OF
giving unity 10 the operation of campaign
carried on by the armies of at least four inde-
pendent nations. As victory will tend to con-
solidate his throne, he has every inducement
to urge on the war with energy, and, at the
same time, from all we can learn, the Empe-
ror IS too profoundly impressed with the nee
essity of not overstraining the resources Of
France to be led astray by success
What course the Emperor will pursue re-
mains perhaps to be decided by the state in
which he will find affairs when he lands in
the Crimea- The telegraphic accounts of the
progress of the hanahardn1ent Of Scbastopol
are necessarily, curt and incomplete. Ru-
mors are adoat, however, to the effect that no
great progress is being made by the assail-
ants that the advantages they have gained
have bsen purchased by considerable loss of
life, and that the defences still in the hards
of the Russians are of the most formidable
strength. If these statements are well iound-
ed, they go far to confirm the opinion we have
more than once had occasion to express that
the Russians in the Crimea must be beaten in
the field before Sebastopol can be taken. 1t
will also be borne in mind that in the review
of the operations of the allies in Turkey and
in the Crimea. which was published in the
A0aitelr of the l1th inst, regret is express
ed that the plan of disembarking at Theodo-
sia, advancing by the way of Simperopcl,
cutting of the Russian communications, and
beating them in the field before investing
Sebastopol, had been abandoned This was
the Empcror's original scheme Of Crimean
campaign.
The actual position of the allied forces in
the Crimea may prevent its being resumed to
its full extent; but both the natural predilec-
ton which Napoleon Ii. must feel for his own
plan and the probable state of affairs before
Sebastopol, seem to render it most likely that
some combination will be made with view,
first, to defeat the Russian army, and then in
vest the fortress in due form. Something
might assuredly be done by the vessels of
lightest draft in the allied fleets, to cut off
the Russian communications with the Crimea
by way OF the Sea of Azoff. We confidently
believe that the depth of water in the straits
of Yenikale has been symmetrically under.
stood by the Russian authorities. II is well
known that vessels of certain draught of water
are compelled TO unload part of their cargo at
Kertch, in order, it is alleged, to enable them
to pass through the straits. But we are cred
IDLY informed that, some years ago, a Greek
felucca, requiring much deeper water than is
said to be found in the straits passed through
with her whole cargo on board, the master
having represented her as of less draught than
she really was.
Again, the force under Omar Pasha at Eu-
patoria, if augmented by the Sandman con-
tinent, might be able to strike a blow at
Perekop, whilst the French and English
troops in the Peninsula of the Chersonesus
kelt part ofthe Russian army in the check.
We draw attention to these circumstances,
as seeming to indicate what possibly may be
attempted after the Emperor's arrival in the
Crmea.
The London 1lmessays: Although the de-
cision of Au=tria Is not yet tsken for active
war, she must perceive that there is more
danger to herself as we'll as to Europe, front
a protracted war; than from one vigorous and
united effort in which she would have for
her allies the most powerful and civilized
nations in the world and, as It is noso certain
that the Emperor Of the French is resolved to
proceed to The Crinssa for the purpose of giving
the full weight of his authority to the conduct
of the war, the fame and possibly the exis-
tence of her Government is staked on the
success of this contest