The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-11-08
PROGRESS OF TnE EASTERN WAR.


The Anglo alliance insists upon it that Sebasto-
pol is bona tide taen and the fact is humbly conceded
this side the Atlantic also actually believed among
the French and Engishby courtesy the two most en-
lightened nations of the world.
If such is really the case how il that the Russians still
continue to occupy the north side Of Sebasopol which is
conessedy stronger than the south as is clear from the
allied commanders having selected the latter the point
of attack 1t appears too by all the late accounts nom
the Crmea that the garrison still maintains the
important part of the port of Sebastopohat which
the entrance that they continue TO fire into the
ruins of town. the opposite side Of the bay and
der its occupation somewhat unsafe and that so far from
any intention of surrenderng abandoning their POI
sition they necessarily occupied in Strengthening u
by new Notifications The army Of Prince Gortsehakoh
still maintains its position which, it appears the allies do
not deem it prudent assai and think the merest
tyro in military affairs must that in the present state
of things Sebastopothat is the entire grand naval and
military staton-is not TAKEN and will probably not be
taken until the army of Prince Gorchakof is forced from
its entertainments and driven out Of the Crmea The al
lies taken side of the place. and that the weakest
They have broken the left arm but the right remains
whole They have captured the torn of Sebastopo but
the port is not ye, their hands, and is completely
manded by the forts yet in possession of the Russians
Much has been said of the number Of guns and the vast
quantity of munitions of captured in the town Of
Sebasopo but these probably greatly exaggerated
is clear the Russian commander anticipated the probable
necessity of abandoning the town. and had both time and
opportunity to prepare for such exigency. At all
events we do not deem the acquisition of few of
cannon and any quantity Of powder and ball. very sat
stactory equivalent for the lives of hundred
thousand men, and the expenditure twice. thrice four
times the amount it the Car to erect these works
In the present aspect Of affairs in the Crmea there
fore not only doubt but dsbelieve that Sebastopo is
really takenf by Scbastopo is to be understood the port
and Notifications The allied fleets at the last accounts
had not attempted enter the harbo the mouth of which,
as before stated commanded by the forts on the north
side But from the OF this war of Chris
tianty civilization and refinement against harbarism the
press of the Anqo-French alliance has teemed with the
most gross and palpable attempts systematically pursued
to impose on the creduy of the world Not content with
falsng facts they have absolutely perverted language to
suit their purposes They have given new to things
and sought to Disguise the most cousummate selfish amb
ton under the high-soundng phrase Of dsnterested
ness and the most absolute arrogance under that of the
most lofty magnanimity.
The two nations set themselves up judges OF the
world and arrsgn their contemporaries before their afcon
stituted tribunal The United States condemned be
cause they do sympathze with two powers which, in
every act of their policy for years past have displayed
spirit of systematic hostility Austria and Prussia stg
matzed as treacherou weak and vaclang because they
are pursuing their interests in preserving strict
tray and decline becoming instruments in strengthen
ing either of the parties in wheraa decisive triumph
of any one would be equally dangerous to their indie
pendence Russia is, however, the great delinquent
condemned by those upright disinterested and infa-
BILE judges be hanged drawn and quartered The Car
is relentless tyrant treacherous ambitious without
faith honor humanity and his sixty millions of sub
ects sheer barbarians, whose exermnationor as the
London Times has it. apnlverzation"-w be the
eectua as well as humane mode of forwarding the pro-
gress Of Christianity civilization and liberty. None of
the nations that stand in the way OF the policy Of the An
glo-French alliance fare much better. AZ yet the French
press is not quite robusterous and tumuluous that
Of England which is pre-eminent But evil communca-
ton corrup good manners and apprehend t will not
be long before there will be which shall be
succcssful--to use the words of Falstan swearing
truth out Of Christendom" We inclined, however to
think the London Times viii finally ,ake the rag from the
bush7
But be this as 1T may the allied armies are evidently not
yet in possession of the port and entire dnces of Sebas
opo Neither had they the last attempt
ed to force the Russian army from its position; had
their supplies been intercepted By way of the shmus Of
Perekop would therefore sufficiently evident that
nothing decisive of the fate of Sebastopo has yet
red In the time another winter campaign is before
the allies the result of which depends events yet in the
womb of time great and decisive battle is yet TO be
fought before the fate of Sebastopo is decided Pent up
as it were in bottle the neck of which is the
sthmus of Perekop, the defeat of either party would
lead to disastrous If not fatal consequences The retreat Of
either would be mpeded by the most formidable obstacles
On one hand the Russian army would have to travel the
whole of the Crmea in the face of victorious enemy the
other the allies would be under the necessity in all proba
bity of re-embarking under similar circumstances In
either case the danger would be imminent. If
right then ebasopel is not yet taken and to home
y phrase the British and French scribes "allooing
before they are out of the woods"
The system of hostes carried on by the Ango-French
alliance in the Black and the Baltic though perhaps
sanctioned by the usages of very civilized Christian
TONS is we think little in accordance with the strong de-
sire Of the British for mitigating the evils Of
war; when the abolition of letters of marque and prva
teering was so strenuously recommended the United
States 1t but poor and paluy business for the
combined forces Of the two great naval powers Of Europe
no al in