Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-06-27
WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP.

Inc Eastern War.-.Ws hsys awaited thu
arrival OF details of the rumorsd late rem.rt.
ole successes Of the allies with more curios.
~ taan confidence in the truth of the /" 1rst
guns, concerning them, sent home from the
English and French armies. Our inndelitv
arose from the fact that, in every instance
since their landing in the Crimea their frs,
accounts Of each succeeding exploit of theirs
has proved laughably far from the truth. The
10 sils which bring Russian accounts of the same
affairs INCLUDING those of the Asia and Ariel
reaching our shores subsequently, explain th at
these Wanted achievements amount, in reality,
to just nothing at ell in the way of tho con.
summation Of the reduction of Sebastouol or
gripping the powe: Of Russia for elective do.
fence. In these first accounts great parade is
made about the movement On the Tchernaya,
q point which could have been quite az easily
conquered at any hour since the sieg, com.
menced, and Of SO little importance in the
movements on the chessbosrd of battles Ii at
Russia had no fortifoations there. It seems
to DO the opinion Of military men here, that
the movement in question was the result only
OF tho beginning Of the want of water around
Sebastopol. In July and August there will
be such a want Of water felt in the besieeins
camps OF the allies, as th at there will be immi.
nent danger that their armies will die of thirst
and the psstiiences incident to being compelled
to sc without water, or to drink from the cess.
pools Into which all the filth, carcases, and
every ooncievably nauseous thing about the
camps and entertainments have long been soak.
ing The English and French papers are also
making great parade over the capture of two
Russian outposts, that cost the French alone,
more than three thousand effective men killed
and placed hors dn combat.
Now, one of these works was erected by the
Russians only three weeks before; and the
other, only two months before They were
not defsnces of Sebastopol, but Russian works
of assaults against the camps and entrench-
msnts Of the allies Indeed, the Asia's mail
brought official intelligence from the English
war Office that tho idea of holding them and
attempting to use them against the Russian
dsfences Of the city, was not dreamed Of as
they tthese outworks) were merely available
against the allies, being subject to be destroyed
at will by the city's defenoes. So these
achievements bring them no nearer the reduc
ton Of the city than they were months ago.
30, too, with reference to their enterprise
against the sea Of Asof. They (the allies)
have been able to 90 there at any time since
the LIST Of September last, as the Russians
nave wholly RETAINED from fortifyirg the ap
proaches to it, as its occupation by the allies
Is OF not the least consequence in the campaign
Its occupation will have no more effect in the
matter of stopping the supplies of the Russians
in Sebsstopol, than the occupation of Boston
bay and harbOr by an invading army, would
have in bringing abeut the stoppage of sup.
plies to an American army defending Pitts
eurg-not whit more The burning of six
millions of rations of tho Russians which were
IN tTansttm for the Emperor troops employed
IN Asia, will not 10 the least cffsot Russia; in
somuch as owing to the blockade Of her ports
the granaries of the empire are grooming with
corn and all other descriptions of produce.
rotting fer want of consumers England and
France, arc, even in tine of peace, purchasers
rather than exporters Of grains and otbor pro-
Visions, in quantities. During this war their
troops, more especially those Of Eng and, have
been kept half starved nearly all the time
The allies were sadly in want of the provisions
thus wantonly destroyed, sufi silent to provision
some fifteen thousand men for a whole year.
Thus, they and they only, are to be The losers
by this almost unaceountabls act of felly on
their part. The act reminds US of the conduct
Of an IIiSh mob on the temporary suspension
OF the Bank of Eng gland, who, to be revepged
on the institution, collected all of its notes
they could lay their hands on, and burned
them.
Tbs truth is, all these splurges-for they
amount to little more-are nero efforts 70
satisfy public opinion at home, long more tn an
satiatsd with such glory a. has resulted, and
profit a. may be likely to result from the
Crineaa campaigns.
Voting at the Fourth Ward Polls. 1t will
os reeollected that, some time since, We had
occasion to publish letter written on the Sd
OF June, 1850, by the Attorney Of the Corpora
ton Of Washington, giving bis opinion as to
who had right to vote, Ia accordance with
which, all who were naturali.sd citizens on
Offering their votes, who had the o:her reoui.
site Of a years. residence in Washing.
ton, (Which was bat according them their