The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-03-31
THE SUPPRESSED PAMPHLET.

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THE SUPPRESSED PAMPHLET.
The suppressed pamphlet it is termed supposed TO
have been written by the cousin of the Emperor Napoleon
still occupies large share of public attention the other
side of the Atlantic. The London Examiner has the fol-
lowing notice of this pamphlet;
pamphlet with the title aDe la Condue de la Guerre
dOrient Memore adresse Government de lEmpereur
Napoleon Ill par Officer General has been printed
Paris and suppressed by order of the French
1t is rumored that il had been written upon information
furnished by Prince Napoleon. processes give the
history of the of the war; and above all of the
petition to the Crime Having obtained possession OF
copy of this pamphlet we suhon an abstract of its leading
sentiments.
The idea Of the expedition is affirmed to have originated
the beginning of July with the French Emperor who
drew the plan with his hand and submitted it
the governments of London and Vienna both of which
gave IT their warmes approval On its arrival at The al
lied camps Marshal St Arnaud adopted it with enthusi-
asm He propounded il to council of war; held at Var
the 10th August and gave it his opinion that,
defeating the Russians in pitched battle the allies
could march straight Sebastopol and take IL by
de All eyes directed to Lord Raglan, whose
countenance had for minutes expression Of
ncredulity. He objected that without Informal
ton the Russian force and the state of the place
the land side The roads, rivers and natural obstacles
equally unknown. He objected above all, that
deficient cavalry and that the Russian horse
both numerous and excellent The game equal
Admiral Hamelin enforced the views thus put forth by
the English commander-inchef and added fresh objec
of the year. and the difficulty keeping up communication
by the during the stormy Hereupon, after
expression Of opinion from General Canrobort that Sebas
topol would nfably fall into hands after the of
the Russian army Lord Raglan inquired What il the
place rests and is well fortified? Marshal St Arnaud
answered that they then recourse to siege
that when the Notifications the north taken
should necessarily be master of the 1t the forth
cations the north, he continued, strong for
them it would be easy go the south and
regular SIEGE with the assistance of the fleets which would
have good anchorage at Baaklava In the of the
discussion be freely quoted the authority of the French
Emperor support his arguments and the result
that Lord Raglan spite of the objections he had Of
iered joined st Arnaud Canrober and Bosquet in voting
for the expedition while Admiral Hameln, Admiral Dun
das, the Duke Of Cambridge and Prince Napoleon voted
against it.
The pamphlet which very unavorabe to Marshal ST.
Arnaud then proceeds state that he i'll the
morning of the Goth that the attack arranged in his
by General Martmprey the chief of the staff and
that the sick could only give his assent by sign
The battle fought; and when the allies continued
their march after the victory and arrived the Bebeek
they found the mouth and left bank OF the river defended
by batteries Upon this Lord Raglan and General Mar
timprey thought dangerous TO attempt to carry them
and at council of determined to march the
south. Marshal ST. Arnaud continued at this period to
speak Of the assault thing that could be easily
pshed after bombardment of from IL to "a hours but
he far gone take real part in the measures
adopted and on the 26th he resigned his command.
He summoned the generals of divisions and brigade,
and endeavored make them last address, but his fee
bleness did permit him TO proceed He made final ef
fort and said he thought he should not be departing from
the wishes of the Emperor in assigning the command to the
general who appeared have been designated by the
unanimous voice Of the army have selected Canro-
bert said he, ito replace pending the confirmation Of
the appointment by his Majesty. The marshal made
sign with his hand General Martimprey, who advanced
TO General Canrober and presented him with the paper
which contained his provisional commission Instead OF
taking the paper General Canrobert drew from pocket
letter bearing the OF the Emperor Marshal St Ar
nand opened his but expressed surprise His head
fell back his pillow and he uttered these words 1t is
well'n
The pamphleteer does scruple give bis opinion
upon the different which open TO the allies I
Gould we he asks shave taken Sebasopol by coup de
main the north after the battle of Alma Perhaps at
all events il should have been tried Once arrived on the
south, could reduce the place by bombardment make
breach, and carry by assault That is doubt
full The position changed to our disadvantage and
bad carried the place could not have held it, The
fort Severna the north which commands the town,
the harbor and the port armed with than 800
heavy cannon and defended by garrison of 1900
long that fort is occupied by the enemy the place
when taken is tenable The commanders-in-chief
appeared conscious Of the existence Of this obstacle
Neither the journals OF the siege their reports their
tons which the anxiety Of every body Doubtless
they thought themselves obliged TO promise miracles
their respective governments their thought
themselves Obliged promise miracles the public
conceal the rreparable fault Of the expedition
The pamphlet continues the narrative down 20 the day
after the battle Of nkermann, when the French in
cned to take advantage Of the decentralization Of the Rus
slams attempt the assault but Lord Raglan urged upon
Gen Canrobert that tie allied forces and especially those
Of the English were insufficient for the enterprise There
only he said eoursesto continue the siege
to reembark And the writer nsgator Of the psmph
let who had all along been in favor OF campaign the
which he could disgrace the allied armies Gen
Canrobert, well the English commander n-chieG
thought otherwise