Litchfield enquirer., 1855-10-04
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 The s.esmfr America fisinss iist sgarslna intelligence that Sesastopol is in the pos
 session of the allidd forces. In inst two
 years from the day war was declared agains.
 Russia by iLe Sultan Of Turkey and sfief ia sjpge of nearly ! yesf i6 whieh llhsI .hesieged have resisted wifi siie AAdosr ohsif-' nate peltinaciiy, tie allies are victorions
 and the Russians driven from their strong, hold For thIee days 2 seIrible shower of iron and fire. from land and sea, was, poured on the place, and assault aiter as
 sault made upon different parts of the forii- s6caiioans, til st Iengll,, when the Russian ie.oann,maandrr e saw wss'ihss MaIskaa tower .iia-
 ls:sputabsy fn possession of the French, he
 gave his troops the signal so commences ti,e
 Work Of dessraciiod, sstting .ke 10 tteir own
 stirs sb,owiag ptheif owxn ma galines, and
 wiihdrawiag so tiie north sars of the town.
 leaving vast interval Of black and bloody
 ruins between his present staiion aed il'r works Of ii,e besiegris. The carnage is repteseaied as having exceeded in extent and horror all tIiat las hitherto been record , ed in the bloody annals of this war.
 The siege of Sehastopol had lasted so long, and was the subject cf ssach general interest. tha. people in this country were divided into two parties respecting she issne-those who maintained frat the place was impregnabie. and those who held that sooner or laser It mnst fall into tie hands
 of the Allies. One party was expscting,
 with almost every asisai. to hear sl,e news that the Allies had abandoned the siege | the other that Sshastnpol was taken. One party relied oa ,ke skill and persevesance with which. as the Allies reinforced their l means of attack the Russians strengthened their defences; the other party remembered I that 1t is the fate of almost any place per
 seye6ugly tesiaged sn yield a< last. anlcss l the besiegers can be compelled. by more l powerful force, to leave the ground. They saw ihe two great powers which were at frs. leagsed agaias. Russia idsawing the ] smaller powers into their alliance. ovsr- having skese goyerameats which woald naturally side with Russia, and keeping them peutral or, inactive, while from. all
 other parts of Europe troops were asscmbiei to go up against sehastofoi and they in- fersed taa, t could not long held out agaias. them. s a The events of. ihe Sih of September have
 decided tho question. and from ilat day 1 the war wears . rev aspect. The adva~-
 tage of supposed invincihiity is no longer
 ca the side of the Russians 1t passes over ! to the side of the Allies. The Russians
 are unfortunate, and of course dispirited ;
 the Allies are victorious and exultant = l The popular dissatisfaction wlich was 50
 strongly felt tn England at the conduct of
 the war, and which. in all probability.
 smoaidered under ,ae surface ia France,
 will have been appeased by brilliant and
 decided success. The Rassiaas have los,
 every sail they had in the Black Sea, aad ] alie munitions with whict their stronghold ! was stored The Allies will doubtless fol-
 tow up .he aJvaa.age they have gained, l either hy instantly assaai,ing ,hem in ,heis
 new position, il it presents any weak points flor inc natural impetaosity of the French l commander will iacline hiM to give ,he
 blow when il can be given with ,he greatest < effect, while his troops are in ihe ea,hasiasn 1 of victory and the enemy is in the despond'
 eacy of Jefeat--or they will attempt, wha, l they have never ye, thoroughly accomplish.
 ed---,o cut of' their supplies from the in ! tefior. and farce Them. hy famine aud the
 gradual waste of ,l,fir lruni,ioas,to to pactast [ fife by an unconditional surrender.
 | h the meaa,i,ne lr,us avail ourselves ol ehe opportunity Of saying ,ha, ,l,e spectacle i presented by this bloody contic., in propor. | iian as it proceeds. becomes more and more
 sad and drevol,ing. l, has hsen said tl.a. al I as ihe ages roll on as asmankiad become nor, mors 1 and more civilized war Is gradually dives. 1 ted of it's horrors, aud that even the iaven. l lion of new and more destructive engines ! Of death has the effect ol making ti,e actual
 cariage less. The history of events in th.
 Cti,aea tor the las. year. unfortunately fol
 those who takc this view, does 10. sl,o~
 that war has become less wastefal of hn
 man life, or that men have broome more r.
 luctnt 10 pursue war 10 i,s bloodicst ex,Ie
 mites. A long in,ervai of peace had led those who hoped well for ihe human racs ! io imagine ,hat tho day of such conflicts as l dssassa,rd Europe in the early years of lls < present century would never irp,afs. 'rht ! instinct of l,su,ai i'srosisy, 1t was thought I had lseu tedsd aat ois the ha,hah Heart,
 a. least .n sacis a'drvree thaisfhe peacefully ! disposed wanld always be 'able stc hold iu
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