The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1855-09-08


the plan or principle OF these work nothing
that distinguished them from those of Burcos
and other places where they were equally
successful. Their design was characterized
by singular skill in adapting them to the
ground on which they were to be placed, and
by most conSummate Judgment as to the time
in which they were erected, and at which
they were indispensable to save the place
| Tie originality consisted in the way they
were armed,-being made to carry heavier
amount of artillery than had ever before
been employed for such purpose.
For this the situation of Sebastopol was
emincntl v favorable. The guns were proba-
hlv taken out Of the ships which were sunk
this would have supplied 1000 guns. Their
shot and powder almost certainly were saved
The arsenal cannot itself have contained less
than 1000 or 5000 guns. We never keep
less than from 1000 TO 1000 at Portsmouth or
Dcyonport, AID generally about $4,000 at
Woclwlch. 50 that We NAV safely calculate
on Russia having some 5000 or 1000 in her
great south arsenal. Even in the last bonn
bardment, We could not put more than 800
r TO" guns into position; SO that Russia
co"id have fought lis on equal terms and re-
wed the fight ten times over Sho; is easi-
" manufactured, and powder was constantly
brought up from the rear, so that the supply
oi "oI'tr"d was Practically unlimited.
THE FIRST BoNBAEDAlENI.
Gar engineers seem to have believed that
. thrv understood the defensive properties OF
y, ~. IL,
! probably mistaken; nut they We're totally M
prepared Tor such an application OF them
, The consequence was, that the French ol,en-
ed 'hclr first parallel precisely as they dI A,
. Antwerp, in N}:', or would have done against
any FASHIONED fort. The distance WAS pre-
>crlcd 60" metres the profile, that which is
, found IN books. The armament exactly wha,
we taught /: shou,,, he, and placed on tue
Ylo,on cations of the Flagstaff il .>tion. WAer
: all WAS comp ,ctc they opened their fire o,
+ the ..,h Of October. and great was their as
toni>hmcnt at the result For the first tim,
; IN modern warfare. the boast ot Mpntale.n
I bert was rralizcd-thc first parallel was pui
vcrZcd Their rmhr,>ur,> were torn To PIE
, rc> their guns ,i>inounted their plraD-t
: pi"rcl. and their magazines blown up. /,
!, use an eXprr>>iyr. though Va. gar phra>e.th
: were >nuticd ont, and forced to withdraw irou
: the combat.
, The Eu.li>h Jared better on tbs evrn;iu
dav; for having placed their batteries at Ia,
safe distance OF from goo to 500 .ar
from The; wor.,'. the enemy tou.d 10 thcn
very lit'!c '.1u'.r; but, on the other han,
: they dl: a lI't'. 90 the Ri>>lln> A> far q,
an -" md ,r'! from the rc~ll1. II does no
seen IA; the Ln-.t~'! attain "a> meant To ''
more t!ttn aut.vr,i'N t. .':r'cAt the El~>!ti
; tr'n a..umuia;"L al thrir power on til,
4 Frcnrh. No one -ouiI have expected 70 d'
- much damlgr I" carth-worN> or even to ma
. sorry at such distance. A> IT wi>. tne bc
. ,i"-oI easily rp't',,! .t night The earth ;hs
ht hrcn disturbed drrlnG The day. rrpurt'
= tA':r 'n'"r'~"r'- az! replaced Al! -""> 'N'
"'' "'''n '''i'f !''' - '> [" ''"t" ''e II j
a@Hn WIN "h'ii'n'n'>'ca ,i-'' III ''' 'i'oi"
; my ana 'Hc numbers 'f K'iic" ''d """I4''r'
On 'iflier >I"c were in>'-nihrah'' il.d 'i't
Er'n." ,h,'''r! IN Their a''tch' '.''> RENT "i
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"'i '"',u'c "i.co''o' 'I' '"' "''''''
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'','''''''> ha' Sreh ms. ana re-"'''"| 4 'h'''
, pans a'or'n@'X' instead ot pt''''1f'"5 ii
r wht 'h"E mus have seen cpnd hot succeed.
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r'''"e "a "I - '''f' 10 az K 't'' >''N are
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tN''' I'~ nov ai1'tr to have been "fio,i :
Ken "ll' me serious lntentlnn. or even jh'
hope o' DESTROYING them. bat more a i'In
to 'i>' "ii The attention OF Tia" he>lr-cd iroa
, thc Iahd attack, and like most half measure
tailed ana was not worth the loss OF men ant
. material that II cost.
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: ,,.,,o'! upon H. Hne sto'"!
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II ,,'".'''e' anu continue, here hrl''
l. .l'' ,;,,i I' '"''c 'n"n SIX hours, und'
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