The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1855-02-28

iardaton, in the steady career of dc.
struction. have our soldiers sunk. and
dark as have been our prognostics. the
reality has always kept far more than
pace with them. Oar correspondents
turn with sickeuing disgust from the
dreary monotony Of Il narrative which
tells Of nothing but death IN the shape
mast abhorront to brave mcn-in the
form Of loathsomc and incu.able dis
case. Orr 5attalous in the Crmea melt
away like the snow that surrounds their
/ tents aud fills their trenches. aud this
diminution Of our military force is reg.
istcrcd by a corresponding increase in
our hospitals One hospital has grown
into three. three into eight, aud eight in
10 thirteen. CARGO after cargo of the
/ emaciatcd relies Of the survivors of our
great battles has been sent to Malta. to
Corfu and to England Death is clear
ing the hospitals at the rate Of 80 to 60
a-day but still the tide Of misery over
bears all the rcccptaccs devised to con
tain it, and there is no room for the i'm.
mensc number of patients whose arrival
is Immediately expected Five thousand
sick are, it appears. already in the camp.
and one half Of those doing duty arc al
ready unfit for work
While Ministers insult us by talking
Of 10000 effective men. well Informed
persons at Constantinople estimate our
effective force in the Crimea at from
/ 000 to Ia 600 bayonets including un.
der the term that moety which DR.. Hall
considers to be unfit for duty--that is
smitton with the chronic disease. to
which they will not yield till it becomes
| inyeterate AMI incurable. This caani
! ty. as We said has not come upon US sud.
deuly or unawarcs. 1t has advanced ster
by ster. fully foreseen, and distinctly
pointed out. The progression is regular
and invariablc-from the trenches to the
hospital and from the hospital 10 the
grave. 1t is not in battle that tho Brit
isharmy has found its destroyer Against
it's iron front the might of Russia was
Shlvored in vain, but it carried within
itself and in thciunuencos which wotched
over it, the sure and unfailing seeds Of
destruction. and bore about it the cor
rnpiion in which they were sure to ripen.
We do hot wish to exaggerate-we could
not eXacceratc if we would-the extent
and nature Of this calamity. A little
time and all that will he left Of our clio.
rious army will be few sckly and mis-
cradle invalids. u General or two and the
members Of tie Staff which. though it
has done nothing Of the duty required Of
it. is reported by its head to be gentle.
maulikc in its dcnieanor. and free from
all imputaton Of vulaar disngreements
aud quarrels
When, however. this catastroT he shall
have been accomplishment it is ore.
the accomplishment Of which may lie
moasurcd ly day. almost BY hours-we
siali. at any rate have TO congratulate
ourselves th1t its course did not mneic
the dclihrafo and le'snrclv CONSTRUCTION
ofnur A1miu-tratiou.- bat nnia e.. t.l,
rt was snfrcr dercd not ruuc' t.
waived. rot PARTY or rcrsrrN claim
ahatdo"cd. in order 10 cNrcli,e tho
formation of tower vlich MIGHT ic
allie go cral viii tlcsr awful cy,u'uaH
tics We Shall also have tia safi,rac.
roH &C l'awjrg that, of all the rcr.o
IN l.thc Department.. whose iucam %
tctcy has led to this deilora''e result
rot a single ono las been recalled. dis
oracol. or d;rrrrGi,od SO farae ,lc oriu-
ion If hia official superors S oorc, rrcd.
D. Sill after n rcriod Of ilac,ion anl in
crtrcse 50 complete t'at We really b..
Ervo j, w9, from tho EHr''sh newspaper,
{ Do Ge't er'' the state If lis own army.
docs Loid Raglan continue to while
AMY His time m case and tranquility
among q re'rs of his army. Still are
lis staff lcfr in the full exercise IF those
H4rc''ou- to which they Lave. over and
over agar. proved themselves wholly uu.
equal; sii'l are Tho Quartcrmqstef and
Admtant General lcf TO- contribute their
quota Of nisnaunecmon' and incaracity:
sill is the Commi sariat abandoned to
tie care of old ard worn ont men: still
arc the same proilaiccG arl unfco,ng
persons allowed to ruin the efficiency Of
our medical department. Chaos is come
aeain-night anarchy and confusion
reign triumphant. Oar national renu
ta,iou has been sacrificed our army de
stroycd our position in Europe serious
o-r frtnre ovcrcloulcI hn, ,rc have ro,