The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-01-28

esting Of local pSturs, that the present alliance
Of England and Franoe-ss fruitful in hsppy 70
been previously announced, the splendid band Of
our close neghbor on the opposite side Of ths cham
mel. the municipality Of Calais. aud the gentlemen
q Ss sSssy IL S
10 aid of the Patriotic Fond.
AZ an early hour the French colors were hosssd
in all parts Of the town: From the town hall and
other public buildings immense trfcolors were ny
ing the shipping in toe harbor was daily decorated
wiki the flags OF all nations, the French prsdomi-
mating; while from private houses In almost every
tries, with appropriate notices and devices, in.
GLIDING large display OF the initial N !, wraathsd
with lsurels. All business WIS suspended FOR the
day Shortly before o'clock The ~ Whale ~ Of the gen
Of st. Omer, formed into procession In order TO walk
o the Guildhsl, Were 1t was arranged that they
should he met by the mayor and corporation. Tne
procession started, preceded by two OF tho Calais
Municipal GUARDS, one bearing the standard Of Eng
land and the other the municipal flag Of Calais The
French consul, &C accompanied BY the captain Of tho
Calais band and the president Of the choral society,
&C., followed by the band Of the Stafiordslire
mittis; after whit came the French band and the
choral society. Each band played alternately, and
the procession was surrounded by vast co.course
Of people, which increased as 1t proceeded Arrived
at the GuiidhalI, where the mayor, coIporauon AID
the e ntlemen Of the Patriotic Fond Committee, as
well az The Dagistrs tes, Capt. Herrck, z. N, the
officers Of the garrlson and some Of the principal
inhabitants were waiting to receive them, they
were addressed by The mayor IN ackoo wiedgment Of
the sympathy and kind feeling which had prompted
replied in complimentary spee n, congr4tulatory Of
the alliance OF toe two armies The gcsat feature Of
the occasion, the concert, Was looked forward to.
with muSh pleasure. By the erection Of large GAL
lery IL was computed shat tre town hall would be
made TO sff0rd accommodation for from 900 TO
$500 persons ana from the sale OF tickets Il was
concluded that quite that number would DO present.
Early In the day stated that tickets were real
iziog an enormous premium; and long before the
bour for which the concsrt was fix sd not Q ticket
was to be 0btainet for any consideration. The
admired, aod their performance was frequently in
terupted by the plandits OF tle audien Q. AT the
conclusion the Mayor called on the an iience for
three CHEERS for the Emperor and Empress Of the
Thus was concluded enc of the most interesting
events hich has bet witnessed In che town OF Do
yer by the present generation.
SIR HOWARD DOUGLAS ON THE FAILURE OF THE cur
MEAN EXPEDITION.
One OF the m1st distl0s uished of military Au-
thorties-Sir Howa d D0uglas-has seized the pre-
sent opportunity Of laying before his couutrymsn
detailed professional exp s ion Of operations 10
the Cfims4, and of explaining for general comore
tension the crcu instances which, in his view Of the
have led to the failure of this great enterprise
His vie may be compressed into very few words.
We embarked, he ssys, FOX the siege Of Seosssopol
with an army too week In NUMBERS too iafrm In
physical COL dton, and at season Of the year too
advance for such az enterprise. Toese detects all
We must have s0ccumbod TO the equences ok ept
for the unpaIa leled hsruism aud endurance u the
allied troops. The brst effect OF our numerical
weak according to Sir Howard was the necessity
Of abandoning the best line IF operations against
the place 10 be attacked. Had the allies been
strong enough to follow up their victory on the
Alma by the occupation Of jndcloas positions
between that river ana Ss0ast0po, by q successful
assault on the int eDcneo Camp of the enemy which
defended the mouth Of the Bsloek, aud by effsc-
tual investmeotof 81 bastopol on tue northern site
fh s.f Ia xAD rusr.. La -.
light by this time have been very different 5ir
How.rd IL clearly Of opinion that ths place should
have been articked from the north, and that the
Abandonment Ut this plan, by opening TO the enc
my an uninterrupted communication With Perekop,
AID df closing our VII nerlority of fos;e, was th
cause OF mOst Of the difficulties subsequently Sex-
peril Dce6. Here however s tne difference between
Q real soldier ar bet zeen Sir Howard
Dough ana n. l. uis kossuth. Toe latter gentle
man, arriving at Ell niIar con illusions oy no diff
cult pr cess OF thong :, but unqualified TO carry
his specuati01s any n'g1er condemned the tactics
Of The campaign rs bsd. The former, though re-
esrdlDg the march on Bsaklava error In q
srat~gica point of vew, ,odioly describes IL as
necessity imposed upon the allied commanders"
ard decides thar IL was apparently the best mea-
sure that could he adopted under sucn circum-
stances. But then came The sequel, with all its
trials and msfortuDes The Russia ans, eft with their
communications perfectly open, and with no OBJ
sfacles 10 theic movements but such az the season
and the country created. poured legions after le-
gions across the lsthmus to the relief Of the place
snd munitions the garrison, augmented by rein
foTcemebts from Odessa "a well as by the crews Of
the eets 70 far outn mbered It's ssssilAns that the
allies became the 5es eyed rather than she beGe-
gers and when, after few weeks the rainy season
SURPRISED our army In these straits, extraordinary
81 fsriDgs ensued IL is In allusiob to these rains
We presume, that Sir Howsrd includes the period
chosen for the enter Orse among the errors attend
ing II and he considers DO doubt, that the seeds Of
diseste which our troops brought from Varna in
creased the sad mortality which exposure and pri-
yatin have no.a n.sdo
A RUSSIAN PIG IN A POKE.
The Gsvma~ Uniprsat Gazetts has the fol-
lowing On uslpg aDecdote, stated to have oc-
cured before Seba, topo. The French having
remarked an uBu.ua activity among the garrison
Of the Quarantine Fort, were anxious to know
the cause OF it, and for that purpose deter
mined to get hold OF some Russia sentinel at the
outposs. But that was essy matter, the sentnels
beiog usually on the alert, and taking good care to
keep ont OF danger. AT lass, Zouave offered to
fur1hh the o ticae 10 question. That very night
watchful Mu,coviie heard \ rustling among the
bushes. He cried, Who goes there n bat the only
answer he received was erunt. Thinks he to him
SELL Thsis some fat pig that has deserted from the
enemy: Bless me, II could only get hold OF 1t, and
smueple IL into the fort 70 that our officers may MT
Icy holo of is WITH tuis view he returns the grunt,
the conversation becomes interesting ~ both parties
and at last the worhy Russian sees the object Of his
desires approach. He lays down his muskst TO seize
it, but on horror the trea ;herous beast turns the
tables upon him, throws him down, and gags him in
NO time, then with low whistle he calls se Zousves
TO his aid, who carry OF his victim TO che French
camp In triumph.
A TURKISH COURT MARITAL.
We find the ftnosiDg In Q le.tsr fr IN CONSTANT
Dople Of the 25tn ult., Ia the Courier de Marsee
The Mussulmsn population witnessed, on the 23d, Q
scene quite unique In their habits. ana particularly
In their military code. Aptosecution was instituted
against SULLIVAN Pscha, VINO commanded the Turk
leu division In the sffAir Of Bilsklsva, and Hset
Bey, who commanded the I'd brig sde OF that divi-
sion, and whoss conduct on that &C :asion was sucl
as TO call for the proceedings against them. The
sad conduct Of the Turktsh troops in the affair Of
the 18th OF October must be well remembered. The
deplorsbe flight OF the Turkish troops could only be
attributed to the conduct OF the two chiefs, who