The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-04-27
sEBASTOPOI-LORD RAGLAN.

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SEBASTOPOL-LORDR RAGLAN.
The siege of Sebsstopol still progresses-
backwards. Its growth is that of cows
tAii-downwards. Every steamer brings the
same batch of news--the allies abeut to re-
new the bombardment-- romsncing letter
from General Canrobert, and long eplstie
from Lord Raglan, informing ''your Grace
OF the state of the weather and the condition
Of the sthird parallel" We are getting
heartily tired both of old Raglan and his
third parallel. For our part, we don't be-
ieve that the siege of SebAstopol has any
parallel.
1t ought to be remembered, though, in JUS
tice to Lord Raglan, that Anticipated and
heavy. heeled as he is, he was opposed, So
rumor says. from the very start, to the Cri-
mean expedition. After he went, he did as
badly Is he or any other man could; but
justice requires Us to say, thathe didn't want
to 20. And, while he did Mt want to 60, it is
very obvious that he don't desire to come
SSSAs
thrown out from the British isles. but all
with no result He has no idea of being
whisked about at the caprice of Louis Ma
poleon, like unto the tail of comet. So far as
he is personally concerned, he is very COM
Portable in the Crimea. In the worst of
times he got along very well, always man
aging to secure plenty of provender for his
household use and in cold weather, borrow
ing great coats of Canrobert. Whilst his
men died by thousands of disease and star.
walton, their jolly commander was as rosy
and juicy as one of the towers of roast beef
on his own board, which is the only tower
he has ever taken. He need mt be expected
to leave the Crimea till the Russians carry
him off by main force; and if they will only
treat and feed him well, which they are very
certain to do, and give him plenty of good
liquor, he will make himself quite as much
athome in ST. Petersburg as in the Crimea,
and write interesting letters to Great Britain
about the weather, with occasional reminis
cences of ''the third parallel"
Essays enough have been composed in
the gallant English army, to make wadding
for all the guns of both parties at Sebastopol.
But the real point has never been touched
The true secret is, that the commander is
bon vipont, and fat fellow at that. When
Caesar said, ''let me have men about me that
are fat" he did mt mean that he wanted such
men for military commanders. Far from it.
He wanted men who could be managed east
ly, and therefore your rotund, oily fellows,
with their gastric juices all working comfort
ably, were just the boys for him. Even Ma
poleon, when he became fat, ceased to be
Napoleon. Lord Raglan, q fine, hearty, well
fed English gentleman, belongs to just. the
class of men that Caesar would have liked
for a body guard. We never hear of the old
fellow in the trenches, in the camp, in the
hospitals, or anywhere else, except at his ia
BILE, where his trencher feats eclipse his glo-
ries in the field; or at his writing desk, giving
an account of the weather and the state of
the "third parallel
According to the last accounts, the Rus
SLAMS were pushing their own works for
ward, gaining important positions, and forti-
flying and holding them, in spite of the allies
This is, however, none of portly Raglan
fault. He was opposed to the Crimean expe-
dition, but was overruled by the French
Should the whole allied forces be driven into
the Black Sea, his Lordship, who would enjoy
the novel sensation of mixing water with hi
wine, might console himself by exclaimins
to Canrobert, "Did' Mt l tell you So"