Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-02-21
VOL. J. NO. l67.

sell had expressed any wish that Lord pamerston
should fill the post of Secretary for War.
Finally, before the meeting of Parliament, he
had informed Lord Aberdeen thatn consequence
of the strong feeling manifested by the publc,he
should feel it his duty To resign the Office of War
Minister, and that he should do this whether the
government were in a majority not. lie had
said all that he had to say, except that ho
would endeayor to make the path easy OF any ono
who might be caed on to succeed him,
The Earl of Aberdeen, in announcing to the
House of Lords tho resignation OF the ministry,
remarked TINT, while the late administration did
not shrink from any inquiry into their conduct,he
believed that such an inquiry would show that no
indifference had been shown by them to the wants
of the army in the Crimea, and he firmly be-
lieyed that the suiferngs of that army had been
exaggerated. The prospects of success, both
from the strength of tho British forces, and from
the allies by which those forces were supported,
were cheering, and the financial position of the
country was satisfactory. The country, howev-
er, demanded n strong administration How that
was 10 be managed he was ignorant. All he would
as at present was, that any administration which
might be formed by Her Majesty would receive
thnt support from himself and his friends which
the eNigeneies ofth country demnn1ed.
Lord Palmerston submitted that the failures
complained of arose either from causes beyond
human control or from unavoidable inexperenee
aud dlsorganizatlon produced during the apse OF
II long peace. The committee of inquiry must
either prove delusion, occasion paral ysisin
the executive Mt home and the army abroad The
government were assailed indirectly and by means
little honorable to the opposition that employed
them. But into whatever hands it might please
the House tn commit the management OF the war,
he exhorted Hon. members to give to Enrapoa
spectacle of unanimty for its energetic proseen-
ton.
The motion. rs stated by telegraph, was carr
ed by majority of l57, whereupon the Ministry
resigned
THE sElGE OF sEBAsTopoL
The journal DIES Debats has n long article on the
expedition 10 the Crimoa. II takes rather 4 loo
my view of the operations before bastopol, and,
although not going the length of assigning the
fnnl success to the Russians, abstans most care
fully from saying word calculated to imply tiat
the efforts of the allied armies are to be eventual
ly crowned by the capture of tho town.
Six hundred aud thirty French soldiers arrived
Mt Constantinope on the 2lst from the Frinea,
with limbs frost bitten. The total number of
British sick aud wounded nj Seutari, aud at the
hospitals IN the vicinity, was 5,50O. They were
full death alone furnished room for fresh arrivals.
Being in want of fire wood, the allies have not
even respected the old church at Cherosonesus,
but have stripped the roof and cupola, aud taken
nway all tho ornlments from tho interior.
In sortie mado from Sebastopol during tho
night of the 9th. n Russian column suffered
vere lossos General Canrobert had decorated
Captain Cerdudo for his gallant conduct in the
n1ar, and also distributed eight military medals.
Tho inner works of Sebastopol have been
strengthened, but the shells begin to cause seri-
Gus damage To it. The French rihemen frequent
" succeed in getting into the faubourgs by the
different breaches that have been made.