Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1855-07-14

The latest accounts from Europe are very
unfavorable to the Allies at Sebastopol. The
achievements which Immediately followed the
advancement Of Pelissier to the supreme COM
mand of the French troops, have been more
than overbalanced by the recent victory of the
Russians at the second attempt, made by the
British troops on the 18th ult., to follow ur
the successes of the French. The assailants
in this assault were repulsed with a loss Of
1000 or 5000 men, and forty or fifty officers
among whom was the gallant old general, SiI
Colin Campbell. This was perhaps the sever
est defeat the Allies have yet experienced, the
English being the greatest sufferers, and in
England it must have created a great sensation
There seems, indeed, but little hope of the
Allies taking Sebastopol, or efecting an en-
trance, even, into that city. This may well be
conceived, judging from the following para
graph from an article in the last number OF
BIackwood's Magazine, from its correspondent
at the seat of wal. He says:
The Notifications of Sebastopol, far from
being regular, extend alone the whole length
of the town and harbour. The town itself is
to a certain extent isolated by the inner har.
bour, and the French had made there an attack
as regular as the ground admitted Of; but the
Barrack Battery from the opposite side of the
creek bore on their works, as did the Garden
Batteries in rear of the Bastion du Mat. Great
difficulty, therefore, attended the attempt to
advance here by sab without attacking or ST.
lencing the Barrack Battery, which, in its turn,
was f1anked by the Redan, which was support
ed by the Malakoff. and so on. in a sequence of
As many links as that of the House which Jack
built. Thus, in a regular attack, an advance
on all these points was necessary, and thus was
constituted, rather than one siege, a multitude
of sieges. The capture of the Mammelon and
its two flanking hills beyond GARDENING Bay.
would have been a work of infinite labour and
difficulty. carried on under heavy artillery FIRE,
and would have been but a step towards the
attack of the Redan and Round Tower, each
formidable achievements, and still the Town
would remain for a separate siege.
The successes Of the Allies in the Sea of
Azof, successes achieved, however, without a
blow being struck by their adversary, do not
amount to much, if cutting off Russian sup.
plies (Which seems to us should have been the
first grand object Of the invaders) was their
intention, for it is asserted that there are two or
three other routes by which stores can be sent
to the beseiged.
1t is difficult to conceive how two such pow.
erful nations as France and England can re.
treat from the attitude they have assumed be-
fore the world, after the loss'of so much blood
and treasure. Such an event would undoubt.
eddy be the precursor of more startling ones
in the destiny Of Europe. England humbled
and France shorn Of her glory, would cause
wide openings for a Cromwell and a Danton
to rise up and sound the herald Of revolution.
We doubt. however, that the masses Of any
country in Europe-save, perhaps, that valiant
but down>trodden Isle. the land Of Emmett, of
Burke, Of Curran, Of Phillips, and of a host Of
other noble aouls-are prepared, at the present
era. to enjoy and protect the liberties which
such a revolution might give them. Therefore,
We should be sorry for the ultimate defeat Of
the Allies before S~ebastopol-not for the rea-
son of the Intellectual revolutions that would
apparently follow, but for many other reasons
which We have no room to adduce. We can
not forget that France is the land of Lafayette
England speaks our tongue. and say all
that can be said against Ter, is still the old
"fader.land" from which we sprang both coun-
tries, too, are closely allied to ours By great
social and commercial relations; and thou
sands Of their heightened people, from the for-
mer in particular, are scattered over our coun.
try. engaged in the peaceful pursuits Of trade
commerce, making the best Of citizens, and
venerating the institutions under which they
It need not be said that France-that
England-would send their ships to our shores
they to be victorious over their enemy,
cause for exciting q feeling against the
.llies. This is all speculation, which their com.
mon interests alone refute. However, il. is
lime enough TO believe in such sn event when
I happens. It is both dsstardly and ungener-
BUS to form . prejudice and an enmity upon q
'ague superstition.
We cannot sympathise with Russia-nor do
believe that such sympathy is general in
his country. II is . kind Of war-cry, attempted
the Democrats at home, and partially 70
'choed by our Ministers and ConsuIs abroad,
it cannot Be. Can Americans forget un-
'appy Poiandf Forget the ATROCITIES at War
aw! Forget the monstrous WRONGS which
lussia's brutal soldiery inflicted upon the fair
sughters Of Pnlaski's land! Can they forget
at this moment and for long years back. ]
'ussia's Emperor. like the Czars that preceded !
is waging . rsnorseleas var against that
obie race. the ehivalrie and beautiful Cire.a
ANS Would they like to see brave old Scha. !