New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-11-10

would not have Loot the opportunity to visit that
army which 1t all events has exhibited raors IA.
fence and more passive resisting force tan any
previous army, even in Russia. AZ he has to,
d. ne so, there s an increased probability toat the
rumors are true acco' ding to which the Russian,
are resolved Ia retire BY smsll detachment. fro,
Synpheropol toward Perekop leaving reargu,r
only to male bold E. ont against the enemy a,
long as may be necessary. There are, indeed
other circums snces tending ~ confirm these IN.
mors The fire of the north forts against Ssya.to.
pol, though rot very effective, is on the increase
as if they intended to expepd ali their Ammunition
before leaving The troops about lnkermann are
daily diminishing: and at the same time as if to
make up for this. fresh batteries are daily erected
on the north shore. The camp about Mackeuzo's
even is reported 20 be peopled BY diminished num-
bers On tho other hand, it i. true, stronger
columns have appeared on the Upper Belbek a.
soon as the French showed Themselves there and
no progress Of any note has been made by the
Allies on that side
It's, however. not TO be forgotten that the road
through the stepPe from Syn pheroPol by Perekop
to Cher.op, offers no mean. of subsistence Whist
ever to q marching army, and very often not even
water Thus small detachmeuts only can pass At
a time as everything for their consumption has TO
be brought from a distance; consequently the
slow er Gorchskof effects his retreat, the more
regularly supplied will be his columns aud 'hc fewer
men will he lose on the long march. Ca ,he other
hand, the allied generals will commit an imp .rdon
able military Gin if they allow this gradual retreat
of the Russians, without even ascertaining, by
strong rec0nn assances. whether il ia actually
taking place or not AS far as we can judge. Pc.
lissit is noways satisfied on this point but it is
his own fault exclusively Should he go on with
his offensive moments at the present slow rate, he
msS have finished his preliminary operations for
an attack upon the Russian position by the time
the last Russian passes the lines of perekop But
tho "conqueror Of Sevastopol" has now repu.
tation to lose, and this has made him even more
cautious than the defeat of the 18th of June did
Napoleon finished bis campaign of 1896 in the mari
time Alps, 10 six days and four battles, and that
WAS ground far more difficult than the Crimean
chalk hills but then no was not an understrspper
to his own nephew. One attempt has, indeed
been mace On the part of the Allies which displays
little more energy The corps at EupatOria, re-
enforced By Gen de Failly's French division, cen
stating of pine bsttalions, aud Pagets British light
dragon brigade, which counts four regiments, has
ROW extended its feelers as far as half way to SYM
pberopol, but very soon retreatsd again. Gorcha.
koff. who sends this piece Of news, states tho
strength of the Allies at from thirty thousand to
forty thousand men. We shall be nearer she
mark il we take the first number. But with
thirty thousand men disposable in the field, the Ed
patora corps might attempt far holder movements,
especially as its line of retreat to Euratora.
either north or south of Lake Sasik cannot DO cut
off Thus after all, we End the same Ianguor at
Eupatoria as on the Chernsys; and that this Ian
guor instt ad Of being dashed up into action, will
rather become more lsnguid, there can be 10
doubt il il be certain, as the whole Britsh press
asserts, that Gen Codrington ia 70 succeed old
Father Simpson in the command Of the British
forces CodriDgton distinguished himself at the
Redan on the 9Th of September, where he com
msnded the assembling divisions. by his magnificent
imperturbability. So imperturbable was he that
he could afford TO look with the marble placidity
of Horace's honest msn-si traetas W0batv oybis-
even suspectiDg that it might aot be amiss to send
the reserves to their support Codrington. no
doubt is the nan for the mOment-the great gen.
eral who has been looked for so long in yain and
il he gets the command the British safe from
defeat as be never would allow more than his out
post troops to be beaten in single day.
That the Russians are actually retreatng from
the Crimea is also indicated BY another fact.
When Alexander was at Nikoaief, he iDspected
the 3Ist, 32d. 33d, 3itb, 35th and Both marine
equipages recently arrived from Seyastopol These
marine equipages are battaliOns of sailors and
marines each Of which serves at sea to man
ship o. the lire, and one or more smaller vessels.
That these troops left the Crimea when they could
neither be missed nor replaced if any heightened
resistance was intended, clearly shows what is to
be expected. The mission of Generals Benken-
dorf ard Stackelberg to headquarters 10 the
Crimea, in order to inquire into and report on the
state Of the army there is also significant, and
from what We know of the dOiDgs Of the allied
generals, it may be expected that the Russian re-
treat, on the whole will be effected unmOlested
and without any great loss.
The London Times Of course knows better than
this If Pelissier does not act Low, IL is merely
TO induce the Russians to stop in the Crimea II
they were to retreat now, while the season is
tolerabe what could he do TO prevent them,
what great injury could be infict on them No;
Pellsser's plan is far deeper. Prlissier not only
intends to conquer the Crimea, but also to mako
the Russians perform counterpart to the French
retreat from Moscow. lie is waiting for Winter