The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-03-19

tract his councils Of war. Napoleon ssys that he
ge.sibtaty which Others dread 70 encounter. For
the closess and most minute study Of everything
appertaining to the siege-maps, models and plans,
cover the floor Of his secret cabinet In the Tuleries
and the Court do Grenneville. The Austrian mill.
tary envoy Is known to have lately been closeted
with him for hours together and 1t Is supposed that
to this object the attention Of both has been chiefly
turned. The Count was heard to say at Marshal
that the Emperor was thoroughly, most thoroughly
Gu fat with every detail Of the siege On the
other hand, the health of Prince Menschikof is
said to be sensiby affected by the constant anxiety
upon him. Gen. Osten Sacksn, with o body OF
Is 600 infantry. 5000 cavalry and so pieces OF
cannon, has been repulsed by Omer Pasha, With
20 900 Turks, before Eupatoria, with loss Of some
500 men killed and great number wounded. It Is
also said that o body OF some thousands, marching
to the relief Of Sebastopo, have pershed in the
SHOWS. Altogether, therefore, it IL by no means
improbable that the Emperor OF Russia may co a.
ceive the position Of things to require his own in
spection, for both Emper0rs well know how impor.
tant feature in the ViennR Conference would be
either the tall or firm resistance OF sebastopol just
now.
The arming Of Russia would appear to be some
thing prodigious. The :" Imperial mobile militia
Ia to be divided into battalions drsch,~es. each
consisting OF four companies. The Imperial ordi.
nance creating it, declares that the corps Is raised
for temporary service, In defence of the faith the
throne, and the fatherand. II is enacted that ex-
emption from military service hitherto permitted,
shall not apply in the present csse, but that who
ever Ia liable to the capitation tax, or its equivalent
shall be liable to be called upon to serve In this
corps. Merchants, jews and foreign colonists who
have been encouraged to settle In Russia, and re-
ceived grants Of land from the Gear, are excepted
Each battalion or druschine is to be commanded bv
staf officer, and to have four captains and staff
captain, one thousand subofcers and soldiers, and
eighteen musicians. In order to hasten the forma
ton Of this corps, gubeTniGI militia committee Ia
TO be formed In every government, and within feur
teen days after receipt Of the manifesto, the mobiles
several battaions, and make arrangements for
their supply and equipment. To meet tho
exponsss Of tAis corps, special voluntary subscrip
lions are to be made, for which the committees will
contribute. The subjects Of the Emperor arc ad.
jured by their love Of country to make sacrifices
corresponding to the occasion, and It is announced
that the names and subscriptions Of all persons will
be Published The mobiles 10 repair to their seve
raj localities to exert themselves In forwarding the
enrolment. The soldiers must not be younger than
twenty nor older than forty i've years Of age In the
together a. much as possible Those who have no
firearms Of their own are to be furnished with q
musket and bayonet. Should any fall in battle
them from obligations 70 furnish recruit at che
The Moniteur confirms the loss of the semlante
fngate, in the Straits Of Bonifssio, with 700 men,
kinds, Il says, the bow Of fr'gate, sailors hat
bearing the name Of Semilsnte the log of that fri
gate, &c. remove all doubt Of this melancholy event.
Only one body has yet been found.
The French feet In the Black Sea now consists Of
twentyone ships Of the line, or first rate frgstes.
All Of them, with the exception Of five or six, have
tho full complement Of men fixed by the regulation,
ciusively machines Of var. SUPPLE. Of Ammunition
have been made on the largest scale; the minimum
for each piece being 500 balls or 500 charges for
the guns Of 30 only The sailors have on b)ard food
for one hundred days, and large reserves Of provi
s0ns are In the st0rehouses at Kamiesch ard n the
Bosphorus.
There is no blinking the fact that in proportion az
the position OF England becomes more and more
bnmilAupg, the war increases in popularity with
the French. The English army Is openly spoken Of
with undisguised contempt; even the navy, 1t is
predicted, viii be found not to be the formidable
affair 1t has been thought to be, and the want
of high scientific instruction so conspicuous among
the officers OF the army, and in sucn striking con-
trast TO the French is said to be observable in the
feet OF this there is no doubt, that the French
naval officer Ia much more instructed person tina
his rival BE is NOT permitted to 60 to sea till at
seventeen or eighteen years OF age he can pass Q
scientific examination Of the most hing charac
ter, the very enumeration Of which would utterly
confound an English sailor, in whose service
the youthful officer Is put afoat as early as
twelve, and not later than fourteen years OF
age his only qualifications being that he can read
and write and spell and do the rule Of three after
which he has midahipmans and a lieutenant's ex.
animation TO undergo, but chiefly on matters Of
practical sesmanshp which his early init alton
afoat readily makes him at for. But In book learn
ing, in the theory Of his profession such person
Is necessarily very inferior to the Freedman and
1t remains to be seen which system is the best AT
first, when the war broke out, great disposition
was manifested to argue that the French were
being made tools Of by the English; but Of this
hear nothing Low. On the contrary, find in many
circles anything but friendly to the regime, an
expression Of faith In the Emperors sagacty, which
mi ef no ~ N N II IN hnrn nat
come what msy-whether legitmist, Orelanist or
republican hold the seat OF authority ultimately
that the beur Of frances regeneration has arrived,
and that England will fall in proportion TO the rise
of her ancient rival. II is said that her weakness
alike parliamentary and militsry-s being mani
tested to all the nations Of toe earth who have
looked upon her power hitherto with dread
and difmAy that her assistance 10 France in
this struggle, nugatory az 1t Is, is moral
blot on her eecutcheon, which every
Of her colonies will be quick TO see that
that Spain and Portugal, VINO have long leaned upon
her as buttres, will hencefotth only look to
France-that intestine strife VIII follow q natural
consequences; while France. guided by one single
young energy, win be ready 70 stretch her hand
across the chsnnel, TO save or to smite Indeed,
precisely tbe same feeling at this moment seems TO
be exhibited towards England, which England
appears disposed TO have towards her present prime
miDitter-that she has been over appreciated and
OF all the Journals the only one found occasionally
to break lance in her favor is the republican Steele,
which, oddly enough In now trembling for existence
In the clutches Of imperial authority.
For some time past IL has been the only journal
that dared TO utter word in favor Of freedom and
this IL did with such ceverness, that without strain
Ing the law to its EXTREMIST tension, II was not easy
for the authorities TO interfere; and the compliments
which from time 10 time made their appearance TO
the Enslsh and their alliance, rendered IL awk ward
ground for meddlipg But the publication OF feu.
iAeton, by Eugene sue which was thought rather
too broad for good morals, has given the govern.
ment an opportunity 1t has long been signing
for; and to the great modification Of all the con
csrgierie Of Paris who are the most inveterate ad
miIen Of Eugene Sue, the story has been brought
TO an abrupt conclusion, and the Seieie itself has
ceived such an admonition as has very seriously
alarmed the proprietary. In fact, 1t seems 70 be