Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1855-01-05

of competent generals. On the contrary, 80
far as military opinions were concerned,
they were in favor Of the measure. The
noble Duke readily admitted TINT the siege
ofSebastopol was likely to be more protract.
ed than the Government first imagined it
would be. OF the troops sent TO the Crimea.
he said:
The emergency had demanded the
despatch Of troops TO the Crimea who had
not been completely trained, notwlthsta nding
that some Of the generals would have prefer
red their being kept until the spring, when
they would have been efficient. Their
lordships might blame him if they pleased.-
Lord Raglan had, however, pressed for them
They were unprepared for the successful
efforts Russia had made in reinforcing her
armies i'm the Crimea. In one days march
the Russian reinforcement travelled forty
two miles. Respecting the British rein
forcemen,s: Since the month of June more
than 10000 men have been sent from this
country TO the army under Lord Raglan, and
OF that number i2,30O have been forwarded
within the last two months. | believe some
of your lordships will be surprised when
tell YOU that the whole number of men from
the time Of the commencement Of hostilities
down to the present time, including few
who are about to proceed, the whole number
of men, including officers, will have exceed
cd $1,000"
The speaker continued by stating the
amount of arms and ammunition sent OUT
With regard 10 ordnance, sixty-two guns
were sent cat al the commencement Of the
war, besides two complete battery trains Of
forty-two guns, with an enormous supply of
shot and shell, seven nine FOUNDER batteries,
-
The whole amount Of small ammunition sent
TO the army is % $4,000 rounds, OF which
IS0OJ,OJo rounds were MIME ammunition,
and the Government is continually sending
more, as ships can be obtained foi the pur-
pose. Besides the above, AZ large guns and
mortars, 5000 SHELF, and ~ 900 round shot
were sent from Malta to the Crimea.
The noble Duke next proceeded to refute
the charges that no foresight had been
shown in providing the troops with proper
clothing and stated that the number of pairs
of wooden socks sent out amounted TO
10000 Of wooden shirts, 100000; of pairs
of flannel drawers, 10000; of wooden
gloves, $4,000 pairs besides about 10000
railway wrappers 10000 waterproof capes
10000 far coats and 1900 pairs OF seal
skin boots.
Ofthis amount, something Ike a third was
lost in the "Pnnce." In addition to this.
government has ordered sheep-skin coats for
the whole army-55,00o. Hats had been
ordered and independent Of those to be sent
from Turkey, Malta and France, / 500 had
been sent from England. The charge tina,
the men we're nearly IN rags was undoubted.
" true, but second and third complete
set of uniforms had been ordered, and had
undoubtedly arrived. The charge that the
army waF half starved, was untrue--.n fact,
no army was ever better fed. Of surgeons,
i9J had been sent out, with beds, clothing,
&c. for 10000 patients, and other articles
for the use Of the sick and wounded in
proportion The noble Duke paid high
compliment to Miss Nightingale, pa ssod
high eulogium on Lord Raglan, and said:
No one but one who has been IN constant
communication with him can form any
accurate notion oi his merits. Greatly as he
is valued in this country, his full merits will
not be known until his dispatches, aud per-
haps has private letters, which are IN the
custody Of myself and Of his family, are
made public.