The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-03-30

rHE oomAsDEa-rs-omKs rax RUSSIAN ARMY IA rHk
cRlsEA.
Prince eorschakof appointed by the Emperor Nicholas
comandsr-in-chef OF the Crimean army in the place Of
Meuschko Is general of artillery and inspector Of the
eorps Of He born In lT94, received his mil
tary education in ST. Peersbargb and entered the army
towards the end OF the struggle against Napoleon When,
Ia 1929 the Russian army had been unsuccessful against
the turks Nicholas recalled Its officers and Gortschakoh
among those selected from the Guards 70 replace them
He ordered the corps OF who directed the
siege Of Si.ts received the command Oh battery ana
Distinguished himself brave soldier After the surren-
der Of Sistra Gorschakoh promoted and attached
~ he staff Ia the Polish war he major general of
artillery under General Pahen, whose corps acted pr-
ea part In the terrible battle OF the 10Th OF February
1881 near Grochow 1t occupied the centre OF General
DeLtscls front OF attack Gorschakon commanded the
artillery He placed his batteries on both sides OF the
which leads losna and his efforts secured success he
Was also Ia The battle of Sague which lost by the
Russians Gortschakof directed the bombardment OF
Ostralenkn, and opposed the Polish army when IT
crossed the Narew with his artillery, which occa-
sion he behaved with conspicuous bravery. When Pas
kieweh, the 9th Of September, attacked warsaw,
Gorschakon took the fortified village OF Viola, with $50
guns the attack upon the second Polish line OF for
cations he commanded the artillery of the centre, directed
against Czyste fortified and occupied by General Benz the
who fought in Hungary He was repnlsed twice BY
the latter but finally took the position Ever snee that
event. Gortschako has enjoyed the reputation OF dsin
guished officer of artillery The Emperor rewarded his
services with the title OF Acknowledgement Afterwards
he occupied in erecting Notifications in Poland, as
sisted by two other generals In l643 he was promoted 10
general OF artillery and in 1886 he received appoint
he remained until s49 when no commanded the artillery
in Hungary. In 1858 Gortschakof appointed TO the
chief command of the Russian army OF the Danube In
June he entered Modaya and then marched Bucha
On the 4th OF November he lost the battle OF Olte
nitza and while making preparations TO take Kalafn be
was the 9Th of January 1884 attacked by the Turkish
army and suffered losses Gortschakof attributed
these to his acknowledgement Anrep but the
Emperor recalled him, and sent Paskewiteh to replace
him. After the latter had been wounded Gortschako on
the 9th of June again obtained the command, and with
his corps, recrossed the Danube
THE FATAL CAVALRY CHARGE AT BALAKLAyA-
The Earl of Lucan lately addressed to Lord Raglan
letter attempting throw upon the latter the blame of the
light-cavalry charge at Baaklava-
When Lord Raglan first received hi, letter he wished
Lord Lucan recall it he declined and then Lord Raglan
sent home in letter to the Duke of Newcastle circum
santial of the whole affair showing that Lord Luz
had attended to the instructions in the order
sent TO him on the field Of Baaklava that the second
order then issued and that this msconception
nonatention to orders the part of Lord Lucan the al
most entire destruction OF the light cavalry to be at
tributed.
When this letter reached the British government from
the comumndern-chie they had alternative but to
call Lord Lucan for to have left incapable officer
position of such deep responsibility would have been
son 10 the country When Lord Lucan arrived in Eng
land copy Of this letter handed to him by Lord
Panmure the Minister of War. Lord Lucan feeling that
his professional character stake the horse
guards, demanding court-martial When he was fur
nshed with copy of Lord Raglans incupatory letter
teerhng he declared it did, with charges against him
which be bad heard before-whch had never been
brcathed the spothe more urgent than
thorough investigation into the whole affair This
able this most proper and dignfed request rsedi
CARS PARIS
The Paris correspondent of the Philadelphia North
American writes:
The effect of the intelligence from St Petersburgh upon
the Bourse may be imagined from the fact of the 3per
cent stock having risen 81 per cent In the of sim
ge day and railway shares generally from 40 to so francs
AT the closing of business Saturday the loan stood
premium of Is per cent These prices have not how
maj ntan laru ulae fook
beginning OF the week. and stock fell again from about
TO per cent Up TO this continued agitation pre-
wallis The telegraph has regained all its former authentic
y and by the marvellous apdiy and truth with which
II transmitted the idings of the death of the Emperor
Nicholas and the consequence that the slightest breath
Of rumor is sufficient to prices from to per cent
in the course of an hour
In addition the St Petersburgh news the supposed
journey to the Crmea greatly affects railway speculaons
The Emperors absence is supposed to involve DELAY ia
the opening of the Exhibition and consequent diminu-
ton in traffic and receipts The opinion however begins
to prevail universally that in the face of the late import
ant event. that journey will be persevered in With
the increased prospect rather should say hopes
peace the Hungarian railway shares of which recently
spoke hare risen from ST. 625 francs The shares
the Credit hobr have also advanced from their low POI
sition to 800 francs and those Of the great
American HOTEL in the Rue dc Rivoli, from lis to l57
francs
QUESTION KrQuETrE
1t is question in England whether in the case OF the
death OF the Emperor of Russia the etiquette of
mourning will be preserved The London illustrated
News says Referring to precedents think are
justified in anticipating that this important event will be
notified by the of Russia those Of Great Britain
ana France in the way existed that
the usual complimentary mourning will be ordered to be
worn at the latter courts The principle Of
Law Ia that all the crowned heads Christian Europe con-
stute among themselves family and this theory il
hrther in fact by numberess marriages and
nermarrages between the royal houses which scarcely
leave possible for one to lose member without losing
klusnan or close connection Another principle of pub
TIC Jaw sanctioning and sancfying what is due nat
u ties Of relationship is that Kings are never supposed
TO be personally at enmy. The amcabIe relations be-
tween them Interrupted faest motives are
attributed to them personally in all their actions and
me couresies incidental such relative conditions sub
sg ~ occasion requires under all circumstances War
se only affects States without in the slightest degree a
tcung the sentiments Of personal regard among sover
eRns Among the instances of those being
unued even IN time Of war Martens e Esprit du Droit
des 0ens refers to the following AT the moment of the
rupture OF the negotiations for peace which had been com
menced between England and France the English King
tGeorge iti caused his marriage 10 be notified
King Of France and the latter in reply expressed his
~ congrau!ation upon the suspicious On the
same prtncpe Louis XIV put mourning for the Emper
or Leopold and for Joseph who died in the midst OF the
war between the two States; and Charles w being still
at war with the French monarch held solemn obseques in
hs memory at his dccease.,p
KossrTH on
Kossuth writes to the New York Times characteristic
letter the death Of the Gar We extract few para
graphs,
Car Nicholas Is dead lie Car est mort viss Gar
That's the history. He died March 2 the same evening
his death was known nj London announced in Parliament