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

military attainmeuts, and does not enable him to
bear up agains tho conflicting opinions which dis
tract his councils Of war. Napoleon says that he
Sns Ssa s1 taxing upon himself r.
weeks pas his whole attention has been devoted to
tho cloeest and most minute study Of everything
sppertsinlsg 70 the siege.maps models and plans.
and the Court do CrennevilIe. The Austrian mill
tary envoy fs known to have lately been closeted
with him for hours together and IL is supposed that
to mis- object the attention Of both has been chiefly
turned. The Count was heard to say at Marshsl
vallants, the minister Of war, only two days ago,
that the Emperor was thoroughly, most thoroughly
Gu fat with every detail of the siege! On the
other hand, the health OF Prince Menschikoff Is
said to be sensibly affected by the constant anxiety
and close attention the state Of affairs has thrown
upon him. Gen. Osten Sackan, with q body Of
$4,000 infantry, 5000 cavalry and 80 pieces OF
Ssp nSS has been rspussd BY Gmss rasos with
500 men killed and great number wounded. 1t Is
also said that o body OF some thousands, marching
to the relief Of Sebsstopol, have perished in the
improbable that the Emperor Of Russia may CO a
ceive the position Of things to require his own in
spection, for both Emperors well know how mpor
tant feature in the Vienna Conference would be
either the tall or irm resistance OF Sebastopol Just
now.
The arming Of Russia would appear to be some
thing prodigious. The Imperial mobile militia y
is to be divided into battalions or drsc.~es each
nance creating it, declares that the corps is raised
for temporary service In defence Of the faith the
throne, and the fatherland. 1t is enacted that ex
emption from military service hitherto permitted,
shall not apply In the present csse, but That who
ever . 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
cevsd grants Of land from the Gear, are excepted.
Each battalion or druschins is to be commanded bv
stan oncer, and TO have four captains and staff
captain, one thousand sub-clcers and soldiers, and
eighteen musicians In order to hasten the forma-
ton Of this corps, gubyniai militia committee Ia
to DO formed In every government, and within fsur-
team days after receipt Of the manifesto the mobiles
are 70 assemble and appoint the rendezvous Of the
their supply and equipmest. To meet tho
exponsos Of tAis CORPS special voluntary subscrip.
lions are 70 be made, for which the committees will
open nsts, and TO which all persons are summoned 70
contribute. The subjects Of the Emperor are sd.
jured by their love Of country to make sacrifices
bonding to the occasion and II is announced
that the names and subscriptions OF all persons will
raj localities to exert themselves IN forwarding the
enrolment. The soldiers must not be younger than
twenty older than forty i've years Of age. In the
formation OF companies, inhabitants to be kept
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
their families viii receive a certificate absolvug
them from Obligations 70 furnish recruit at the
next levy.
The Monifeur confirms the loss of the Semillante
frgate, in the Straits Of Bonifasio with 700 men,
en- route for the Crimea. Pieces Of wreck Of all
kinds, II says. the bow Of ir'gste sailors hat
bearing the name Of Semillante, 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 frigaes.
All OF them, with the exception OF five or six have
tho full complement Of men fixed by the regulation,
and may consequently at any moment become ex-
clusively machines OF war. Supplies OF ammunition
for each piece being 500 balls. or A 500 charges for
the guns Of 30 only. The sailors have board food
for one hundred days, and large reserves Of prov-
sons are in the storehouses at Kamiesch ard 10 the
B0sphorus.
There is no blinking the fact that in proportion ~
the position OF England becomes more and more
hnmilAnpg, the war increases in popularity with
the French The English army Is openly spoken of
with undisgused contempt; even the navy, 1t is
predicted will be found not TO be the formidable
affair 1t has been thought to be, and the want
of high scientific instruction 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, thai the French
naval officer is a much more instructed person than
his rival he is not permitted TO 60 TO sea till at
scientific examination Of the most scare hing charac-
ter, the very enumeration Of which would utterly
confouDd an English sailor, In whose service
the youthful officer is put aaoat as early as
age his only qualifications being that he can read
and write and spell and do the rule of three after
which be has mdshipman's and lieutenant's OK.
animation TO undergo, but chiefly on matters Of
practical sesmanship, which his early initiation
afoat readily makes him at for. But IN book learn
ing, in the theory of his profession, such person
Ia necessarily very inferior to the Freedman, and
It 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 we
hear nothing Low. On the contrary, find in many
circles anything but friendly to the new regime an
expression Of faith in the Emperors sagacity, which
must be very datterng TO him. IL Is thought that,
come what msy-whether egitimist OrsIanist or
republican hold the seat OF authority ultimatels.
that the hsur Of frances regeneration has arrived
and that England viii fall in PROPORTION to the rise
of her ancient rival. Il is said that her weakness
alike parliamentary and militsry-is being mani.
tested TO all the nations Of toe earth who have
looked upon her power hitherto with dread
and difmay that her assistance TO France in
this struggle, nugstory az 1t is, is . moral
blot on her escutcheon, which every one
of her colonies will be quick to .see-.that
one after the other viii rise to fling of the yoke
that Spain and Portugal, VINO have long leaned upon
her as buttres,, will henceforth only look 10
Franoe-that intestine strife will follow a natural
consequences. while France. guided by one single
head, flushed with victory, and deliRhtng in her
young energy, viii be ready 70 stretch her hand
across the channel, TO save or TO smite. Indeed,
pIecisty The same feeling at this moment seems to
Do eXniDlted tOWhfds EnglAno, winch England
appears disposed to have towards her present prime
miDister-tbat 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 trembling for existence
In the clutches of imperial authority.
For some time past 10 has been the only journal
that dared to utter word in favor OF freedom, and
this it did with such cleverness that without strain
Ing the law TO its EXTREMIST tension, ID was not easy
for the authorities to Interfere and the compliments
which from time 70 time made their appearance TO
the Englsh and their alliance rendered 1t swk ward
MG,on, by Eugene Sue, which was thought rather
too broad for good morals, has given the govern.
ment an opportunity II has long been signing