New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-04-07
NAPOLEoN's LAST DODGE.

| With equal aptness, now be sen; to Louis Bona
| parte on bis Ciimean excursion. IL il not the
Ru,iiaR Empire which this journey is calculates
to destroy, but his own.
| Ap extraordinary, anomalous position creates
anomalous necessities. Every other man ia his
plsce would be considered fool il he undertook
| this trip, whose uDf.vcrable chances are to the
favorable as ten to one. Louis BOnsparte must
be quite aware of that fact, and nevertheless ne
must 90. BE ID the originator Of the whole ex-
IedliiCn; he has 60. the allied armies INFO their
present unenviabe position, aud is b)dnd, before
al Europe, to get them cut of ii again. Il is his
fret military feas, aud upon its issue will depen1
lor rome time 81 least his reputation as gen.
ersl He answers for lie success With no lees a
| pledge than bic crown.
There are, besides, minor reasons, which equally
contribute to make this hazardous journey q mat
ter Of State necessity. The soldiers in the East
have shown on more than one occasion, that their
expectations Of the military glories of the new
Empire have been sadly disappointed. At varna
and Bazardshik, the paladiLs of the mock Charlie
nague were sauted by their own troops with the
title of "apes." IA Jas les singes Yire La
moricifre =" wasthe cry of the ZOuayes when
st. Arnaud aud Espinasse had sent them into the
Bulgarian desert TO die of cholera aud fever.
Now it is no longer the banished generals alone
whose fame and popularity are opposed to the
commanders ofdoubtful reputation, now leading the
French army. The singular conduct of Napoleon
Jerome junior while in the East has recalled to the
mid of the old Algerian soldiers the far different
behavior OF tire Orleans Princes In Africa, who,
whatever else may be ssid agsilst then were
aiwsys at the head OF the troops aud DID thoir
duty as SOLDIER. The contrast between young
Aunale ana young Napoleon was certainly strong
enough 20 make the soldiers say: If tbs Orleans
we're still in power, the Princes would bs with
us IL the trenches, shsring our dangers and ia
iieu.s; and yet, their name wss 70. Napoleon
Thus the soldiers do spesk. and what is 10 be
dcne to stop them The m,s who sis permitted
- to wear the uniform Of General Of Division"
has mspseed to throw q stain upon the military
traditions OF the name Of Nspoleon the remain
der of the family are all very que. civilians. ma
turssts, priests, or else unmitigated aiven-
turers; old jerome cannot 60 on sccoun. Of his
age, and because his warke fests Of old throw no
grea, halo Of glory around his head; go Louis
Napoleon cannot but 90 himself Then the ru-
NOR Of the Crimesn journey has beenma1e kaewn
10 the remotest hamlets of France, and has been
hated with enthusiasm BY the peasantry; and the
pessantry i! was that msde Louis Napoleon En-
peror. The pea,antry are convinced that al En-
peror Of their oSB make, and who bears the name
Of Napoleon, must actually be Napoleon redioi-
rus; his place is, in their eyes, at the head of
the troops, who led by him, will riya! the lesions
Of tie great Army. II Seva.sopol is not taken,
it is only because the Emperor has not yet gone
there let him but once be on the spot, ard the
,smpsria Of the Russian fortress viii crumble
into dust like the wallis of Jer tho. Thus, If ever
be wished 10 retrsct his promise 10 go, he cannos
Low do So since the report has once gone forth.
Accordingly, every thing is being prepared.
The ten divisions COW in the Cfmea are to be
follow ed by four new ones, swo Of which are 70
form, in the beginning Of the campaign an army
OF reserve at CobstsnpOple. One of these d.
visions is to consist of the Imperial Gaatd au-
other Of tie combined elite companies, or the
Grersdiers and Voltigeurs Of the army OF Paris;
the two other divisions, 9th snd 18th are al
ready getting embark ed or concentrated q. Tou-
Ion and Agiers. Tits fresh reinforcement would
bring the French troops ia the Crimea to some
l0O,C Ur 10000 mep while, by the end of
April. the IL, eco PIedmoDtese troops and numer-
Gus British Requirements will be arriving Bat
yet, it can hardly be expected that the Allies can
we'll be in a position to open the csmpsgn in
May, with An army of $50, 900 men. The state of
the HeIscestic Chersobese, which has been
tuIIed Tito ole great and wretcbedly managed
bur 81 gIeuId, s such that with the return OF not
and damp weather, the whole must form one hot
bed of psstilence OF all kinds; and whsteyer por-
tion of the troops will have to stop in it, will be
ex pcsd to losses By Sickness aud death far more
terrific than at any previous time. There Is no
chance for the Allies to break forth with an active
army from their present position, before all their
reepfoIctments are up; and that will be seme-
where about the middle Of May when the sick
ness nust have already broken out.
In the best event the Allies mu.t leave 80, 900
men before the south aide of Sevastopo, and will
have from 90, 900 to 100, 900 men .. liberty for an
expedition against the Russian army in the field.
Unless they maueuver very well and the Russians
commit great blunders, this army, on deboushing
from the Chersonese, will have frat to defeat the
Russians, and drive them back from Sympheropol,