The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-02-13
THE DAILY DISPATCH.
TUESDAY MORNING. FEBRUARY IS 1855.

-TTEsDAY MORNING, FEBRUARYls 1855.
RxsroNArlos OF LoRp john RussELL.--
pr.arr THE Houss OF Commons The re-
of Lord Jno Russell was based upon /
Mr. Roebuck's motion for committee to in
ou;re into the conduct of the war--amotion. |
nc which he said he did not see how It was |
70 be resisted; but, Is 1t involved = censnre |
upon the War Department, conducted by his |
colleagues, his only course was to tender his
resignation. The Earl of Aberdeen, on read
ing in the House of Lords, Lord RusselFs
letter of resignation, stated that two months
ago his noble friend disapproved, or was dis
satisfied with the conduct of the war
Lord John Russell made statement to
the House, with respect to his resignation,
giving the same reason for il, expressed inhi
letter. In the course Of this statement, he
fully confirmed the accounts which have
been given of the terrible condition OF the
English army in the Crimea. "No one, said
Lord John, scan deny the melancholy con-
dition of our army before Sebastopol. loud
cries of "hear, hear."l The accounts arh'ch
drrire from that quarter erery aceek, are not
only painful, but horrible and heart rendsng,
and l am sure no one would oppose, for mo-
ment any measure that weuld be likely not
only to cure but to do anything to mitigate
those evils. tCheers.) Sir, I must say that
there is something. with all the official know
ledge to which have had access, that to me
is inexplicable in the state of our army
(Cheers) If had been TOLD. as a reason
against the expedition to the Crimea, last
year, that your troops would be seven miles
from the sea, seven miles from secure port
which at that time, when We had in con-
temptation the expedition. we hardly hoped
TO possess-and that, at seven miles distance
they would be in want of food, of clothes,
and of a shelter, to such degree that they
would perish, at the rate of 90 to 100 day, /
should have considered such prediction as
utterly preposterous, and such picture Of
the expedition as entirely fanciful and alb
surd. Hear, hear.l We are all, however,
free to confess the notoriety of that melan-
choly state of things. Hear, hear. 1t was
not, therefore. by denying the existence of
the evils, that could hope to induce this
House to reject the proposition of the homo
rable and learned gentleman; but had fur
ther to reflect that was in position not to
give faint NO to the proposal--not to ex-
press in vague and equivocallanguage a wish
that the motion should not be carried, or to
use an evasion with respect to the letter, of
its terms, with a view to defeat the motion.
Hear, hear.
In the House of Commons, on the goth ult'
Mr.. Roebuck, in rising to move for select
committee to inquire into the condition of
the English army before Sebastopol, and into
the conduct of those departments of the gov.
eminent whose duty it was to minister to
the wants of the army, referred to the mel
ancholy condition of the army, which, he
said, had been acknowledged by Lord John
Russell, who, though confessing that he was
unable as a minister of the crown to resist
the motion, yet, in the same breath, had de-
clared that he should not support the motion
by speech or vote. Mr.. Roebuck proceeded
to state that England had sent TO the qoa7.
$4,000 soldiers. mhO had done all Mey could
properly touphold the honor ofthc countiy
$4,000 bayonets before Sebastopol What,
exclaimed Mr.. Roebuck had become of the
100000? He expressed his belief that the
condition of the army had been brought
about by the incapacity, at home or abroad,
of those whose duty it was to minister to its
wants.
MIR. S. Herbert, in resisting the nation,
commended that the first cause of the demora.
ization of the army was to be found in the
system which had been pursued for the last
forty years. Though the regimental system
was perfect, the field officers in command of
the regiments had never seen a brigade, and
were unacquainted with the organization
adopted by the government to provide ade
quate supplies of stores for the army, and
contended that it was unjust, without infor-
nation, to lay blame upon absent men.
MIR. II. Drummond and Mr. Layard spoke
at length in support of Mr.. Roebuck' S motion.
They went into detail and spoke with great
energy of the blunders and acknowledgements
Of affairs in the army. They were very Sc.
we're upon both the government and the Off
GERS IN command.
The Marquis of CRANKY, depressed from
the immediate topic of debate into the policy
OF the war, and spoke like man of sense as
well as independence declaring his convic.
ton that the Emperor of Russia never in.
tended to seize the Ottoman Empire. and
that the maintenance of the balance of now.
or IN Europe was not the real object of tho
war. 0
The debate for the first night closed at a
quarter to twelve O'Clock 1t is believed that
Mr.. Roebuc ks motion will be triumphant,v
carried and that the ministry will be Disgrace
fully and overwhelmingly beaten.
ANNIVERSARY OF THE ITALIAN REvoru
rios.-The Italians and friends of Italv in
New York, ON Friday night celebrated ,he
anniversary Of the Revolution in Ita,v of
1s4s- THEODORE DWIGHT presided ~,
Der of letters were read from persons Nh