The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-07-11
NOTES ON THE PROGRESS OF THE WAR In THE
EAST


The principal item in the by the America
is the failure of the attack the Malakof and Rean Tow
ers after reported loss of killed and 1000 wounded
on the part OF the French and 1000 killed and wounded
on that of the British, among which General Sir John
Campbell and seventy officers The result was that the
Russians not only repused the allies but gained possession
OF the Mameon Tower from which they had been previ
ously driven 1t is remarkable that this is delcatey
termed "a check in the British accounts though when on
previous occasions the Russians sustained asar ohecks
in their sores the besegers rumpeted forth as
great victory But the telegraph ia the bands of the
government is very pliable instrument in giving differ
emit names to the thing Should these attacks be re-
peated to any extent whether successful not the soil
about Sebasopo is likely smoke with blood for an in
definite period and Sir Gaspard lie Marchan and the Brit
sh consuls in the United States will have besr them
selves with greater activity in their vocation of acrmp
ing in order to supply the deficiency patriotism among
their feow-subecs at home who, it seems, though will
ling to pay, have scruples of conscience about lighting
AS ali offset to this check" the British papers and the
Ango-Amercan press dwell with peculiar compacency on
the exploits Of the allied fleets in the sea Of Azoti which
greatly resemble those Of the British in the Chesapeake
during the late war when so many oyser-boats were cap
sies The lessons of Christianity civilization and refine
uen given by the French and the Turks Kertsch in the
late foray, according accounts, belong 10 the same
school of philanthropy with those received by the Amer-
can women and children Hampton Havrede-Csracc and
divers other places.
These however, passed over in silence by the dis
Greet government telegraph in order to horrfy John
Bun with another massacre almost az bad as that of
u,ba ~ d.
bered attacked and destroyed Turkish fleet carrying
military forces and munitoss of war 70 be employed
against them This massacre" Ito which we alluded yes
erday) consists in the killing and woundng some eight
or ten of party of British who, it is stated came with
flag of truce to restore three captves taken in the
little town Of Hango, and directed be returned by Ad-
mral Dundas The only evidence of the particulars this
transaction, however proves to be one Of John Bulls
Progsa gentleman of color the veracity of whose
mony may be gathered from the fact that Cuee states
nat all the Russians concerned in this second
spoke English and that the commanding officer "he
didn't care dn for flag of truce We have no doubt
that when this affair is explained ii will appear that this
flag OF truce was mistaken for vessel employed for very
different purpose md that her proceedings fully justified
the suspicion It will, however, as oretext for
bombardng Hango as the allied fleets did Odessa on d
similar proyocation, and may draw off public attention
from the atrocities perpeaed at Kertsch and others prob
ably to be anticipated in this Of Christianity and civ
iization against barbarism We have little doubt the
London Times which is anxious "to mitigate the evils
OF war; will take this occasion to reiterate its
mendaon to pulycrze Sebasopol and exterminate the
arrogant barbafiansn ssss, 5 sssgs
appears from private lettersor whose Authenticity
we desire however not to be held respcnsibethat the
Emperor of France instead of going in person to take the
command in the Crmea, is ambitious OF carrying on the
in his cabinet and has reused the ire Of the soke
Pessic by succession Of dispatches for his special d.
recon nsomuch that the General has no time to attend
to anything but the telegraph There is think great
reason to doubt the of military operations under
the superintendent Of commandern-chief three
thousand miles distant notwithstanding the facility of
transmitting orders by telegraph and do not wonder
General Peissierwho is said to be very quick ON the
gger-s indignant at this species of dry-nursing The
Emperor had better leave him smoke the Russians out
of Sebastopol
Great dongs in the of Azo are foreshadowed in the
Times and other British oracles that glad to turn
their eyes from Sebastopo which old story Of which
they getting rather tired and no wonder The eyes Of
the people of England and the rest of the Chrstan-ciy
lied world to be now in great measure fixed on the
sea OF Azol where we may one day f the distinguished
traveller Dr. Clarke is be trused reasonably expect to
the allied fleets high and dry ashore in the middle OF
the in case of the prevalence of easerly wind which
frequently lays it bare from Taganrock the opposite
shore 1t would be sight whole feet thus
suddenly becalmed on dry land.
The dispatches of Prince Gortschako-whch to say the
least much TO be relied those of the allied gem
erals the correspondents of the London Timesaord
somewhat different view of the late transactions in and
about the Of Azo The Russian commander makes no
effort to disguise mitigate the losses sustained from the
foray of the allied fleets but simply states that
Of defending the FORTS they ordered
be blown up in of attack and thai he and
provisions burnt by the allies principally prirae prep
ert and not that of the government How far this destruc
ton Of private property accords with the precepts
Christianity and civilization which stated to govern the
Anglo French alliance, leave to the Times and the
Moaiter settle between them. Prince GortschakoH
adds that the destruction OF these will
ally affect The supplies Of the Russian troops in the Crmea
which have hitherto been mostly conveyed by land In
short putting together all the accounts either official
anonymous i appears that the progress Of the in the
East is somewhat like crabsometimcs little forward
sometimes little backwards In western Europe we
recoect nothing in history equal to the illustration of lit
tie effects from great causes thus far presented by the