The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-06-20
Translated from LIZ Progress of June Is.
TEN YEARS OLE WAR.

Translated from. LIE Progress o Isl
TEN YEARS OF WAR.
The rapid passage the Tchernaya the capture of Kertsch
without striking blow and the rumpha procession
Of the allies into the of Azo have produced magical
effect public opinion and except by few pubcists,
who always contrye escape from the caprces of fortune
the position Of the Russians is regarded generally very
critical Several facts arrive corroborate this opn
ion Thus il remarked that the Russians either because
they discouraged because they have lost the flower
their troops in many eombars much less resoute in
their attacks at this time than in those operated in the
month of april At that period says correspondence
"a few hundred soldiers throw themselves
into the trenches and bravely death without
yielding foot but they no longer think Of attack
ing, and their defence is less energetic 1t may be
| said that the crisis has arrived for them.q
So innumerable plans already been built this
material exhaustion and this moral detection of the Rus
slams and according the correspondence already cited
great efforts going be made capture Sebastopo
destroy the Russian feet in the port and
to leave stone upon stone in the city Thea part OF
the army TO reembark retaining Kamiesch place OF
arms with garrison Of twenty thousand men, who viii
| continually be resupped with provisions by the allied
eets appears that the position Of kamesch is SO form
liable that with few works Of art it be made sort
of Gibraltar AT the same Constantinople win be
cuped indefinitely its garrison consist of forty thou
sand men. varna, Adrinnope and Galipoli will likewise
be preserved Masters thus Of excellent positions and OBJ
strucng the entire OF Russia the allies wait
TRANQUILITY and without sacrifices until Russia shall
be willing to consent To peace
What there is astonishing in this plan is that il is iden
teal result with that which is aseribed Russia
who, tired of exhaustng her aud munitions for the
preservation Of Sebastopo is abandon last this place.
and the Crimea defend herself Odessa in Bess-
arabia and bear down again the principaiies The
balgerents would thus be off, according these
ideaswhch asstrediy are not ourseach to himself and
would await circumstances But these grauitous h
potheses for the logic and tendency of the facts such
it would be dangerous disregard resist 1t is in
especially that il is bard prescribe what the fire
shall do However let return to two capital facts Of
the late from Europe and examine summarily what
| they signify.
In the idea form for ourselves OF things at that dis
lance have always considered the position Of Kertsch
very important one and thought the first of the
Russians had been fortify themselves well there The
event has proved that such the case for the Rus
SLAMS have made what in military parlance is
called honorable ressance and yet defending this
point they still defending ebastopol since the
greater part Of the provisions which feed the latter place
proceed from that part of the Crmean peninsula which
washed BY the Of Azof Is this abandonment the
suit of plan, of cowardice of impoence2 The first
of these suggestions perhaps the probable at all
events il conformable Russian tradition which is
yield at the extremes and 70 fall back the centre
However, their fears might have amounted something
for they had to deal with strong party In fact the ex
petition directed against Kertsch formidable and only
place of the first order could resist it. Twenty thou
sand Of the best troops in the world and navy
which has not rival might at the first shock have re-
duced to dust Notifications said to be insufficient and
dered useless the resistance of feeble garrison.
The march of theales Tchernaya the facility with
which the Russians have permitted to be captured posi-
ton which seriously hazards the communications OF Sc
bastopol with the interior, would prove also movement
of concentration indicating that for the Russians the
to end with the fan Of this fortress On this sub
jec very curious letter has been published in the ad
pendance Beige Authentic fabricated, the opinions
which puts forth the less conormabIe to the
historical facts and all events it very curious TO
read II is said TO emanae from very celebrated Rus
sian statesman who is reputed speak for the peace par
ty 1t will be how he understands the matter We
quote
III find in the French newspapers articles which evince
the establishment in France witnessing
the immense preparations for defence which Russia Is
king Tbeastonshment will when understood that
in Russia there is conviction that of years is
VOWED Perhaps shall be beaten how do Fknow
Perhaps shall lose the Grmea But for all that the
lion will not be struck down by strength Of being con-
quered we shall learn to conquer Our FIRST campaigns in
all the which have had TO sustain, have not in
general been fortunate We have reckoned bril-
liant and startling successes but have made cam
pagn which has served TO make acquainted with the
strength of our enemies.
We accept the and the challenge which England
has flung TO Take notice the Of France is
uttered Our confidence in and in the future is
greater than you suppose and it after the taking Of Sc
basopo they to make propositions Of peace which
| not worthy OF Russia, will answer what General
Koutonsof said NJ de Lanrsson after the taking OF
Moscow, when the French general wished
gotiatons: But you joking, General the has
for only just commenced!
Ten years OF war Aud yet they say that since the be-
ginning OF the struggle the Russians have lost hun
bred and fifty thousand men, the Turks one hundred ard
thirty thousand the English fifty thousand and the French
eighty ,honsani-in all half million Of men Ten years
Of war sti What prospects
RAILROAD IsrsILrGEvcE-The directors Of the Central