The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-01-18


ssSa by tho Allies ~ the sacss % seSastsPea.
70 THE spIroB OF rHH HERALD.
rss second attempt to carry sehastcpol by storm viii
ana 10 Qualification military inds short oouplsts
sucesSs fortress Of the magnitude and strength Of
this work, important 70 al the military
energies Of three naticns siege unexampisd In dur-
tioa aaa defence should have early abandoned
taken ct any cost its political value approximAtsd In
reality treasure the siege has cost France England
ana Turkey or if Its strstsgca position vitazed its
Importance degree that paia The sacrifice Of the
10000 lives already lost In the Ces SebastoDo north
snd soush, hAibor and armies should have been prize
of the 9th Of September This viii in the end be
tho military Of al military men. Not = Russian
Nicer solder, not Russian standard or gun should
have remained in Russian keeping The entire army its
treasure its generals its thousand eagles, It's and
orousnce grsnsries and Arsenals should have been
the trophies Of the second assault Such result would
have redeemed the blood Of the siege and
ssd ,suzsls shorn OF much lustre. Short of THE Il
xere fsfg % eau II vi tory. NeYer since God in his
vengeance has smitten with the sword has tsere
tees a. larry disaster exceeding In magnitude and dis
gra.e tho failure Of the allies before SebastopoL co
uOt mean 20 be Incorporate In language or severe in
denant but win deal plainly with facts AMI results
nat cannot be mistaken.
tssues Of the worlds property FOR good or
Cor evs and IL is the duty of military men to consider
them dlsr assionaely Where we're the British reserves
that Should have been launched thanderboit upon
the issdan. when Col. wyndhAms had gained
the curtain and effected ,alsde He was one hour
and three quarters in the works OF t Redan and
ts1ss sent for support. Where was the General COM
andag o. this crisis When these stormecs driv
en- back, the British army forlorn hope-i,s
commander tae leader.
The dnty Of every Eng.ishmsn was then to save Eng
lands gioy or to ali English soldiers grave. But
not haK OF tho stosmers killed Of disa
Their General reports them re.resting. Great God
VIA. confession from English general Ssormers re-
treat Stozmers' dead bodies may FIJI he bitches AMI heal
the brea,aes wti,h tho may rush to ths
citadel This is the mex ,rabe law 0; war To
u tho s.orners "act of outlswry" and aymys ,is
graae.
TIA 500 SpAxtans vine defended hs pass of
etefDalsst zatons name. All bat made il tteir
sepachrethAt disowred by the Spartan mother
Yet England claiming to be the "kotser Of Heroes"
praises sogsshmsn retreAted from the Rsdsn The
sngtsA mother has been prcsututed by this revolving
alliance with pc,ygsmous Turksy and the unnatural ,al
adultera Anglo-axon blood Spartan yslor
the tslisr bravo since Tkerm pce
INN ottased The retreat from the :sdAn has spar
tanised FSgish fame, or Thermopaized that mo
Bat where at that crisis wien the Eug,sh army Jailed
% nsds M S ssurss q H. srY
This tine when the military rule that soldiers
butth Unite Of .um total ,cfhe Lost, was wholly dure
saded Fatal and Unbelievable b.anie.! While thes
ieft TeFerye battalion in the French English arGy
With untcsec hayoscts & inexcusaee that that
setvo net hui LED 10 tae breeches This reports Of
Cersra NAY Cor time csjelo che bic with panegyrc
aId p'stse. and tel the word that Sebas.opol has
alsn'-:hsy may describe he awful -, sasim i,s
cot re-ths earth shaking With explosions OF a,ssnss
sad mines sprung BY the Russians 70 esroy AL
svsi vita aiming encomiums and al! tse ssr viii
incurred p.aise! Yet the great facts. that setasopfs
ssiss and he'd was the ssciisn Of coa Dc a.nss
70 hoG that repeatedly assaied By the desperate
Of ~ Ru'sans, eEpt,ycd tbs whoc Frcn army hat
could vs support to the repued. defeated columns
0; Ne Etgish stormcrs upon the Redan. That ssuta
ssseP having yiudicatec Musc,v;te integrity and 90
srasexsy crdar By Gcr.sehakea unncsted y pursst
that he left thing but ruin and the cea 10 the eeeusy
realities the sober mind VIII in time re ,.ize Ills
tory v then relate this siege a. di as,er Of
Led msgtude, and the war, as .ne var Of 5updes an
dtsrsce.
s2d oefepce Of Sebastopoi The sentiment another
yssT vi, pEsaounce the defence the highest ustrs
vie geO,S-Musco,ite vaiof-Nuscovite eadurAnse ani
hdsity, eysa England AID France no logger deny
uncerval They have been taught 70 reverence IN
eacuy ,ey sne+rtpgiy scorped in The opening Of the
osmpsigp sSd thought to oserawe.
ny Parposs 70 deny the Enssh army prores
been to- eten atiesfei and approved 10 be loabted
Nei.hss % sithhosd admiration from the bold and
81 lia;s lost their Napokou renoSa. Tue
and erduEed that demands military praise.
There hov tyer, nothing in their that strs tho
tust .he lies have no hatred for the Muscoyite tsey
nsve 1--we fer the Mussuman whose their
tnos eui have hastily unshesthed the sword v1adi
tha. sSee ren avincibe lends no nerve to the allied
armies. .5ey thrown into the field ome's g,aci-
ssnpsrors and ruleIs and though Dacien vsIor may
smuss The COOKERS this contest Tor powor, God is
not with the Crescent The C.oss tna; is joined whit bis
gahos7 ersign uust fall With the inGdeL
faro ths ceression from the conduct of the to
s neTi.e ar ri return to consider its prosec l.ioa
achieved eseept taht Scoasopoi taken and hod
psiahcn f-r their needless, heaelopg begnnings
their inued perseverance, In blrnSers Nothing from
rne .sIdir the Crnea the last sata mistake
peri.t Ccrschakodt pass - the north side Of se5as
topo unnocsted hiss been executed Nth
energy or Re military 'ippsrau that oxsIts arms
gives &c genrsis the mastery OF armies, v,tory
ana Bss3J lause Of the world II the Aims Was veto
RI the o. les claim l. have been, the generals
ua1dng hcUid have been recalled and court martial ell
for rot following retresns and eaten enemy into their
the allies, vhy was 10 advantage taken of that victory?
at lDherreo1- that the I:nzlish rccite cpl !
sode IN ans TO DO told By ch,ldTen and childrens
RsI Geh6reE ush ffesh glory achieved ~ FnRis
1oyey why 40 900 Russs permitted 20 retire in
the Of Geld day leaving not trophy cf tina
6ed TO grace glo.icus victory These vetorieS I'M
oor.a at the aes claim them 70 have been, unae all
the known Irececcnts and rules OF gcs, wJuli have
Brought sebsstcpol 70 unconftoDed Surrender md
srried i5e allied standards 90 the worry citadel Of ie
Napoleon the Fret asked aurcr key TO
for-e. nn the retreat Of its garrison from contest
4 TIE 6ed The gates that open % admit he tuaiTes
in such Eight should always receive the vicors who
Durs1e Victories without results to invading army,
AZ rerned.sre defeats. This military maxim s ~ old
as grin vsagot itse SO shey have proved TO the
aIIes All tbs kuscovite strategy It's the very
Of the eft q war 10 territory OF the limits and
SOURCES Of Russia to lepghen the enemys line Of ope
ratiops ard 20 crafty an invading army With just such
vctor,es a. the allies have achieved before Se5estopot
We sDI the many obsracles they have had 70 contend
in a. IT, reEects tie trade OF warof unyiedinS ssti
macy Fidelity ard courage, and OF inexhapsube re-
sources All these however, should have been known
and cacu atcd IN tho st cost Of the undertaking snd
n rosbe e,tnia.es, certified and endorsed by ample
p-eyns guaranteed By and money, had not been
made fSo venture sEoald not have been taken.
n ec4 q p riine bun5er of the 70 20 10 the