The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-09-18
THE DAILY DlSPAICH.



The Anglo French Alliance.
~.s 80, sn,nosed there was or could be
-, .ord,sl;tv or permanent cooperation DC
- -. hereditary foes, England and France
-. .vrotoms of mutual jealousy appear
nI. ,s.n we had anticipated. Two French puo
,s.s... concerning the Crimean war, have ei,c'
"a ..r,,a. from British periodicals, and produced
,,..,,.s;on which shows that the allies would mucn
s.,sar an along have been fighting each other tnAh
49, ,.r,uon enemy. The two French puoiicauon'
..s.-red 10. are the private letters OF tue late
r,.n.h Marshal ST Arnaud,i in which he conndenuy
.-s,..,.. .,r,os, ,be whole of the success which
"a attended the expedi,ion till his death, TO his
900, t,mness in counsel and energy in action The
e...,a !. ~. comnosition of the Baron de Bazan
curt . gentleman expressly charged by the French
,,,,.,ar ~ pubI;c instruction with the duty of
,~r,,;no ,bs history of the campaign from informa
ton collected on the spot, and from documents
,upnlied by the officers in command, to whom he
wa. especially recommended by the Minister of
War No opportunity is omitted in this work of
euloeizing his imperial master, and impressing the
cardinal doctrine that English slowness was con-
slant drawback on the chivalrous impetuosity of
the French formal disclaimer Of the official
character of this publication which has appeared
IN tue lbiOANeUy IL uuutfstoou W uafo ocoh Pos
forth to anticipate any complaint objection that
might otherwise have arisen on the part of the
British Crown but has not in the smallest degree,
affected the circulation or authority of the book
on the Continent
The North British Review, in the last number OF
that able periodical replies with much spirit and
power to the French publications. l. is admitted
by the French authorities that the invasion OF the
Crmea was mainly owing to the instructions re-
ceived by Lord Raglan from the English Govern.
ment. 1t appears that even, after the expedition
had set sail, the French commander became sud
denly alarmed at its rashness, aud endeavored to
dssuade Lord Raglan from the undertaking -
Many facts set forth indicating the memory OF
the British commander in chief from the imputa.
lions upon his skill and judgment, as well as the
courage and endurance Of the British soldiers 10
truth, Lord Raglan seems to have been the ablest
military man in the allied armies, and when Gen.
Pelisser was appointed to succeed Gen. Canro-
bert, his express instructions were to regulate his
views as much as possible by those of Lord Rag
Ian.
An anecdote is given, illustrating, in a peculiar
way, the Wanted discipline of the French army
1t appears that English officer, high in rank In
General Sir George Browns staff, had made him
self laudaby conspicuous in representing the ma
rauding propensites Of the French. He was warn
ed, says the narrator, to keep sharp look out to
his own safety, and not without good reason for
one day as he was returning to the town alone, at
a short distance from the French quarters, two
chasseurs took each deliberate shot at him with
their rifles One bullet ratified through tree
above his head the other struck the ground close
10 his horses fore feet. They were about two hun
dred and fifty PAGES off, and much less than that
distance from their quarters, which they reached
before he got near enough to cut them down or
identify them.