New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-02-04

nose of their opponents was an indeliole disgrace
10 both English and French. And, after ALL IL
appears that Sebastcpcl did not so much exhaust
the forces Of Russia those OF the Allies Tor IL
did not prevent the Russians from taking hsrs.
This taking of Kars lie, in fact, the most disgrace
ful thing which could have happened to the Allies
With the enormous naval armaments at their dis
pcssl. with number Of troops superior, ever since
June. 1855, to the Russians in the field, they never
attacked the weakest points of Russia the Trans
caucasian provinces Nay, they even allowed the
Russians to organize in that part an independent
base of Of operations, sort of vieeroyalty capable
of holding out some time against superior attack
though the communications with the mother conn
try might be interrupted. Not satisfied with
that not forewarned by the continuous defeats
the Asiatic. Turkish army had suffered IN
1853 and "a, they prevented the Turkish
army Of Omer Pasha from doing any good
in Asia, by keeping il in the Crimea, and in the
Crimea they gave it nothing to do except he"ins
wood and drawing water for its Allies. Thus, after
the whole coast from the straits of kertch to b.
toum had been carefully cleared ofall Russian set
Elements, after thereby line had been gained on
which ten or fifteen points could be chosen as cap
ital bases for any operations against Caucaaa or
Transcaucasia-the weakest port OF Russia as we
have often shOwn-nothing was done, until at last
Kars being hard pushed, and the army at Erzerim
being fit FIR nothing, Omer Pacha was all WED to
undertake his unfortunate expedition to Mingrea
too late 10 do any good.
attrr tha M n
war in Peninsula about the size OF Long Island,
has certainly served to keep aside all unpleasant
questions. No natiOnalities, no Panslavism, no
trouble with Central Europe, no necessities tor
conquest no great decisive results which might
embauass Interior negotiations by implying the
necessity of imposing real sacrifices on any party,
have appeared upon the scene. But to the men
engaged in the actual campaign this is not agreeable.
To them, at least from the Sergeant Major down.
ward, the war has been matter Of stern, stub
born fact Never, as long as there have been
wars, has such brilliant bravery been thrown away
for such inadequate results as in this Crmean
campaign. Never have such numbers Of hrst-rate
soldiers been sacrificed and in such short
time too. to produce such indecisive successes.
posed again upon the armies. There must be some
more palpable gain than barren glory You
cannot GO on fighting at the rate of two great bat
ties and four or five general assaults per annum,
and yet remain always on the same spot. No
army stands that in the long run. No feet will
stand third campaign of the modest nature OF the
two last in the Baltic and Black Seas If
the war is to continue we hear accordingly,
of the invasion of Finland, of Esthonia, Of Bessara
bia; we are promised Swedish auxiliaries, and
Austrian demonstrations. But at the same time
we are informed that Russia has accepted the
Austrian proposals as basis for negotiation, and
while this is far from settling the question peace,
it opens possibility of that consummation.
There is, then, chance that there may not be
another campaign but if one does come, we may
presume that it must be much more extensive aud
fruitful than those that have have preceded it.