New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-01-25
THE STATE OF EUROPE.

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The English public was most disagreeably sur
prised by the last Indian news. Sir Colin Campbell
after having rescued the garrison Of Lucknow
and sent the sick and wounded, the children and
women to Allahabad-had to evacuate not only
the capital, but all the Kingdom Of Dude, within
the territory of which there is now no Englshman
living. The rescue of those unfortunates, shut up
in the Residency for full six months, was due to
the national honor of England; but each life saved
was bought at the loss Of at least two lives from
among the troops Of Neil, Havelock and Sir
Colin Campbell; and soon as they were safe,
all the dearly conquered advantages of a p"-
sition in Dude hsd to be given up once more.
In fact, the Dude campaign begins only
now, and will certainly prove bloody and
seriously fought one. We had no sympathy with the
MOhammedan conspiracy, with the treason and
mutDy of the SepOys, with the sudden rebellion Of
the MOgul at Delhi and with the Infamous mas
sacres of Nena Sahib; but We cannot but sym
pathize with the people OF Dude, who have been
annexed to the English dominiOns by Lord Dial.
housie like flock Of sheep, and who now stand up
in fair fight for the independence of their native
country. Though the ultimate result is indubi-
table, England appears in this new campaign az
cOnQueTing power not bit better than the first
Napoleon; and though in the long run Sir Colin
Campbells army may prove TO have been the carrier
of civilization, still must deprecate civilization
carried forward by the sword and by the torch, and
by the gaows. Sir Colin Campbells retreat, hOwev-
err and with it the prospect of having battles to
fight, and of strenuous national war, is not the
only bad news. General Windham's defeat BY the
GwaliOr contingent is a serious blow against the
English prestige. For the first time from the be-
ginning of the outbreak, the SepOys have learned
that the European troops are not inyinclble, and
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arms and dispersed the victorious GwalOr cOntn
gent, still the report of Windham's defeat will have
strengthened the nerves Of the Dude insurgents and
perhaps stir up new OBJECTIONS in Rajpootana.
Windhsm's laurels Of the Redan have sOOn wither-
ed the Crmean honOrs have been eclipsed; the
courage of the Colonel, which gained high name
and rank to him, was unayailing for a command Of
greater extent Windham has proved to be an infe-
riOr General.
General Havelock's death has caused universal
regret. lie died on the eve of the day when Psrlia-
ment conferred BsrOnetcy upon him; be could not
ever know that beside the pension of ElOO for
good services his country has found him worthy Of
some more substantial reward.
Field Marshal Radetzky has likewise died at the
age of SO. HisreputatiOn was Fictitious Nobody
can doubt his personal bravery; and bis merits a.
chief of the staff of Field Marshal Schwarzenberg,
in lsl3-l4, ere likewise undoubted, but they were
His great aim was to combine the operations of the
different armies acting against Napoleon; he had TO
smooth down the difficulty at headquarters, where
Austrian, Russian, Prussisn, Swedish, Saxon, Ba-
varian and other German Generals and officers, with
their secret antipathes against another had to
be brought into a satisfactory combination that no
personal squsbbles, no wounded national vanity
should interfere with the progress of the somewhat
ineonguOus allies. He succeeded fully in this diff.
cult task, and his urbanity and amenity OF manners
prevented any partial collision the breaking out of
ll.wil From 1914 10 1884 he remained however,
under cloud for the rregularty of his private life
He was the most reckless spendthrft of the Austrian
army, fond of gambling and Of women, and En-.
peror Francis, after having twice paid the private
debts Of the General gave him up az rreclaiinable
Prince Metternich, however. liked the dipomatist
soldier, whose elegant yces were no blensh in the
eyes of the great Chancellor of the Empire. the de
facto ruler of Austria under the reign of the di.
otic Ferdinand. Radetzky was Metternichs fayorite
General. As 10 the Italian campaign in Is4S-9 il
IL sufhciedtly known that the Field Marshal was
surprised by the Milan revolution and defeated a.
long as General MeDgewein was the chief Of bis
staff. He became victorious when General Nugent
on his own responsibility organized the first ar
my Of reserve, aud led it 10 Radetzky and shen
Generals Sh5ahdts and principally Hess planned the
attack on Vicenza and the march forward 70 Milan.
There three Generals are the real heroes OF the
Italian campaign. of whom now only HISS survives
the most distinguished Of all the Austrian Generals