Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-11-14

II may be Of interest," at this moment, to
state the cost of the war In the Crimea, in
order to show that our own expenditure is
by no means as great as some persons rep
ne esent. fff drra sr.. r..'i t' r
The war was virtually commenced on July
3, 1853 by the late Ozar sending an army
across the Pruth to occupy the prinoipalities
Of Wallachia and Moldsvis. But it was not
until February, 1864, that the allied powers
actually commenced hostilities these pow
e1s being France and England. Though
Prussia maintained an armed neutrality,
Austria, declining to take an active part In
the strife, materially injured the Russians,
by, occupying Wallachia aud MoldaEia,
which threw the war out of Turkey and
into the Black Sea and the Crimes. Sardi-
mia did not join the alliance against Russia
until January, 1855, and Victor Emmanuers
taking that decided stroke was Cavours
master stroke, which elevated Sardinia in
the scale of nations, and paved the way for
the establishment of the present Kingdom Of
Ilaly. The war was ended in December,
1856, having occupied about two years
+ Before mentioning the cost, it is necessary
TO draw attention to one important fact
The five powers engaged in the war entered
into it with large armies, considerable naval
force, and all the instruments and munitions
of war;. Moreover, their force, military and
naval, was not improvised as ours bad to
be, TO an immense extent. Their soldiers
and sailors were well disciplined, and thor
oughly masters of the art of war, from no
small practice, more especially the British
in India, and the French in Algiers., On
our side, this present national contest found
us unprepared. Our naval force was scat.
tered all over the world, and, even if col
lected, was farinferior to the exigency Of the
occasion, and our regular military force con-
sisted of only q few thousand disciplined
men. Moreover, the European cembatants
were not only instructed and seasoned men,
but there was no outlay, on account of the
war, for clothing, firearms, horses, aud all
the other munitions of war. But, in this
country, we have had to create q vast army
of four hundred thousand men, and not only
to drill and discipline, but to clothe, to arm,
and, when necessary, to mount them. all
this, when the Russian War commenced, the
European powers who fought had already
cared for, ss part OF their usual provision
and expenditure. We have had to expend
money to obtain what is part of the general
system in all European countries. The
whole force engaged in the Crimea by
Russia, France, England and Sardiuia-does
not numerically equal one-Ialf of the re
now under arms, on the Union side, in the
! United States. ...
| Austria, though not taking an active part
| in the war with Russia, expended $780,
O00, 200. France disbursed during the two
years of the contest, 5000 900. Sardinia,
Including the loans from England, France,
and the Bank of Turin, paid at least $780,
100000 The sum of $50, 900, 900 was granted
by the British Parliament for the war ex
penses, but the amount spent was at least
| $780, 100000 The different States of Ger
many borrowed some $40, 900, 900 to increase
their military force. Russia can not have
expended less than $40O, 600 on the war.
She lost her army and her fleet, aud was
terribly reduced in her finances by the war.
! Here, then, is a total of $l,000000,O 900 for
| the cost of the Russian War of lS54-55.
| This, be it noted, was expended simply in
! carrying on the wdr. If each belligerent had
been compelled to create vast army, as we
have done-to clothe, arm, mount and dis
| least thrice what It was - PHILADELPHIA Press.