Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-11-26
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HaPfkfmaS Inyasi0m

eEpedltl0nS are great Out tney are not 81
ways insuperable. Such expeditions are
always hazardous, but they are often sue
cessft,l. The Carthageaians first, and next
the Romans proved that g-eat victories and
conaueets could be achieved through the
meane of maritime invasion. We are TOO
much disposed to Law stress on the failure Of
the Spanish Armada, as though that were
conclusive against the pract!cabiity Of ef-
fecting 6 successful invasion By conveying
troops, munitions, and subsistence q long
distance by sea. But to Offset this example,
we had the Anglo-F-ench Crimesn expedi-
ti0n to China, and still more recently the
Anglo French expedite 10 ChinS, both emf
ne ntly successful, beth as respects the naval
operations attending shem and the land oper-
atoms which they pported. We oughtnot to
overlook tie extent to which the use OF steam
in seaYessels has reduced the hazards and I'm
certaintieE of maritime srmaments. With the
aid Of steam, the distance Of our Southern
coast from the enemy at New I fork and Bos
ton is not much greater than the distance
Of the same cities from our inland Virginia
border; and the route by sea in the one di
rection is hardly mere inconvenient and not
much more expensive thsR the route by
land in the other direction.
While the enemy has a powerful war nary
and abundance Of maritime transportation,
his boundaries-his strtegical base Of ope-
rations-may be said TO extend to the whole
stretch of our sea coast.
But our boundaries, on the Other hand,
owing to our naval deficiency, are limited to
the water line of our seaboard, and is there
liable to be impinged upon and broken
While our etrategical border on the water
side is thus pushed SO far away from any
vulnerable point Of the enemy's territory,
our strategical border On the land side is
drawn upon a principle which seems scarce
ly less adapted to secure immunity to the
enemy's domain end expose our own to as
soslt, military occupation, and devastation.
Inssmuch as We stsadfastly abstain from an
offensive policy On land, and are incapable
of attacking the enemy by sea, he is, in q
strategiial view, thoroughly tnsularized from
us, while we, in strategioal view, stand in
/ the position of an inland territory towards
| him exposed to his attacks On every hand
and with al the improved instruneotalities
| known to modern war.
| AS respects the facilities and resources Of
| modern navigation as IN accessory 70 war
| of invasion, the following statistical and
| narrative facts with reference to the Crimean
| expedition, will be found interesting and in
structive
The expeditions to the Crimea having
been determined on, the Allies rendezroused
| at BasJkik Bay, ana from thence set sail for
the Crimea. The French and English num-
bered 900 EACH, with about 8, 900 Turks,
exclusive of sailors and marines. On the
18th of September, the landing was effected
at Eupatoria, about forty miles from Sebas-
topol. The landing was effected in surf
| boats, which, on approaching the shore,
dropped anchor, and were washed in by the
surf. Just as they were about to strike the
4 -h fba {hah ho1u
and drag them in. The march to the Alma
was made on the 10Th and the battle fought
on the Goth, which resulted in the defeat of
| the Russians, who fed toward Sebastopol.
On the morning Of the 23d the Allies took
UP the line Of march for Sebastopol, and on
the evening of the Oath encamped within
four miles o. Sebastopol. On the 18th
BalsElavs was taken without opposition, af-
ter s. sEirmisb with the Russian cavalry
The srmy % the 4llies vas in position on
| The 1st ef October, ard then commenced the
| ever-memoratle s.ege OF Sebastopol Il
| was opened by re ire Of the batteries Of
! the Allies Oh tbe 18th OF October, from
| which tine It lasted until the sth o. next
September, during shich there was q sag
oession OF bloody battles and {. series of IS
| sau1.s aud bomba-5ments, such ss are mex
| aplpled in history. The besieging army
| had, says Gen. Pellisier, been twioe de-
| fested IN order Of battle Il had r.sxca-
| waited in the course Of $50 days, IL rocky
| ground, over 20 leagues Of intrenchne ents,
| under the constant FIRE OF the enemy, end
disturbed by jncess&nt combsts day and
| night" The Russians were intrenched be-
hind formidable defenses, provided ui5n
more than HOO guns, protected by the ms
| Of the feet and Of batteries north of the
| roadsteaa."
When it became apparent that the de-
| fense Of Sebastopol would be conducted on
a scale of the greatest magnitude and would
be protracted through the winter, the Allies
| prepared TO bring to bear g force and arma-
ment such as would render success certain.
The following statistics. taken from the re
port of the French Minister If War, viii
| show the vastness Of this siege, -ooclucted
| two thousand miles from France, and al o1
| the material for which had to TO transported
that distance by sea.
| Without retarding the military operations
of the navy, it furnished for transports 1872
vessels, which made 905 trips, and trans
ported for the army alone, either going or
returning, 273,7S0 men, 1926 horses, and
1861 tons of stores. England put at the
! disposal Of France, vessels of the -royol
navy and AZ merchant vessels, which trans.
ported altogether So, ,353 men, !, 1872 horses,
and 1924 tons of stores. In 1854 and 50,
| G6 steamers and l., 1913 sail vessels were char
! tered; and finally a passenger line" was
! chartered, which carried foot troops and
supplies st the rate of two trips week
Altogether there were transported 22l27C
men, 1876 horses or mules, ana 60l,251
toBs of stores. Nearly al these troops and
Enatezi5l- were sl:pQe1 f-oE Teulon and
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