New-York daily tribune., 1861-08-24
THE WAR FOR The UNION.
rHom WARRINGTON.
Cen. MeCleilrn--Eris Hepors on che SsesHe Of
ReyssfopeI, and the ART Of War th E'Irope.

wAsnixeroS Tpesagy Lus. 20 1861
The world Xiu never tire of hearing OF the
Aattls of Waterloo ard the siege of Seyastopoi
Each was pivotal event on which tbe destiny
At sreat nations for time turned. In the on-
ala os war. the latter Stands uDrivsl.d among
seid operations for tho reduction OF ior''n'd
.ities. Though not ~ prOtracted as toe heeo
Of Troy, the realities of its colossal proportions
prow all the lmsgb1iDgs of the gpat poet ID re-
ssrd 70 that iabohDus event quite into inc sVaoe'
Ecr a whole ,ear the beaviest ordnance whicn
sse miahtiest powers Of Europe could conh'aao,
kjrected by tho most perfect science hlaphino
xssr saw. shook with its tbnUderings tie hera'
.haan Chersouese. France, the most martial o'
.pcdsrn nations, costrbut, TO the gigantic strife
xezG guos. yearly all of which were of the
h7ss>t eal,ber. They exploded 9,000,oCO pounds
II powder IN front Of the be'eagured c,ty throw
s.g into it AID its covering works, 100000
rounds Of shot ard shell. England, long her
nsal enemy, bIt now her ally, threw 1T the
pane time OF Ike material 25S,0O0 round The
vieor aud magnitude Of the reply which Russia
ssde to the combined assault OF her toes Is
shown in an extract from the report OF one OF
iae American Military Commissioners sent to the
Erimea, who says: "Tbe immense number Of
ycalds fred by tbs Russians duriag the siege,
Nas strlkingly illustrated by the quantity Of shot
scd SHELLS with which the ground was toickIy
6gewed within the radius of the works ot at ack.
0ae Of she ravbes leading "a the town, Oh the
Isgt Of the Enellsh attack, was knosn as The
vaaey Of Deatb;' in the bottom OF IL, IN some
places, our horses literally walked on PaoemeSi
sf cannon balls lying close together"
Tbs memorable siege, which eliminated 10 tho
hon,bardment aud a,,aGlt OF September, 1865.
ssas ushered 10 by tie battle OF Alma, aud was
diversified by the action 0f Balablaya, imInorta-
hsed by the muse OF Te0uysOD, by Ibe deadly
sassy of Inkeunann, whore more tban one-tDlrd
vi the force engaged was killed and wounded
BY she briila0t conflict of Trahttr, called BY
Mcclellan, the battle Of tie Tcbernay6, and by
h.ouInerable sortes, and handto-hand contests
ky pgbt aud by DAY in toe trenches, in ride-pis,
and IN the Olen field.
In biz re,ort 10 the War Department, as
member Of TIE Commission 20 Europe, Captain
fbow Geuersl) Mcclellan, eriticizes these military
operations aith bold, free pen. HIS remarks
aid suggestions are peculiarly ssluabs just now
a. Indicating bis views respecting transactions
knsLilous t0 th0se in which ne has been called
- par a conspicuous part as the commander OF
:ae army If tie Potomac.
shall barely glance at few of the salient
points Of these Criticisms, referring those VINO
would study them minuttly ~ bis published
volume.
The general tenor of his commentary upon
A. in tho Nr,tnea indlratea tpat one
Of the lsadng qualities of mind is, tho coin-
sina,ion Of forecast and caution with energy and
pso,spteess--elemep that always cOhere in q
successful military commander.
IN pointing out defects in the movements and
operations of the respective tellgerents, AcCiei'
saa specifies the failure Of the Allies to promptly
GBew up the victory at the Alms by pursuing
tbe RussisDA aud either cutting of their retreat
toward seyssopo, or anDihilstiDg them alto.
rsiher--whcb, as is now we'll known. could
Aaye been easily done. He also mentions the
sSraDge oysrseht Of ths Russisns, after they
knew the Allies had landed in the Criuea in
sot instantly closing tho barDOr of DsIskiava, By
siDklng two or thres vessels in 1t. rarrow
noalb, and thus rendering useIess the fort
which the British made tie base of their opera
sions, and where they sheltered their transports,
aud whence they drew ali the supplies for their
camp
He likewi.e condemns tho dlatOry conduct Of
the Allies IN not dasbing into SeyastOpol after
the triumph at the Alma, the south side Of which
was then scarcely defended at all, and while the
Rus ions wers utterly demorslized BY their recent
seieat. BY delay, they gave them tune to init.
ate and carry forward that wonderful system OF
esrtlworls, which. planned by the g, MUS of
TodtrIOeD, snd defended successiveiy by the
ssersy Of MeDschlkof, Liprsrdi, and Gortscha-
koH, So long deied the combined skill and bravery
of the two most martial nations of modern times.
So soon as it became evident TO the Russian
commander that SeyastopOl was the pr,ze for
which the Allies were going TO CONTEND McClel-
han Insists that he failure, ere the Allies had
taken up their positions, to occupy the nights of
InkermaDn, and throw up earthworks aud plant
cannon thereon, was q most inexcusable blundef
Ano, on the other haad, after the Allies had set
themselves down before the city, their failure to
do the saIne thing without the delay Of day
was equally iDeKcussble. The hghts it will be
remembered, constituted the extreme right of the
Engli.b position. dominated large part Of their
camp, were connected by rsyines with tue su-
burbs of the city, and were the scene Of the sur
prise of the English piekets OO the 5th Of No
vetDber, which opened the terrible conflict Of
that day, and came 30 near destroying the Brit.
isb army.
While admitting flst it is comparing small
things with great he peyertheless ventIres 70