Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-11-21
The Change in the System Of War,

Fhs allied FrtngA aa1 ElgJsh armies, after the bat
tie Of Alma b. pushing on directly to SsbastoPOL, might
have entered thas place, which was totally unprePsred
for an attack By land, aud put an euitO the var so far
as the Crimea was ths theatre. The Russian army had
been turned cd nom il, ana it lsy'ObsOlutely and literally
without defence. Inslsad Of adopting this plain line OF
oDsraHonA however, he allies march entirely around
ssSastopO, Their army actually passing between it and
the ciy 70 BsIaolAVa, 90 the opposite side IRON ne
Alma, where the battle had been fought No sooner
had they passed By than NsnchikOH, sssing the coat
slsar, entered and insslf took possession. Knowing
thai the allies would bs In no condition to advance until
they had scared their base 81 BAaoAVa1 be earnestly
sFpresssd a visa that s.bsssopol we're in : posture Of
dsfsnes, and asked biz engineers # &c could be made %,
A Young ohSeef Of that arm Immediately offered he
services 70 make il 60, ssyiug that 4 be we're allowed 4
osrtsu number Of days no would answer With his head
for is being made 50 sir0ug TIA! Il Noud Al least delay
thsm many months. IL Is did not prove altogether me
prvgnabla, That officer sas Tolsben. He Hss trusted,
snd be kept hs SOrd. Everybody IL familiar With the
sisss OF sebas.opol, aud manner in HhieA it Wa de-
Tended. Tolebsu, probably, meant nothing more than
% keep ssbasIoP0L. according 10 promise 10 effect be
nrOduosd an snllrs change IN the whole system Of var
a. il hsd been carried OF since ths Invention oil gum
PoHdsE.
The most powerful Notifications Of stone could not
have s.OOd a day before tue ~sr.ilEy used by inc Allies
At ssoasgopol. Ba, against the eAthsOrks rsised BY
Fotissen is VA impotent As fast as a brSsol Wa
made l was alei Upi the nGeriHl bang tbs bosom
Of the earth itse!f, and the ATs employed being simply
TIA. OF 8 gardener OF diteher. IL connection 9TH ths
sys.em, the long.fangs small arms we're brought into
use. Taey have completely abolished tie cavalry and
bayoaet charges. No cavalry eaG iofn nsaE.enough for
E grand charge IN hcs Of these tremendous engines
One hundred and Fly yards Is said 70 be the greatest
distance At wh.ch Oraly can charge efficiently. The
old regulation muske. dd not carry With accuracy be
yond that dstaree sad therefore cavalry could very
veil form AZ $50 yards distance. Bu. noe they could
not form fer a charge si.hin one thousand yards. l.
advancing from that dstarce, they would all be killed
or routsd before they could come in eOlsaot With the
opposlpE Inc, either Of infantry armed With the minnie,
or Of cavalry armed sltA to lCrg range CArbine. So
the days OF brilliant cavalry charges seem to BE- pretty
val over ana. is the anne with charges OF the bay
oost. in open had fghGng. U; course that instrument
must be uss3 whoa batteries asS 10 b cWrisi OF TO
doubts stormea
Rae phs and breast works have boone The order Of
the uay ~ LMll natl uha NuNJ VA " ~ II al lltult
Furcpssn Esrs. The sgais "a more potent than the
bayonst, aud thai regiment VIII hereafter DO rsekonsd
the best uhieL can soolost cover itsslf With earth
works. Il Is vo-dsrui hoz EPerl al soldiers on both
sides have become in constructing these deeacea. The
picksts cover themselves vlih then as econ as they are
s.ationei-,he sfuy does net '1te lie supper, at night
before is is conFls:sly protected from the lOEg shot CT
the snsmy.
This sys.sm necessarily ~pr9iE2os EsH bu, it is
highly favorable 70 tie Ee5tsr pisJ. Tctlsben's IL
Eenui,y-alhosgh txss.si in the Ciuss Of a de5pot.
viii be Of immense sssvso to the elusa Of patriotism
al over The world, by enabling . handful Of brave Hen
to rspsl the ireursiors Of the mos' !ornidsbla boats.
FAD s~krE7eoke ussd it il 1881, Po'srd would hare
bssu free. Hsd her ysra1aa u-sd i, 30. the ether day,
their o1a Ives and he lbertcs Ct tasir country you'd
N, have been crushed beneath the iron heel Of tie
Car. We are usiug it now, and successfully, &C rope.
an invasion still more stgooious, snd robbers siil more
aoeursed. As To- o. there ere any spades snd pick
arss Iet, add sny re- anl annuaitiou, &c need nOs
fear that We vii be sG5jggated.