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The Daily Dispatch: February 4, 1862., [Electronic resource], Ships and batteries. (search)
team to ships of war and other naval improvements accounts for the success of the enemy in his two assaults upon inconsiderable earthworks, how is it that the great naval squadrons of England and France were unable to assail Sebastopol and other Russian seacoast fortifications with any success, but came off worsted in every encounter, whilst Admiral Napier did not even attempt to cope with Cronstadt? There was scarcely a sailing vessel in either of these magnificent fleets, the equal of which e grand English squadron of Napier in any one particular that gives efficiency to a ship in these times; in machinery, guns, armament and missiles, crews or gunners; and yet it came back to England without having reduced or even engaged a single Russian fortification. We must evidently look to some other cause than naval improvements for the Yankee successes at Haiti Port Royal, and that cause is to be fo the weakness of the fortifications, rather than in the strength of the ships. If Hattera
The Daily Dispatch: April 4, 1862., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
What is the spirit of the South? The London Times, in one of the most intelligent articles which, has yet appeared on American articles, sate forth the impossibility of conquering the South, If the South is really in earnth. Everything, in its view, depends upon the simple point, in the South in earnest? It refer to the vast extent of Southern territory and the courage of its defender, and says the North is imitating the folly of Napoleon in his Russian campaign and of George the Third in the American Revolution. The same cause which referred the British monarch, says the Times, will defeat the North, but all depends upon whether the South is in earnest. There never was more truth expressed in the earns number of words. Certainly, if we are not in earnest, we have become a most degenerate race since the days of 76. The men of those days were terribly in earnest, and yet we doubt whether they had the same personal animosity to their British enemies, and we know they had
The Daily Dispatch: April 16, 1862., [Electronic resource], $25 reward (search)
possibly befall themselves, worse than subjugation to such a ferocious despotism as the Government of the Union, under the Northern impulses to which it is given up, has proved itself to be. They would believe their own deep seated convictions, and dishonor their own noblest acts, if they should say a word or lift a finger to arrest the exclusion of the influences of the Lincoln Government, from any people or territory, whatever might be the alternative English man or Frenchman, Spaniard or Russian, any body or people, would be more welcome neighbors than the men of the intolerant, greedy, and blood thirsty North. There is more hope, indeed, for a new race of better friends of constitutional freedom, in the influences which new men may find under new skies, and with the wholesome lessons which the abominable apostacy of the North will teach to other generations, than in anything which may spring out of the pressure or influences of that robber race which tears down all the bulwarks o
The Daily Dispatch: April 23, 1862., [Electronic resource], the battle in the Southwest. (search)
perations were desirable. For that reason, although they were greatly superior to Wellington in numbers, they never could rally a force greater than his upon one field of battle. The advantage of numbers was neutralized by the disadvantages of position. The Polish General, Skrznecki, gained all his victories in the Polish Revolution of 1821 by means of interior lines. It is highly probable that, had he pushed his advantages as he should have done, he would have annihilated the whole Russian army, but in an evil hour he hesitated, and was lost. His excuse was, that the attempt was hazardous, and that Poland had only that army. He should have reflected that every day's delay strengthened the Russians, and that by hesitating he was rendering his own destruction certain, whereas before it was only probable. The interior line, it thus appears, is the best way to combat superior numbers, advancing from different points, by enabling the whole force of the weaker party, or at l
The Daily Dispatch: June 5, 1862., [Electronic resource], Banks retreat. (search)
treated of this famous siege, it was undertaken on a false principle, and ought not to furnish a precedent. Such was the opinion of the Russians themselves, at least it was said to have been so at the time. The Allies -ally defeated the only Russian army in the Crimes, at Alma. a few days after their landing. In their retreat they passed entirely by Sebastopol, which was altogether defenceless on the land side.--To the amazement of the Russians, the allies passed entirely by it also, inste passing in a single road to Sebastopol, they would have cut off the latter from all supplies by land, while with their large fleet they could have kept off all supplies by water. As their supply of troops was unlimited, they could then, with the main army, have taken possession of the passes that led into the Crimes, and defeated any Russian force that might be sent as fast as it arrived. But the Allies preferred the spade, and about that time McClellan was sent on a commission to Europe.
The Daily Dispatch: June 25, 1862., [Electronic resource], Canadian opinion. (search)
s's army up the Shenandoah, of McClellan's up the Peninsula, and of McDowell's to Fredericksburg, were accompanied by all the horrors of war in the middle ages, plunder, universal destruction of property, the violation of women and the murder of their husbands, brothers, and fathers, who sought to protect them from a fate worse than death. Gen. Butler has only publicly vowed his intention to encourage that which other Northern Generals have allowed. The Federal commanders have improved on Russian and Austrian tyranny and brutality; they wielded only the knous and the stick, scoring the backs of women. Butler is greater in his way than Halnault; he has found a deeper degradation to which woman can be subjected than blows; henceforth among their other boasts the Federals can claim that they have committed the most infamous outrage of modern times, and can point to the commander of the Union troops at New Orleans as the most cowardly, licentious, and despicable villain that the world
The Daily Dispatch: November 21, 1862., [Electronic resource], Late Northern News. (search)
t in a very limited way be controlled by the Government. Earl Russell assured Mr. Adams that the policy of the English Government concerning contraband trade was that of all other nations and of the U. States themselves, whose precedents on that very question were as clear and as precise as could be desired. As an illustration of this, he said to our Minister that, at the time of the war between the Allied Powers and Russia, the United States had ostensibly carried contraband goods in Russian ports, and constructed ships for the Czar Nicholas, and that not with standing the protest of France and England. He did not want to believe, as he had been told, that either the President of the United States, Mr. Pierce, or his Secretary of State, Mr. Marcy, were at all encouraging such unlawful acts. He preferred to think that they did all they could to oppose them, but the fact that they could not succeed ought to prove to the Minister of the U. States how difficult it was for the Eng
The Daily Dispatch: January 19, 1863., [Electronic resource], From the Rappahannock. (search)
was dependent for cotton, is to be removed from her path, but, as the war has shown, one of the most formidable military Powers of the earth. Taking into view the tremendous armies and desperate valor with which both North and South have conducted this contest, the reflection naturally occurs to England, what would they be united? What would become of Canada, and every other British possession on this continent? What would become of England herself, if, in a future contest with France or Russian, such a power as America should side against her? No wonder, then, that the plotted for thirty years the dissolution, through Abolition agitation, of the old American Union; and that, this chest being accomplished, she intends to preserve just such a neutrality as will give both combatants a false chance to worry and destroy each other. If she believed the subjugation of the South possible she never would have afforded any degt couragement to the Southern but she has long ago been satis
The Daily Dispatch: July 7, 1863., [Electronic resource], On to Richmond. (search)
Later from Europe The steamship China, from Liverpool, with dates to the 21st of June, arrived at New York on the 1st of July. A dispatch from London, dated the 21st June, says: Warlike rumors, arising out of the Polish question, are again prevalent in Paris. Several Russian papers fully anticipated a war with France. Mr. Slidell has had a very long conference with the Emperor of France. The Emperor sent for him and had a private tete a-tete with him at breakfast. They did not part until the Council of Ministers assembled. This interview has given strength to the rumor that renewed offers of mediation in American affairs, by Napoleon, are likely to be the result of the fall of Puebla. The steamer Southerner, which attracted suspicion, and was searched at Hartlepool, in the belief that she was intended for a Southern cruiser, is loading at Liverpool for Nassau. She is vigilantly watched. The London Times, in an editorial on the late peace meeting i
The Daily Dispatch: July 31, 1863., [Electronic resource], Latest from Europe. (search)
Vienns, states that the reply of Prince Gortechakoff does not entirely respond to the expectations of Austria, who will immediately consent to ulterior measures with the Western Powers for obtaining their common purpose. The Pays believes that Russia's acts are not altogether satisfactory. The Western Powers still adhere to their programs. In Russia imperial decrees have been issued, directing, in view of the present state of affairs, a fresh levy of troops for November. The Russian note, delivered to France on the 17th, is asserted to be conciliatory; all the six points are assented to, but an amnesty to all laying down arms is proposed, instead of as armistice. The Polish insurrection continues active. An important debate took place in the House of Lords on Polish affairs. Lords Russell and Derby had agreed that it was not a case for armed intervention, and England could do nothing further than submit proposals, which she had done. Lord Derby deprecated d
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