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CONTENTS. XIX CHAPTER XIII. Tidings which kiiullcd in Eiixhiml a zeal for the invasion of the Ciiiiien, ........ Si^m; of Silistria, ... ..... Tin! l)attlr of Giurgevo, ....... Elfcct of the campaign of the Danube on the military asccn dancy of Eussia, ....... The agony of the Czar, ....... Lord Kaglan'.s dislike of undiscijilincd combatants, Importance to England of native au.iliaries, . 202 202 210 215 217 218 219 CHAPTER XIY The events on the Danube removed the grounds of the war, Helplessness of the French people, ..... Course taken by the French Emperor, .... Desire of the English for an offensive war, Sebastopol, ......... The longing of the English to attack it, ... The Duke of Newcastle, ...... His zeal for the destruction of Sebasto])ol, Commanding power of the people M'hen of one mind, Jleans of ft)rming and declaring the opinion of the nation. Effect of political writings in saving men from the trouble c thinking, ......... Want of iinijiortion between the skill of the public writer an the judicial competence of his readers. The task of ascertaining and declaring the opinion of the country falls into the hands of a Company . The opinion of the nation, as declared bj- the Company, de niands the destruction of Sebastoj^ol, .... The Government yields, Xo good stand made in rarliament against the Invasion, Preparation of the instructions addressed to Lord llaglan, E.Ktreme importance of the language in which they were to be worded, ......... Instructions sent to the French commander, . 221 222 222 223 224 224 22.'; 227 228 229 230 230 233 241 24.'> 246 247 247 25U