BROUGHT TO BEAR ON THE PLAN. 285 ' right or the left attack, without the one being chap. XT ' able to assist the other.' Lord Baglan also said he should urge such a scheme as might seem calculated 'to produce the desired result in the ' simplest and readiest manner.'* And this he well knew how to do. What Lord and of what Eaglan desired to achieve against the Sebastopol the right ,, , . course. garrison was first to attack and reconquer the counter-approaches which still remained in their hands ; whilst in reference to the plans suggested for completing the investment of the fortress, he preferred to all others a movement which, with competent aid, Omar Pasha might find means to execute by advancing from Eupatoria against the enemy's rear; and the Pasha himself approved a campaign of that sort, saying even that, to make good the task, he needed no help at all except some French regiments of horse. Of the opinion of Canrobert, who had submitted himself, as we saw, to the government of General Niel's ' Mission,' yet was destined, after all his subserviency, to take a step roughly extirpating his mystified Emperor's Plan, I need not here speak; but in the French camp, a general of other quality was now fast attaining to a great meed of power. II. On the 5th day of May, General Pelissier ad- Peitssier's dressed to his Chief General Canrobert a letter 5th of May
- Lord Itaglan to Secretary of State, Secret and Confidential,
May 8, 1855.
