The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-02-11 00:00:00

AMERICA.

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The sailing ship Dreadnought, Captain Samuels,
to Messrs A. Taylor and Company's line of packet,
at this port on Saturday, after an extraordinarily a,
sage from New York, bring advices from that .cit
24th nit, being four days later than those brought by the
le:st ate :liner. The royal mail steamer Africa, which left
'Liverpool on the 9th of January. arrived out at New York
on the morning of the 23d. The steamer Hermann, for
Southampton, and the Ericson, for Havre, were both to
leave New York on the 26th.
The accounts from Washington represent that a goo,
deal of uneasiness had prevailed in political circlesiri r,
'epee to the state of the relations
American governments,
president was about to send a special message to Co,
UPon the subject, but the last number of the Washington
'which is usually well informed in regard to cabinet ma
States that the report was wiihout foundation, upon
the New York ,rournal of Commerce remarks,
agreeable news, because it shows th -
National Executive, our relations with Eng,
critical as some have been 1-d to sulioose. (

belonging

d it had b,

at, in the or

ort pas-

they do not at present require Li,.
grege,” With reference to the demand for the recall of Mr
Crampton from Washington, and the rumoured withdrawal
of Mr. Buchanan, the American minis'er in London, the
Washington correspondent of the New York Tribune
Ways :

)r at. leas

1 attention of (

Though 'this government has demanded the recal of Mr
,
raropton and the British consuls e
Crimp. ;e

s confidently

purpose in or out of title Cabin,.
Irctn England, Unless at his own request.
etween Great Britain and the United States are so

Bucha

to Withdraw MI
Ne2otia

smission of the President's

huthing 611 occurred since the tr.
w/f,""ge to Congress to change the aspect of our re
"d* Mr. Boyce's resolution, offered in the house
declaring our relations with Great Britain to be of th

mated with I
Mr. Boyc

evert, was not, as supposed, st.
consent or knowledge of the executive, but was
titicsltpchdent proposition."
A he resolution of Mr. Boyce, offered in the House, on the
22nd, and referred to above, w?s as follows :
Whereas, Our relations with Great Britain are of the mr
threatening character, indicating that we may ' on t'
tlse most startling events ; and whereas, if le ill
liouse, at this juncture of imminent P' to
great mission, but to fulfil it by or- if
Inch a basis as will give peace to our distrac t coun
'enable it to present an undivided fro-
therefore

ani-ing it

the dut

to the common enemy

-
Resolved, That the conservative elements of this House
should Unite in a sincere effort to elect a Speaker, who shall
tePresent the great ideas of peace for ourselves, and the sword
tor the stranger.
When the foregoing was proposed, Mr. Boyce was called
11Pen for an explanation, but this was opposed, and the
Itsolution was ultimately "tabled."
The Washington correspondent of the New York Journal
V Commerce in his last communication, writes :
The war panic is well over. The Government disavows
4ny hostile acts, or acts that tend to bring pending questions
with England to an immediate issue. Some Senators I have
"'merged with on this subject are less alarmed now as to the
raleney of these questions than they were when they came
Istte,,,. The members of the Committee on Foreign Affairs of
the onnate have, at this moment, no apprehension of a serious
with England. But they rely upon the wisdom
..n4 prudence of the Administration, and believe that
if our Government is kept in the right, there can be no
difficulty.
Another correspondent writes from Washington as follows :
On the 21st the
mails of the America reached here, and the
rwplornatic intelligence by them furnishes no additional cause
apprehending any rupture in our relations with England.
The two questions which have most exercised both govern-
ments remain unchanged in their aspect, as compared with the
previous advices. The request for Mr. Crampton's recall, and
the dismissal of the consuls implicated in the enlistments, pro-
DatlY reached London yesterday afternoon, and consequently
n°. very important news with regard to the action of the Rritish
In_inistry can he expected until about the middle of February.
Wit all Lord Palmerston's supposed warlike temper and
understood distaste for this country, lie is too wary a statesman
and too adroit a diplomatist to seek an unnecessary quarrel with
Lae 'United States. Besides, no just or proper ground is
etArerded for any serious difference from the conduct of the
af te
reinigtration concerning Mr. Crampton. That step was taken
t the fullest deliberation. and after the most overwhelming
uesti mony had been obtained. Itis justified by all the recognised
ages Of diplomacy, and is free from every appearance of rashness
or hostile feeling. Now, that the President's organ has veri
ed authoritatively all the important information first disclosed
through this correspondence two weeks ago relative to the
diemissal of the British minister and the state of negotiations
with England, the public will be better able to appreciate how
tench credit the absurd rumours, and speculations, and falai-
atiu d
a, which appeared in other New York papers were
itile to receive, and how much authority similar conjectures
the satne channels may hereafter claim. Such facts speak
stronger than words.
, One hundred and nineteen ballots had taken place for the
election of a speaker to the house, but none had been chosen.
Richle a rldissot nd, Puller
resulted as follows : —Banks, 91 ;
Puller 29 ; L. D. Campbell. 5. Messrs.
Pennington Shorter, and Porter, each 1. Necessary for
a choice 98,The steamer Black Warrior had arrived at New Orleanr
with ctdvices from Havanna to the 18th ult. The weath,
hadbeen the coldest ever experienced in Calm. The
market was active, and the supply unequal to ti-
pn rarrlte, 114131 reels per arrobe ; r^"
Per keg. ob. Molasses, clayed, S
The

uenvand

reale
Muscovado, 9 reals

pots, and 7 dols. 75c. to 8 dols. for pearls, and notwithstanding
that the receipts of new have been light, the market closes at
the inside range for both descriptions.
BREADSTIIFFS : There has been more firmness in the flour
market since our last; for cash on the delivery of the order
sales have been made below the current quotations, but the

coney market has gradually become easier, and holders have
)een less pressing in their offerings. On Friday and Saturday
121 c to 181 c was gained for matt descriptions,

1 advance of

with an increased demand for the home trade, for export, and
for the filling of contracts; the latter claimineespecial attention
eh the close of the month, The market has since
Ted, and closed at about 124 c above the rates
Lt last, but with less buoyancy. Wheat has been
ood demand, and prime qualities have recovered the decline
I in our last, desirable lots having improved fully„se per

ashel, with a limited supply offering except at prices much

%hove the views of buyers,

COAL : There has been more activity in .f6reign since our
11, but without improvement in !piices, and the tendency is

wn ward

Uorrl

---..oetphia North American had received, by a
the
arrived at that port, advic:s from Port-au-Prince to
thee Ist of janua,v, which confirm the previous accounts of
defeat of the Haytiens, with the loss of between 200 and
'3tineOloldiers, with many of their best officers ; besides all
t:,,:r Munitions of war, provisions, and the Emperor's
IntarY chest, contain;ng all the funds intended for the
l_ro4cation of the war, Faustin I. had marched with 30.000
Ten against the Eastern side of the island, and his defeat it
Cfrepreseinted as moat complete ; that Faustus had escaped
rn toe battle field, but his plate of refuge was un-
t. el")) and General Santander had offered a reward of
ti,ll thoLl'and doubloons for his head. So great was
opinionfeeling against him, that it was the general
if of the inhabitants of Port-al-Prince, that
the 18 Sable Majesty escaped falling into the hands of
Snani
The - ards, he would be shot by his own people.
dim accounts state advices from Central America to the
TO of the 29th of December had reached New Ycrk.
•rt.e subject engrossing most attention was the invasion by
walker of the adjoining Province of Nicaragua, and the
probability that it would be followed up by a similar change
elillotrbe Government of Honduras. Honduras has, within a
evert thee, undergone one of those sudden changes of
t?enirsarancrmmon in the Republican Governments of
Southern America. The legally elected presi-
eat) Cabanas, in October last, after a battle at Massa-
andWith the revolutionary forces under Gen. Guardiola,
was defeated, fled, first to San Salvador,
, a., afterwards joined Walker. in Nicaragua. A
letter afterwards
the capital of Honduras, Comagna, of
December 12th, states that it was reported there
that Cabanas was on the frontiers of Honduras at the head
Zt. four hundred American riflemen
and one thousand native
"Pa. It is further stated in the letter, that Guardiola
tefuses to fight with the Yankees, as they are, as he says,
iirresistable; and he states his intention of leaving the state
Tlonduras should the Americans enter it. The prevalent
reeling among the leadin natives of Truxille, an d more
'esPecially those engaged g
in mercantile atTairs, is that of
neutrality in the matter of a change of the government of
Ibe country. If Walker should come and succeed in
establishing himself, they say ;that they are willing to give
a trial. They have for a long period been suffering
from vveak and changing governments, that any govern-
me
ert went having the element of stability, provided the
A letter y of
received at Truxillo makes some statements in
r.zard to the capture, by Walker, of the town of Grenada,
N ca ragua, (said to be the strongest place in the country,
having a population of ten thousand,) which we have not
seen before. When Walker entered the place, at the head
of about fifty Americans, he found Chomorro, p
the resident
of the republic, with his officers, in
Entering the room, Walker waved
his a ball room
sword in e
*air, crying out, " Hurrah for Democracy." tall
and took all
Present prisoners. Before he left the room, Chomorro
Was compelled to sign articles of capitulation, but after-
Wards finding how small was the force to which he had
surrendered, he sent written orders to the officers in corn_
bland not to give up the place. The letter by some means
reached the hands of Walker, as he was entering a churchis
With Chomorro. He read and placed the letter n hi
Pocket, and after the services were over, he inquired of
Chomorro if he wrote it, and he did not deny it. A drum-
head court-martial was summoned, by whose
‘-'bomorro and fifteen of his officers were shot.
dThThe commercial advices fram New York are favourable,
ere was a growing ease in the money market. and a
tiecline of from one to two per cent in the rates of interest
for first-class paper, and from two to three per cent for
second-class had taken place during the week ending the
22nd ult. The increased stock and specie in the banks had
raeo more confi knee to capitalists, and the supply offering,
TN't on call and for discounts, was sufficient to meet the
uirements of the trade, although there was no surplus.
hadhere was a fair demand for stocks, and prices generally
„,n •
improving tendency. These was not much activity
he market for Foreign Exchanges, and the quotations on
BteLoudon still stood at 108 to 1081. The market for Bread-
i was tolerably active, and Flour had advanced from
;i 4ila to 181 e per barrel, Wheat was also in demand at
„Pr°ving rates. We subjoin a report of the New York
arketa for the week ending January 22nd :
As-RIB NEW YORK MARKETS.
After the date of our last there was a little more
Chiefly in old bills, at $ dole. 75c. to 7dols, for

sentence

New slieatldngis hardly as firm, and several suits

NORTHERN TIMES.-LIVERPOOL, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 185

their word. For some few days we were menaced, but saw
nothing of the Russians. On one occasion, Colonel Lake
and myself did venture to go and take a peep at them. It
was early one morning, and that morning introduced me
to my first experience of actual warfare, although I had
gone through a campaign on the Danube. We set out
before daylight. We rode for five or six miles to our out-
posts, which consisted of about 300 miserable cavalry.
While taking a peep at the formidable Russians, my eyes
were attracted to a dark body looming through the gloom
which appeared to be bearing down upon us. We watched
them carefully, but they appeared to disperse. Nevertheless,
Colonel Lake deemed it advisable to commence a retreat, and
accordingly the commander gave the words " Trot,''
" Canter." We had hot proceeded far het/ire three whole
regiments of Russian dragoons swept like a whirlwind
down upon us. There was the crash of the carbines and
the clash of swords, and they cut our little forces to
pieces. though, thank God, I am here to tell the story, but
very few escaped to tell the tale. (Hear, hear, and sensation.)
A few days after this day's incident, the alarm gun from the
top of a battery was fired, and the word passed from mouth
to mouth—" The foe, the foe—they come, they come !"
(Hear.) We sallied out, not from our entrenchments, but
from the open camp that surrounded our breastworks,
and then we saw a compact body of men, their bayonets
gleamed in the morning sun, their flanks protected by
cavalry and artillery; there, I say, we saw them advancing
towards our breastworks. Every soldier there said 4' Thank
God, they have come at last ! We are ready i" (cheers). I
must tell you that at this time our total force was about
17,000, including a great number of irregulars; the enemy's
force was 40,000 (hear, bear). As this huge body came
nearer we pushed cut our irregular cavalry, who were met
by the Cossack irregular cavalry of the Russians. And
never did my eyes rest on a more glorious and magnificent
scene. The grassy plain between the two armies was
enamelled with myriads of flowers sparkling in the morn-
ing sun, and there the two forces in their Asiatic dress and
Asiatic armour met band to hand, and chief to chief, like
as in some ancient tournament. (Cheers). But seen this
play, as it were of warfare ceased. Their masses came on,
and made a rush upon the extremity of our works, where
they were met with a hailstorm of grape. Our cavalry
sallied out and met the advancing columns, and on all sides
raged the tide of war. (Cheers). The battle lasted but a
short time—three hours at the utmost—and then the Rus-
sians retreated. (Great cheering). Unluckily, we had no
effective cavalry, or that might have been the first and last
affair at Tars. (Renewed cheers.) It were long to tell you
what followed. We had work enough to do, I can assure
you. (Hear hear.) Day after day, week after week,
pissed without any succours showing themselves, and with-
out any asistance being forthcoming. Nevertheless, the
hearts of the troops were in the right place. (Cheers.) The
Turkish soldier stood out wonderfully. (Hear, hear.) Gene-
ral Williams at that time was constantly with the Turkish
marshal in command, and he said, " Now we are fairly
and completely enclosed on all sides. You are here as com-
mander-in-chief not only of the army but of the town
and fortress, and I am here to give you advice." He
still remained without any nominal command, but he
was actually, bona
fide, and absolutely in command. We
had at that time a large portion of the population dis-
affected towards us, namely, the Christians—and a very
good reason they had, I am sorry to say, for it—for they
had undergone ages of oppression at the hands of un-
worthy governors and pashas. (Hear, hear.) We had,
besides, traitors in the camp ; and all these things occupied
the attention of the gallant General Williams. However,
measures wire instantly' taken for the repression of these.
(Hear, hear.) Week by week rolled on, varied only by an
occasional skirmish, an occas;onal feint, or an occasional
slight attack. Still there were craven spirits who coun-
selled surrender, and, completely surrounded as we were
by our poor,. starved, unpaid soldiers, many of them gave
way and deserted. General 'Williams at once adopted
strong measures. Every soldier caught attempting to
desert was tried by drumhead court-martial, and shot on
the spot. Every man found communicating with the enemy
was at once hung. (Sensation.) These things may appear
horrible to you in England, unaccustomed as you are to
having the horrors of war brought home to you ; and I
must say that these measures were not more painful to
any individual than to General Williams. (Hear, hear.)
Nevertheless they were necessary ; end it was these mea-
sures which caused us to hold out, end, in fact, saved
Asia Minor. (Cheers.) But, gentlemen, a brighter day
was dawning for us ; another glorious triumph was to be
ours. On the 29th of September, when our troops were
giving way under the hope deferred, which maketh the heart
sick—on the 29sh of Sept., shortly after the sun had risen,
the roar of artillery was heard on the western extremity of
our works, intermingled with the rattle of musketry.
We knew then what had happened. We knew from the
canstant roll of musketry and the incessant roar of
the cannon, that the hour of assault had arrived. We
thanked God in our hearts, and each man buckled on his
sword, and rushed into the midst of the fray. (Cheers.)
Seven mortal hours these poor troops fought against the
enemy, whilst he made assault after assault. Some of our
batteries were carried, but Gen. Williams. with eagle eye,
'aw where rage(' the heaviest fight, and reinforcementi
were sent out where they were required, and 4rave out at
the point of the bayonet the Ruseiees who had go'
their batteries. (Cheers.) There tae-
with fought hand to hand
with clubbed rifles,
"laggers, even stones. Again,
',gain, anti again, ineir clgse columns came up to be mown
...ern by our artillery with grape shot, and by the deadly
and incessant fire of our riflemen. (Cheers.) After seven
hours' mortal Conflict we saw at last the Russians retreat-
ing down the bill. (Cheers.) They had advanced double
quick time in their attack, but. I cannot express to you the
speed with which thsv retired daughter and cheers). We
then saw every shoplieeper, tailor; shoemaker, [lnd sadier
in the place issue btlt, arthed with their muskets and guns,
and firing into the retreating soldiery. (Cheers.) The very
women brought us ammunition in their aprons, and assisted
us in every way, crying out—" We pray for you ;" We
will help you ;" May God sharpen your awords." (Hear,
hear.) Solite of these devoted and gallant women, I
regret to say, fell—but they fell gloriously, like true
heroines as they were. (Cheers.) Unhappily, at this
time every grain of barley had been consumed, and we had
not any cavalry force in the plate, or. that) would bare
been the termination cf our troubles. (Hear, hear.) The
Russians were able to retire to their camp, where they
had 10,000 cavalry yet untouched and uninjured ; so that
although their infantry was torn, and shattered in piecel,
by means of theig cavalry they were still enabled to
surround us. Ladies and getitlertien, I carthet describe to
you the horrors that ensued in the month or two following
this attack. There you saw women and children expiring
by the way 'side of famine ; as you passed along they
turned reproachfill glances at the soldiery, almost as
starving al they, exclaiming, " Why do yott not go out
to fight ? " " Why keep us here to perish sitfrith hdriger
" Take the Chilared, we Can no longer support them !"
Such a time as that was the time for trying the true
soldiers—(hear, hear,)—and I am proud to say the
soldiery there bore the test nobly. (Cheers.) The
Turkish soldiers have bean much abused, but they stood
firmly and well Under sufferings and trials which could
scarcely be exceeded, and which I find it. impossible to
describe. (Hear.) Many of them dropped down dead at
their posts from sheer hunger and exhaustion; and in the
forts, where scanty provisions for three days were laid up,
there was not a singlQinstance of a biscuit elreti being
stolen. . (Applause.) The hospitals were crowded with
sick and dying, and death stared us in the face daily. on
every hand. (Applause.) But those who died, died like
heroes ; and to the last our works were maintained by
the gallant band of starving scildiers. , (Cheers.) At
this .time a Tttrkislt Pasha, whosebathe cannot
mention without indignation, was constantly writing
to us from Erzerourn, whence we expected him to
come with a large relieving force—" Hold out, I am
coming ;" " Hold nut two days longer;" " Hold out
three day e longer ;" " Hold out, lam coming." We did
hold out, day after days, and week after week, but relief
nevet came. (Hear, hear.) Perhaps he had not sulncient
force ; but however that was, if it had not been for his
delusive promises of relief, the garrison of Xars would, to
a man, have shouldered their muskets and buckled on their
swords, and cut their way through the Russian force,
leaving a heap Qf, ruins behind them (cheers.) But this
was not to be. The time came at last, the dreadful hilur
of capitulation. The hearts of every one swelled well nigh
to bursting with grief and indignation (hear, hear.) Gen.
Williams, one snowy morning—for the weather by that
time had become nipping cold—one snowy morning Gen.
Williams rode otit to the Russian camp with a flag of
truce. Ile was met and conducted with all due politeness
and respect to General Mouravieff. He said—" I have i
come to arrange the terms of a capitulation. There are
certain articles upon which I must insist, and if you refuse
them, you must remember the' garrison has not yet stir-
readered ; If you refuse them every gun in liars shall be
burst. every trophy destroyed. (Hear, hear.) I have no
wish to rob you of the trophies which you have well
earned, but if the terms I ask are refused, you will have
nothing but a famished crowd of disarmed soldiers."
(Hear, hear.) That chivalrous and noble minded man—
for it would ill become the not to render justice to the
chivalry of an enemy—(loud anplause)—that noble
minded man replied, "General Williams, you have won
for yourself a name in history ; posterity shall stand
amazed at the courage, at the endurance, and at the lofty
qualities exhibited by you in this siege. Yourself and
your troops are covered with glory. I have no wish to
outrage humanity by any thing unbecoming me as a
general, and the terms you ask I accede to" (cheers.)
I leave you to imagine the emotion between those two
brave generals, whose hearts were swelling with the
noblest feelings that ever were called forth in our nature
(loud cheers.) Ladies and gentlemen, I am unable to
describe to you the melancholy day of our capitulation ;
our poor troops, feeble and tottering from starvation and
disease, marched out to meet, not a conquering, but a
wtimelle appointed,ef
theirea splendid, and
con-
quered and defeated foe (Hear, hear.) They laid down their
magnificent array of men,
acibmeoemsrset their
But
tw conqueredd
and yet an array whom that poor wretched body of cap-
tbhievaers.)hadNdeveeferastheda.il They yielded not to their formidable
besiegers they yielded only to famine. (Hear, hear, and
warriors
Government wept
fo,
r aloud
trov isions consisted
__pt ulation, and those P
only of a ha
haluy,as provisionswere left them at the
hand of biscuit on each man's back. (Hear,
n
admitted that their Government and children wailed from the house tops; old
forget the scene of thedscaiipttitGmuoluadsttihoban.se
forsaken
us ? The Turkish soldiers reproach their
How is
of such
desertingclaim ing
them,ojun

splendid troops. (Hear, and cheers.) Time will show who
was in fault (hear, hear), but I think you will agree with
me that, upon whomsoever the blame may rest, the garri-
son of Kars has covered itself with glory. I had a letter
the other day from a distinguished member of parliament,
who said, " I have read your work ; but I am sorry to see
you have abused the Turks, and have thereby pitted the
fanatics of England against the fanatics of Turkey." I
deny that I have abused the Turks ; I have only abused
the Turkish authorities, and if they do not deserve what I
have said, lam ready to beg their pardon. (Cheers.)
You will read upon the subject yourselves, and will then
judge whether they have deserved what I have
said or not. The Turkish soldiers are brave, loyal,
and devoted, and have proved themselves to be so
(cheers), but a certain corrupt clique of Turkish
pachas command these soldiers, who are not worthy of
them (Continued cheers.) lam unable to tell you how
I admire the Turks, but I will not mix them up with those
men who, by their acts, heap contempt on so noble a
nation. (Hear, hear.) Gentlemen, I have concluded the
few words I have to say to you, and I have now only a
little indulgence to ask of you, Mr. Mayor. I beg to
propose a toast. I have said how much I feel honoured
by the presence of the ladies, for in Turkey they shut up
the ladies in the harems—(laughter)—a most vile practice.
Allow me to propose the toast of " The Ladies of Hull."
(Dr. Saud with sat down amid loud and continued
cheeting.)
The toast was then responded to, and the health of
General Williams having been drunk, the assembly
dispersed.