The Sun.
London, England, 1863-11-23 00:00:00

' gallant action in avenging the death of an English-
man who had been murdered by one of the lawless
chieftains of that country. And I am the more
gratified in expressing my thanks to you for your
honourable mention of the navy on that occasion,
inasmuch as a report has got abroad, ,r d has been
extensively spread by the Press, that the gallant
Admiral who was charged with the duty of punish-
ing this Daimio, the Prince of Satsuma, had acted
with wanton cruelty in wilfully destroying the
large town of Kagosima. Well, I can assure you
that her Majesty's Government deplore the loss of
property which took place on that occasion. They
deplore, as we all must deplore, that the property of
innocent persons should be sacrified in any of these
warlike operations, accompanied probably with con-
siderable loss of life. We have no intelligence what-
ever with regard to the loss of life, but we have in-
telligence that the loss of property must have been
great and grievous. It has been assumed that Ad-.
miral Kuper and the gallant sailors under him wil-
fully bombarded a defenceless town, and destroyed
the property of its innocent inhabitants. Now,
it becomes me, us a brother officer who may be
said to represent them in this country, or, at
all events, in the House of Commons, to
explain to you that the loss of property, through
the dreadful conflagration which occurred on
that occasion, was not due to any intention of the
Admiral or the officers and sailors of the fleet,
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man. The action was precipitated by the forts of
the Daimio commencing to open fire on the British
ships. It a° happened that it blew a very heavy
gale of wind at the time, and my brother sailors
around me will easily understand that in the midst
of a furious storm, with a heavy sea running, and
on a lee shore, it was a very arduous enterprise that
this small squadron, with its handful of men, had
to perform. (Hear, hear.) Well, they performed
their duty nobly; and I am suro that had it not
been for the dreadful sea running, and the conse-
quent unsteadiness of the platforms of the guns, the
fire of our ships would have been confined to the
forts which belonged to the Prince, and would not
have extended to the town which lay in their rear.
(Hear, hear.) lam certain that any damage then
unfortunately done to the property or the lives of
the innocent townspeople is deplored as much by
the Admiral commanding that squadron, and every
officer and man in it, as by the Government or the
public of this country. (Hear, hear.) I have thought
it only due to those gallant men to endeavour to vin-
dicate their honour from a charge which to us sailors
is one of the most grievous that can be brought
against us—namely, that of inhumanity—(hear,
hear)—because I may say both of the army and
navy of this country, that if there is any marked
characteristic of Englishmen it is their humanity
in warfare. (Hear, hear.) Gentlemen, I have an-
other observation to make on a point which I
believe is of some interest. We watch the con-
struction of our ships with the greatest anxiety,
and in the event of any disaster arising the public
naturally feels great alarm. Now, with regard to
the late accident which befel the Prince Consort—
one of our new iron clad ships—l may explain
that she did not suffer in the least degree from the
storm which she unfortunately encountered. It is
but fair towards the gallant officers and men who
were on board of her to state that nothing but the
coolness, the judgment, the skill, and the bravery
which they displayed saved that magnificent ship
and all their lives. (Hear.) The story of that ship may
be told in a few words. And, surrounded as I am by
men accustomed to a seafaring life, I am sure you
will readily understand me when I say that the
accident occurred in consequence of the vessel, when
caught in a very strong gale with a very heavy sea,
having had to run in the trough of the sea, and
having also shipped a great deal more water than
was safe for her. The moment she was brought to
the wind, and under easy canvass, no ship in the
navy could have behaved better than she did. (Hear,
hear.) Tnese are circumstances which should be
known to the public, in order that you may not
lose confidence, but that, on the contrary, you may
feel what I honestly entertain myself—viz., an en-
tire conviction that these ironcased ships are safe
for navigating in every sea. Nay, more, a feat was
perierwed by the Prince Consort which was never
performed by any man-af-war before. She was
driven in the teeth of the gale during the fiercest
part of the tempest at the rate of eight knots, head
to wind, through the sea. Well, that was a good
trial of the ship; and I can assure you that you may
rest confident that in these ironplated ships, whet her
built of wood or of iron, you have got a magnificent
fleet, which is perfectly fit to keep the seas in any
weather. (Hear, hear.) I have only another re-
mark to make. You have drunk "The Health of
the Army, the Navy, end the Volunteers." Nave, I
think the time has arrived when, on these festive
occasions, you should not forget another force, which
I can assure you is becoming one of the most im-
portant and most efficient branches of our service.
I mean the Naval Reserve. (Hear, hear.) I dwell
upon this, because that force has been growing up
quietly, and not in the view of the public, like our
magnificent Volunteers. The men have been regu-
larly undergoing their training, and we have now
between 16,000 and 17,000 of the first seamen of
this country, who are admirably drilled and ready
for service whenever they may be required. The
Royal Naval Reserve, therefore, has become a
national institution which should not be overlooked
at social gatherings like the present. (Cheers.) And
not only have we this large body of seamen, but we
have also about 150 officers, the cream of the mer-
chant service, who have voluntarily come forward
and accepted the rank of lieutenant and sub-lieu-
tenant in this valuable new force without any re-
muneration whatever, and who, at considerable
labour and inconvenience to themselves, practice
the great gun drill and all those requirements with
which it is absolutely necessary for any officer who
intends to be of any real service to his country to
be acquainted. (Cheers.)

The Earl of Leitrim and the Lord Lieutenant.

The Earl of Leitrim has forwarded the subjoined letter
to each of the jurors who tried the case of the Queen v.
Murphy :

" Lough Itynn, Milill, Nov. 10, 1863.

" Mr. Robert Holmes and Gentlemen,—Au extraordi-
nary misrepresentation has been extensively circulated
through the newspapers to the effect that the cause of my
dissatisfaction with the Earl of Carlisle proceeded from the
verdict which you, as jurors, agreed to on the trial of
ilautes Murphy, at the Spring Assizes of this county, in
1,1i.:3 year 1861, and asserting that I have complained of
the Earl of Carlisle's conduct because of your verdict. This
is
t, "iltrue, and entirely without foundation. The unfor-
131ate lean whose name has been thus unwarrantably
dm., a before
seZ, the world fired at me in Mohill, on the 15th
the so
poii,,trec; 1860, and was immediately arrested by the
numerous 4
1 complainin
uthezpre 9th of January, 1861, there was a very
respectable meeting of the inhabitants of
ant Certain
of this county, to petition Parliament,
the peace and. e___Tia grievances therein stated, affecting
January, 1861, 7 lwrare
requesting that of this county. On the 26th of
wa,ruld be present at the opening of
he rote a letter to the Earl of Carlisle,
of
_intention to complain of his
Parliament, as A
y aualrlisle acknowledged the re
conduct. The earl
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wcalidthih, 1861, informing him
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am of opinion that your verdict was honest, conscientious
and humane. I never have complained of that verdict, 0),
of the manner in which the trial was conducted.—I am,
gentlemen, your obedient servant, " LEITRINt."

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