The Sun.
London, England, 1854-07-31 00:00:00

THE LATE CAPTAIN PARKER•

TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES.
Sir,—An article appeared in The Times yestercial;
wor, concerning the death of the late Captain Parke siiit
uld be
the general character and scope of which it
unreasonable in any one not to feel satisfied. Still There
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are in it one or two expressions which I fear Might gittt
rather harshly upon ears which you would be the Is. 13-
this moment to wish to wound, and, as lam in Coh-g.
dition to show that they are not rendered necessarY
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the circumstances of the case, I feel sure that rti 11

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The ruse me this privileg.
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terms of the article to which I refer are the for
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lowing :—" From what appears in the report vvh`c the
publish this day, he was not in any way engaged
business of the expedition when he came to his util—ne,..
end." And again, Nothing would serve but the ore
ganisatio, of a little excursion for the sake of Pleas-
or curiosity."
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tance which I formed there'during happier hoer! from
ceipt of a letter, since the late painfulcatastroPpef
the excellent young chaplain of the ship, wo",.3lllo:Pit*
remember, together with the surgeon, accornpanipto
ff e; now
Raker in his galley on the fatal expedition. shiPa
tions to me expressly that the boats of her MajestY 8
the Firebrand and Vesuvius left their anchorage trio
mouth of the Danube for the purpose of reev° no;
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a
battery a short distance up the river, and the roe
ceeding on an investigation of the difficulties
..obat eo
navigation further up the stream. It is true
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opposition was anticipated, for the boats had pr
landed and destroyed the entrance, without anYwabi4, 10'
to prevent them on the part of the enemy. -1- -
deed, proved to be a fatal error.
But, even supposing that you may not consid_elatniteee
to have made any material impression on the "it feet
of your statement, which, after all, is not now ,tO,OO
of much real importance, yet it is of real itnpo,, ber
that England should form a just estimate cßot be
heroes, and therefore lam sure you l wuotil 13 some
sorry to give me an opportunity of qi urof
of the Rev. Mr. Rogers' own words, to the aobcserva'
of which, as far as my more limited means el Li
tion will allow, I can give most ample corroboratioer
had
"'When I lament the loss of the best friend e:vben I
on God's earth, I do not do so without hopet,_vlop, sad
remember what manner of man lie has been je ho
right living while among us here, what an exateb"oseeel
showed his men, how rigidly every feeling was coring
before that great love of duty which was the invested/
principle of his life. Anything like the grief
oral, De:
not oniy in his own ship, but throughout theone buv
by the admiral, cannot be conceived. Any
him,' is the universal lament." oiler age
Captain Parker had attained his rank at an
e ht st
bid
elevation has been than most men in the se
justirvfieice, butd
by his matured_
sir, y/0 out
it will be
his early grave.--I have the honour to be,
humble servant, COlll.
Castle Howard, July 28, feralterits an