The Sun.
London, England, 1854-04-27 00:00:00

LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, APRIL 27, 1854.

THE WAR.

MORE RUSSIAN PRIZES•

count Duncan of Camperdown; and De Winter was
treated, as a prisoner in England, with all the respect
and honour due to his gallantry and misfortune."
De Winter died not long after of a chronic disease.
Of the two actions,. some have thought Camperdown
the more honourable -to English-- arms. Consummate
nautical skill was shown in fighting a sturdy enemy
upon a lee shore, and, though an Englishman prefers to
give rather than take the.odds, still that action was an
overwhelming triumph. In number of guns the Engliah
had 575 against 517 in the Dutch ; in number of crews,
the'English were 8,221 men opposed to 7,157 Dutch
and, in round numbers, the superiority of British ton-
nage was as twenty-three thousand tons to twenty thou-
sand. -At the end of the fight the Eitglish were in posses-
sion of two Dutch seventy-fours, five Sixty-fours, two
fifties, besides a couple of frigates. Our loss in killed and
wounded at these two battles are worth stating. At the,
sea-fight of St. Vincent we bad only three officers 140
and five wounded ! There were 59 seamen killed, and.
180 wounded ; and 11 of the marines killed, and 33 of,
them wounded. At the battle of Camperdowu the re-1
suit of casualties on our side was :—Seamen : killed,
165 ; wounded, 474. Marines : killed, 20 ; wounded,
48. Officers : killed, 8 ; wounded, 41. Or, in total,
there were 707 seamen, marines, and boys, and 49 offi-
cers, killed and wounded at Camperdown ; and, though
it is anticipating, it is worth here remarking, that in the
bloodiest and most decisive sea-fight in history—Trafal-
gar—there was a total of 1,587 British killed and
wounded, 36 of our officers having been killed, exclu-
sive of 3 who died of their wounds ! The results of St.
Vincent and Camperdown may be stated as having,
raised the public feeling from despondency, and as hav-
ing inspirited England rather than intimidated her
enemies. To accomplish the latter, the Nelsonian
battles were necessary. When we recollect that
Nelson died only as Viscount at Trafalgar, after his
prodigies of personal valour, besides his exploits at
the Nile and Copenhagen, we may feel surprise either
at the moderate honours awarded to him, or the exces-
sive ones given for a single action to St. Vincent. But
the state of public opinion at the time justified the earl.
dom to Jervis ; and, recollecting that the Spanish ad-
miral sought the encounter, we must greatly admire the
audacity of Jervis in assailing such a numerous fleet as
Cordova commanded. It must also be recollected that
Jervis performed prodigious public services afterwards
as a naval administrator. Titular honours have been
often niggardly withheld, and sometimes lavishly be-
stowed. Lord Rodney was very ill-used in being made only
a baron ; and it was certainly very hard to refuse a rever-
sion of his title to that noble mariner who has so happily
been called "the Bayard of the Sea"—Collingwood, whose
genius was great, and whose glory is without a solitary
stain. It is not a little curious that two brothers should
have won glory as admirals—Viscount Hood and Vis-
count Bridport—like Nelson, the sons of a clergyman.
We have a calculation (now before us) made in 1808, on
high authority, of the comparative number of peerages
traceable to the military and naval life. There were
then existing in the peerage, exclusive of any extinct
honours, fifteen titles won at sea—from Montagu, Lord
Sandwich, in 16(30, to Lord Gambier ; and there were
fourteen military titles, commencing with Marlborough
in 1702, to Lord Cathcart in 1807. Down to the same
dates there were not less than twenty-seven peerages
actually then in existence, owing their origin to—the
law.—From the P•ess.

NAVAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE.
Her Majesty's frigate Portland, 50, Captain Henry
Chads, with the flag of Admiral Fairfax Moresby, late
Commander-in-Chief in the Pacific, was outside Ply-
mouth harbour yesterday morning, 46 days from Val-
paraiso ; all well. She saluted the flag of Port-Admiral
Sir J. Ommanney, and, having received orders, pro-
ceeded for Portsmouth. Off Scilly on the 20th she
landed the Admiral's secretary with despatches for the
Admiralty. She has about 200,000 dots. on freight
from. Mexico and the West Coast of South America.
The Portland left England on the Bth of Nov. 1850,
and has been three year's and eight months in commis-
sion, during which period she has visited every port in
South America, almost all the South Sea Islands, and
has covered a distance of over 80,000 miles, which is
almost unprecedented for a flag-ship. She has paid
three visits to Pitcairn's Island, from which she em-
barked the Rev. G. H. Knobs, for England, and to
which she conveyed him in April last on his return.
The Portland left Valparaiso on the Ist of February,
and on the 16th passed within three miles of Cape
Horn, where she spoke the ship Kate, 33 days from
Sydney. She arrived at Rio Janeiro on the 6th, and
sailed therefrom on the 10th of March. In the Channel
on the 22d of April, spoke the brig Calumet, from Tur-
key, 35 days from Gibraltar, and on the same day sup-
plied with provisions a French brig bound to Granville.
The ship and crew are in a most efficient state, and, if
necessary, would be ready in a few hours for the Baltic,
or any other active service. Her gunnery practice is
per€ect:•--•She is very heavily armed, carrying eight
68-pounders ; all the rest 32's. The Portland brings
an interesting present to Queen Victoria from her
Majesty's loyal subjects at Pitcairn's Island. The
offering consists of a specimen of native industry in ca-
Linet work. The frigate has also on board two fine speci-
mens of the lama, male and female, from the Andes of
Chili. The Portland brings invalids and supernumeraries
from the President, Trincomalee, Virago, and Amphi-
trite, belonging to the Pacific station, and from the
Madagascar, Centaur, Trident, Sharpshooter, Express,
Stromboli, Rifleman, Star, and Bonetta, belonging to
the Rio station. They number altogether about 64, and
among them are Lieut. Field, of the Trincomalee, and
Mr. Macausland, Master of the Stromboli. Lieut.
Gordon, of the Virago, has come home on promotion,
and Hassan Effendi (a Commander in the Turkish ser-
vice), late acting midshipman on board the Virago, re-
turns in the Portland, anxious to rejoin the Turkish
navy. Commander James Charles Prevost (recently
promoted), of the Portland, is the zealous officer who
had three men of his party shot when exploring the
dangerous passage through forests, across the Isthmus
of Darien, from the Guif of San Miguel in the Pacific,
24 miles in the direction of Port Escosses. The Chan-
nel pilot who landed at Plymouth from the Portland re-
ports that the transport Lady Kent. No. 46, was in
collision, off Scilly, with a Dutch galliot, subsequently
towed into St. Mary's. The transport proceeded.
The Alecto, 5, steam-sloop, Commander Crofton, ar-
rived at Spithead on Tuesday night from the West
Coast of Africa station. She put in at Falmouth on
Sunday from stress of weather and untrustworthy
boilers ; and her arrival and news appeared in The Sun
of Tuesday. Her crew will be transferred to other ships
in want of men, and she will be repaired at Woolwich.
The Centaur, 11, steam-frigate, Captain Harvey, re-
turned from the Downs to Portsmouth yesterday morn-
ing. It appears she went to transfer her fine ship's com-
pany to the Majestic, screw. 80.
The Frolic, 16, Commander Nolloth, is ordered from
Gibraltar to the Cape of Good Hupe station.
The African steam-vessel left Sheerness on Tuesday
morning for the Downs, for the purpose of taking on
board from the ships in the Downs some machinery re-
quiring to be sent to Woolwich for alterations.
The Black Eagle steam-vessel, Master-Commander
John E. Petley, returned to Woolwich on Tuesday,
with Rear-Admiral M. F. F. Berkeley, C. 8., one of
the Lords of the Admiralty, on board, from the Downs,
where he had gone on the previous Saturday, to inspect
some of the ships, previous to their departure to join the
Baltic fleet.

PORTSMOUTH, WEDNESDAY. This morning, at 9
o'clock, the screw revenue cruiser Mermaid, Lieutenant
Stokes, R.N., commanding, towed into this harbour a
remarkably fine handsome barque as a prize, whick she
boarded and-captured at 5 p.m. yesterday off the east
end of the Isle of Wight. She is the Vesta, of Wasa,
472 tons, 2 guns, 11 men, Niel Petersen, master, from
Hieres, laden with 600 tons of salt, and cleared out for
Elsinore, but prior to sailing received orders for Got-
tenburg. She sailed from theme on the 11th ult.,
passed Gibraltar on the 26th at 8 p.m., and at 5
yesterday was taken by the Mermaid. The
Mermaid took her prize in tow, and anchored in-
side. the Nab at 9.30-p.m., weighed at eight this morn-
ing, and anchored her capture in Portsmouth harbour
at 11. The vessel is seven years old, not at all unlike
a men-of-war in build, clean sparred, and valued at
2,5001., without the cargo ; is copper fastened up to 11
feet, and sheathed with yellow metal. While towing
the barque last evening the Mermaid saw a foreign brig;
fired a musket at her, but she would not show her
colours, and bore away to the southward at "a spank-
ing rate." The Argus, Fire Queen, Fanny, and Avon,
all on the look-out, may give some account of her a few
hours hence.

SHEERNESS, April 26.—Two Russian merchant ships,
prizes, taken by the Alban, 4 guns, paddle-wheel steam-
vessel, Commander Henry Otter, arrived here this
morning between 8 and 9 o'clock.
Lieut. John Ward (b), of the Alban, came home in
charge of the barque Aina, and Mr. John Bull, Second
Master of the Alban, came home in charge of the brig
Nadeschda ; both of these vessels were from Lisbon,
laden with salt. The Nadeschda was bound for Hel-
siugfors, and the Aina was bound for Christiansen&
The bark was sailing under Danish oolours, and the brig
was sailing under Swedish colours ; they were boarded
and taken, without resistance, about five miles off the
Trindelen light-vessel, off the island of Laeso, in the
Cattegat, on Friday last at noon. Neither of the vessels
hove to until a musket was fired over each from the Al-
ban's cutter, in charge of Lieutenant Edward Burstal.
The brig NadeschdaC having a very smart, rakish appear-
ance in the distance, was first taken for a Russian
man-of-war brig of 10 runs, which had been reported
to have been seen out, and the Alban's crew were
beat to quarters and fully prepared for action. The
British sailors in the Alban were much disappointed on
nearing her to see the Swedish colours smartly run up, on
her seeing the British ensign flying on board the Alban.
However, they were somewhat better satisfied when they
found they were Russians under false colours. At the time
they were taken the Alban was within pistol-shot distance
of both vessels. The brig Nadeschda had a crew of 11
men and the master. The crew of this vessel were
taken out, except the captain, boatswain, two sea-
men, and one boy • The captain's wife was on board
with him. The owners of the barque sent out directions
to the captain at Lisbon to sell the vessel. She is a
new ship, and was on her first voyage, but in conse-
quence of his not being able to obtain 3,0001. for her
he refused to sell her. 2,5001. was offered for her at
Lisbon, and the master now regrets that he had not
" put her in his pocket" at that price ; but he very
philosophically remarks, "It is too late now." The
barque Aina had a crew of 16 men and the captain. The
Aina has now on board the captain, chief mate, two sea-
men, and the steward ; all the rest of the crews of
both vessels were sent on board the Alban, and after-
wards landed and liberated under a pledge that
they would not take up arms against England or France,
to which they gladly agreed, and declared that it was
not their intention to return again to Russia. The barque
Aina got on shore on the Maplin Sand at 3 a.m. this
day, just below the Blacktail Beacon, and floated off
again on the flow of the tide. They were both anchored
at single anchor in the harbour, and after the officers in
charge had communicated with the Admiral's depart-
ment they received orders to proceed for London, and
put the ships into the London Docks. The steam-vessels
Fearless and Myrtle got up steam, and they left here
between 1 and 2 o'clock p.m. for London.
Lieutenant Ward and Mr. John Bull, of the Alban,
report that on Saturday last they saw off the Skaw, at
the entrance of the Cattegat, a large Russian ship, of
from 800 to 900 tons, very deeply laden, homeward
bound, and they have no doubt the Tribune frigate has
before this time fallen in with her, as the Tribune, was
coming down to cruise off the entrance of the Cattegat.

THE " TIMES" AND THE WAR.

PLYMOUTH, WEDNESDAY.—Her Majesty's steam-vessel
Avon, Master Commander A. J. Veitch, having in tow
a Russian prize, entered the Sound at half-past 6 o'clock
this morning. The Avon left Plymouth on Tuesday
morning with Lieutenant Millar, First Lieutenant of her
Majesty's guard-ship Impregnable, and a party of 20
marines, and the prize was seized at one o'clock in the
afternoon 50 miles from the Start. She is a Russian
Finland barque, of 370 tons, called the Carlos, is com-
manded by Captain Backe, has a crew in all of 17 men,
two of whom are Frenchmen and two Swedes, and left
Lisbon on the 6th instant with salt for Finland. She is
three years old, and her papers are in custody of Port-
Admiral Sir John Ommanney. Five Russians left Lis-
bon together, and the Carlos is the third captured in
the Channel.

The Minx, iron screw steam gun-vessel, has been
completely new rigged, and is now ready for commission
at Woolwich-
The Zephyr, steam-vessel, is now in an advanced
state to serve as a gunboat, and will soon be ready for
commission at Woolwich for that service.
The Megnra steam troop-ship, Commander Johnson,
embarked three companies of the 38th Feet yesterday,
at Portsmouth dockyard, and will leave with them this
morning for the East.
The Melbourne, screw steam transport, passed Sheer-
ness from Chatham. on Tuesday morning, with a part of
the 38th Regiment. of Infantry for the East.
The Shooting Star, with the Bth Hussars, sailed yes-
terday morning for the Mediterranean from Plymouth.
The Rodsley, N.o. 37 horse transport-ship, having on
board Lieutenant Dashwood and Staff-Assistant Surgeon
Shelton, with 47 nun-commissioned officers and men and
50 horses ; and the Rubicon, No. 38, having on board
Captain Barry and Staff-Assistant Surgeon Llewellyn,
with 53 non-commissioned officers and men and 48 horses,
were taken out of the basin at Woolwich on Tuesday
morning, but could. not leave the same day on account
of a deficiency of seamen. The crews of these vessels
having been completed yesterday they were mustered
and inspected by Lieutenant Robertson, in charge of the
steam department afloat, who has been superintending
the embarkation of the troops and horses, and ascertain-
ing the efficiency of the crews of the vessels previous to
their departure. Being reported ready for sea, they left
Woolwich yesterday afternoon for their destination.
The Harkaway, No. 39 transport-ship, having on
board Captain Maude, Lieutenant Whinyates, and A ssis.
tant-Surgeon Thornton, with 55 non-commissioned offi-
cers and 56 horses of the Royal Horse Artillery, was
taken out of the basin at Woolwich on Tuesday morning,
having Lieutenant J. M. K. Robertson, R.N., in charge
as agent. She was permitted, although deficient in sea-
men, to proceed at once to Gravesend to pick them up

RESULTS OF BRITISH SEA-FIGHTS.

there.
The Sultana horse-transport embarkei Lieutenant
Vandeleur and Staff-Assistant-Surgeon Dwyer, with 47
non-commissioned officers and men, and 54 horses of the
Royal Artillery, on Tuesday afternoon, in about an hour
and ten minutes, and will be taken out of the basin at
Woolwich to-day.
The horse-transport No. 74 arrived at Plymouth at
11 a.m. on Wednesday.
The Hydaspes steam-packet has been taken up to
convey the 42d Highlanders from Portsmouth to the East.
Admiral Sir John Ommaney, 5.C.8., the port-admi-
ral, retains his command-in-chief at Devonpost until the
10th of May. Sir William Parker, Bart., G.C.8., his
successor, attends her Majesty's levee in the meanwhile,
and makes his arrangements.
Mr. Peter Scott, of Ballyhackantore-house, near Bel-
fast, has taken the contract for supplying the cavalry in
the East with 150 tons of compressed hay.
A strong draught from the depot of the 68th Light
Infantry, stationed at Newry, consisting of two ensigns
(White and Smyth) and 180 rank and file, has been
ordered to proceed to Malta to rejoin the service com-
panies quartered there.
Ground has been cleared near Fort Amherst Guard,
Chatham, for a new garrison church, which will also be
used, it is understood, for the regimental schools. The
present garrison church in Brompton is ;expected to zbe
converted into model rooms for the Royal Sappers and
Miners and other purposes, for which several of the
trarrack-rooms are at present used by that corps. This
arrangement will afford a great deal of additional room
in the Brompton Barracks, and also place those rooms
in the Chatham Barracks occupied as schoolrooms at the
disposal of the barrack-master for the accommodation of
troops.

(Front the Morning Advertiser.)
There has long been a feeling in the public mind,
that nothing which could appear in the Times
could excite surprise. We venture to say that this
feeling will no longer be entertained by any one
who has read that journal of yesterday. As regards
ourselves, we confess that the article in question
has occasioned utter amazement. We knew full
well, of course, the Russian predilections of the
Times. We knew that, inasmuch as it is the ser-
vile organ of Lord Aberdeen, it never has ceased
and never will cease, so long as it sustains that
character, to be thoroughly Muscovite at heart.
But we could not have believed it possible that our
contemporary could be so devoid of tact, as to
permit the article to which we allude to appear in The Bankruptcy Commission has brought its
his columns. labour to a close, and their report, as well as the
The article not only expresses the sentiments of evict mace, will be published in the course of a few
Lord Aberdeen, but must have been actually days. The form of the commission ran thus
penned by him. It has nothing about it of the ~ 'Victoria R.—Victoria, by the Grace of God of the
editorial character. From beginning to end, its Unit ed Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Queen
object is to prepare the people of this country for Defe tiller of the Faith : To our right trusty and well-
that course of forbearance towards Russia—now beloved Councillor Spencer Horatio Walpole, our trusty
that the Coalition, contrary to their intentions, and well-beloved Sir George Rose, Knight, Clement
have been forced into war with her—which we have Tud way Swanston, Esq., one of our counsel learned in
from the first predicted would be exercised. We the 'law, Matthew Davenport Hill, Esq., one other of
have, day after day for some months past, main-
our , co-tinsel learned in the law, James Bacon, Esq., one
oche r of our counsel learned in the law, Edward Hol-
tained. that the Aberdeen Ministry were not going
royee Esq., one of our Commissioners of our Court of
heartily into the war with the Czar ; and that their
Ban kruptcy Edward Cooke, Esq., barrister at-law, and
great object, instead of punishing him thoroughly, Gee e Car; .
Glyn, Esq., Greeting '
would be to inflict upon him the least possible ‘,Whereas we havedeemedit expedient, for divers
amount of harm. That has manifestly been the gooet causes and considerations, that a commission
principle on which they have acted hitherto ; and should forthwith issue to inquire and ascertain whether
on that principle they appear determined to act to in any and what particular, the bankrupt law, as it now
the end of the chapter. We have no doubt that exis is under the Bankrupt Law Consolidation Act,
when the time comes for a full revelation of all the 184 ?, requires amendment : Not know, ye, therefore,
At the present time it will not be uninteresting circumstances connected with the matter, it will be that we, reposing great trust and confidence in your
zeal, discretion, and integrity, have authorised and a
found that our commanders.tt.
to
ydseal and 1 d have
to glance at the distinctive results of some of ourland
himgentlywith Pointed,received privatetheand not more than
hension exists on the nature of the difficulties which Ros e, Clement Tudway Swanston, Matthew Daven .
can be helped.
our nautical heroes had to overcome in former
What we have thus
, in every impression of our Port Hill, James Bacon, Edward Holroyd, Edward
days : said for months Coolie, and George Carr Glyn, or any four or
paper, past, will be found fully vefi-
Seldom was England in greater danger than in the fled bth t. lin the
year ic e Times of yesterday. No one alteration of the Bankrupt Law made by the said
momentous year " 1797." It was, indeed, an awful but Lord Aberdeen himself could have written Act of 1849, establishing class certificates, has
crisis. In France, Spain, and Holland, combined naval
such sentences as these:—" We can, and we do, wage or has not
viewbeen prfoducbtiv.e. of benefit ;
.and whether,
preparations were actively carried on for the invasion of . such sentences uniformity of prac-
England and Ireland. Civil war was waging in the war for other purposes than glory or conquest ; and with the o
latter country, and, .worse than all, there was a mutiny we are content with results that add nothing to our tice in the different.couortstaoir bankruptcyng as to the grant-
ing of such certificates or for any other reason, any and
at the Nore. Taxes were accumulated, the Bank stopped dominion and little to our fam©. So, then, we are
whalteration of the present enactment on the subject
payment, commerce was paralysed, parliamentary ac- but addressing ourselves to the usual temper and the
what;
bo desirable • and generally to inquire whether in
tion was unhinged, and the Directory of France, raging prescription any
'a of our country when we say that we 'you ' d
in what oth particulars the Bankrupt Law as
with revolutionary frenzy, resolved to strike a tre- are not assembling this day to ask simply for success itno.wn exists underer the last-mentioned act requires
mendous blow, and invade England with 70 sail of the to our arms and the destruction of our enemies.
amendment ; also to inquire whether any and what more
line, ready equipped for sea, in the ports of the Texel, We ask that no nation should be crippled of its just effectual means can be adopted for obtaining a more
Brest, and Carthagena ! While Europe was in suspense, powers, or humbled of its proper rank and consi- efficient check on the accounts of the official assignees,
Lord Bridport was ordered to blockade Brest, Admiral deration. It is the melancholy nature of war that and for preventing the misapplication by them of the
Duncan was sent to watch the Dutch, and Admiral Jervis .
it can only act by means revolting to humanity, by funds coming to their hands ; also to inquire as to the
was told to look for the Spanish fleet. Two famous sea- sword and by fire, by massacres and. contlagra- cause of the diminution of the fees and funds now by law
fights delivered our grandsires from the perils of the hour.
The battle of St. Vincent was fought on 14th Feb., 1797, lions, and by a thousand hideous forms of death, applicable to the payment of the expenses of the Court
the English Admiral having 15 sail of the line, while the mutilation, and suffering. But when we prefer our of Baatkruptcy and it appearing that those funds are
now insufficient to discharge those expenses, to inquire
Spanish Admiral (Cordova) had 27 sail of the line, besides petitions to the Giver of all Good, it is not that He
wheth.er such deficiency is likely to be permanent ; and
10 frigates. There are some discrepancies in the accounts will enable us to do the utmost possible harm. We
whether, having regard to the quantity of business trans-
as to the actual numerical force engaged on both sides ; pray that the good we propose to ourselves may
all the narratives, Spanish and English, give a formi- be brought about as speedily, effectually, and acted by the Courts of Bankruptcy, any and what reduc-
butharmlessly as may be."
Len-
dable
superiority to the Spanish fleet. The Spaniards had tion of' the establishments of those courts, either in
don or in the country, can safely and properly be made,
La Santissima Trinidada with 130 guns, they had six Is it not humiliating and lamentable to think, or any and what other measures adopted for •
3-deckers, of 112 guns each, two 80-gun ships, and 18 that such sentiments as these could be expressed in meeting
74's. The English had two 100-gun ships, three 98's,
a journal_ profe.ssing. to be pervaded by English feel- ~
their expenses.
And for the better discovery of the truth in the pre-
one 90, eight 74's, one of which, the daptain, was
ings,—which is printed in the English language, miser, we do by these presents give and grant to you, or
mounted by Commodore Nelson, one 64, one 38, and
three 32-ffun frigates, two sloops, and one cutter. The and published in the English metropolis ? What is any four or more of you, full power and authority to
line of the Spaniards was loosely formed, and by a skilful to be expected from a Government which can thus, call before you, or any four or more of you, such and so
manoeuvre Jervis resolved to cut off the outlying through its organ, openly admit that in the war many of the commissioners, officers, and clerks of the
Spaniards, the result of which was that he reduced his which is commencing, we shallbe content with results saidessary courts and all such othe
mray personf ns as
me you shalld
of the judge
immediate adversaries to eighteen. The Spanish ad- which will add little to our fame ? Why, surely if nec, by whom be ior truth
in the premises ; and to inquire of the premises by all
miral tried to wear his fleet and rejoin his separated Yes- no other result should spring out of the war, it
other lawful ways and means whatsoever.
sels ; but the tactics of Jervis and the gallantry of his will be conducted with a skill, a spirit, and bravery
"And
we do hereby give and grant unto you, or any
four or more of you, full power and authority to cause
subordinates defeated the object of Cordova, who was on the part of our army and navy which will at
compelled to a close engagement, in which he was rig- least add to
our military reputation. But to
all or any of the officers and clerks of the said courts to
nally defeated, losing four of his large ships and an che • nthat belief we now find would be a mistake. h s
bring and produce before you, or any four or more of
enormous number of his men. So decisive was this
The
Times
tells us, iu plain terms, not to expect you, all books, papers, or other writings belonging to
victory that the panic of invasions ceased, and public
that we shall add aught to our fame. The obvious the said courts, or to any of the officers within the same.
confidence was completely restored. The English ad-
miral was at a single creation made an earl, a course conclusion to be drawn from this is, that our corn- "And our further will and pleasure is, that you do,r
very unusual in the distribution of public rewards. The mandate, whether by sea or land, are not to put within one. year after the date of this our
ehesfbg commission,
allo
political result of the battle was undoubtedly very forth, in all their force, the material might and
sooner, if the same can conveniently be d
diligence),
great, and the nation was overjoyed. But there have majesty of England.
" Certify to us in our Court of Chancery, under the
beenlaattles more glorious to the English name, although They are merely to give the Czar such a taste of
hands and seals of you,any or four or more of you, what
Jervis deserves all honour for his resolving with about what we can do, without absolutely doing it, as
you shall have done in
thepremises,
15 sail to attack the Spaniards with 25 sail-of-the-line, will convince him that he is not a match for us.
and an enormous superiority in guns. But it is the We must not on any account go to work With the commission shall continue in full force and virtue, and
men and not the ships who decide sea-fights. For the viffour and the courage which, in former conflicts, • ' four or more of you,
that you our commissioners, or any .
crews of the Spanish ships were the most worthless that * A
covereu our arms with glory, and raised our mili- shall from time to time proceed in the execu-
canand may
be conceived, they were composed of pressed land-
tar reputation to the highest height,
because we tion thereof, and of every matter and thing therein con-
men and soldiers of the new levies, with about 60, or at Ybe not continued from time to
could not " add to our fame" without doing the tained, although the same
most 80, seamen to each ship.
The circumstances under which the battle of Camper- Autocrat considerable "harm." He must not be time by adjournment.
assistance in the due execution of this
down was fought have been well described in the "Life harmed on any account. The loss of our fame, or, "And for your
choice of our trusty and
commission, we have made
and Reign of George the 'Fourth :"—" France had still rather, the want of an addition to it, is less than. our
well-beloved Francis Savage Reilly, Esq., barrister-at-
the Texel and Brest fleets. Fortune, or rather an unfore- the weight of a feather compared with the infliction
law, to be secretary to this our commission, and to
seen event, in which the French bad no share, though of anything deserving the name of injury on
attend you, whose services and assistance we require you
such an opinion prevailed at the time, promised them Nicholas. to use from time to time as occasion shall require.
much more decisive aid. A dangerous mutiny broke out And, as our soldiers and sailors are to act in ac- ,i Given at our Court at St. James's, the 23d day of
in thaßritish fleet at. Plymouth, Portsmouth, and still cordpice with this feeling, so he Times expressed August, 1853, in the 17th year of our reign,
more desperately at' the Nore. Admiral Duncan, a a hope th 4 the nation . would Yesterday .offer up ~ By her Majesty's command,
brave veteran beloved in the navy, was deserted by 311 s ~ ••• Greatwould' Yesterday
Supreme, to ill
special supplications to the e ,
~ ,
_.., ~ , PALMERSTON." .
but his own ship's crew, his courage, and his presence - tated inwell-informed quarters
that several.
of mind. He continued, with his single ship, to makeeffect that R • h should " b •I d f its It.is s
Russia s o
,-not e ,crippled e o • .
importai4 changes have been
the usual signals, as if in command of a squadron, and just powers, or iumbled of its proper ra . and, very recommended.
the Texel fleet did not venture out. The mutiny was consideration." And, if the people took their cue One of the matters most
carefully
considered by
suppressed ; Parker, the ringleader at the Nore, and a from the Times, they must yesterday have earnestly the Commissioners was, we are told, the question
few others, were executed ; subordination was restored; prayed that the objects we have in view might be of the classification of the certificate. At present
and Duncan was again in command of a fleet. Admiral brought about as harmlessly as possible. there are three classes of certificates, one or other
de Winter, a brave and experienced officer, and an ar- No one who is cognisant of the connexion which of which, if the certificate be not refused altogether
dent republican, received orders from the Government subsists between Lord Aberdeen and the Times, it is imperative on the commissioner to grant. A
of Holland, now called the Batavian Republican, to put can, after this, be any longer in doubt as to the first-class certificate is granted where, according to
to sea and engage the enemy.. H e accordingly came way in which he war—if war, under such circum- the language of the schedule of the Consolidation
out of the Texel with fifteen sail-of-the-line
a second. - stances, it can be called—is to be carried on. Act of 1849, the bankruptcy has arisen wholly from
gates. Admiral Duncan, who was refitting in Yarmouth The Czar may repeat as often as the opportunity unavoidable losses and misfortune; class,
Roads, on being apprised of theenemy s movements, put the butchery of Sinope ; he may fire on our where it ha
offers,s partly so arisen ; a third. class, where
to sea with 16 sail-of-the-line, and at eight in the morn- flag of truce is unfurled ; he the failure '
vessels even whenaof
ing of October 11 the two squadrons prepared for action Minister at St. Peters- To this
may seize the goofs our
off the coast of Holland, between Egmont and Camper- classification Lord St. Leonardo, as well as
down. De Winter, whose lighter vessels drew less burg,. after Ignominiously.
expelling him from
aeivable w many professional and non-professional men, are
water, manoeuvred to keep near the shore. Duncan Russia; he may insult us in every co
of
penetrated his intention ; and, by an experiment of un- and inflict upon us every possible amount injury 1 the other hand, most of the Commissioners, and,
precedented boldness, broke through his line to get be- —he may do all this, and as much more as he I we believe, the great mass of mercantile men who
tween him and the land. Tho battle now began ship pleases ; but we, instead of retaliating, are to act
i have
paid attention to the subject, are decidedly
to ship, and was fought for several hours with desperate on the Christian principle of returning good for in favour of classification.
valour on both sides, until the Dutch vice-admiral struck evil. For his insolence, we are to render nothing If we not misinformed, the Royal Commis-
to Admiral Onslow. De Winter, his ship La Libertgbut words of kindness ,
•in return for his blows, we • are
sioners have (inter utrumque tone) recommended,
having become a mere wreck, two-thirds of his crew hors are to pat him on the back, and merely tell him to that instead only
de combat, and being himselc wounded dangerously,
be better boy for the future. On no
account two.
struck to Duncan's ship the Venerable. The Batavian a _
punishing the Czar.
fleet, with the exception of a few ships which got back must we think of
to the Texel in a bhattered state, was either destroyed not be harmed in any way. order to keep pauper bankruptcies out of court,
or captured. This most important victory extinguished of
In this extraordinary article the Times we see that no trader should be allowed to become bank"
cf.the chances inyasio. The admiral was created Via.' A complete explanation of the Pad iucomprehen. _ rupt on his own petition, unless he could show

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