The Sun.
London, England, 1856-06-17 00:00:00

ARRIVAL OF GENERAL WILLIAMS

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A the conclusion of the speech the usual etiquette obs— the
on such occasions was thrown aside, and notwithstandin,gthe
presence of the ladies a hearty cheer resounded thfoutr," r
apartment Cheers were also given for. Colone- Lake, 4"71, er
Teesdale, and Mr. Secretary Churchill, as well as " "a 'le
for the Russian general." The cheer was echoed foie 0t
outside of the hotel, in front of which an immense crowd
persons had collected. Loud calls were also made for Gene.
ral Williams, who, on presenting himself at the balcoPY
company with the mayor, was received with the Brea-eft
thusiasm.
and
The Mayor:also boned, Colonel Lake, Major Teaglaj,„"a
Mr. Secretary Churchill, to present themselves at•tbe_7l/ip.
and the cheering at each presentation was renewed. 'Kn. Zity
ping in the harbour and the principal houses in,the !lei"
were gaily decorated with flags. the
General Williams afterwards partook of a defame'. w."— Loudon
authorities, provided at the Ship Hotel, and left for Lou,
by the 2 o'clock train.

MEXICO.—Tbe accounts from Mexico by the Preires9
Packet are to the 224 of May. General Comonfott• ,
President, had expelled the. Archbishop of Puebla,
of great influence and wealth, for complicit,' in Itov
recent attempt at revolution, ,and for endeavouring
create new disturbances. Congress was in session, 20'
the members were generally disposed to strong deo°,
°ratio measures. Senor Payno had resigned his post 11P
Minister'of Finanue, owing to some misunderstandiek
am Miguel Lerdo y Tejada bad been appointed bil°
successor. Don Juan Soto was to be Minister of "•
and General Almonte was to be sent as Minister to
England. -

DoyEn, Monday.
General Sir William Williams, Bart.,
K.C.8., accona
panied by Lieut.-Colonel Teesdale, 8.A., C.B. ;
Churchill, his secretary and interpreter ; Mr. Redhouse,
of the Foreign Office ; Colonel Farrant, and Mr. Boa'
ham, the English Consul at Calais, embarked at eight
o'clock this morning, at Calais, on board the Imperial
-
Mail steam packet Queen, which vessel had been planed
at the gallant general's disposal by the Royal Imperial
Mail Steam Packet Company.
The general was received and accompanied across bY
Captain Jenkings, superintendent ; Mr. Harrington the
superintending engineer ; Mr. A. B. Godbold, the snare'
tary of the Mail Packet Company ; and after a passage
of one hour and 45 minutes, being somewhat delayed by
the dense fog, arrived in Dover Harbour at ten o'clock,
where the gallant general was received on the landing
by Colonel Streatfield, the commandant ; Captain Wilei
wane, the Admiralty superintendent ; the Consul, an
the Mayor and Corporation of Dover ; and proceeded
to Birmingham's Royal Ship Hotel, where he was en'
tertained at lunch by the Mayor and most of the /Oil
ential inhabitants of the town.
The hero of Kars was greeted by loud cheers
from
hundreds of persons assembled on the quay awaiting his
arrival. He appeared in excellent health and spirits,
and left for London by the two p.m. train on the South
Eastern Railway.

(From the Dover Chronicle.)
This day (Monday) the hero of Kars,
Liam Fenwick Williams, K.C.8., landed at Dover u-Pt.o°a
his arrival in this country. It had been antioiPae,,,bo
several days previously that the gallant general would b. _
this ancient port for his derarkation ; and late on SAW-tarn.
night his worship the Mayor received a positive, elg on
ante that General Williams would arrive at ten o'eloe
„„,.
General Sir
Monday morning His worship and one or two active ru_l'''at
- bers of the corporation immediately set about taking iier
measures the shortness of the notice permitted of, in hearty
that the heroic defender of Kars might experience a
reception.
earnialpWacticatincsoiminpiavneyd,sbypatchkeetßoQyuaeleMn,ail fedh Cboaridtiteo°,,Dni
talGSetne
specially retained for the purpose, Immediately the stesis.'nea
drew alongside the quay, the mayor, J. Worsfold, ajo.
several of the authorities, among whom were a gre
rity of the corporation, the deputy town-clerk, Mr.
the coroner of the borough, Mr. G. T. Thomps-m ; the of
lain of the corporation, the Rev. J. Puckle, rural dean ; the
principal naval officer of the port, Captain Wilivaie ;cora
commandant of the garrison, Colonel
Co
t° ,dee
mandant of the British Swiss Legion, Colonel Raines,h beslien
ecce
a large number of the resident and visiting gentry--.l)'
on beard, with Colonel Lake, who served so nobly by the side
to
,at,,, u;
n-,
of General Williams at Kars, and who was in attoudeltro•
welcome him to the shores of England. Colonel Lake ihet• ,g
'
duces' the Mayor to General Williams, who, on thus " was
recognised by the large crowd who lined the clnal'an to
cheered most enthusiastically. Loud hurrahs confirm' re.
rend the air while the gallant general, who was looting
not
markably well, proceeded up the landing stairs, and Thotel,
cease until he arrived at Birmingham's Royal Ship
where he had arranged to stay for a short period before Pr
ceeding to Lond on .
Immediately on reaching the Ship the corporation presented.
an address. The presentation took place in one of the !fa
cipal apartments of the hotel, and those present censigte
the principal authorities and the elite of Dover. The eddy
which was road by Mr. Stillwell, was as follows
i" TO MAJOR-ORZiERAL SIR WILLIAM FIIHWICK WILLIAMS, OF 113n8'
of e
th
" Sir,—We, the mayor, BART
aldermen, and burgesses o a • s
borough of Dover, in the county of Kent, most gladly
ourselves of the occasion of your first lauding on the a".-1 r
of England, after the gallant defence of Kars, to offer
our
warmest congratulations on your safety ; and to expresu3ls
admiration of that defence, scarcely paralleled the am
io•
of history, not only for the energy and skill of the cotanal,
der, but also for the courage and endurance, amidst the
of famine and disease, and the horrors of the assault, of ti
brave soldiers whom it was your good fortune to coninia,vont,
" We feel confident that although you will, without.
receive, as you well deserve, congratulations more crap
rout
they cannot be more sincere than those we have the
of hastily tendering you to-day."
General Wunaans replied as follows :—Mr. Mayor, bAce
and gentlemen,—ln returning thanks for the honour you„ that
done me, it is in terms inadequate to express my foliitaise
Ido so. Seldom, if ever, called en to address a b,,(11 ties
and gentlemen such as I now see, I labour under difge,-,oot
of no ordinary character; but I assure you that I fe"
or- 0
deeply the honour you have done me. I feel it the oi
perhaps, iu consequence of this day being the anuiveraarlors,
the day on which General Mouravieff appeared beforeme
(Cheers.) For myself, I thank God for having preserve eto
through so many dangers, and that it has been nay f°rtu!l, :
serve the Queen in such a manner. lam thankful that ftl,
pleased her most gracious Majesty to shower on um a° 1:11A:ill
honours. lam thankful that I have obtained the goo bee,,
of this glorious country ; and especially that I 113;1%00
sparest to witness the mauLestation of it this day. (v,--diol
in addressing an assemblage of my countrymen on '313.
upon British soil, I have more than ono duty to performre%
the first is, to allude to those brave men who surroundef
of
in the hour of extreme distress, who were indefatigabla_iu
discharging their duty under the trying eircanistaucesred
which they wore placed, and who supported and clieneeeir
me under every difficulty. (Hear, hear.) They -coat.
once flagged in the performance of their duties, day °C n; in
By day they were at their posts—at night they wet
test
the trenches. (Cheers ) But while I feel the itv"';‘,•
pleasure in adverting to their glorious conduct I de•
melancholy ditty to perform and a tribute to pay ",",.,o
eve
parted heroism and worth—to the memory of one of mY,";f-
companious, Captain Thompson. It was only the tlaYr„"sis,
yesterday, while at Paris, that I heard of his sever°
rld
and little did I then think that the scenes of this
would soon close upon him. I had looked forward to,'"fle-
ing his mother's house, and cheering him as he had
quently cheered me. Unfortunately, unhappily, it n'',e-ireed
ordered otherwise. The only consolation that can be
to his widowed mother is, that her lamented son Ve
can
assure
glorious specimen of an officer. (Cheers.) `, lit
skeleton you that ho was never daunted ; that when reduce`;oiiit
skeleton by diro disease, he was not prevented from the
his duty day or night. Poor Mrs. Thompson will l'arp-ncea
consolation which has been the only consolation exPercwen
by many mothers during tho recent war—they have gaud
their sons to the service of their country. (Hear, lie'" thig
emotion.) And if the day conies when the repetition of
sacrifice shall be necessary, I believe there will be thong:ell
who will give up their offspring as readily as the ot°t the
who are now weeping for the loss of theirs; for woo 4„,
nation that forgets the military art 1 Woe to that usv,°
woe to that nation who leaps up riches, but who d°e'l:oe3-d
take the precaution to defend them. (Hear.) I have 97,-rtn•
through armed Europe, and I take this the earliest 00:17t-of
uity of uttering. a warning to those who forget the 1111 that
art. (Cheers.) I have another duty to perform, anj„rkS•
is to recall the courage and discipline of those boa° 7- the
under Selim Pacha, their commanding officer, filt,,4 g
Turkish general officers, who supported me in every i'.l",2b*
situation, and who from the first moment of enterini;),
- place to the last were my friends and counsellors.
va - tar,
them from this spot, and bear testimony to their ,to
for it would have been impossible for the Turkish avu'i'lioc;
have shown more endurance and true courage than
did. (Loud cheers.) I have another duty to Per'e."-eili,
doing which I turn to our former enemies, now our fri •
the Russians. When dire necessity obliged me to ye
into the Camp of General Mouravieff, I went to a uriTh.
man, who received me with a kindness and a
mindedaess I shall never cease to remember. lin e f
°
irritated with dreadful losses, and the other ensnultiee
war, received me when I went among them, not as an y
but as a comrade—received me, not with the skin-dee,,,,P
lawless displayed when two gentlemen meet, but with i the
politeness of the heart. General Mouravieff is a man e; au
olden time. Ho is a stern man ; but I believe if there Aet •
honest man upon earth, it is ho I haVe heard it said th`?„,t
project has been debated in England, having for its 0.1"r•-1
the presentation of a testimonail of British esteem to Genheoo
Mouravieff. I can only say that ho and his brave arra)*
h.y greatest esteem. (Hear, hear.) He not only reet in
me kindly, but in the hour of sickness ho visited me, lill4.
all my intercourse with him ho acted as a brave and ow 'if,
rous man should act. In Kars he found a half starved, !Teo
clothed army, He fed and clothed them. Nor was he
attentive to the wants of those in whom the heeds of dinar
g:
were sown, and in whom famine had more than half nee°t II
plished its deadly work. (Loud cheers.) I must ale°. "ra.
you that in passing through Russia, from one cud of the e
pire to the other, I have experienced in no small deir_eie•t
friendship and charm of Russian society. When I arrivn •
St. Petersburg, the Emperor received me in so kind a i"--,13)
nor that nothing could have extended it. (Hear,
That kindness was again repeated at Berlin, where
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could have been received with greater honour. The liwhild°
Prussia, and the young Prince who is at present in 1.4411-e'
and who is soon to be allied to England by ties more 4:011-e,
and binding than at present, met me at the head of t;
troops, and treated me with the greatest possible oon„eith
thin. I return them my most sincere thanks from this -,T;rb
ground. (Cheers.) The kindness and consideration Icil"V
.s I tell you were vouchsafed to me in Russia and Germain;
were repeated in France, when I arrived among our gkirieut
and brave allies the French. (Hear.) God grant that tbsi,
idliance may hold good for many years to come ! (Loud an
protracted cheering.) The day before yesterday I ivaa red'
seuted to the Emperor, from whom some time since I he
the distinguished honour of receiving the Cross of CO;111,,;
mander of the Legion of Honour. I was sorry that, hey7st
sent it to England, I was unable to wear it upon my bre'he
upon that occasion, and I expressed that regret to tt;
Emperor, and explained the reason, upon which his Did 0a
immediately rose from his scat and said, " I will ge',.,ud
another !" In a moment he brought me out the Star of )
era.
Master of the order, with which he presented me. (Cho
I felt that the act was towards the British nationenunttis
wards me ;it was totally unexpected and uncalled for. eu
now that I have arrived home amongst you, I feel that a
witnessing the happiest day of my life. (Cheers.) „
ladies, and gentlemen, I thank you most heartily for Your bk ,Ma in
?:loressions, and for tho consideration with which you