The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-10-17

der among ships-that she carried such monstrous
guns, and so many Of them-that speculation, say
ing great deal more than meant ito meet the
sensitive republican ear" concluded at last that she
was surely a demonstration" but could not
guess what she was meant TO demonstrated
anything seemed shelter than the purely marvel
lous," and SO it seemed that her crew must have
burnt her-that her burning was "mysterious"
judgment on her, because she had handouts on
boardthat these rode safely ill she got into British
waters, and then straightway took 6re--that, upon
The whole, though, she was certainly not a SLAYER,
but that she certainly must have had some very bad
business in hand in relation to slave colony at
Mogador (where, by the way, there is slave col
ony)-that Mr. Gushing might have gone out in her,
to SOW slavery broadcast in China and took the irons
with him Qor seed we presume -that il Mr.. Cush-
ing was not TO SOW slavery broadcast with his hand
cuffs, he must at least have gone out in such a big
ship with irons in her for the purpose Of annexing
something-it does not appear what;-such fooery
an this in an obscure quarter would be set down as
dwelling; but in the leading article of the lead
ing journal of Europe, il becomes, when gravely put
forth, the widest comedy and the broadcast farce.
The "Times" isin an agony till, gets the "Amer-
lean view of the matter" What we have written
will be the american view Of the matter"-viz
that on one fine morning in September last, the
"Times" newspaper in London, was then and
there most egregiously fooled, and, being of ma
lignant humor towards America, did make itselfa
laughing-stock in relation to the burning Of the
United States steamship Missouri.
The facts in relation to the matter, the "Times"
shall have, if it wants them few lines, and upon
indispuiable authority The steamship Missouri
was sent out to the Mediterranean--no to China
to convey to the port Of Alexandria the United
States commissioner, on his way TO the Chinese
empire. From .aierandria the Missouri ordered
10 return directly TO the United States. She was to
touch, coming and going, at some intermediate ports,
as is the custom with other ships She mounted ten
guns-not twenty-eight. She was not pierced for
forty-four. She had on board crew of 300--not
$50 men. She carried las all ships of war, in all
naves carry) an allowance Of handouts or leg
shackles, or both, to be used in prisoners
shall be taken and their confinement shall become
necessary. The aiio,oance of these irons for
49, and larger aliocance than that number The
Missouri did not hape and could NOT haze She was
burned Gas was proved full Judicial investgaton)
by an accident, which arose from the improper
stowage of several demijohns Of turpentine in
room 1.-THE floor of which was insecure) above the
machinery ofthe vessel These are all the facts in
the case, and on these facts the "Times" has
made up its atrocious and absurd libel. No malig-
nifty could be stupid enough to pen such an article,
knowing it to be wholly gratuitousy, and absurdly
false. Therefore we may infer hiatt "Times" may
been led into the wretched folly by some humorist,
who wished to show off, one signal instance, the ga
ping and credulous rancor Of this "Demosthenes of
the press" against everything American ESQ, the
hoaxer has done us a good service. He has COM
petely stultiied one of our most interruptions and
implacable assailans. Henceforth our country and
the world will know how much to rely on the anti
American assertions Of the "London Times" 1t
is no excuse for that journal, that it has been
thus cheated. Nothing but blind and stupid
malice could have been made the victim of
such cheat. To publish such article with
out due inquiry and investigation, was the same
offence against all the laws of morality and honor,
as to invent and originate its calumnious assertions
There is, in our language, but one plain short dis
honoring word, which can truly fix the character Of
such Decd That word we do not choose to
WRITE We need not write it. 1t is henceforh brand
ed Intellectually on the forehead Of the "London
Times"