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


the "Times" suppose that the Missouri was then
to retrace her steps to Gibraltar and thence to sail
around the Cape Of Good Hope, to take him
up at the mouth Of the Red Sea, or at Bombay
The "Times, indeed, is wholly ignorant of the des-
nation Of the ship. The fact is, she was to take
Mr.. Gushing to Alexandria; from that point he was
to take the overland route across the isthmus OF
Suez, thence by the Red Sea to Bombay, where the
Brandywine Commodore Parker's Aag-ship) was
to meet him, and take him to Canton--as was really
done. ltnever was proposed that the Missouri was
to go to the coast Of Africa, and she could not
go to Canton by that route Notwithstanding
the burning of the steam-frigate at Gibraltar,
Mr.. Gushing did make the trip, and found the
Brandywine at Bombay awaiting his arrival. Why,
then, fancy that the Missouri was taking out
slave shackles for Mogador, where we have no
depot at all for liberated slaves, And why
were they wanting at all for them at that point
when all our liberated slaves are landed at Monrovia,
some hundreds of miles from Mogador For, let
the "London Times" understand that zoe of the
United States do not profit by the labor of the
liberated slaves. We do not carry them either to
Trinidad or Demarara, where, for period Of fifteen
years, they are treated as apprentices, and their
constitutions are worn out in the service Of their
masters. Why, too, suspect Mr.. Gushing Of SOW
ing the seed Of slavery, even of operating on the
Chneae with the Missouri, when she was not des-
tined at all to the East Or why sneeringly sup
pose that she was going TO exhibit her gallant
equipment in England, or at any other port of Eu-
rope when she was merely to pass on to Alex
andria with the Chinese commissioner, and then
to return direct to the United States' These the
facts, as appear from the sailing orders Of the
Missouri, which we have copied this day from the
order-book of the Navy Department:
"NAvY DEPARTMENT,
"July %, lS45.
"The United States steam-frigate Missouri being
in all respects ready for sea, you will receive on
board the Hon. Caleb Gushing, our minister TO Chi
ma, and such Of his suite may accompany him,
and then proceed with despatch to the port Of Alex
andria, in the Mediterranean sea, where you will
land them, on their way to the Celestial Empire.
"lf time will permit you may touch at point in
Italy, near to Rome, for the accommodation Of the
minister, if he should find it necessary to call there
You may also touch at such points places as may
be necessary for supplies of provisions, fuel, &C.,
for the vessel
at is not the intention of the department that the
longer than is necessary to accomplish the special
service of conveying the minister and his suite to
Alexandria, ichen she iA return TO the United States
"You will, therefore, after having landed Mr..
Gushing and his suite, return home coming in at
the port of New York. If you should hear that the
commander Of the Mediterranean squadron is at
Malta, Mahon Gibraltar, you will stop there, and
communicate with him, and receive from him any
letters or dispatches intended for the department
the government"
tits bad enough that the "London Times" should
display an excessive credulity, which dsposes it
to swallow the most extravagant lbels against the
which deprves its other articles on American af-
fairs Of any species of authority, a blind malig
nifty Of feeling that disarms that paper of all future
power to injure the American character Take
either horn of the dilemma which it peases and it
places itself in the most unenviabe attitude. The
Times either gavey asserts what it knows to be false,
or what il ought to have known TO be false In the
first case, it brands itself with mendacity that de-
prives its columns Of all title to respect. IT, again,
it boldly asserts what it ought to have known to be
false, it displays credulity of temper desperation
Of purpose, and disposition to bring the gravest
charges against America, which should deprive its
evidence of all effect, and its columns of all preen-
sions to belief 1t is bad enough, we repeat that
the "London Times" should have countenanced
such n4nonstrous libcl but that other papers should
have suffered themselves to be misled by that jour
nal, is still more extraordinary.
The "Shipping Gazette" condescends to devote an
article to "1he sIape shackles on board the Missouri
american ,oar steamer burnt Of Gibraltar" and says
at will be in the recollection Of readers that
nounced six weeks ago that upwards of 10000 slave
shackles had been shed up from the wreck Of the Missouri
This statement upon which doubts then thrown
by several of OUT contemporaries is fully confirmed
The Times Saturday after noticing the dubious desna
ton and objects of the steamer, which, at the time,
subject for marvel remarks as follows"
And then follows on extract from the "London
Times" containing some Of the above precious
revelations. The "London Spectator" also, of the
Goth September, gives, under its postscript head
some of these portentous revelations, saying
"Therc is no news Of political Importance this morning
but good deal Of miscellaneous gossip which perhaps
not less entertaining
makes as much as possible his mstera which may pos
sbly appear in light when have further accounts
but in the absence Of such explanation Is curious"
And here follows the most important portion Of
the article from the "London Times" without a
worn tOIlOWlng u III TIC oPcCtutor, W cast TUG
slightest doubt over this "curous" and ridiculous
statement.
We have explained the purposes of these imagi-
nary slave shackles in the article above this. We
have explained it upon the authority Of the Naval
Bureau of Construction, and Of two most distin-
guishcd commodores now in Washington. A SINH
lar solution is given n Northern paper.
The New York "Courer ond Enquirer" repub-
fishes the charge from the "London Times" and
refutes it by the following statement:
Vessels of war, upon leaving port, no matter
under what circumstances, upon what GRAND, al
ways go prepared for state of war. They are al
ways provided with the weapons for an actual con-
Aci, and with all the Implements which such con-
Act, and its result, may demand. A vessel, more
over, on going forth with the prospect possibility
of an engagement, always counts upon victory.
She expects to win the batte and she therefore al
ways goes prepared to secure the prisoners whom
she expects to take. This is regulation which, we
feel safe in saying, prevails in every navy in the