The southern press. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-01-22

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the next day.
SIR CHARLES NAPIER AND THE MEDITERRANEAN,
COMMAND.
Sir Charles Napier hiss just published cor
respondence between himself and Lord Johr
Russell, which is exceedingly racy and charac
teristic. We extract the pith Of IL:
1 TO LORD JOHN RUSSELL.
Is Abemarle street, April III.
My Lord-You finished your not very pleas.
ant tour OH the 25th of January, 1850, by stat.
ing, Your brilliant services on the coast OF
Syria evince the energy and bodness of your
professional character, and will always be re-
menlbered by me-" Now, my lord, as it is to
be presumed Sir William Parker is not to re-
main in the Mediterranean all his life, your lord
ship has an opportunity Of rewarding :" my
brilliant services" The appointment to the
Mediterranean command is, believe, a cabinet
question, or, at all events, it is not made with
out the concurrence of the first minister of the
Crown and Lord ralmerston. | therefore re-
quest your lordship to take my services into
consideration, and venture to say they have
not been surpassed by any admiral in the navy
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Your lordship is no doubt aware, had not
displayed the energy and bodness" you have
thought proper to compliment me upon, that
| the probability is this country would have been
involved in war and our foreign policy over
thrown. The time may again come when an
experienced and an energetic officer may be
wanted in the Mediterranean, and feel neither
my health or energies as yet impaired
SitFrancis Barring thought proper to tell me
that he doubted my discretion"-not very
complimentary opinion to be given by First
Lord of the Admiralty to an officer of my stand
ing, but he declined to tell me on what occa-
sion. Gould it have been at any period of my
services during the war? They were approved
by every admiral and admiralty served under
Could il have been when | dethroned the
usurper Miguel, and put constitutional Queen
on the throne Of Portugal
Gould it have been when ! upset the Grand
Prince Of Lebanon, the ally of Mehemet Ali, de-
feated his son and drove his troops out of the
mountain ?
Could it have been when stormed Sidon and
made the garrison prisoners
Could it have been when | served as second
in command at Acre! Or could it have been
when signed treaty with Mehemet Ali, which
was approved by Lord Palmerston and all the
foreign ministers in London, in opposition to
the ministers of the Sultan and all the foreign
ministers at Constantinople
Another word, my lord, and have DONE You
disapproved my letters Nevertheless, they have
done much good. Many of the evils pointed
out have been remedied, and if my suggestions
were attended to there would have been money
enough saved in the dockyards TO make it IN
necessary for the chancellor of the exchequer
to lay on house tax.
lave the honor to remain, your lordship's
obedient servant, CHARLES NAPIER.
LORD JOHNS REPLY.
Downing street, April H.
Sir-I remember very well the passage in my
letter Of the 10Th of January, 1850, to which
you alude Nor have in any way altered my
opinion. The energy and decision evinced by
you on the coast of Syria in 1910 were,
conceive, among the main causes of the success
OF the critical Interference in which, with other
powers of Europe, we were then engaged.
The Mediterranean command is not now
vacant, and do not know that it will soon be So
| must preserve my opinion quite unfettered
till that period arrives, and can only say Mt
present that when Sir Francis Barring consults
me on the subject shall weigh only the merits
of the officers who may be eligible to that i'm
portant appointment.
] remain, your faithful servant,
JOHN RUSSELL.
second letter from Sir Charles, dated on
the 29th September, followed, setting forth all
his services in detail, with the gallant officers
babitua modesty, which obtained the annexed
reply:-
RHYL, October A.
SR-I have received your letter of the 29th
September, and considered its contents.
am far from disputing the value Of your
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successor TO Sir VIM. Parker in the Mediterra
mean command, it will be necessary to choose
AN officer who shnll possess the full confidence
of the government as well as of the board of
admiraty--he must be an officer on whose Sc
crecy and discretion the Queens ministers can
fully rely lam sorry to say, that notwithstand
ing your many brilliant exploits, could moi
place in you that implicit confidence which is
required.
remain, sir, your most obedient servant,
JOHN RUSSELL.
a third and fourth letter from Sir Charles,
with volume Of documents to character, &c,
concludes the correspondence The gallant nd.
miral finishes his final epste with the significant
remark:
This is not the time, my lord, TO afffont an
officer who has rendered some service to his
Queen and country, when France, with an army
of 100000 men, is in blaze.
FRANCE
MINISTERIAL MovEMENT-The strict censor.
ship under which all the Paris journals have
been placed, and the suppression Of the Assem-
bly,, have rendered il more difficult than ever TO
procure correct intelligence of the proceedings
and intentions Of the government understood,
however, from good authority, that the report of
the retirement of NJ. de Morny, which ! men,
TONED TO you several days ago, ia well founded
u does not appear, however, to be quite settled
whether be shall take the Office Of minister Of
foreign affairs, or merely be appointed n senator
NJ. Baroche is still spoken Of as his successor
understand that M. Berger, the project Of the
Seine, is 10 be removed from that impor ant
post, and that his successor is TO be d. Alright
de Padone, the present project OF The department
Of the Seine.et Disc. NJ. Berger is an intimate
friend Of NJ Theirs, which is a sufficient reason
for his removal
CENSORSHIP or THE PREss.--It appears that
the new regime with respect to the press is to be
Of the most rigid character II appears that the
journals are 10 be considered as public esiab.