The daily union., 1854-11-11
MR. BULL THREATENS.

We commend the following moroccan from the London
Herald the attention Of the wisola Apglo-American
press and the admirers of John Bull generally 1t should
be worth as much 10 them good actual British victory
over the dreadful Russians Bull free admit,
possesses many noble qualities; but sometimes the old gem
ema gets oa his high horse and when in that elevated
situation he is apt threaten with vigor of lungs not
exactly in keeping with subsequent performance The in
tmaton that two British frgates be despatched inn
medatey ( not sooner) blockade coasts rayage
our hsrbors and to take captivity untold number
of unresistng Yankees will doubtless exercise potent in
uence over the ture foreign policy of President Perce
administration
Increase Of the squadron in the West Indies and Aorth
AmricaFrom the preparations actually made and prog
ress would appear that work has been cut out for the
Baltic fleet during the winter Our transatlantic friends
to their characteristics have begun to be troublesome
that they fancy have got hands full but it would
seem England has not yet entirely given up the fishing
grounds to Brother Jonathan they have pot fallen in with
the notion Bermuda and the West India islands should
be outside States of the great rspubc will they permit
any more lbustero nyasons of Cuba cowardy pratt
cal attacks upon unoendng and regret TO add
tected Independent territories Our Yankee friends have
grown saucy with mpunty and nsoent with indulgence
and especially SO the men ofwars with their puny
shadow of feet Because they Dc pot many line Of
battle ships and figates knocking about the West Indies
they ten dozen years since they
fancy that like the frogs in the fable they puff them
selves up as big John Bull himself
The piratcal affair Of Cuba and the bullying and swag
gerng about the fisheries the British government could a
ford treat quietly and indugeny but now in
war; the altogether different has nat
uraIy become jealous of her dignity and
cious of her rights.
% The affair at Greytown, cowardy act dis
graced ofwar and the nsnlt TO the British flag
that OCCASION followed up by the shamees braggng of the
captain of the Cyane, have brought matters 10
climax and these little circumstances taken into consera
tion with reports Of American purchases Russian territory
American building Of Russian owar and the fitting
out American ships Russian privateers moved
English government to prepare slight correction for
go ahead friends, which will do them great deal Of good
and lower the Of that offensive staggering which only
afecation of real courage,
"With hands full with the Baltic and Black seq nsetS,
have yet manofwar two to spare put the Yam
KEGS down. and if Brother Jonathan mischief he will
assuredly have pay dearly for his froc 1t is well
that the Boscawen TO- Captain Ganvile home early
from The Baltic to proceed to Halifax She is there and
has the admiras dag Another neofbattle ship the Co
ossus 81 proceed the West Indies be under
Admiral Fanshawes command 4 screw- -rgGto, the Ter
magant is already her passage there, to take
dores broad pendant Jamaica and it reported that an
additional lncofbatte ship and three gates (he Hann
bal, 81 screw, Commodore the Hon. f. w. Grey and Gu
racoa, 81 screw, Captain the Hon. H. F. Hastings, amongst
the number) &C., will reinforce the West India squadron
If these vessels should be added the force already
and route, shall have the following the station
Hannibal o. screw-shp.
Colossus 81, screws ship.
Boscawen 10, sailing ship.
Curacao ~, screw -frignte,
Ternagant ~, -frigate.
Vesal 20, sailing -frigate
Calypso Is, sailing corvette.
With smaller steamers sailing soops, DC
We that this will be quite sufficient induce
the Yankees to draw in their horns and behave with de-
cency weaker well stronger powers If not there
are not only means, but inclination believe compel
them.
The mpuden bully of the Cyane who sorry there
English f-war at Greytown larger than the
schooner Bermuda may have chance of picking up his
stch if his government dare to ntrust him with com
msnd."