Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1854-05-20
,SaGREEABLBR "REMINISCENCES.
TIE EUROPEAN ALLIEs.
nen h Riehmeaa Weellg D!.gslcl.

When Lord Raglan, Commaider:in-
Chief Of the British forces in the East,
made his appearance at the late SPLEEN,
bid military review in Paris, he is said
o have been the centre ofall eyes
His red coat attracted marked attention,
and his one arm revived recollections
more impressive than agreeable. He
lost the other arm at Waterloo! The
Intelligent correspondent flhe Nation.
al tLatqfgeReer says no was surprised
TO see how many people in the immense
multitude present ct the revie ", under.
stood how Lord Raglan lost that arm,
We are not astonished to be Informed
thu. the cheers for the English Com
Fmander were not very frequent nnr
very enthusiastic. JUDGED, the lntolli-
gencer's correspondent, in another let
Ter, says tha', Notwithstanding the pro,
fsssioI,s. Of cordial affection between the
allies, there issnos a Frenchmau, from
the youngest lieutenant to the oldest
field marshal, who would not rather, at
this moment, go 10 war with England
than with Russia. This is natural e
nough. 1t has been the vocation of
England TO whip Johnny Crapeau in q
,thoasaudfghls by sea ind land, conclud.
ing with the magnificent tragedy OF
Waterloo. On his part, John Bull un.
idodbttdly reciprocutesin q strong, tho
secret undercurrent, the real feelings of
|linexlinguisilable antipa,hy, which are
sconcealed behind the smooth mask Of
French poiteness. II has long been u
received doctrine among the people of
Great Britain, that "upon ons pair Of
English legs doth march three French.
men," If the allies get through this
war without grand explosion Of their
apparent concord, we shall expect oil
and water to mingle, dogs and deer to
hunt in couples, and cats aud rats 10 be.
come the best friends in the %orld,
The late appearance of the English
fleet at Copenhagen might naturally re-
yivc "reminiscences even more Disagree
able to the Danes that the appearance
of Lord ltaglan's red-coat aud one arm
to the Parisians. The Danes must have
poor memories and M historic records,
if,hey are able to gaze with complacen.
CIV upon a British squadron in the har-
bar3of Copenhagen. lfthe Emperor
Nicholas, or any other Emperor. ever
committed an act of aggression or inhu.
mainly equal to tho ibombardment Of
Copenhagen by Great Britain, he de,
serves more punishment than lie is like
]y,tn receive in this war. Amid the
bloody strife with which England and
France had agiiated the world, Den.
mark preserved strict neutrality. Al
peace with ali mankind, her sentiments
towards England were of the mos,
friendly kind. She had, consequently,
left her seaboard entirelyunprotected
and her fleet, without suspicion Of
4 evil, was quietly riding inthe waters Of
Copenhagen. In this moment Of the
must entire apparen. security, with M
hostile intentions towards any nation in
the world, and no apprehensions ofany
towards herself, Great Britain choosing
TO suspect,that Denmark nigh, be per
suaded 10 Join the continental alliance
against ,sii England, secretly fitted out o
naval expedition against Copenhagen
larger than that which is snow.in the Bal.
tic, conveying force ofsabou, 10000
men. A lhunderbolt from the midst Of
d clear sky could not have more aston
ished the Danes than this hostile demon
stra,ion from country with which Den
mark was in profound peace and amity
a British agen, in the most imperiou:
manner demanded of the Prince lloya
ofDenmark the instant surrender Of the
fortresses and the feer. Upon the dig
niied, manly and heroic refusal ofthe
Prince, the English forces commenced
the work of destruction. The unhappy
city ofrCopenhagen, with its 100000
Inhabitants, was subjected TO one ofthe
most cruel and terrific bornbardments
whichths bloody annals Of warsrecord
Fur three days aud three nights, will
but li.tle intermission, an incessanl
storm ofbombs, rockets aud howilzers
rained death and destruction upon The
devoted metropolis Of Denmark. Says
a historian this most horrible massa
ere d" Two thousand of,he citizens hac
nov persisted. Three hundred house:
we're burned to the ground. Two
thousand dwellings had been blown t,
pieces by the shells. The arsenal wa'
se. onsfre. Halfof tho city was envel
= oped in flames. Sevsralbeautifnlchur
ches were inruins. The demonnca
engines of death constantly explodin.
in'thronged streets, in churches, cham
hers, parIors, aud nurseries, Ind file,
i.le city with carnage, frightful beyon'
NIL conception. There was no place o
safety for helpless infancy or for decrip
ID age. The terrific shells, crushing
throagh the roofsoftas houses, descen
aed'into the cellars, bursting, with lhun
der peal they buried the mangl ed form
ofthe familyiia ,hetuins Of their dwell
ings. Happy we're they who were ~
simultaneously killed. The wounded
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