Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-08-22
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From tho London Tins., Augusl 8.


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From tho London Tias.. August ..
"a man gets up in the morning on his own premises
but little knows whers be may sleep At night" The Gar
OF all the Russiss has lately been within ofoerng
known saying. What would the British public have
thought-what would Europe have thought-what would
the King Of Prussia In his cups have thoughtwhat would
Omer Pacha u his fez cap have hought-whs would the
allied troops have though-and, huay, what would the
Three per Gents have thought IL about this time, the
Car Of All the Ru,sis the Archduke Constantine, and
the Archduchess aud the Russian Admral command
Croussdt had been home by Sir Charles Napier in
the small steamer which had captured them lmpro-
bsoe as the tale appesr-mpossble the catastrophe
1t was fairly upon the cards within the paste weeks
The facts these "A short while back, while the al
lied fleets lying before Cronssd au English yacht
belonging Lords Lchfed and Euston with Lord Csr
ance Paget board, yentued somewhat too near the
guns OF tho place Suddenly put Of steam
the Russian side and small Russian steamer put
with tho evident intention OF cutting of the English
yacht On board of that the Gar Nicholas
his tho Archduke Constantine the Archduchess his
wife, and the Russian Admiral who all forth enjoy
the satisfaction of anseay triumph over the poor little
yacht She point ol fact, stated 10 have been In the
most imminent danger OF capture The Car, however,
destined TO be ioleJ in his anticipated little triumph
he has already foed in his hopes Of many great
one. An Eogsh seeing the danger to which
the yacht exposed advanced with all speed to her
lief Shortly she obtained such position that tho Eng
lsh yacht safe aud the only question that remained
for discussion between the two small
ers-the one under English. the other under Russian col
Could the English but have known tho valuable
freight which that little yacht ccnianed-could the cap
tain but have known that by capturing seudng her
to the bottom peace would have been restored Europe
aud probably million OF human lives, first aud last be
saved, have doubt that he would have carried
other OF the alternatives into effect though
his destruction, that of his ship aud Of every
soul on board of her, had been the inevitable con-
sequence. As it was, he nothing before him but
little ruwpery steamer-he mad carried his purpose Of
ieviug the English yacht into eect-and RENE
ders which certainly had been issued the effect that no
Engish ship upon The mere heroic impulse of her COM
mander, should be thrust into the lions mouth We have
doub, that this aud that when the Enslsh cap
tain his orders for putting the head of his
round he did 30 with the feeling that he had salts
isctory discharged the duty with which he had becu iu
trusted Little did he suppose tho momeut that he
had lost probably the greatest opportunity for obtaining
personal distinction which had been thrown in the
way OF single The Euglsh nation the
name of Lord Nelson for the sake Of certain little affairs
in which he was engaged of Cape ST. Vincent, at the Ne
At Copenhagen at Trafalgar, and elsewhere but not all
OF these wonderful important aud heroic achievements
combined would have had such important influence
the history Of the world the capture OF that little Rus
sian ship IL was given 20 the captain OF small steamer
to change the face of Europe in minutes we'll employ
ed but in pure innocence he missed the chance.
Ii seldom indeed in modern warfare still rarely
naval warfare that themselves any danger
OF capture. Napoleon, 10 be sure at ArciSSur Auce,
compelled 10 swords with squad OF Cossacks
in the twilight but he after all general, not king,
by trade II We remember right upon Que occasion poor
old George III was IN danger of capture from French
privaieer oil Weymouth and only saved by
rne chance which has slipped from recollection. In
nedeval history they are OF course, the cases familiar
every SOCIOLOGY of King John of France Poitiers
and of Francis l. AFTER Pavia. But what comparison
would there have been between the of the Black
Prince waiting a medieval king, who battle |
of mail, and the grand surprise of the Russian
Gar landing at Plymouh-no at New Hayen-Nhile all
Europe Was in commotion upon his account!
We are, OF course specializing upon history OF very
hypothetical character but still the did nearly
occur as to justify speculation upon its consequences la
our minds eye Lords Aberdeen and John |
Russell communicating the information the houses in
their dry and cautious manner What would Messrs.
Bright and Golden have said: What would Col. Sb- |
thorp have said' The would have gone below.
ing the information about the streets aud their cries
would have been regarded By the testy old gentlemen ia
Begrava but mere leasngs for the sake deceivng
the eges and interfering with their digestive functions
What should have done with the Car when We had
got him: Reckless, unprucpled, and merciless he
has shown himself TO be- should have been anxious
treat him like geni man. aud make MIN comfortable
during his sojouIn among But Berlin and at Pos
DAM Let suppose the Information 10 have been
brought in while the glasses we'll charged with
champagne, aud the King and his Russian friends
deyising fresh coQnterproposon the counter
eO1lies-propOSticn which had from the Bani-
beg Ccceseace. Tue Car Is taken he ia in Eugand
--= a Il the ToEer-he Is pretty we'll after the yoyag.
easy 10 hs Inind - can be eIpected-bu he very
ssLeE. What you'd the good folks in Wurtemburg and
B.Ea:a uEo have oeiLened their with Russian rib
El.- and oT1etS nave made OF the luelhgCnce-and NJ
HizZi- and the allan rei,' There the Emperor Of
Austria TO- vito his !eyieS aud rejoicing at his loan
rsica would have given him sail higher qualification whe
ae reflect ihai the being end he at
liberty TO apply tie proceeds to other purposes There
boEevs sets OF people whose should have
DESTROYS behold the fact OF the capture
forced upon their convictions. We should like TO ave
in Crousadi while the Car steamed away under
eyes oil the garrison. Next this which would per
bap have been the most Interesting point OF
il you'd have been most peculiarly delightful to stroll
through tbs Bazaar COn,autnope aud listen to the
gossip Of the old Turks when they were at las, con WINGED
that their old enemy the Car really within the grasp
Of the Allied Powers prisoner of war;
On the political consequences OF such au event We nus
scarcely venture to speculate. The i'm giua,on Of the
historian who Is called upon TO write the history of the
which dd no, concur may fairly rcco from the
guitude Il tie subject Little petty questions such as
those connected with the Sulna mouths of the Danube
the navigation Of tile Back Sea- the freedom of the Cir
cassian mounaineer-, the restoration of Finland 10
Sweden &c sinz into comparative insgnihcAnce by he
side of the chapter which might have written on the
result OF the Cars yachting expedition OIL Cronstadt The
wonder o is that all tins time dealing with
iate, with the result OF drunkards Inspiration
bnt with sober and serious fact The Car OF Russia the
Atchduko Constantine, aud the Archduchess were the
other day near capture and transmission TO Eugl.nd
as il Is possible to be without having actually incurred
such catastrophe. Such life aud history--such
strange mixture of clIances aud mprObabities! What
end the Russian war aud think 10 all sobarprss
of thought that might really have 10 pass had tho
captain OF little English steamer known who we're on
board toe little Russian steamer the day oil Cron-
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