Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1854-02-24
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The Emperor Nicholas WaIrior.

The Emperor NtchOIaS as q "aSfAor'
People will remember that Nicholas, when at Var
na prudenv kept his steamer out OF the reacn OF the
Turkish guns Marshal Diebitch undertook the com
mand on condition that neither the Gar nor his broth
er should remain in Turkey Since then Nicholas
as Welded TO the conviction that he is not able 10
conduct war, and so he has conented himself with
commanding at reviews and this he does win delghG
and fanatcism. He identifies himself with sucn
manmuvres so well that he takes them for actual en-
gagements He takes off his helmet once, and cries
out, boys God for into the fire J" Another
time he gives his ecamp order to carry anu
forgetting that there was no danger he says Fight
your way through care not for your family, Will
provide for them" Obliged to surrender PETERSBURG
he puts this clause in the capitulatlon, that :" Inc
Winter palace and the Imperial family shall be pre-
served if not, he will fight to the last drop OF his
blood ~ He is never victorious but always beaten
Last year he was surrounded by General Rudget,
and division marched to cut off from him the last
hamlet for his retreat. An ad-de-camp, and after
wards the Minister of War himself, came to the
commander of this division, to persuade him not to
perform this maueuvFe; but he says, in reply, that
he must obey his immediate chief. Then they ad,
dress the same prayer to General Rudlger shoulo
like to his Majesty (answered the old warrIor
but how is it to be managed Now, my weakest
point is here let the Emperor attack t-let him kill
my artillerymen, and break through, will do noth
ing to prevent it," 1t happened as he advised and
the Gar, full of Joy, said, Are not my rifemem a
splendid idea % In every company, namely, eleven,
carabineers have been appointed, whose rifles reach
10 the distance OF 1000 PAGES III imitation OF the Aus
tran Infantry.
At night he gives orders that the alarm shall not
be sounded before o'clock in the morning, yet to
send him reports every hour He wraps himself up
in his cloak and slumbers. The General who has to
send the reports has them all in readiness and goes
to bed ordering paper to be taken every hour from
his table and carried to the Emperor.
Once the Gar killed q great manV horses in search
ing for the enemy, whom he could not meet with
He calls the commander of the detachment, and says
to him, "Why did | not see you-were you afraid -
& have neither cavalry nor artillery. | must keep
in the forest!' answered the general. The Gar ar
rested him, and the general who succeeded him, in
order to avoid the fate, drove the division be-
fore the eyes of the Gar suffered himself to be bea
ten, but escaped the anger of his Majesty And such
an Emperor is to conquer the world
One evening, in the Empress drawing room, Mich
olas oponed her album, and stood looking at draw
ing, lost in thought. His wife ventured to inquire
to the subject of his thoughts. The subject of the
drawing . G0defroy de Bouillon at Jerusalem y
- like such an enterprise" said the Gar: under
stand the nature OF SO great design. Yes, to 60 to
for the sake of idea, to fire the nations of the
world with enthusiastic ardor for it-that would
please me-" Everybody understood that the idea Of
the Gar sbsolutism, but We hope that Europe
will not become Cossack soon.
THE STEAMSHIP GEoRGIA.-It appears that this
steamer, with nearly 500 souls board, ncounter-
ed the late gale off Cape Hatteras, the night of the
9Th inst passenger describing the gale, says:
At O'Clock in the morning, we shipped a heavy
sea, which carried away bows, bulkhead, bowsprit
and one anchor, leaving the whole forepart of the
ship perfect wreck. The water came over the up
per deck several feet deep and in on the mid
die deck two feet deep, and filled the hold to the
depth OF about three feet
Nearly all of the Storage passengers jumped out
Of their berths, crying, praying, swearing, biddin e
one another goodby and nglifepreservers and
running here and there, which added not little 10
the general confusion and CONSERVATION. Had we
shipped another such sea at that time it is the opinion
OF the officers crew and passengers that should
all have gone to the bottom in fifteen minutes, and
not soul would have peen left to tell the mournfu
tale. As we did not and there was a faint ray of
hope lett, the steerage passengers all ordered
aft which raised the bows took in water only
moderately Two pumps were then worked by
steam, and forward by hands, while the the pas
sengers were formed into gangs and baed the water
from the lower cabin, in an hour or two we were
toeTably free OF water, and managed to reach Nor
folk.