New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-08-01
NUMBER 1911

the Emperor, took every occasion to impress this
fact upon him; and it was during the many
social, familiar interviews with that gentleman
that he indu1ged in conversation concerning the
future prospects Of Turkey. He spoke uni
formIy Of Turkey in those conversations as a
power that must fall by it's own inherent weak
ness, and OF the measures to be taken in such
an event, exactly as the United States talk
about Mexico. 1t was talked Of as a power
that must fall, and in its fall it would naturally
come into the hands Of its most powerful neigh
bor. ltwas looked upon as a passive event, be-
longing to destiny, with which force of arms
need not mingle. The Emperor did not know
till later that these confidential conversations
with Sir Hamilton Seymour were designedIy
brought about by that gentleman, at the insti-
cation of the British Cabinet, and that he was
at that moment in secret communication with
all the German courts, sending them from time
to time the precious revelations that he had OBJ
tanned by the sacrifice of bis claims to the title
of gentleman Nicholas adds: ssThe old
man" meaning Besselrode, g always told me to
beware of the English that they were gold
outside, but rottenness within; he told me SO
when returned from England, a few years ago.
with my mouth full of praises for the English,
and he has not ceased to repeat his warning to
this moment | have at length got my eyes
am going to settle the account with them to
the full extent of my means"
Some curious statements have lately gained
publicity about a Russian loan Of fifty millions
Of roubles, advertised for by that Government.
The French journals have proclaimed that no
action can be found base enough to take such a
loan, while the English Government has gravely
announced that if any one of its subjects should
see fit to take shares, be should be considered
guilty of treason and treated accordingly ; and,
to make the affair still more 1udicrous, the
journals repeat from day to day, that Russian
agents are making proposals in all directions
for the taking of this loan The truth Of the
matter is as follows: The Emperor was one
day reading the London Times, in presence Of
some of his ministers; he there saw an announce
ment that the Russian Government, being about
to become insolvent, was seeking foreign loan,
but that it would be impossible, in the present
indignant state Of public feeling against her, to
effect it. The Emperor Immediately turned to
his Minister Of Finance and said
ssBaron, want you to advertise for loan
of fifty millions.
How, your Majesty 2"
ssI want you to advertise for loan of fifty
Millions
'tBut your Majestyis is certainly not in earnest
the treasury is in a good condition, and there
are yet funds enough to meet all its wants"
:" must have loan; read that Journal and
you will see the reason why. We must show
our enemies that we are not as bankrupt as
they think we are.'' af$t taeF
The loan was advertised for, and the next
day it was all taken by wealthy Russian
nobleman.
The detailed reports of the taking Of Russian
cities and towns, as they appear daily in the
English and French journals, the principal of
NH I.h
Russian Court, serve them one valuable purpose
at least: it teaches them the geography of their
own country, and serves to post them up on the
names and localities of places Of which they had
no previous knowledge. FL
At the taking of Bomersund by adetachment
of the English feet, circumstance occurred
which the world at large should know The
Russian women were violated by the English
sailors, their houses laid waste, and thefts COM
mitted. The London Daily .Neacs admits the
fact with an air of cool depraVity that must
disgust every human being who reads it, and /
ask you to copy its remarks into the Tribune,
that the people Of the United States may judge
for themselves 1t says that when the marines
first landed in the village the women fed fright
ened in all directions but when they found that
British tars were not beings to be frightened at,
the color Of the rose soon succeeded to the palor
which had Overspread their fair cheeks and
they submitted to the kisses of the brave tars
with evident delight. This was but adding
insult to the worst crime known to law In
stead of a peaceable submission on the part Of
the Russian women, they were taken out by
the druken sailors to the common and there
violated en- masse in the midst of orgies that
would have done honor to South Sea cannibals.
The commander of the English forces, ashamed
of this conduct, afterward attempted to apollo
gize to the Governor of the place; in reply he
was told that there was some crimes for which
men could apologize, but for such one as this
there could be no apology, and he was surprised
to hear one offered by nation understanding
so well the obligations of civilized life.
Cronstadt was to have been attacked about
the 2lst of June. Three weeks ago. yesterday
forty six vessels We're seen about ten miles from
that place accommodating The spectacle yiewet
from the Notifications of Cronstadt, is said II
have been splendid one; but, like certain
army we read Of, =. their march up the hill wa,
beautiful; their retreat down again sublime
Sir Charles Napier has, like Paskiewitch, retired
to take counsel, and now talks about winterins
at Bomersund, where they found so many agree
able inducements for permanent residence
The fact is, the English Admiral has backed ou
of his projected attack on Cronstadt for the pre-
sent, having fully recognized its impracticabili
ty. Cronstadt contains 10000 picked soldiers
under the best military commander and tn,
ablest man by natural talent in the whole Rus
sian service, and it cannot be taken by the Ma
pier feet as at present constituted There ar
on the shores of the Gulf of Finland 16O,00
soldiers prepared for any attempt at landing
and capable of being thrown to single point il
forty eight hours notice
At Cronstadt there was much alarm felt earl,
in the spring at the constant reports whicl
reached there of the asphyxiating balls, tn
congreye guns and other internal machines sai
to be invented and about to be brought into US
by the English. Now, however, that they hav
seen the effects of the asphyxiating balls a
Odessa, there is no longer any alarm manifested
and SO perfect a confidence is felt by the Rus
slams that Cronstadt cannot be taken, that i
has almost ceased to be a subject of discussion
They await the attack without fear
At Odessa 1900 asphyxiating balls wer
thrown into the town, not one of which ex
ploded The asphyxiating principle lies in
mixture of chloroform and arsenic, so combined
that the natural volatility Of these two sub
stances shall be increased and rendered sud
denly effective. In the old form of SHE'LL a fus,
was ignited by the conclusion which it received
in falling or striking an object in its way, ane
the fuse then burned till it came in contact will
the explosive material The shells at the pre-
sent day are made to explode at the moment o
striking by means of a percussion cap, within
the shell. and having over it thicker anC
heavier wall of metal than the rest of the shell
so that the side of the ball is carried foremost
and consequently strikes the object immediatel,
over the cap In all the English asphyxiatin
shells used thus far, there was no calculation
made about the incompatibihty of the two ma
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