The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-12-29

THE DAILY DISPATCH
1lIO1Y MORN No. DECEMsER .. last
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SYR CnARLrs NArfER.-Until the au.
nouncem.nt in the last advices from Europe
thaf Sir Charles Napier had obtained leave
to rseurn to England direct. we had entirely
lost sight Of our akomangailaa friend. -
When the old Admiral left England. he was
~ big and burly as roast beef and plum pud-
ding could make him: and in public opinion,
he doomed mp like u man mountain. He
comes back, in the same public opinion, >
mere shadow Of q man. Deprived Of his
breakfast 1t Cronstadt and dinner at ST. Pc
esrsburgh. he returns lean and lank as . grey
hound.
The night previous to this ancient bull
dogs departure from England. some of the
leading members Of the British Ministry and
Parliament had agrand jolliication in honor
of the old salt, at which oceans of liquor
were drained dry, and the red juice of the
grape typifed to the excited inaginations of
the company the Russian blood that was to
pour, in crimson rivers, into the Baltic. at
that supper. Russia was conquered great
number of times. Cronstadt was knocked
into cooked hat St. Petersburgh was al
lowed three weeks for unconditional surren-
der; Old Nick was given over to his nance
sake Of the torrid zone. Our readers can
scarcely have forgotten the humorous &C
count. given by Punch. of the bacchanalian
Grafton, pronounced on that occasion by no
less . parsonage than one of the Ministry.
We re-publish it
The AFTER DINNER SPEECH AT THE IMPROVE.
sEs cs.r.. s.D:s. eoio e s.lsie Why.
chsriss Ns,isrs soin' tn Bsitiea Tell you why's
..s so sy' emp: .s, sG
Charles snspisrs goiu sh Baltic (Brayvo. Chsrley3
ahoms ay we're norrswsI NoHagaI. Hsshhs.
eallsn fren' cisr' war a. soon ss get in Baltic Get
Into Baltic. give my honsnssiia1 fren' shortly to
s -. sss' Leave .Ss everything
bring the Tshsmpa Nichlss to . senses. Blow sh
old vss.bon's navy beutisesrs like shyrock, widire
msn6ous applsuse.) Zshenehmen, here's all your
yehsocd heaith: l beggs psrdnIhsre'sIy hons nan,
sspn f,en's sh Jolly 600 health. EoT ne. Jolly
1sny, snid which the hight honorable orator tum-
bled down
The next day Sir Charles set out from Eng
land amid such national pomp and show and
as never before cheered the de-
parture of great Admiral from Albion's
shores. Never had stout old England sent
forth such squadron, and in all thst squad
ron, there was no such heart of oak as brave
old Charley. We all recollect the glowing
Of the gorgeous scene with
which the British newspapers teemed. The
Queen was there, looking on. and as one huge
line of battle ship after another, saluting the
royal standard, passed majestically to the
open sea, and the shout Of, the multitude on
the shores shook the heavens, it really did
seem IS if Great Britain was more than
M&LCu IOI NIL TIC WOIlu III Mills.
Six months have passed, and '.my honan-
gallan fren'" has obtained permission to
come home from the Baltic. 1t may well be
questioned whether his arrival will not pre-
sent somewhat ofa contrast to his departure.
Will there be any multitudes on the shore to
cry Hail to the Conquering Hero Will the
Queen be there, and Prince Albert, and the
Royal Family? Will the noble gentlemen
of the Government give Sir Charles another
grand frolic? llthey have glorifcation
over that "dem good srashn" he was sgoing
to give Zemparussia'' viii they inform us
whether "S'Charles Napier" according to
promise, has brought "the Tshempa Nich'las
to . senses and blown sh' old vagabon's navy
bootisears"? 1t is grave appeal which the
Baltic cruise makes from ''PhiIp drunk to
Philip sober"
Sir Charles comes home without firing
shot, except in the trifing affair at Bonner
sund. His magnificent ships, SO far their eff.
6ciency is concerned, might as well have
been painted ships upon painted ocean,,
They kept out of gunshot of the Russian
Assks< ooeop. =AA oy pkhAa2 W GnBl2ud no tAu-
rsls. save few sprigs dipped in the blood of
some wretched serfs, and moistened by the
tears of ravished women. "Hail to the chief.
who in triumph approaches p
Nevertheless. though the tickle populace
Of Britain may heap curses upon Napier's
head a. thickly as they lately rained garlands,
the failure of the Baltic expedition is no fault
OF the commander. A better and holder seq
man than Sir Charles Napier never walked
the quarter deck of q man-ofwar. Let the
British people curse the thick heads that sent
wooden walls to fight against stone ones
The British feet in the Black Sea never ven
fured to attack Sebastopol till sustained by
powerful army on land, and even then il was
obliged to haul Of. after few hours FIGHT. in |
terribly crippled condition, whilst il had |
scarcely produced any impression at all upon
ne fortress. How, then, could thew ENACT |
" Charles Napier to take Cronstadt. ! |
tronssr place than Sebastopol, without the |
ddo land ferce? The strong probability |
{, that + Sir Charles Napier had attacked
;roaseadf, not single ship of the Britiah
qusdron would have survived the action.