The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1854-08-26

wrote the 70 lowing exceedingly interesting
letter. in reply to communication from Mr..
George n. Sanders, our Consul to London
Col. Gro. \. SANDERS:
SIR: have just arrived here on my way
from the seat Of war in the northeast, and
take it for granted that a true narrative
would interest you, being perf,ctly aware,
that you appreciate at their proper value the
details you bave had through the London
and Paris journals. France and England
have equipped the finest feet that ever
fioated, and sent it TO the Baltic 10 instruct
the Russians in geography. They have been
hunting up places so far north that the sun
never sets upon them for more than two
months at time. There are not more than
five hundred persons in st. Petersburg and
Moscow together that ever heard Of Brain
staat Ulleaborg, &c, until they had been
bOmbarded by the allied fleets. BY the
way, speaking Of Ulleaborg, the greatest
vandalism Of the present century was there
committed. The account in the Dublin
os', from the journal Of an officer on board
Of the Leopard, is as near the truth as any
, thing you have seen since the commence
ment Of the war, as there has been a sys-
tcmatic perverson and suppressio rcri in
every thing that ras been delivered to the
public since April last
II is true, as the Lcopard's officer tells
you, that they sacked, piliaged and burnt The
detenceless town of UlleaborC; but he does
not tell what was the flte Of the women in
that village, whore he says: "No resistance
was offered and we landed the marines"
will tell you they were al violated by the
crews oftwen'y boats, pretending to be CIV
iized and Christians. lie tells you 1--WE
began the work or destruction ON Thurr,,---,
and did not leave off until Friday morning at
10 o'clock. After approprating to them
. selves the property Of the citizens, and vio.
lating the persons Of their wives and daugh-
ters, he continues: 1T was near costing Js
our lives, for We got hemmcd in the river by
the fire. Twice he attempted to burst thrO'
it--and twice failed At the third time, the
First Lieutenant cried out, "pull, pull for
dear lile--one more attempt For about
one hundred yards had to close my eyes
and put my hands to my face; we got out
fain,ing and half-griiled; we had a narrow
escape, and lost one man; this morning
some Of his skull and spine were found
burned to a cnder, it was as dreadful q
nights work as ever was at, and a terrible
one
Let the civiled world Judge Of the result o
this drunken orgie. 4 town where there
was neither soldier nor gun, sacked, pillaged
and devastated by fire, the work of the mar
ines oftwerty Of her Majcsty's ships. No
content with the destruction Of pro crty
the virtue of women was assailed with cqua
,rocity and basenoss. The writer speaks
truly VIII n he says; ave destroyed every
thing-virtur, goods and chattes. The un
fortunate inhabitants were like madmen i
was sad sight TO see the creatures many
man arose yesterday in good circuI tances
and that night was ruined man" Thu
you see Merry Old England with all her vail
glory and boasting reduced in action to
p level with the pagan Turk, whose cause sh
espouscs.
Assocating herself with her ncxtSdoo
/ neghbor, and on the slightest opportunit.
| occurring, casting reflections on him, which
, unfortunately, is like splitting against tn
/, wind, that hurries back the cxpcctordted mat
ter full in the face OF the protector. TIL
Leopnrd's officer gives out the idea to tn
r world that the Finnish lasscs did not min
\ brutal violence, if il were not done by French
4 men. True, there is some reason oijealous
, of the French: they have not committed
: dishonoiable act since they have been in tn
q. Baltic. The prestige Of Briton's name ha
. fed from the Russians dominions. fshin
Z. boats, nets, tar barrels, and deal board
a have been burnt, simply, because they tru'
to English professions of respecting privat
!. property. The much vaunted capture
= prizes, (rcduced to the comprehension {
d ordinary individuals consist in few FIJI
nish smacks, laden with salt for the curin
. fish on the coast of Finland and these ar
;. the means employed for revolutonizing FIJI
q land
y Wherever there is acannon the allies hay
y skunk away like sneaking dog from
J, sheeprold on the discovery Of shepherd
' Witness the attack on places of SO little cor
: sequence that no man in England ever hear
: of them until he saw the report of their b,
y ing attacked by the allied fleets, who hav
- been invariably rcpulsed, notwithstandin
q the gallantry at Ekinoss, Jancely, Carle.
:, and Boomersund, which tell mourniul st,
. nv for Brton's pride. Old Bodsco, brothc
' of the late Russian Minister at Washington
commands Boomersund with about Il dozc
cannors, and for fear he might use them
Is they approached too near the fleet, contcn
c ed themselves with firing whole day int
= his apple orchard and among his shade tree
= entirely out ofreach Of the old mans gun
u but not of his wrath. More than one En-!
. lish flag has been brought to st. Petersbul
!, as trophy. had expected to find in Lol
don Russian flag at every corner OF Il
!, streets, captured by the feet SO much vaun
Is ed here, before left for Russia. | thin
: there is an axiom, or a proverb, or somethin
y of that kind, which runs, "a mcrciiul ma
y is mcrciful to his beast"
= England is frenzcd witle commiseratio
!, for the slaves of the United States of Ame
u lea, and consequently devotes her who
l. time to ameliorate the condition of the co
:. lier, who rarely sees the light of the sun fro'
Z the first Of January TO the thirty.iirst d.
y cember. In moment Of excess of this h'
:, name consideration, she ecined doing an.
d thing more at Odessa than burning fe
- novels on the mole, and the deal boards
e the lumber yard which were very .convel
9 lent for exercising the congrcve rockets "
on. They had no intention of injuring Il
city by the two thousand asphyxiant bomt
!, thrown into IT, The officers well knew th'
o the assphyxizing principle contained in 1t
|. bomb would decolnpose the explosive priI