Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1854-09-01
From the London Times, August6.
Marrow Escape Of the Czar froa Capture.


"A man gets up in the morning on his own
premises, but little knows where he may sleep at
night" The Gar Of all the Russians has lately
been within ace Of offering in his own person
practical confirmation Of this well known say
ing. What would the British public have thought
what would Europe have thought-what would
the King of Prussia in his cups have thought
what would Omar Pacha in his fez cap have
thought--what would the allied troops have
thought--and, finally. what would the Three per
Gents have thought, II, about this time the Gear
Of all the Rassias, the Archduke Constantine. and
the Archduchess. and the Russian Admiral in
t1sv.aa.sss a.d sesn sentahoms by
Sir Charles. Napisr in the small stesl.ssr which
had -cantared them? Improbable - tls tale
fe;:Iv upon M t,es1R stssfE2ph ;xai
The tacts are these:;5;I;n ;;;no hefore Cronstadt. an
the allied fleets ws5s;s~s wssy;s~ g Lords Lich6eId and
English yaehn1r ira Clarence Paget on board, ven
Euston, Win at too near the guns Of the place.
tured some rutf Of steam was seen on the Rus-
6uddenlv. OH s.,all Russian steamer put out to
sian sEr' .ho q. ident intention of cutting OIL the
sea, rac,.. On board of that steamer were
EY1n sicholas his son the Archduke Con
The Archduchess his wife, and the Rus
u"lmiral who all went forth to enjoy the
"a..action Of an easy triumph over the poor lit
sssyacht She is, in point Of fact, stated to have
.sen in the most in.inent danger of capture
(. The Gear, however, was destined to be foed
lied in his hopes Of many great one. An
AR steamer, seeing the danger to which
IS exposed, advanced with all speed
Shortly she obtained such posi-
- ylish Yacht was safe; and the
remained for discussion
JUS small war steamer>--tEe one
she other under Russian colors.
h but have known the valuable
lat little yacht contained-could
'have known that by capturing
.ng her to the bottom, peace would
restored to Europe. and probably
human lives, first and last, be saved.
1.ye 10 doubt that he would have carried one
or other Of the alternatives into effect. though
his own destruction. that of his ship. and OF ev-
erv soul on board Of her, had been the inevitable
consequence. :.
< !, Ast was he saw nothing before him but lit
lie trumpery steamer-he had carried his Pur-
nose q relieving the English yacht into effect
and remembered orders which certainly hal oeen
;ss~sd to the effect that English ship. upon
ths mere heroic impulse Of her commander. should
- thrust into the lions mouth. We have no
Ao66t that this was so and that when the Eng
M captain gave his orders for putting the head
ofhis steamer round he did So with the feeling
TIT he had very satisfactorily discharged the d.
g with which he had been intrusted. Little did
mnposc at the moment that he had lost prob
.]k1y the greatest opportunity for Obtaining per
4 fnnsl distinction which had ever been thrown In
single man. rrd
~ English nation venerates the name oi 10"
- sake IF certain little affairs Ill which
OIL off Cape st. Vincent. at the
Dinp on. at Trafalgar, and elsewhere;
1Is s;n: sr, Jerful, important and
Shauded would have had
ana The history OF the
Russian ship.
X: Aaall steamer
minutes well
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