Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1854-08-12


On bis arrival in London, DR.. Co,tinan
wrote the following exceedingly interesting |
letter, in reply 10 communication from MT.
George N. Sanders, our Consul 10 London -
Col. GEORGE N. SANDERS
Sir-I have lust arrived here on my way
from the seat Of war in the Northeast, ana
take it for granted that true narrative wouid
interest you, being perfectly aware that you
appreciate at their proper value the details
you have had through The London and Paris
journals. France and England have equipped
| the finest feet that ever hoated, and sent 1t
10 the Baltic 10 instruct the Russians in geo.
graphy. They have been hunting up places
so far north that the sun never sets upon
them for more than two months at Il time.
There are not more than FIVE hundred persons
| in ST. Petersburg and Moscow together that !
ever heard Of Btainstadt, Ulleaborg, &c., |
until they had been bombarded by the allied |
fleets. By the way, speaking Of Ulleaborg,
the greatest vandalism o! the present century
was there committed The accoun, in the |
Dublin Post, from the jonrnal of an officer |
on board Of the Leopard, is as near the truth |
as anything you have seen since the COM
mencement of the war, as there has been
systematic perversion and suppressio veri in
everything ,ha, has been delivered 10 the
public since April last.
1t is true, as the Leopard's officer tells you,
that they sacked, pllaged and burnt the de-
fenceless town Of Ulleaburg; but he does not
toll rhot ha ia To nf hc N
that village, where he says: "No resistance
was offered and we landed the marines" |
will tell you they were all violated by the
crews oil twenty boats, pretending TO be civil
lied and Christians, He tells you 1--we began
the work OF destruction on Thursday, and did
not leave off until Friday morning at ten
O'Clock" After appropria,ing TO themselves
the properly Of the citizens, and violating
the persons OF their wives and daughters, he
continues "lt was near costing us our lives,
for we got hemmed in the river by The fire.
Twice we attempted 10 burst through it-and
twice failed At the third time, the First
Lieutenant cried out 'Pull pull for dear life
one more attempt For about one hun
dred yards had to close my eyes and put
my hands to my face; | was scorched and
roasted hair was singed; we got out faint
ing AMI half.grilled; we had narrow
escape, and lost one man; this morning
some Of his skull and spine were found burn
ed to n cnder: it was a dleadfui nights
work as ever was at and a terrible one.
Let the civilized world judge Of the result
OF this drunken orge. A town where there
was neither soldier or gun, sacked, pillaged,
and devastated by fire, the work Of the ma
rines of twenty of her Majesly's ships. Not
content with destruction of property, the
virtue Of women was assailed with equal
ferocily and baseness. The writer speaks
truly when he says, awe destroyed every.
thing-virtue, goods and chattels The un-
fortunate inhabitants were like madmen; il
was sad sight 10 see the creatures; many
a man arose yesterday in good circumstances,
and that night was ruined man." Thus
you see Merry Old England, with all her
vain glory and boasting, reduced in action 10
level with the pagan Turk, whose cause
she espouses.
Wherever there is a cannon the allies have
SUNK away like sneaking dog from
sheepfold on the discovery of shepherd
Witness The attack on places Of so little con.
sequence that no man in England ever heard
of them until he saw the report Of their being
attacked by The allied fleets who have been
invariably repulsed, Notwithstanding the gal
, lantry al Ekinoss, Jancely, Carleby and
BoomeIsund, which tell mourniu story for
, BTton's pride. Old Bodisco, brother OF the
late Russian Minister at Washington, com.
mands Boomersund with about dozen can
non, and for fear he might use them if they
approached too near, the fleet contenled
themselves by firing whole day into his
/ apple orchard and among his shade trees,
entirely out of reach of the old mans guns,
, but not OF his wrath. More than one Eng
, lish flag has been brought TO St Petersburgh
as trophy. had expected 10 find in Lon
don Russian flag al every corner of the
street, captured by !he fleet so much vaunted
here, before left Russia. | think there j.
. axiom, or ProyeIb, or something Of that
, kind, which runs, IA merciful man is mer.
-. clul to his beasln