The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-01-28
HOW ENGLAND TREATS THOSE WHO HAVE
BLED FOR HER.

To dwell . weeping hermit there.
HOW ENGLAND TREATS THOSE WHO HAVE
BLED FOR HER.
From the LONDON Times, Jan. 8.
The conduct Of our official establishments at b.
Iaklava, Scutari, and elsewhere, may well earn for
US the title CT "the European Chinese" Incapable
OF anything but the merest routine, unequa to the
slightest eme' gency, our officials have contrived to
do as much to discredit our national character as
the conduct of our reeimental officers aud private
soldiers has done towards elevasng 1t. Three hours
were occupied by the wounded Gisembatked at Sou
tMi in struggling. weak and agonzed, over the quar-
Ter OF mile Of ground that separated them from
our inht spitable receptacle Of misery. Flesh and
blood were embarked and dsembarksd, tossed and
banded about with no more rgsrd TO quiveriog
nerves end bleeding WOUNDS than IL they had been
80 mspy bales Of wool or cotton. But why do We
speak Of the miseries thus endured in places the
rmoteness OF whose situation, the ne wness Of
whose establishments, offer some excuse for inhu.
maIity and some paHiati0n for neglect Let our
mouth, and tnen say whether they know Of any
Christian people 30 inhuman as those TO whom Eng
lard delegates the Of welc ,ming b4 TO their
native coil the bsavest and best deserving Of her
soIs
On Tuesday last the Himalaya arrived at Ports
mouth, end, after O delay Of twentyf0ur hours
ranged alongside the jetty, and began to unload her
melancholy cargo OF 81 X and wounded-tne shaken
IpBermann, and OF BalakIava. IL must have been
In itself touching and moving spe stacle, such
The sternest nature could scarcely wit0ess without
pity Here were men who. exposed to every hard
ship, and urged ON by no incentive but feeling OF
honor and devotion, by the mere effort OF uncon-
querable will and unfinching hardihood had saved
our army from destruction and our country from
disaster, and what now was left Of this tremendous
infantry, this gallant and dashing cavalry2 Arm
less, eyeless Cotless correspondent describes
them rent with hot or shell, pierced by bayonets
and ba,ked by ssbres, they staggered on, support
ing each other 10 this melancholy march, sll they
stood or &c more on that sacred soil which had sent
them forth to conquer, and which might almos be
supposed TO throb under the feet of its returning
protectors.
They came; but VINO was there TO welcome them?
Everybody knows that Portsmouth swarms with
officials, naval and military, and that IL the Queen
had been landing from Osborne instead OF our nelo
lees and crippled soldiers from tho Crimea, there
would not have been wanted one OF the tale TO swell
the unme aiming ponp and idle ceremony. We should
have bad the Admiral SuperinteI dent the Port
Admiral, the Lieutenant Governor, and host OF
other officials whose titles 1t Is not nov worth re-
cording, as none OF them could find time to attend
to this ordinary DUTY Of hospitality and humanity,
or to see that the noble freight OF the Himaaya was
received with all honor, all gratitude, and all ten.
ctrness. The offcisis were not there, sl.bough
they had twenty four hours notice. and the disenn-
bar, alton was left TO be effected by the invalids
themselves with such aid the crew of the steamer
could afford item. But there 10 one class of Off.
Gals never wanting 70 the duty Of saluting an
Ebgisbman ON his return TO his native land II the
Generass end Admirals we're wanting, the Custom
House officers were not. They vert there 20 exa-
mine the baggage Of the wounded soldiers, lsudably
anxious thai no single pound OF tol,sc % should es.
caiets contribution to the revenue, and afford an
untaxed solace to the miserable hou.s OF sickness
or coLvalescence. The search was conducted on
the open jetty, and until II was concluded no sol.
der or officer was allowed TO leave the spot. Tney
sat and croucbed as best they might in the
bleak January afternoon, those shiyeripg and
mutilated relics OF the strong and the brave.
and ponoered, doubtless with thoughts too bit.
ter Tor worcs. on the welcome which the country
for which they had given all extended TO them
In return. There were NO amoulances, NO stretch.
crs there was no one TO for the M or TO conduct
them 70 their allotted home, until at last after the
matter Seemed almost desperate, help came Ia the
shape Of omnibusses for those who could Sit and
stfetchers for thoee VINO could not; and the msera
bic scene was thus brought 70 q tardy end. With
tuch o specimen Of Portsmouth, II were vain In.
riss Of Bslaklavs or Scutari. How has war already
hardened our hearts and deadened our sympathies
BIZ months sgo We were met with the most violent
disclaimers when cur correspondent asserted that
cur troops were I'll fed and III cared for on their ar
iiva 1t the Wild snd remote shore Of Gaipoli, and
Low suth sceLe a. we have described can pass at
cur principal seaport IN arsenal Wit out comment
and almost without notice
THE ICE BgE lKING UP IN THE BALTIC.
DANGERS TO vEsTERs COMMERCE YRox RUSSIAN
CRUISERS.
Prom tee IoncDn Times, Jan. 1911
We think it desirable that attention shonld be
directed 70 the present aspect OF affairs In the Bal
nc, where, st1ough We have termina.ed the cam.
p.lgn, we haze not been absolutely relieved from
The contingencies Of the season. When our feet
was withdrawn from these ws,ers tie Russian
squsdrons were imp isoned, or supposed 20 be inn
prsored, for the winter In their own harbors, the
Ice being relied upon rs q convenient and infallible
Instrument OF blockade. Our own cruisers were
accordingly dispersed In different quarters; some OF
the heavy ships are bound for the Black Sea, and
others have been distributed along our own coasts
IL VII be dIscernsd, however, that tho efficacy OF
these arrangements depends entirely upon the con.
thuous duratien OF the ice In the Gulfs OF Bothnia
ard Fin and, where the fleets Of the Gar are sta.
toned; for II BY any accident Of weather Is should
suddenly break MP forever 30 short time the Rus
sian squsdrons would be ~ liberty, and cur own
commerce, or even our own shores, might be ex.
posed to alarm. Tho situation OF affairs, indeed,
y 'uld for the moment become such ~ II might have
been bad our Baltic feet been disabled or eludsd st
any Period OF the summer.
We DO mot pretend 70 regard this contingency a.
probable, but II viii have been seen that our CORES
por Dc Mt yesterday, writing from Kiel rwpreseusa