Washington telegraph., 1855-03-07
A Searching Article non tho London Tlnaa.
The Ingrntitnde of lIonarehIe..

aEA-nG HEROES or ALMA, INKGRHAsN,
AID BALANLAyA
On Tuesday last. the Himalaya arrived
at Portsmouth, aud after delay Of twenty.
four hours ranged alongside the jaltY. aud
began to unload her melancholy eafga Of
sick and wounded-tha shaken and mnIila.
ted remnants of Ito heroes Of Aim. Of
lnkermann, and OF Balaklaya. Il must
have been in itself touching and moving
spectacle such as the slernp.t nature could
scarcely witness without pity. Here were
men who, exposed to every hard ship. and
urged on by no incentive but feeling of
honor and devotion. hY the mcrh eIfafI Of
uneuuqnefable will aud uuaiuchine hafli.
hood. had saved our army from destruction
and our country from disaster, aud vim.
was now leit Of ihis tremendous infantry.
this gallant and dashing cavalry Afm.
less. eyeless, logl.ezz as 0nr correspondent
deseFihes-rcni with shot or shell. pierced
by bayone,s, and hekel by sabre ihay
staggered on, supporting eseh other IN tbs
melancholy march I'll thay stood ousa HaIe
on that sacred soil which Ind sent taHm
forth 10 conquer aHl which might almost
be saHnasgl 10 ihrgh under the feet ii tire.
turning projectors
Thy came. but WaHaziilys 70 wslz5as
them EycyhaiY aaHs t!li paiz#
ssarms with ufieizIz azszl anl m.II.#=sa aaI
that il the Queen lad ha#n hrd.usz -
bone instead ut onf hHiHig.s mI eHH#
saliiaf from tie tfMea tlrre ua#.a Be-
hat been wanted aas q ihr ail n = ].
the unmsaU.ug raHp aud .I., r.H.mHHH-
w should have hi lAa Admiral safaf.n.
tenlani. the polt 3lmia.. ibr IieHI#HH.
Governor. sui a haf If diiar difeialsslaa
tillss Il i uui uaw Rafih recording. = HH##
Of thsm could aul iHa il attend % ~.
d.Rafy duty Of Hospitality and haaHIsH
or n Hse that the HaHI= Haaht ol t. H.
malaya was received lRiIh all huuar.aI sf#t.
iluda. and an toaA#mea. Tie sa4Hl.
wont not there though they received ~
hours notice. anil ifs Decentralization Vas
leh 10 be- effected ty ihs .um.ls timrlyos
with such aii ag ,lc crew of iar aesm.f
could afford them Hlt there &C. ore r.a
Of officials never wanting 60 t.a.r ig'yat .4
mliug an Euglshm1u m AIs r,tIta su1
Ii the General. and Aim.uls were wra.
ing. the custom house officers were ua.
They were there 90 cEamlniHr 'hr iar.
gage O.; the wounded 'l,r. luh1'F QUA
ious that no single pound OF talec, Aol'i
escape is contribution 60 Gle revenue. aui
afford on uniaEgi sliata % tle miserable
hours Of sickness or cup.g.cruaa. Iio
search wa, conducted un .ho open .r',y sui
until il WAS conclude 10 soldier or officer
WI. allowed to leave The spot Tbc7 50.
and crouehod as they might 10 iLs tleak
January afternoon, those .hiyorng and mu.
tiatcd relies VI the strong ani tbe brave.
and pondercd. doubtless with thoughts too
bitter for words. no ihc welcome which tie
country for which ihcy bal given Oh ca
tended to them in gcIum.
There were no ambuanc no srighdrg
there was no ono TO caro- for iham, gr 90
conduct them to their allotted home. until
Al, last, after the ma,,or seemed a'ma l.s
perate; help came In tbe iapa o. om4.Al..
es for those who could st. all trs'rh.rs iur
those who could not, aud ihe miserable .ecnc
was thus brought to inrly end Wiihu such
specimen Of Portsmouth q were vain TO-.
deed to waste criticism or Indignation o1 the
lnisorios Of Bahkha or Scuar. How
has war already hardened our hearts and
dcadoncd our sympalhils Six mouth, ago
we were met with The mos! yoeu. di.u'nim.
ors when our corresponle1, asserted ,ha'
our troops were ill.lel and ilIcar.l for
on their arrival at the wild and remote shore
Of Gallipoi, and now such scene a1 wn
have described eau pass at our principal
seaport aud arsenal without comment aud al.
most without notice
Singularly enough, On tho very day on
which this account appeared a coniampora.
ry published letter from the Queen 10
Mrs. Herbert most honorable To tho feelings
Of her Majesty, and calculated To sootho mis-.
cries and alleviate the mileriugg Of her
wounded soldiers and sailors. The Queen
requests to be furnished with details OF the
wounded-morc interesting to her than to
anv one Her majesty bogi that these roor
noble men should bo told Of her interest and
feeling for their suIcrinss and her admrn.
tion Of their courage and hcroism. She
knows the value Of her sympathy. and she
is anxious il may not be withheld.
Yesterday Her Majesty passed through
Portsmouth on her way to Osborne. and
those who could not end time To Welcome
her wounded soldiers home, attended ON
her arrival with their usual pnuciuality-
Had she asked the gentleman who surround.
ed her on the station with the keys of tho
fortress where they were when her poor in.
valids landed from tho Imolaya. the ouos.
ton might, perhaps, have obtained for ibo
next draught Of lnyalids that shall arrive A
reception moro in harmony with their merits
towards us aud the enthusiastic gratitude Of
the country toward them
Her Majesty has broken through official