Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1855-07-17
Evidences OF British vandalism.

All the British press, from Pinch to the Times,
is trying to magnify the affair at Hango, and re-
taliation is threatened. Great Britain must re-
member not to throw stones while her house is OF
glass, for the Washington Union says, there
is page in all the atrocities Of the present war
in the Crmea, that exhibits series of more UNI
provoked wrongs than that which records the
progress of English outrages in the city Of Wash
ington and along tine shores of the Chesapeake in
1914 The combined herd of English marines,
| savage negroes, and the crews OF the ships and
boats Of the squadron, advanced to their work OF
spoliation and of blood, of rapine and robbery.
Admiral Malcolm, Admiral Coddington, (who
afterwards commanded when the Turkish fleet
was destroyed at Navarino,) captain of the fleet
in the Chesapeake, and Captain Napier, the same
who is now an admiral, served i'll this British in
vasion. The infamous Cockburne and Cochrane
were in command of the naval force. So mon
strous their deeds that one of the British Off
GERS, shocked at the spectacle, compared them to
the atrocities which in barbarous age marked
the Danish invasion in England The burning of
houses the destruction of produce, the cutting off
of all stragglers, the insult and outrage upon de-
fenceless women, their choice pastimes on the
Chesapeake, were fifty followed by these polished
Brttons by the destruction of the Capitol and the
President 5 House, and the firing of vast amount
ofprivate property in the American capital.
All Christendom execrated these outrages,
and such was the horror they excited in England,
ard historian, declared in the House of Commons
that sit was a success the burning of Wash
ington--"which made our naval power hated to
all Europe, which gave the hearts of the Ameri-
can people to every enemy who might rise against
Engand enterprise which most exasperated
a people, and least weakened government, of
any recorded in the annals Of war;"
Then look at the Crimea. We have already
noted many of the outrages perpetrated after the
capture Of kertseh on private property.
writer in the London Standard furnishes the fol-
lowing, which he styles an amusing account:
81 went on shore to see the troops land at Yen-
knle, and was highly amused. About two hum
bred fellows, soldiers and Elarnes-English,
French, and Turks-made for large house,
from which the occupants had fled in such haste
that they left their dinner on the fire and the
cloth laid. The dinner consisted of leg of
mutton, pudding, and vegetables; and happen
ed to be one of few who got good dinner.
The house was magnifcently furnished. During
dinner two Frenchman played upon the piano,
while two others danced on it.
Presently our fellows, (who evidently had no
taste for music, } chopped the instrument TO pieces
with pickaxe. As the company finished their
dinner, they threw the plates and dishes through
the window; some run their bayonets through the
pictures, some oil paintings, perhaps valuable
others amused themselves by burning the beaut-
petition between half dozen to which could
destroy the greatest quantity of furniture in the
shortest time. By and by some eight or ten
Frenchmen came out of the cellar, where they
had been locked up, when every one began to re-
greet that he had not found out there n cellar
before. Of course general rush was made, and
in an incredible short time there was not full
bottle or cask left.
"While this little piece was being acted within
doors, grand advertisement was being per-
formed without The conservatory, very hand
some building about $50 feet long, was totally
destroyed. To see the fellows chasing the pigs
and poultry was amusing enough, which were
| all killed as soon caught, and cooked too.
The village of .Kamlcsch was set on fire to cook
by; several fine cows were killed, and cut up
with swords, cooked and eaten in what is often
called no time Some got possession of car
riage, and some were drawn about by others,
who acted the part of draught animals either
horses asses, which you please"
| Another writer gives account Of the sacking
| of beautiful museum.