The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-02-24
T HE FOREIGN NEWS.
FURTHER EXTRACTS.

We copy below some further and very interest.
Ing details OF the foreign news, per the Baltic
CABiNKr EXPLANATIONS "A long series of ex-
planstIons on the part OF various members of tbs
old and new Ministries has been necessary to ~
matters straight between themselves and The pub
nc. Inc explanations made 20 the country BY she
parties to whom was confidsd tho task of forrniue
an Administration, are of more interest Lord
Derby stated In the House of Lords. that though
ne might have been justified 10 attempting to form
Government entirely of the Conservative Party, he
could not have brought together 80 strong an
Administration as the exigencies OF the case re.
quired.
10 this conviction he felt il his duty to make over
lures 10 Lord Pslmerston and his colleagues, who
after some delay, declined to cooperate with him
ne, (Deroy) therefore, at once informed the Queen
tnat he had failed; that some other stronger Minis.
ter'ai combination would be necessary; and al
tnougn tnis conduct might have disappointed some
oi ms more sanguins supporters, he was convinced
tnat the Conservative party should not rsshly ac-
cept offce at the present potentious crisis He
would only add that, while deep responsibility
would attach to any Minister who would assent to
peace that should not guarantee the independence
OF Europe, yet deeper responsibility would rest
on any Minister who should proong the war a
single moment after those results had been OBJ.
tanned
The Marquis of Lansdowne also explained the
course he had taken during his attempts to con.
strucf ap administration, and hoped that the new
Government would obtain that support from all
parties which was necessary for the efficient con.
duct OF the war
Lord Palmerston expressed to the Lords the ear.
nestness with which be would endeavor to dis
charge the Office of Minister of War
Banquet to Sir Chas. Napier and Earl Cardigan
Bitter inoectiue of Sir Charles.
The Lord Mayor Of London gave public BAN
quet Nov. 8. Among the notables present were
Lord Cardigan, Admiral Sir Chas. Napier. Capts
Lynch, Maxee and other officers returned from the
Crimea and the Baltic. Enthusiastic cheering
greeted the appearance of Cardigan and Napier
The Lord Mayor proposed the toast of "The NAVY"
coupling with it the names of Admiral Napier and
Capt Lynch.
The health of the gallant Admiral having been
cordially toasted
lords, ladies' and gentlemen, if an officer, having
returned from a foreign service, like NV noble
friend near me- If he will allow me to cali him 40
the Earl oi Cardigan latter having performed
prod1eles or valor has been received in the man.
ner he has been received this day, how much more
proud must feel, who have returned from nv
command having hardly performed any service at
all, and been censured by the Government and dis
missed from my command cries of "no no"l I
repeat, dismissed from my command" ihave no
doubt that 1t will be expected by the present COM
pany that some account should be given of the very
small servces performed in the Baltic by that mag.
cheersl =
That heet was certainly magnificent to degree,
but 1t was very badly manned and worse disci.-
plined; but however, we managed to take it to the
Baltic without pilots. without charts, all the off
Gers being perfectly unacquainted with that sea
and the difficulty of it's navigation, and we sue
ceeded In getting there 10 perfect safety. Now
the hrst object | had in view was to endeasor ii
possible, to satisfy the wishes of the people of this
country. was quite aware, when | went there
that not one tenth part of what was expected
could be performed; but, nevertheless was de-
ternined to do the best possibly could. When
we first went up, my view was to give Russia
every chance OF putting to sea with her fleets |
divided my fleet into two squadrons left one in
the Gulf OF Finland, and the other not very far
off-at the Island of Gothland However. the
Russians did not think proper to come out of their
harbors. Our next object was to go to Cronsradt.
| and see what was to be done there We went
there, with the assistance of aFrench squadron to
do all we possibly could to attack the place
| should the emergency arise We found the thing
totally impracticalle In the first lace there was
not water for the ships; and in the next the bait
| teres we're OF such strength that to attempt to
attack the place would be to risk the fleet with the
almost certainty of its destruction.
therefore think acted prudent part in the
course pursued. The French Admiral entirely
concurred In this opinion; and we returned thence
| to our former anchorage, aud proceeded to Bo.
marsund. | had written before to the English
| Government, proposing to attack Bomarsund. |
wanted no other troops to go there. had troops
| enough a laugh and cheers but the French Ad
miral thought 1t more proper to have some The
French Government sent out ten thousand troops
did not want them They had much better have
been employed at Sebastopol. I only asked for
| one or two thousand men, to make the thing more
sure; but could have done the thing without ihen
| Ia laugh and wrote home to that effect How.
ever, the Government sent out 10, 900. 1t Is need
less for me to say how quickly the thing done.
| IA laugh Bomarsund was taken In no time [re.
newed laughter with little loss great fortifca
ton destroyed-a series of Notifications which
extended considerable distance over the Baltic -
| now come to subject of greater consequence
and think 1t my duty to make it known as can
do here, because have not a seat in Parlia.
ment. have been very much censured by the
Government Great camor has been raised against
ing that clamor, they have actually supported It,
The moment it was known in England and France
that the French army intended to return home,
seeing that it was perfectly impossible at that
son of the year to perform any further service with
out risking her Majesty's fleet the Government be
came dissatisfied, and ordered council of war to
be held. l dare say nobody ever heard yet of
council of war fighting. Laughter However,
subject was carefully and thoroughly considered by
marshal of France, French admiral general
off, french Engineers. and by no less than British
admirals, and they unanimously that it was
perfectly impossible to proceed further and had
we done so we should have encountered the risk of
almost certain defeat and loss The British Admi-
rally not satisfied with that, but they listened
to the advice OF an officer of engineers, and was
ascertain whether French generals and English ad.
mrals would abandon heir own opinion and adopt
that of the Admiralty. The French generals fet
insuIted at the proposal Had been desirous to
consult the opinion of brigadier general of Eng
lish engineers, and to give upmy own opinion, still,
when the other members of the council had once
given their opinion, they thought it unnecessary
to hold another council, and the French admiral
also very properly refused to join IL such step
He said, 81 have already given my opinion, and it
is not the sentiments of any general of engineers
whether he be English, French, German, or of any
other country, which will make me change that opi
nion on the subject of attack purely naval 10 its
character" The Government at home was not sat
isied with that. The French General of engineers
Gent another report home still more bare than the
first and II is unnecessary for me to say that
all concurred In condemning that opinion also, and
that the French army returned home and believe.
and have no hesitation in saying that had they gone
up the Gulf OF Finland again instead of returning
| home our feet would have been totally lost. SIS
| Not satisfied with this however, went up, de-
termined to have another survey OF that fortiacs-
| tion which il one of the strongest In Europe
| This was In the month of September, and that
month In the Baltic is equal In severity to the month
| of November here and among the Channel Islands.
| | sent home report on the survey had made,
after great care and deberation, and with the In
tenton of doing all that could do, ipossible,
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