The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-01-07

class Of persons, with too much modesty TO press
their case on the government He forgot, too, thst
the publahing power had It's money at work In
Washington TO defeat any effort American authors
might make In defence of their rights.
1t may, and We believe has been, argued, by some
persons, that copyright would curtal the circulac
Zion In England OF an American authors work, aud
said fame being boon Of much value. Now, al
though fame may be very ace tabie TO an author,
1he more substantial reward Il needed to back 1t
mp. Fame, without means OF sustaining LIE, Ii
very slender resting post; nor 10 It any defence that
because publisher can print his purchased book ct
guinea giving to the aristocracy the privilege Of
shedding tears Of pity ovsr the horrors OF American
slavery, while iveried footmen are driving, waffle
In hand, starving mendicants from their marble
doors another ess wealthy class is thus deprived Of
the soothing enjoyment The righte of particular
olass should never be crushed that whole nation
enjoy its NOR onS man
. wondrous humbug.
The hope is, that when next Mr.. Carey takes mp
his logical pen, II will be in defence of copyright
to publishers for those tricks by viii h they seek
men.
VIII not the indomitable Douglas step in to save
ms from the tender mercies Of uessrs. Ways and
BroAdpecketI
The late Terrific Hurricane Mt sebastopol-A
Day OF Horrors.
The correspondent OF the London Times gives q
graphic and animated account Of the storm which
visited the camp on the l4th Of November. After
describing the commencement Of the hurricane,
which began he tells shortly after six o'clock in
the morning, he Says
Such eight Is met the eye The whole head
quarters camp was beaten fiat to the earth and the
unhappy occupants were rushing through the mud
In ali directions IN chase Of their effects and Clothes
or holding on BY the walls OF the enclosure as they
strove to make their way to the roode8 and win.
dowle6s barns and stables FOR shelter. Three mar
quees Alone stood against the bast-Gsn. Estcourts,
Sir John Burgoynes and Msjor Pskenhams. The
general had built q cunning wall Of stones around
his marquee, but ere noon 1t had fallen before the
wind, AID the Major shared the fate sti earlier
in the day. Next to our tent had been the marquee
of Captain de MOrel, abide camp to the Adjutant
and, ~ looked the canvas seemed animsted by
some great internal convulson-a mimic volcano
appeared to be opening beneath H. aud its folds as
mmed the most fantastic shapes, tossing wildly
about In the storm.
The phenomenon was speedily accounted for by
the appsriti0n of the gallant owner fighting his
way out desperately against the wind, viii n was
person; and At last be aucceedsd in making bolt of
1t and squattered through the mud to the huts
Dr. Halls tent, close to aand, was egelled, and tue
principal medical oiicer OF the Bfitish army might
be seen, in IN unusual state o. perturbation seeking
for his garments ere he took 70 fight. Brigatier
Eastcourt, with mien for once disturbed, held on
as sailors say Like grim death TO bsckstay," by
one Of the shrouds Of mis- marquee. Captain Chef
wode In drawers and shirt, was tea ing through the
rain and through toe dirt like maniac after q cap
which he fancied was his own, and which he found
after desperate run, was his serjeAnt's. The
air was filled with blankets, hats, great coats little
coats and tables asd airs Macintoshes quilts
India rubber tubs, bedcl0tnes, sheets of tentcan
vas went whuling like leaves in the gale to wards Sc
basopo The single roofs Of the outnouses were torn
awEy and scattered over the ca.lp and portion Of
the roof Of Lord house Arried of to join
them. The barns and commssariit sheds were laid
bare at once As instances OF the fores of the wind
j may mention that large arabas, or wsg ons, which
stood close to us, were overturned that meu and
horses we're knocked Town aud rolled over aud over :
that the ambulance wagons were turne1 topsy turvy
and that large aud heavy table 10 Captain Chet-
wode tent lifted or the grouId, wnirled round
and round till the leaf few off, and then came to
mother earth deprived OF leg and seriously injured.
The French, flying for shelter, swrmei across
the plains in all directions, seeking for the lee of
old walls or banks for protection IRON the blast. Oar
men, len and sute, stood in front of their
leveed tents while wind and rain tore over them,
collected in groups before their late camps Woe
betde the Russians id they come on that day, for,
ercer than the storm aud stronger than all its rage,
the British soldier would have met and beaten their
tetming bastaions The cry was, all throughout
this dreadful day Let US get Ut the towa better
far that we should have rush at the arteries and
be done with 1t than stand here - be beaten by che
storm.
One regiment alone is said 70 have presented
some instances of unsoldisrlike and dis ierly
disposition, and that is some Of whose officer
have lately been much before the public. few
young recruits, fresh from the comforts Of home,
felt severely such rude initiation lat0 the realities
OF the profession, aud seemed to think they could
not be expected 20 60 into the trsnc in this bad
weather; but they were soon shamsd ont Of their
nnwillingress by the spirit of their comrades.
Our officers aud soldiers, after day like this, had
to descend TO the trenches again at night 20 look
out for crafty foe, to labor Ia the mire aud bitches
of the works. What fortitude and high courage to
do all this without murmur, and 20 bear such pri
vations ano hardshlps with unfinching resolution
But, meantime ones own experience gives the
best idea OF the sufferings Of otners-our tent Is
down; one by one we struggle out into the mud, and
leave behind us all our little household goods, to
before ptlless blast which nearly res US away 10
the side Of broken stone wall, behind which col
erng Iouaves, Chasseurs d. Antique, ambulance me
huzzars infantry meu, officers aud horses. Mai,
Blame, in state Of distress, Is seen staggering from
the ruins Of his marquee, under press OF grsatcoat
across the camp, ana bearing up for the shelter OF
Major Pakenhams hut. We hear mat the hospital
tents are all down, and that the sick have had to
share the fate Of the healthiest and most robust.
On turning towards the ridge on which the large
and imposing wooden structures built by the
French for hospitals aud storehouses we're erected,
q few scattered planks alone met The eye. The
wounded OF the 9th November, who to the number
OF several hundred were in these buildings had to
bear the inclemen Of the weather well ~ they
could. Several suc;umbed to irs ELECTS. Ia every
direction fresh scenes OF wretchedness met the eye.
fne BuAIu Hhts were uoWu, tle lale OCCUPANTS
huddled tcqetner under the side of barn, their
arms covered with mud, lying where they had been
thrown down from the pile b. the wind. rhe
officers Of the guard had fed 70 the ,mmissariat
stores near Lord RsgIan's, and found there par
tial shelter. Inside the comm,sssriat yard, over
turned carts, dead horses, aud groups Of shivsr
ing men were seen mot q tent s.sudng. Mr..
Cookesley had TO take refuge among his stores, aud
was no doubt glad 70 find 1t, eyea amid salt pork
and rum puncheons. Nearer TO hussar horses were
cad and dying from the cold. With chattering
teeth and shivering limbs each man looked q, his
neighbor. Lord Raglans hou Q, with the smoke Of
the fires steaming away from the chimneys, and its
white walls standing out feshly against the black