The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-07-11
SPIRIT oFTHE PRESS.


The Examiner compares the Philadelphia Know
Nothing and Baltimore Democrat platforms and
says that whatever is good 10 the former upon the
slavery question is stolen from the atters, aud ts
declaration on states rights put forth to mis-
| lead and deceive.
The National american replies to the Erquirsr's
srictures on the recently published letter of Hon.
| John NJ. Botts IL says Mr. Q views coincide
| exactly With the views of the Philsdelphis Con-
veution, which enjoins obedience TO the Constitu-
ton oil the oied States the supreme law OF the
| land The American defines its position as on the
| side OF the Constitution and Uuion and in opposi
ton to Mr.. Cslhoun's doctrine of resistance and
| secession.
The ERqairer deprecates the establishment of q
new Southern party at the South and thinks the
Democratic party fully equal to any emergency
| which would call into existence the new party be-
| gun 10 Georgia.
The Whig says /. behooves the South to be vigor-
ously preparing itself for tho storm that Is brewing;
| the Hboliliontsts desire to organize upon the one
| sole Idea OF opposition to slavery extension. To
this end they propose frat to reinsste rhe Missouri
| Compromise lioe. Failing In that, they then pro
pose to resist to the death the admission of any
save state which may be formed out OF territory
| North OF that line
| OPERATIONS rHE CRIMEA-THE KERrscH
| CAPTURE The London Times correspondent, who
| accompanied the Kertsch expedite records ma.
ny additional instances of baroarous violence and
destruction of the property of the unfortunate iu
habitanfs ofthe town, protesting, however, hat the
| outrages are not so much ascrbable TO the French
aud English sodiery to the Tartar ruff ans who
| remained, and to the Turks.
| la the afternoon OF the day on which we occu-
| pied Yenikaie, the crews of some merchant ships
| from Ambalika landed and began to break into
| three or four houses which had been closed and
| fastened up, and pillaae the contents. As they
| could not remove the heavy furniture they smash
| ed 1t into atoms. Towards evening Turkish sirag-
gers from the camp, snd others who had fallen cut
of the line of march Il cked into the town. and per-
| petrated the most alrocinus crimes To pillage
| aud wanton devastation they added violation and
| murder. The Tartars who we're IN the town hailed
the arrival o. the Osmaeli with delight, and receiv-
| ed them as bersiort, aud Is brethren to whom
they were bound by the ties of religion of language
| and of hatred to the Russians 1t was with diff
cuty that The French controlled the excuses of The
| TURKS, and OF some Of their 0aoR coUntrymen
Some English merchant sailors next day aid ed 10
| the work OF pilIsge and destruction"
| An ancient Greek building, supposed to be the
tomb of Mithridates, and which had lst.eriy been
used es museum, was totally sacked, and the mary
intere siUg antique relics which it contained snash-
ed and scattered about the floors. 10 the house of
the governor the ruin was equsy indiscrimins.e
| and universal.
mot single article of furniture In 1t remsins
| intact. The floors of the saloons are covered with
| hae fragments of costly mirrors. The locks of
| lid bra o the hinges and the window fsstenlpEs
OF the same material, are broken off destroyed
| not sngl wn5ow Is left entire ia the whole man
sion. Legs OF sofas, chairs tables bits of bureaus
| of library shelves cushions of ottomans and lau-
| teus ripped up, and the gild leather and damask
| coverings torn into shreds, lie in litter mixed with
! the focks aud feathers of beds and pillows over
the house, and State papers, documents connected
| with the government of the province, assporls,
&c, are scattered about for inch deep in some
parts of the building"
| Amongst the fragments of papers found there
| were veral curious sdGcumsnts-amongst them
registry of vessels entering passing by Kertsch
was exceedingly minute aud copious, aud the
notes ae ainst some of the names was proof Of the
surveillance exercised, In peace in war by Rus
| sa on all her neighbors. What pity. observes
| the writer, that these documents should be de-
| stroyed Many a strange dark secret may lie
| buried with them foreverl
The English coDmissiarat was found Ineffective
| as usual aud while the French were well supplied
with food from some three hundred cattle thew
| had seized, the English forces were without sup
| plies.
| The march from Ambslaki to Yenikale was
most distressing. The heat of the day was over.
pnwering, and water was scanty and bad. OF
664 marines who landed from the feet four. ffhs
ie!i out on the march-the men OF that gallant
corps not being accustomed to such e1ertiors, and
| l am informed that not more than 100 of them
arrived with the reemental staff at Yenikale The
H1!henders ell out In great numbers also, and the
failing ot was extraordinary The rear was COW
cred with straggers for several miieF, and an
active and daring enemy with g1od cav. y, could
| have IL hicted the most serious loss upon The
oflc6r.' baggage was LETT behind at Ambalaki, and
| many OF them had to lie 10 their clothes on the
ground in season when night dews are heavy and
| dangerous The men had their blankets; the cff1-
GERS had nothing"
The writer describes those of the Inhabitants
who were left as miserable and repu. sve look
Ing race, the women especially being hideously
ugly
In the steamer chased by the Snake which at
terwards destroyed at Berdiansk 1t Is su soect
ed that the public chest of kertsch, containing
several millions of roubles, was carried off
Some OF the tradesmen who remained drove a
brisk business with the soldiers but la most cases
the latter paid them for their goods lust what thew
| thought proper. An apothecary drove a brisk
business in soda water. story Is told of some
French soldiers who were carrying off some loaf
| sugar, when the store keeper armed with cudgel,
pursued them attacked three at once and cap,ur.
| ed as many loaves of sugar.
"As general rule, the Russians proper In the
town were disposed TO show eht 10 defense of their
| goods, while the other races confined themselves
| TO remonstrances and lamentations The Turks
have piliaPed OF the chspels There is a guard
placed on another, and the priests of third are
selling the pictures, altar pieces, and LEGS valuable
decorstions rather than have them taken by force
| or fraud
| To enter some of the houses was like visit TO
| Pompeii Bteabf .st laid ou', with cavaire and
| wine pianos open with the music ready to be
played from, closks and hats hanging behind half
open DOOR, told the suddenpess Of the event
which had driven SO many lom their homes to
weary pilgrimage over the hills of the Crimea to
Simpheropol or Karssu. By singular chance
several guns which had been taken from the
Turks at Sinope on the Both of November were
| found at Kerch and Yenikale, and these guus
have been given up to the Turks as the fruits of
victory aud recapture''
LARGE CoNTRAcr.-The Robbins and Lawrence
Company, a. WiDGsor, on the Connecticut river
have a contract with the Brithh government for
machinery for making arms to the amount of one
hundred Thousand dollars, and another with indi
viduals, for twenty i've thousand MIME rfes.
CHOLERA We regret to learn says the Louis
Vile, Ky Democrat OF ridsy, that the cholera is
making its appearance in several IF the r.v,rt wos
below On the night of The 81, there were four
deaths at Rbckpon, Ind. Sveral deaths by
cholera at Eddyville. on the Cumberland river,
occurred within the pas, few days; and Two cases