The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-02-22
SIR CHARLES NAPIER ON THE WAR.

SIR CHARLES NAPIER ON THE WAR.
Speeches OF Admiral Napier and Lord Cardi.
gan ON the War In the Baltic and In the
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Dnclosurcs.
On Tuesday night, the 9th inst the Right Hon. the
Lord Mayor his usual annual dinner to the Alder
and other dignaries Of the city at the Mansion
chief not their only interest from the circumstances
that among the guests invited to the dinner were the
each delivered spesches relating to the war, in which
they have both taken active and leading parts Lord
Csrossn attended attrsd in the identical uniform which
at Baaklavs. Upwards Of hundred ladies and gem
tlemen were present 81 the banquet.
loyal toasts duly honored,
The LORD MAYOR briefly proposal "The Navy and the
Sir Charles Napier and Captain Lynch, R. n Drank
with enthusiasm.)
was rsesivsd with applause The gallant adar.i who
follows my LorA Mayor, Lady MayOrss:, Ia Hes and
service like my noble friend if he viii allow me to call
him (he Earl Of Cardgan), after having performed
which he has been this day. must feel proud this
casion, how must feel, who have returned from my
command having scarcely performed any service At ALL
dismissed from my command Ihav. no doubt il viii
should be given tho very small services performed in
the Baltic that msgr feet which sent out
mag. Certainly, TO degree Il was badly
manned and worse disciplined; but however, we man.
aged TO take It to the Baltic without pilots without
with the Baltic and the difficulties Of the and
succeeded in getting there in perfect safety Now
sible, TO satisfy the wishes Of the people Of this
country. ! vas quite swars, when ! went there,
be performed; but, nevertheless was determined to
do the best possibly could under the crcum tances
Of G1s
into two squadrons-I left one In the Gulf Of Finland
and the other not very far off from the island Of Goth
land. However the Russians did not think proper TO
out Our next object was to to Cronstadt and
what to be done there We accordingly proceed
that possibly could, in order to attacs the enemy
But We found he thing totally impractcable In the
ships and in the next place the batteries OF such
strength that impossible to attempt TO attack the
place without the certainty almost Of destruction to
heet think therefore, that acted the prudent part
in the course pursued The French Admiral emit rely
in my opinion, and therefore returned to
had written before the English government proposing
to attack Bomsrsund. ! wanted no other troops to
Fren Oh Admiral thought II more propsr to have some
The ment rent out 900 troops accord
ingiy Irepeat that did not want I'll. m-they would
much better have been employed at seosstopol only
asked Tor two Thousand men TO make the thing
more sure; but could have done the work " thout
out 10, 600 men. II is needless for to say
bow quickly the thing was accomplished a iaugh.)
great fertilization aestroyed-or rather series Of
Notifications which extended considerable distance
consequence, and think It my duty to make /. known
as much as can do here, because am not Ia Parlia
meDt. have been very much censured by the govern
ment. Great clamor has been raised against me- and
inftead Of the government disc0unte nancing that
camor, they have actually supported and encouraged
that the French army intendsd to return home seeing
that it perfectly impossible at that OF the
year to perform any further service without rsing her
mo al and
they ordered council Of TO be held. dare say
body ever heard OF acouncil Of war shtn daughter
However, we did not want that TO drive The
whole subject was carefully and thoroughly
mined BY q Marshal Of France, q French admit
no less than three British admirals; and all una
nnously decided that 1t 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 Admiralty not satisfied with that
but they listened to the advie Of officer Of engineers
and was ordered to hold another council Of war, to
certain whether French admirals and English officers
would abandon their own opinion and adopt that Of the
Admiralty The English officers felt iusuted at that
proposal Had been de.irous to consult the opinion Of
brgadier general Of Englih engineers and to give up
my own opinion when the other members hsd expressed
their opinion they thought II not to hold
another council Of war and the French admiral very
properly refused TO join In such proceeding He said,
opinion Of any general Of whether he BE- Eng.
lsh, French German, or any other country, that will
make me- my 2, an q naval
satisfied with that Toe French general engineers sent
home another report still bare than the first, aud
ii ssary for to state that all soncurred
in condemnng that opinion also, and the French army
returned to France believe and have no besitation
in say ing that bad they gone up the Gull Of Finland
again, instead Of returning home, our feet would
have been totally lost Not satisfied, however, with
sas sn which Of the
strongest in Europe That was in the month OF Sep
TENDER, and that month in the Baltic corresponds
in severity With November here and among the Channel
Islands then sent home report Of the survey had
taken with great and deberaton and with the de-
possible, the expectations Of the people OF England
The moment IL was frst reported (erronsousy) that
'ss1 and aso ssS
burgf' In fact, was asked, "why don't you go aud
tahs Moscow fn Laughter, Now, never old ex;
say, certainly never expected that they would have
been 30 and despicsbe to join In that clamor,
all in bis power bring and credit to bis coantry
(Hear, hear.) What did dor Why, sent home 70 the
Admiralty clear and detailed account stating my oPia,
take sweaborg (H.ar) You will not expect ms t, state
what those opinion. we're (Hear hear) Suites L to
u followed believed certain 10 insure success and
The other certain 10 bring estructon oo the feet What
there may whatever, because " the govern
ment have the east spirit about them they viii imne-
sar that the Admiralty perverted my Language. They
not only did that but they sent to ms tue most soadng
letters which they possibly could write They asked ms
why did not tale Sweaeorg, an why not do this,
that and the otberp They reoeved my letter giving
u en- an account how swsaborg might be taken,
the 9Th Of October this very day which the arst intel
peuce reacneA knslsnd Of the capture Of Ssbasopo
On the 9Th Of oc'ober-Rve days afterwsrdsthe neSs
arrived that sebastopol not taken but ths Admit
rally had not the plain dealing or the
sty, TO write to me and spolosse No, but .hat
they did this-tbey perverted What had written,
svipg th,m plan for the taking Of Sweaborg My LORD
was not going 10 ,tsne that daughter and c6eers)
| IAN not the man to put up with an insult. ] remon
sasd most strongly. but, after AL my remonstrsuses,
they sun persisted saying that had led them ssray
Well, whst could dor vas not going to BE- driven
into all this parti ,ularly Sir Graham during the
| whole period l In the Baltic had written TO me
aemonshine me to be~ar of stJne walls telling me
not TO rsk her Maestys feet against them that these
stone walls not to be trusted and reunin ling me
/ that when I was FIRST known 10 be going out 10 the
Baltic had teen accused BY certain persons OF want OF
sscre,ion Int assuring me that no in his opinion