Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1855-02-26
Banquet to Sir Charles Napier-and Lord
Cardigan,
Biticr Inycctiye by sir Charles Napier
Uurions DISCLOSURES,


Uurions DISCLOSURES,
The Lord Mayor Of l.ordon gave public ban
quet Nov. 9Th. Among The nOtaGespresenl were
t.orl Cardigan, Admitul Sit Charles Napier, Cap.
tuns Lynch, AlaSsee, aud Other officers returned
from the Ctnea aud Tho Baltic. Enthusiastic
cheering greeted tbe appearances Of Cardigan and
Naricf Tie Lord Mayor proposed The loast ii
1.-THE Navy" coupling with 1t the names Of AL.
rnirnl Napier und Capt. Lynch.
The health Of lhe gallant Admiral having bren
cordisIly toasted,
Sir q Napier, in replying lnJhe toast, said: Nv
lords. ladies' and rCnl men, II oil officer, having
returned fIOm foreign service, IikU my noble
friend near melt he will allow nc I" call him
so (ihe Eatl Of CarJisun)- Ia.ing pGrIOrlned
ntolises OF valof, las been received III The u,
ner he has been received this Hay, how mnol Iror
pruud must feel, who lnve returned from ny
command having hardly performed uIy service at
nll, anlbeen celISUred by the government, and
dismissed from my command, tCfirsUf mo, no.
Eepeat IT, dismissed tom my commando have
no doubt that II will he expected BY the present
comruny tllat some account should be given OF The
very snail services performed III tie Baltic by thai
magnificent neel which was sell out from this
county. tChcctsl
That feet was Certainly magnificent to decree,
bul Il wus very badly manned and wOfSc discplin.
ed; hui, however, We managed 10 take II to the
baltic without pilots withnutclatlS, all the Off
ceIs being perfectly nnACquainlel with that sea
aud lhe difficulties NJ its navigation md we sue
| Cecdel in getting there IN ppIlect SAFETY. Now,
tic Iis,i object bud III view, was 10 cndenv0, il
pUssiOIe 10 satisfy tho wishes Of the people Of this
country. was quite aware, when went there,
tIOl mol ole.enih part Of what was expected cOui
he puffUrmedj but, nevertheless, was determined
10 dn the best possibly could. When we first
went up, my view was to give luSsia every chance
Of putting 10 sea with her fleets. divided my
feet into two Sqll'iEnDs lett one IN The Gull Of
FINLAND, aud lie other not very fat OiT-at tie Is.
land Of GOthland. However lie Russians did mol
think proper ~ come out Of llleif harIuis, Our
next object was 10 90 10 CrOnSlraLt ind see what
was 10 bn dOnu there, We went there with
The assistance OF French squadron, Ia do Nil we
poSsihly could 10 attack lie place, SHOULD the
emergency arise. We found The thing totally In.
practicable. In tic first place, there vas moi wa
ier for thu Slpsi mud in The next, the batteries
were Of such strength Tia. 10 attempt 10 attack
the place would bp 10 risk lle feel. therefore
think acted prudent part In the course pur.
sued. The French Admiral entirely cOncnneIl in
this cpinioni and We tetuned thence TO our form.
et anchorage, ond proceeded 10 BjnlatSnnd.
had written before to the English Government,
prONsIug 10 attack BomnIsun'l' wanted no 9th
ct ttJOpS 10 80 there. ! bud troops enough IA
laugh aud chetFsil but The Ftencll Admlfnl lhU't
II more proper 10 have SONIC. Tue French Govern
menl sent out ten tllonsanh troops | did mol want
them They had much better hive been employ
ed Of Sebastopol. only asked fof mn or two
thousand men, u make The thing more surei but !
could have done Tue thing Without them, [a laugh
unh wTote llrIns to HAT tiTecl. However, The
Government sent out 10000. Il Is needless for
ms 10 say how quickly the thing was done. "a
lauph.l Bomarsund was tnken In no time irenew
cd laugherl-with littlo loss great fohin.
Gallon was des;rOyed--s series Of Notifications,