Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-11-19
WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP,

WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP.
The Awful Calamity reader will find
elsewhere in tc-day's Star, many additional
interesting particulars of the sad calamity
that occurred in Alexandria on Friday night
last, with a full account of the funeral Of Eve
of those wso lost their lives on the occasion
The most melancholy part Ct the affair is
that nearly al of the martyrs to the fiendish-
ness OF some, as yet, undiscovered miscreant
or mlscre2nts, were men Of great utility as
citizens, ard so situated in life that their ath
falls heavily upon circles of relatives in 4
great measure dependent upon them for sup
port. We knew them all we'll, and sincerely
believe that they were without supcriors as
ne2 of enterprise, public spirit, and general
usefulness. We thus account for the Intense
excitement which pcrvades the public mind
in Alexandria on the subject
The Rey.-We know of the reception Of let
ters in this city by the Paeifc's mail, ad-
dressed to Europeans, which embrace what we
believe to be tie key to the order directing
the IOO-sun fleet to visit our waters, and the
hubabOo that the Times and Lord Palmerston
took occasion to make ever that ordcr.in-
council.
II seems according to these letters) that
Mr. Consul Barclay, in his zeal in her Ma
jesty's service, hurried over to London copies
OF all the papers in his accusation-case against
The barqno Maury; probably starting them
across tho Atlantic even before the originals
were dispatched to this city for the informa-
ton and action Of this Government. Thew
reached London, as Lord Palmcrston con-
eeived, in the nick of time to get him out Of
one of the very ugliest Of all the scrapes in
which bis mismanagement Of his share Of the
current war had plunged him. We refer to
the British administration 5 responsibility for
Mr.. Champions violation of our neutrality
law-whieh, he saw clearly, had to be atoned
for in some way, unless by some diplomatic
comp G'etnt he could raise ,nomcntary couu-
ter excitement, under under cover of which
the other matter might be smoothed over as Of
secondary Importance.
The nevs Of the fall Of the south side of Se
bastopcl had just been received in London.
and John Bull was pot valiant. He was
at that moment just fitted to essay tho game
Of buster, on the success of which he based
al! his hope of getting out of the ugly "situa-
ton" in which the fur pas Of his order to Mr..
C-emp.on TO violate our national law had got
him. So NJ. Barclay mares nest was seized
on Gs ne pretext for ordering the feet over
here. However, the Liverpool Times Second
edition) Of Saturday, the 81 instant the latest
day aud hour We could possibly have a word
from London by the Pacific's mail.-contains
the following dispatch from London:
The cause assigned by ministers for the
appearance of our ships at Bermuda, was the
ieP3rt Of russian privateer being fitted out
IL the port of New York -
Now, Mr.. Barclay got up that (barquc Mau.
~ story, itmay be in the belief of its truth
but certainly with the view Of generating
something Of show of Justification for his
snare IN the violation Of cur neutrality law
Ills Well known that bis own counse, was n r,t
to proclaim that he had done wrong in Ioa,;r.
the information against the ship: that, in
lae'' his story was simply a mares nest. This
ttHe mares nest has not only served to mako
more giaring Mr.. Consul Barclays unwsrrant.
od and improper violation Of cur law, bu. to
expose the weakness Of the cause of his GOV.
efnment in tho matter Of its dispute with Ia
over its action tthrOugh Mr.. Crampton) in un.
lawfully recruiting here. 1t has seized on the
siiIlest possible mistake or roorbaek on which
70 get Up aWar panic, in the hope Of clustering
tals Government out of the determination 10
Vinale2ts the integrity of eur neutrality law.
without fail even with Mr. Champion as the
offender against it; and ere news Of the fact
that 1t has resOrted to that dodge, reached
Inc United States, all England learns. dsubt.
iess' that Dir. Barclay, in the papers he rent
over or which Lord Palmerston ossaycd his
game Of buster, has made a consamma,. .s.
of bis Lordship. We are curious "a Learn bow
the English public viii have received the re.
alization Of these two last Of tho chap..r ~
biunders Of Lord Palmerston and his agents
the explosion Of the barquo Maury rOorback,
and the 4e0-gaa feet-fnessing upon it.
The bi:EcIltiss in the Way.-If ever there
was an instance Of blowing hot and cold out
Of Inc Same mouths, It is e1emplifed in the
comments Of many Of the opposition newsps.
pcrs on the fact that W alker was not prevented
ION maLirs his successful raid upon Central
Ame1I:s. While Kinney Co. were prepar.
ing in New Iv..k, Philadelphia, Baltimore,
and at this point, to do Just what Walker has
done, these same journals could nd no terms
too harsh in which to denounce the alleg.,.
disposition OF the Government to stretch its
authority to prevent its ehterprising citizens
frnnn raaeaahlu aaeLino THAR Eorfuna In for.