Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1855-02-02

ermann, and Baiaklava
On Tuesday last, the Hmalaya arrived at Ports
mouth, and after a delay of % hours ranged alone
side the ety, and began to unload her meancboIv
cargo OF sick and wounded-the shaken and muila
ted remnants of the heroes of Alma, of Inkermann
and of Baaklava. 1t must have been in itself touch
ing and moving spectacle such tie sternes nature
could scarcely witness without pity. Here were men
who exposed to every hardship, and urged on by No
incentive but feeling of honor and devotion by the
mere effort of unconquerable will and unlinchinc
haIdihood had saved our army from destruction and
our county from disaster, and what now Was leftof
this tremendous infantry, this gallant and dasbnr
cavalry Armess eyeless footess, as our correspon
dent destrbes them-rent with shot or shell, pierced
by baYonets and hacked by sabres they staggered IN
supporting each other in this melancholy march tl
they stood once more on that sacred soil which had
sent them forth to conquer and which might almost
be supposed 10 throb under the feet of its reurnin
protectors
They came; but who there to welcome them 4
Every body knows that Portsmouth swarms with off
claIs naval and military, and that if the Queen had
been landing from Osborne instead of our belnloss
and crippled soldiers from the Crimea there Womb
not have been wanted one of the tale to swell the un
meaning pomp and idle ceremony. We should have
had the Admiral Superintendent, the Port Admiral
the Lieutenant Governor, and host of other officials
whose titles it is worth now recording as mono
OF them could find time attend this ordinary On
ty of hospitality and humanity see that the no.
bic freight of the Ilimalaya received with all
honor all gratitude, and all tenderness The officials
were not there, although they received "a hours no.
tce and the Decentralization was Lett be effected hv
the lnvalds themselves with such aid as the crew NJ
the steamer could afford them But there is one
class OF othclas wanting the duty of sautipo
an Englishman on his return TO his native land f
me Generals and Admrals wanting the Custom
House offices were not
They were there TO examine the baggage of the
wounded soldiers, audably anxious that no single
pound OF tobacco should escape it's contribution to
the revenue and afford an untaxed soace to the mis-.
cradle hours OF sickness convalesence The search
was conducted on the open jetty and until it was
concluded no soldier or officer was allowed to leave
the spot They sat and crouched as best they might
in the bleak January afternoon those shyering and
mutilated relics of the strong and the brave and
pondered, doubtless, with thoughts too bitter for
words on the welcome which the country for which
they had given all extended to them in return There
were no ambuances, no stretches; there no one
to care tor them or &c conduct them 10 their allotted
home until, at last, after the matter seemed almost
desperate help in the shape of omnibusses for
those who could Sit and stretches for those who could
not and the miserable scene was thus brought to a
tardy end With such specimen of Portsmouth it
were vain indeed to waste criticism or indignation on
the mlseres of Balaklava Scutari. How has war
already hardened our hearts and deadened our SYM
pathIes! Six months ago were met with the most
violent disclaimers when our correspondent asserted
that our troops i'll fed and lcared for on their
arrival at the wild and remote shore of Galpoii and
now, such scene we have described can pass at
our principal seaport and arsenal without comment
, and almost without notice.
Slngularly enough on the very day which this
account appeared, contemporary published a letter
from the Queen TO Mrs. Herbert most honorable 10
the feelings of Her Majesty, and calculated to soobe
mIserles and alleviate the sufengs of her wounded
soulders and sailors The Queen requests to be furn
Ished with "details of the wounded--more interesting
TO her than to any Her Majesty begs that these
poor noble men should be told of her interest and
feeling Tor their suherings, and her admiration of heir
{ courage and heroism. She knows the value of her
sympathy, and she is anxious it may not be withheld.
Yesterday Her Majesty passed through Portsmouth
on her way to Osborne, and those who could find
time to welcome her wounded soldiers home attended
on her arrival with their usual punctuaity Had she
asked the gentlemen who surrounded her On the sta
ton with the keys of the fortress where they were
when her poor invalids landed from the Hmalaya, the
question might perhaps, have obtained for the next
draught OF nvallds that shall arrive reception more
IN harmony with their merits towards and the en-
thusastIc gratitude Of the country towards them.
Her Majesty has broken throug h official reserve in
order to testify in the most signal manner the warmth
OF the feeling which unites the Sovereign of this
try TO the men to whom defense is entrusted. 1t
would be highly gracious in her, and at any rate if is
the bounden duty of her ministers, to notice the
acent scenes at Portsmouth efecually to provide
tor the humane and careful reception of the next
60 of human misery which the blast of war ay fling
: upon the coast of England
Y LORD RAGLANs LETTER.-Lord Raglans letters to
. the Minister of War brings down his story of the
siege to the Both Dec They represent the most mon
oonous possible life for an army. The same story,
IS pretty much is repeated in each. The chang
ing weatherthe continued preparations for
suit, and the recurring casualties from the fire
l. Of the Fort The shines often bright in the
morning. and before night there is rain and snow and
hail and wind, that often rises TO a tornado The
. casualties, of which the noble Lord speaks NAV be-
in military parlance ''casuates" When soldies are
killed by the enemys balls, it may be said that they
accidentally in the way of those balls but those
balls certainly not fired by accident He speaks
of sories made from the Fort by the Russians, and
their repulse but be does not represent so many of
them were killed by the allied forces, former
" counts did He acknowledges some killed and wound
ded, and some taken prisoners the side of the al
: lies. If there is the suffering ia the camp that the
letter writers report, there is certainly no account Of
5, it in the noble Lords letters
o d. K, McRAE. Esq We learn that information
has been received confirming that heretofore given,
of the i'll health of this gentleman, our Consul at
i. Paris. His life is considered in Imminent danger.
This information will be received with profound
st Tow by his numerous friends Standard
e SAD ACCIDENTAL most distressing accident (says
l. the Danvile Republican, occurred in the county of
is Rockingham, N. c., on Wednesday last Three sons
OF Ellis Travis, Esq, were hunting, and whilst out.
gun In the hands of the eldest went off, the load pas
e sing through the body of his brother, Marin, killing
him instantly and entering the shoulder OF the young
p est inJuring him very seriously, if not MORALLY
y MEN OF TAsrE.-When General Whitfield, Indian
"a Agent, visited the Cheyennes and few other wild
tribes of indians, pay their annuties this fall they
81 informed him that the next year be must hiring them
~ one thousand white squaws and the balance they
y would take in money. They prefer white sQuaV