Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1855-02-26

4 hold another ecu ile teleh aullllal also
4 yefy nf6iIetlY refused to- JOIN In such step lie
said, gIlhufe altealy given mSaown opinton OIL
The subject of3on altatSpbFey navel " It's chat
4 aSetU lli6e government al home was not salts.
lied With iiat. Tile Rtencli general OF engineers
sent suOtlet report hOiue sill npte bate than The
itsl, anil Il wasunnLeesSaty Tor me- t0Sly that We
all conc1lted IL Conforming TINT opinion also,
i anu tho French Amy returned home, and be.
N lieye, and haSe no hesitation IN spypg that had
they gone up Tic gulf OF Finland again, instead
OF returning home, OUT 0est would have been TO-
Tally 'oSl.
Not satisfied with this, however, went up de-
ItetnineJ 10 have another survey Of that lOll6Ca'
tiUn, WlichiS one OF The strongest In EuloIIet--
THIS was IN the month VI Septelnbst Nnll that
month in tile Baltic is equol III severity 10 the
month OF November llete, and among lie Channel
Islands. sent lone report on The survey lad
made, afEet gtent cafe and delihsnnn, AMI with
tile intention Of doing all ihut man could do, u
possible, 10 satisfy the expectations OF The people
Of England. Al The moment Il was reported llIat
ISebnstopol was taken, II was also asSeil, "Why
does not Admiral Napier lake ST. Peletsbug and
Ct0ndndp" and In fact Is was asked, "Wly dp
Iyou mi 20 anil take NlOScOwW tl.pushtet.l Now,
lid mol expect that the Admittedly could j0in III
lht clanlof. lsay, ! certainly never expected
that they could be so mean and desnicablet laugh
LET md hear, hearl 0s ~ Join in that clalno, ~
order to bring Oditltn upon nnSNl officer who llau
done lie best in his power to bns hunOE and ere.
dit 10 his county, Hear, hear heor,l WlIalu'l
! dot seat homo Clear mud detailed accoun!
to The admiralty, stating 10 them my opinions 0lld
what appliances wete necessary IN tY!ct 10 take
SweabrTg, YOn will not expect ne 10 slate what
those opinions wele. IIIcat, htur heat. Suffice
II Ia say ilnl There weIc two nlIniOnS given, one
Ui Which thVngEt was c. Tain u OBTAIN success,
the other certain OF insulting destruction. llnl
dill lie admiralty dot Nov | mention This VaEIlC'
ulatly and plainly in order that lltrIe may be no
mistake whuttYLr--hecaUSe, il The government
have The least spirit about them, they viii lInme'
,IRlry discharge me, aud turn me ont Of the ser
VICE. Heat, heat, ami laughIctl The Admiralty
perverted my language. They not only did that,
but they wrote me the most gOalIlUg clleIS they
COld possible wTilej they uSkel me why dbl not
tnke SweabOtg, Nli do this, that AID lhc Olher'--
They received my letter giving an account Of how
SweaLOTg might be taken, upon the 4lll Of Ocl0'Et
the very day The Tep0IlS reached this county Of
the taking VI SrbuSlOpol,
On the 9;lI0( October, the news onhlc that Sc
baslOrOl was moi taken; bmt The Admiralty Ind nnl
TIE ploin, straightforward dealing, or The honesty
tU wits uni apologize IN NE, hut they perverted
what | had written, and which gave then plan
fnt the taking Of SweuhDrs. | was not r0hE 70
stand thai IA luglI und oIHefsl. Hm not man
10 put up with MI insult Renewed clreESl. re-
mohstaled most strongly; but, after oil my renlOh:
stances, the Admiralty persisted sui ~ saying
had lei them nStTay. Whit could do WIS
not going 10 10 driven nU all Ibis, piEIicNIHEly MS
Sit james Glalnm, during the whole time was
in tic Baltic, Ind written 10 me. calling upon me
to beware The sone wull$-HOl 10 liSk Her Alars'
TVS hcet-LhA these stone wallis were moi TO be
trusted, and saying fwlen you were going 10 tue
Baltic, ynu wete generally aroused III waIll" dts
CCeliOn, but nov you have proved yourself CUr'
SUmlnRle colnnHudtr.in chief"
After that cane liz most Insulting and degtad.
Ing letters ever addressed 10 M OiliUeT-ant mem
ton thsp particularly, aud hope it will % through
out the world, and that Sir James Grdham will he
prevented from ever sitting again IN the admins
ration oS the first lid OF the Admiralty state
it u tho pubic, aud wiSlil 10 bD know TINT rad
followed the advice o. Sir James GmLan,
Slnnld must inevitably hnve lett the Heel l'rl'lu
me IN The Ratio. will ptive II brfHr all tn
void, and II Sir iRmeS q nh III lInS QUE slrsle hi
OF honor in HIM he will never Luke his srUl vi lug
Admiralty until this matter Is cleared upi nnti
have 10 Tiyhl ever IN 10 mplOycL again, nhd
ought 10 be Scrntcrd on The navy list Il AIN no;
telling The truth. ECheels am taking The FIST
opportunity, and perhaps The only one may have
OF making This statement public us now do, and
: am perfectly ready 10 answer fOr my conduct,
beIute The House Of COnmUns, whenever they
chuoIe TO call upon me 10 tiO so.
The LaId Mayor then proposed ''Fhe Army as
SocatIng with The tuaSt Tic names NJ Major Gete
raj The Earl Of Cardigan, nnd OIL Is aNl' ds'calnp
i Cnyl MaXsee.
y The toast was drunk IN the most enthusiastic
manntr, with three times Three aud. with loud and
j long continued cheering.
Il The Earl Of Cardigan, In expressing his lhNnks
for The enthusiastic manner IN which MS htaIlh
md lrrn drank, said, zeal considerably etnbnt'
trssetl IN doug so, because lherGRre several npin.
u iuns Which eiUli very heavily on my mind. L
hare to lDnk al TINT which hos recent OCCURRED IN
thu CGGeL, as ircl certain that recent engage
mrnl there Is the cause ii the friendly md hand
8 som. reception lave met will this day BIl,
:, coupled with that, must say that hCFh ate 0llef
" feelings which also press npOn my Intnd--ihe Te'
cuecliun Of the sad AMI disastrous los, when Uc
CURED IN TINT gpnms cavalry aGrnIent, md The
:, nnmUrr NJ bfnve officers mud soldiers whose lives
/, tie unfortunately sacrificed Un that OccoS0h.
have further 10 TecollerL That il Is very dillcnt 10
: Say ANYTHING connected with the wat which Is
) nav going un Ia lie fns', without touching inad.
IverlenIlY upon some Of those subjects winch now
occupy so much Of lllr public mind, mud which hre
y under The full consideration vi both lluuSrS OF
: Parliament.
think ynn must clcallyste that Il would b. ny
no means fitting VI proper IT ne in The SIIllali N
. which hold--iIat pf q hi. staff iition III the
= amy-tn enter inli that subject. Heat hem,
. Ltar.l My services in ll'r GnnlrA hrvr been al
lndrh to- and perhnpi mny III q few woE'iS. tell
. Y0u hnw | have been employed since was Sert
:. out 10 The seat Of war, (lPar, hearl II was my
Il good fortune in tlIr fist Instance, to he sent for
Il ward by The cOnmanlrl Of the lttCeS Ia lhr Out.
;. posts with the light cavalry in The direction OF
i The Danube. Il wus not well known where the
i Russians were when tr siege Of SlliStia was be-
4 ins carried on, and WAS ordered 10 ascertain the
2 In siOn Of t,eir AMY aud ontwsts.
y had 10 patrol iIrc whole Of thu county BY de-
Il tpchnenis Of troops under my command. re.
celvcd very pcrenptOry order lrlm headquarters
Il by no means unsatisfactory 10 me, Immediately 10
il proceed with strong bhdy 0f cavay 10 ascertain
1 what Ind become NJ the Russian nErly, (JT The
h siege Of SiliStFn had been raised, and The com.
e mandcF. In chief w0g totally ignuTnnt oI whether
Z the Russians were about 10 advance towards VAT
IN and attack or position OF Iettcal towards their
nwn county You can euely Imagine that was a
$ spmcwlIa anxious undertaking, and one That le'
I guifej COuSult rnbIe cnutiui. We might have
0 come al any moment upon the Russian nEmy 0r It's
I. OutnOSts. WetTaveled over the country which
may Gall perfectly wild desert, fOr thee hundred
miles.
Ny orders were 10 proceed as lhr as rrajan's
, Wall, OF The cUnhRes II The DOtHolja. We
marched one hundred and twenty miles without
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