The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-07-10
RUSSIAN RARBARITY.


RUSSIAN BARBARITy,
All are deplorable and il is impossible not to grevo
the boodsted they involve. Sometimes too the
civilized combaants apt overlap the bounds OF hon
orabe conflict and in of heated impulse per.
petrate the savage ouages 1t is not to be expected
therefore in like that raging between the Rus
slams and their invaders that should not happen
both sides Occasionally it is the French who forget
themselves; then the Turks who certainly not adj
dcted much Christian compassion upon their adverse
rie and intervals the English The most recent offend
in this respect to be the Russians Their offence
is made the subject of solemn parliamentary denuncia
ton, and the British and French press are loud in their
demands for retaliation and revenge. 1t appears that
boatload Of armed from British man-ofwar, the
Cossack effected landing at ango, small Russian town,
for the ostensbe purpose of landing some Finnish prison
ers and that they fred upon by the Russians from
The shore and six of the boats killed. including Off
GER and that surgeon and nine sailors taken prs
oners of whom four wounded The English bore flag
truce which they aege that the Russians disregarded
IThe particulars were given in the Union of Saturday
and Sunday. The Russians defend themselves
rous grounds, and compliment the officer in command
for his skill and prompttude This affair reminds
us of event that took place some weeks ago, when
the English offered return carriage which they
had captured belonging to the governor of one of
the Russian provinces, an offer by him gratefully
cepted While performing this kind service to him they
shrewdly managed to take the soundingsof unknown
channel which information important to the Eng
sh that has since contributed the capture Of the i'm
portant depot Of Kersch The Russians since this exploit
have become little chay of the mercifu offers of their
English friends
BY 4le very last steamer, however find serious
charges against the allies at Kertschs
The Times correspondence from Kertsch to the 9Th OF
June is published The Turkish troops had committed great
atrocities Kertsch and number killed and wound
by the Fenc but the destruction of property by the
French themselves dsgracefn The buildings and store
houses the Quilted and destroyed Several
guns thrown into the fireplace is perfect wreck
A number of small prizes had been brought in
But there is no page in all the atrocities ofthe present
in the Crmea that exhibits series of more unprovoked
wrongs than that which records the progress of English
outrages city of Washington and along the shores of
the Chesapeake in 1914 The combined herd of English
rnes savage negroes and the of the ships and boats
Of the squadron advanced their work of spolaon and of
blood Of rapne and robbery. Admiral Malcolm, Admiral
Coddington (who afterwards commanded when the Turk
ish feet was destroyed Navarnol captain Of the feet
in the Chesapeake and Captain Napier the who is
famous Cockburne and Cochrane in command of the
naval force So their deeds that ofthe
British officers shocked the spectacle compared them 10
the atrocities which in barbarous age marked the
Danish invasion England The burning of houses the
destruction Of produce the cutting off of all sraggers the
insult and outrage upon deenceess women their choice
pastimes the Chesapeake 6ty followed by these
polished Brtons by the destruction of the Capitol and the
r, Fri IF tnf
va,e property in the American capital All Christendom
execrated these outrages and such was the horror
they excited in England that Mcintosh, the eloquent
and standard historian declared in the House
of Commons that at was burning of WASH
ington"which made naval power hateful to all Eu
rope wich care The hearts Of the Anerican people epry
enemy rho might against England enterprise ,ehch
most eraqeraea people and least reakeneda government Of
any recorded IN Tie annals Of ear"
The truth history often indicated and the prophecies
of honest patriotism realized in the very moment when
they seem to have been forgotten
DEATH OF A UNITED STATES CONSUL.
We have by last steamer of the death Of Samuel
p Ceilings esq, the gifted gentleman appointed by Pres
dent Pierce United States consul at Tanger. Mr.. Ceilings
left in feeble health but made attentive and
gatc representative the important post for which he
selected Mr. Ceilings nsylvauan md had been
long connected with the democratic press in that State of
which he a conspicuous member. He possessed
high qualities Of bead and heart and will be mourned by
a large circle of friends
COMPLIMENTARY DINNERS TO NON. A. H. STE
PHENS.
Judging from the local papers, the political and
public services of Hon A. H. Stephens held in lively
appreciation by the people of Columbia county, Georgia
for notice that be is to bc honored with two public
dinners in that counythe first at Applng the 18th
instant and the second at bearing the l4th instant
Speaking of these merited honors the Augusta Consu
tionalist remarks;
"Wel DONE old Coumbial In honorng Mr.. stephens
for his long faithful and distinguished services she honors
herself Give him and generous greeting We may
trnthfuy ask in the language of Mr. stephens TO Au
gusa audience Has he not redeemed his pledge made
years ago. that the honor of citizen Of Georgia the
sth congressional district should receive detriment his
hands IL reelected Congressf Aye, bravcly and noby
has that pledge been redeemed.
"W We ask the citizens of the 9Th congressional
district unwilling trust him for yearsR Who