The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-07-21
THE HANGO AFFAIR.

HnaRGfoRs Jons (t7th), 1886
MONSIEUR LAIMIHA neiors replying to the lettsf d
your e1eeepcy OF tbs 3fd (l5th) June, must o.
serve With regret that vessels OF toe En1sh heos
hoist Ru sian colors the more easily to capture any hus
ssp veeseI they The journals have suhi
gently made snCwn bow from the CONNIE noemsnt Of
ts war the flag Of truce has boz, abuses in svesy sra
The hostility dspaye ed against ipofs Dsvs towns and
vlg,s ipbsbted ny peaceful poulAtons has been but
sy n y has 10 the s snoy
from which ship Lar ded with little white flag pear tbs
village OF YwerDirns. Not Bnd,Dg any troops sta
topso the village, the crew Of tne cutter wan
toIy Ere to hata and boats despite the white
On tho 2eth Of May 18TH Of June) another cutter be-
loygipg 70 the corvette Ccssack Ad. for tha Hasso
cosst. lhis boat had tie British sg fyag Toe oic-r
msnd Of her preterds to bavs no-.toe httse
tuty tbs tsesfsp the neigh Dor og hights nor
the ntsr9 post tie p.rceived tina pretended
white Gag. II was consequently, quite natural 'hst
they should attack the and ito scon ~
IeutenAnt Louis GeDeste prstspds hat servant
rieo by bis soc stcA with the white flag on Il me
soldiers and officers Of acvarcsd pcata, ques oned
Tie exutenc, Of this fag affirm that they never
NJ 6cre,ts pretepds that be was rent with flag Of
Truce give up some o. the crew Of merchantmen cap
tureo dprlng that fortnight. tucn had been his in
t<ntoD, II VIC uld have heen . much super plan, As
tn Cossack from the Deghbofbood OF CrvnhIAht,
have Them to SweA Org, 10 bavs landed them
on seine Island, from which they could easily have
Tbs Cspssp Of the Cosssek ought to hno~ that tho
bearer Of flag Of truce cannot and ought not to d re-
eei,ed upop the first landing place. promontory, or rock
il may tuit him to select
NY ousposts ase and viii continue 70 ser in such mis-
pions only military reconna ssnces which use similar
pre,ex,s 10 maize explorations and provisions
The hostile ano by DO means trucslAe character OF
ibis mission Ia, moreover. proved;
their exploded that the crew Of the boat msde us'
Of It em IN the struggle
cartridges and chest full cfincenda,y srticies which
is actually n our possss.ion
durirg an hour sgsnst the village OF Hango and ita
pes csiul inbs bitsnts, and few days lAer the LIST
ia,b) Of June, the attack repeated to set Or. 70
the te s phi and to destroy some houses, instead OF
going 10 W. aoorg TO demand explanations.
Despite the superiority which steam and screws give
your VESSELS they not to hoist the Russian
Gag 10 seizs cur coastng vessels
In ths manner rome yaros'of white canvass nave
turned to account to take houndinys aud
SIN wiling TO believe NJ pAmiral, that this Is done
without your knowledge ALLOW me to express the hope
that you viii future prohibit the missions OF such
pIstsncsd tags OF truce The Of Lieutenant &C.
neste's boat caught IN their own trap Seven men
we're Killed, four wounded, and the remainder MADE
prisoners, the list enclose WI, inform you. rhe
affair only lasted moment. WAS impossible to dts
iii Ssn or. Of
spoke Enssb. was the frst man killed. and two others
were vcoDred. - .
in. guarly with which pissons u this sort n sde.
Il appears 10 m. that II would DO more suitable to
mske communcatious s~osbsrg and intrust them to
your letter Of the Cd (1sth) Of June.
The Cossack Should not have devated from the rule
vseees wishing inter into psrsy should hoist white
Asg Of large and anchor beyond long range
and await boat 10 receive their neesase In writing
will never receive any other The Cossack did moth
ing OF ,hs sort II seems TO that the honor Of your
Gag ought to exact the most strict and scrupulous OBJ
sersance Of the rules essaoshea on such occasions
The honor Of my has win never permit me to depart
from them.
can assure you that the wounded wsr taken
OF, and TIE prisoners weu treated.
have the honor to be, Monsieur rAmirAl, your worry
obsd,t MT servant DE BERG,
Aia4os Camp General Of His Majesty the Emperor Of
all the Russiae.