The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-01-27

,ndsv the emnire 4 reconstructed intimate alliance
exists with ancient enemies the nag q rIae
with honor on distant shores where the pou hEht
onr eagles has no, before yenured the Imperial Guard
the heroic representation of military glory and honor
present. surrounding te hnpeios ~ y ana abnye
all carrying in their hearts the same sentiments o. ue'o
ton 20 their country - ~, n,,a -, -
victory as they led fathers they have just led your
comrades Co and take your share OF what sun remains
Of danger be and glory 10 be won you WI.
soon have received the noble baptism which u your anpi
tom and Won will have lent your assistance TO plant our
eagles upon the walls of SehastopoL
Among the rumors il is said that the Emperor OF Russia
had written autograph letter to The Emperor o. ran
proposing terms OF arrangement lihs, ho"eNoi,n WI"
tradicted by Of the papers
A terrible storm had ragged along the African coast
About forty vessels mostly laden with wine were ashore
Lord John Russell was in Paris with sick relative Zig
had had private interview with the Emperor
Information has been received from Queen Fonarei OF
otaheie that she intends 10 visit the great exhibition IN
Paris in May next
terrible nundation of the Ebe occurred the I'd in
slant The damage done at Hamburg is estimated al from
three four millions Of marks In Hanover many OF Tue
bikes gave way and the land Hooded TOT miles eus
ing much loss of property and probably of life At Cux
haven there but little shipping when the hurricane
which preceded the nundation, came on and mol mucn
damage done beyond the loss OF sars and anchors
steamer from Le reported be lost at and other
sea-gong steamers reached port with paddles and deck
works damaged
i A scoRCIIISG FROM THE LONDON TIMES.
i The London Times says;
On Tuesday last the Himaaya arrived at Portsmouth
and after delay Of tweny-fonr hours ranged alongside
the jey and began to unload her melancholy cargo OF
sick and woundedthe shaken and mutilaed remnants o.
the heroes of Alma of lnkermann, and or baakaVa ~
must haye in itself touching and moving spectacle
such as the could scarcely witness without
pity Here who exposed to every hardship ana
urged on by no incentive but feeling OF honor and devo-
ton by the effort of unconquerable Will and uninch
ing hardihood had saved army from destruction and
tremendous infantry, this gallant and dashing cavalry
Armless eyeess fooess correspondent describes
themrent with shot she'll pierced by bayonets and
hacked by sabrhey staggered on supporting each Other
in this melancholy march, till they stood once thai
sacred soil which had sent them forth to conquer and
which might almost be supposed to throb under the feet
its returning protectors
They came but who was there to welcome them
Everybody knows that Portsmouth swarms with officials
and military, and that the Queen had been land
ing from Osborne instead of our helpless and crippled sol
ders from the Crme there would not have been wanted
one of the tale swell the unmeanng pomp and idle cere
mony We should have had the admiral superintendent
the port admiral the Neutrality-suspicious. and host
other officials whose titles it is not worth now recording
as none them could find time to attend to this ordinary
duty of hospitality and humanity, to that the nobi
freight of the Himalaya was received with all honor al
gratitude and all tenderness The officials were not there
although they received "a hours notice. and the dsem
barkaon left be effected by the nvalids themselves
with such aid as the the could afford then
But there class of officials wanting to the dut
Of salutng Engshman his return to his native lane
. house officers not
They were there to examine baggage Of the wounde
soldiers laudaby anxious that single pound OF Tobacco
should escape its contribution to the revenue and afor
an unaxed solace the miserable hours OF sickness
H. conyaleseence. The search was conducted on the ope
jety and until it concluded no soldier or officer wa
allowed leave the spot They sat and crouched as bes
they might the bleak January atternoonthose shiyern
and muated relics OF the strong and the baveand POI
dered doubtless with thoughts too bitter for words on tn
welcome which the country for which they had given
extended to themin There ambulances
stretchers there to care for hem or to col
duet them their allotted home, until at last after t
.dsSaGEaie. -bep came in the shaI
mouth II were vain indeed to waste criticism inign
d ton on the mseries of Balaklava Scutari How hs
war already hardened hearts and deadened our SYN
Pathes' Six months ago we were met with the most viz
lent disclaimers when correspondent asserted that
troops were III fed and i'll cared for their arrival at Ii
&c WHO and remote shore of Gallipol and such seen
as have described pass principal seaport an
p arsenal without comment and almost without notice
y Singulary enough on the very day which this az
V count appeared, contemporary published letter from tn
Queen to Mrs. Herbert most honorable to the feelings
her Majesty aud calculated soothe the iseres and ae
y waite the suerngs OF her wounded soldiers sailors
The Queen requests to be furnished with details of tn
Wounded-more interesting to her than any one He
Majesty begs that these poor noble men should be told
her interest and feeling for their serngs and her ADM
ron OF Their courage and herosm She knows the vain
OF her sympathy, and she is anxious it may be with
), held. ~ ~
Yesterday her Majesty passed through Portsmouth OIL
her way to Osborne and those who could find no time II
welcome her wounded soldiers home attended on her ar
rival with their usual punctuality Had she asked thu
gentlemen who surrounded her the station with thu
Keys OF the fortress where they when her poor nya
lids landed from the imalaya the question might per
maps have obtained for the draught of nvads thai
small arrive reception more in harmony with their merits
towards us and the enthusiastic gratitude of the country
towards them.
i ANOTHER NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. CASE IN CscIssArl i
daboca attempt made Monday evening to DESTROY
the family of Mr. Gyms Swishelm at Cincinnati the par
ticuars of which the Enquirer gives: aa#