Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-05-14
X &c III MOND w HIG.
From the london Tunes. april ks
THE GRAND REVIEW OF THE ENGLISH FLEET
AT SPITHEAD

by the time that these column. circulating hal. over
her empire the Queen Of England will be holding more bril-
h'ht Court than contemporary Sovereign can conv.n.
No~h"re la In the ~odd can be- par.Il.ed that seen.
which ~i be witnessed this morning on the -,,.r- os
oi the S'ent There capitals richer than o,,.
ia the historic nagni6eence o their structures and cit.
winch 'o~'r With more -tatsiy grandeur shove the
oc"ah hH any which guard coasts: there ar. many
places NOR worthy OF the wealth or the pret.n.ios o
other monaeh- then s., James and wind.or are Of IN.
Enga.. .tosn,- Thrre many k,ss,ln- .her, mo,.
imposing array IL oliryhorse iont and arti.ry-.nn
be drawn up for the satisfaction of Court or tor IN. al
miration OF connossieur- but other country r,r.n
England can afford exhibition az once 81. xnr..-i, hv
its magnitude, 50 imposing by it, character fascinating
by the ympathies which IL excits the spectacl. which
tins mornings sun will reveal at Spithead
There all be collected about the Sovereign of these
m armament which reckons in all .~er than
Two hutred aud iory steam vessels Of different
Ut these three have than guns and ak hav s
The rest vary from 81 guns to ami tsde. these larger
vessels there II fleet of LOO guuoat.-the grat major.
ity constructed Tor the Ru-san war In all they car
3,'"'2 guns, and propelled by S0s7I horse now.r
To man this fleet, les. than 80 900 men are reourd
Nor are these holiday ships and holiday crew 6t tn
hgure in brilliant pageant but without the material. r
the capacity TOR real work On tie contrary they are all
ht Tor service, and many Of these ships have been tossing
through TWO campaigns IN the Baltic and BiAck Sea not
ueru oone-ung or conquering tue enemy, but defyng
and disayiug, aud driving him take refuge iu self
destruction But magnificent il the fleet n,anpuyru,
under the Soyereigns eye-supeiidous as "a that b,t.
might OF wool and iron which articers have wrld.
INTO ocean iortfesse--there is something graner and no.
bier ia contemplating the moral energy which ,ni,n,t-
that mass The crews which these ships and the Of
hcers who command them, worthy Of their profession
and it, most glorious traditions In al that ho.t
there is not who has been forced into his Queens s
vice All are volunteers. The burst suddenly O.
hahoh employing ieis OF thousands in the conduct OF it,
mercantile marine Spontaneously and with the e,bu.i
af he ..f. IT,
large bodies OF -eanen transferred themselves At once TO
the more exciting service Each successive wear of the
war mas perfected them in their vocation and stimu
lated iresh recruits by their example The few ouoortu
mites which have presented themselves Tor the eIeto
oi professional daring they have turned TO all possible ac
count " hen DECLARED on their element from such
display as they coveted they have betaken themselves
''e"l to help their comrades shore Every kind OF
iuy from assisting in the transport Of laaeriai TO maj.
hlHg tie guns OF battery has been performed with
eheeriulneeSs aud cordalty which must have mad.
ihose who witnessed It regret that much zeal sbouI
not have iound it, most cungeual field aud that no other
achievements should have been allowed to rival tho
which are associated with Kertch aud Sweaborg
IL would be idle 10 about the possible prowess q;
such fleet We celebrating the conclusion not the
commencement Ol We are not throwing down the
gage OF defiance OF seeking of ACKNOWLEDGMENT
We have no ambition TO satisfy by the implied menace of
~arhke pageant but se hope are not unreasonable
m asking other nations to bear witness TO our moderation
"hen with means OF offence in hands not only so
ample these, but also capable of rpd nroducti
AND vitality a. these have b,en-wth arinaments 81 cv
AID with crews eager for ours notoriousIy
We have forgotten all chances of glory aggrand:ement
aud revenge, in order the calanit of war
guara':tee the blessings OF peace.
With respect the effect OF such display in ds,err
or cowng any hostile attempts simply think il mo-,
Necessary IL does not require naval review at Spithead
To satisfy foreign statesmen that England can equip
drouS equal to the finest OF olden days or man them with
crews whose courage beats high of their or
vrs Those who doubt the OF are not likely 10 he
convinced even by the Spithead pageant But the many
VINO do not doubt It all may hn useful food for
pation when they what 4 cree nation can do even
amid the attractions of aud the enoyments Of
oPuence IN the Ui wArke preparation 10 help the
risht and combat the wrong doer.