Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-04-10
\ USED-UP ADMIRAL.
FROM ths Lenaon Tim,..

From the London Tunes
Complaint has often been made and with considerable
apparent Justice OF the superior advantages enjoyed by
those military and naval officers possess seats in either
House OF Parliament aud by the possession of those ra
enabled to defend themselves against attack. which
their less Fortunate brethren are compelled TO neave uns
swered Whether Lords Lucan aud Cardigan have profit
ed much by the power Of pleading their cause in the
House OF Lords will not consideration OF the pen
ding inquiry stop to discuss but aSsuredy when riunc
Sir Charles Napier in the House Comm ons
and thus the power OF bringing forward his grcva
ces in his own way the good-naturcd decs in one
OF thost :acie humours in which they overturn whole
houses the Roman poet tells US the desire of their
shousghted posscssors Nothing that Sir Charles Ma
pier himself could suppynothing that his supporters or
opponents could addwas wanted the petencss of
his discontinue, the complete probably, that any
hero of the stage, has succeeded drawing down
upon himself He entered the House with reputa ion
tor skill aud courage higher indeed among civilians than
naval men, but still by inconsiderabe, with
vague idea that he had been -treated aud that he had
disclosures to ihake such would his opponents
with disgrace lie had obtained the OF large pop
uar in hs favour and by the earestnc of
his desire for inquiry halt persuaded people to believe
that inquiry would aOSolve him from all blame.
lie lett the House ia condition bearing the
relations To the condition in which he entered the
hshngboa OF NcrSes did his stupendous feet or the
sedge of Napoleon to the carriages of the
Grand Army. Not only did Sir Charles Napier contrive
to furnish his enemies With every possible ground Of at
tackhe also did his best deprive himself every Dos
be ground of defence of every ground sympathy and
Indulgence He came before the House ask for JUS
uee, and he did all in his power by the outrageous accu
ations which he threw and the INSCRIPTIONS use Of
confidential documents which he had recourse to i'm
press upon his hearers that if he sought for justice
self il not with the wish the intention OF doing
justice Last year took occasion remark OH the
gross improDiety, the violation OF duty and of honour
Implied in producing before the House of Commons. do
% laufi .l
spect Tor private communications regard the pub,
lie interest required be enveloped in nyoble secrecy
Such conduct species Of crime and NAV br Tar more
injuries To the interests OF nation than many o those
which our Courts visit with sdch exemplary severity
Nor was there any for this BETRAYAL
public complementary necessity which might paine
# It could not wholly excuse, this departure from,
rules 10 which social well political considerations
have gwen the force of binding aud uuaterabe laws-
Sir Charles Napier visited with stigma aour,d
under 10 public official censure had received open
mark Of dsaprOOiton except his removal from a com
mand bis retention of which the public opinion the
country would have tolerated The private ccsurcs
he received he has made known n order hatIe might re-
iute them and thus discharged the double SIX oi acc.
sing a well as defending himself 1t is difficult under
stand what is the precise charge that he brings against Sir
james Graham. Sir Charles accuses him of having writ
ten letters restraining hi zeal during SUMNER the best
time Tor action and in autumn when the time Tor action
past seeking to gOad him dangerous and rash ell
erpn~es But granting this 20 be so-and il il uno..
Die not admit that Sir Jlmcs conduct is susceptible OF
this cons trucnn-the charge Sir Charles Napier
aud to have no connection Whatever wth the violent
unreasonable abuse with which il proceeded and on
ed and which eiectuay deprived Sir Charles Napier Of
the sympathy OF the House under the castigatiou
which hc received.
The answer to the charge such was was easy and
triumphant Sir Charles Napier differently at
different mes-rciued ia tue summer aud spurred on an
the auiunnbecnuse experience had changed the estimate
which the Admiralty bad formed Of his character Ie
started by informing them that he ready Tor any ser
vice, however desperate aud by the furious signal with
which he announced the commencement OF ho-tlities b
convinced the English Government we'll A. IN, Russian
that be bent upon the immediate performance of ,
hardy aud terrible enterprise Time wore o. aud il wss
found that though terrible IN signals letters our Adj
mira bad great respect for batteries aud Notifications
that everything formidable IN itself assumed in his eyes nm
aspect dOuhly formidable aud that things which British
in earlier days would have confronted without hes
aton became in the eyes OF this desperate commander alb
sOute mpOssbiltcs. The storms the curret the fpr.
and the rocks terri him beyond measure. Each G,r-
tress pronounced mpregpable, enterprise de-p
rate and hopeless ~ the beginning 81 June he npproc
cd within eight miles Of saeaborg Tor some reason
hitherto wholly unexplained iorcbOre to attack It, under
the impression that IL unasaab this impression be-
ing derived not from personal ol-efvsior,-or I've made
no reCUnuOssiucc-b from a belief that tie channel a.
laid down ~ the plans impractirnblc An Admiral
who reports places wheu lac has the opportunity ofjud
ing With liz eyes aud prOnOunces places uuas.ail die
which afterwards attacked aud TAKEN should not m too
h'i-h IN provoking unircndly criticism. Unfortunately
for Sir Charles Napier, England and France not con
tent with paper reconnaissance aud they out
two Engineer Generals Who, after actual survey ~ the
place reported 30 their respective Governments tba
swcsbotg might be taken by the pOsal Of the
Adnrls. OF these reports Sir Charles Napier dsps-cs
very summaiy 10y -ayng that the officer "a mad aud
the other has confidence IN his opinion But il
u evident these opinions which received IN the
early p"t Of September, produced change IN tie sen
inent- ~ tiie British Government. From that time the
Admiralty dropped the rein aud applied tho spur yigor-
Ousy aud unsparngy 10 the sides Of the reluctant Admir-
al They forced him to make personal reconnaissance
which be- ought t. have made months before AID urge
him but be- vain do something before the season closed
II j. ot go Tor Sir Charles Napier 10 ny that tds
change vs. caused by the supposed fall Of scbsHopo-
The change evidently caused by the reports u tc
~" kupiuscf Geueras aud hu own, m agfc,g pro
nDuucirg ul personal np, vatiou, that thc place mght
be- is-tfuyrI shici Scr Ctflcs Napier wuiu w. s,ur.
mil, iId from plans pronounced a. be- mpf, gnnilr
fof this ,RtH0rdiHf feni--iiess IN the execution ~
is iut, ~ uhafi,. Napier Is fairly ansNc,ahr ~ h.
superior 1u iu the country md be- ought 10 h,ts been
Rrttrul tlt public taken u hi ldct
n-i~Hd O." Hn-1eiug c"nhicid dIcnuiruf- ~, pf0ri OF
exaggerated md ui'culDu- c1rgr-, which even u tue.
would have hun-i,d excuse iOf hi- osH lsm'utibc
wnt Oi nd aud decision tine service u tie puic 10
D. ni iHch0it tp ~iiu has .Opc uucd sod gll
lsn ecfisc w hi dos tr- ovcrshadDeiug the evening Ut
lis It, mud c1lhug p.ocnt notice faults h. III
conduct weakness AID irhtmite- which but fur other
tiu- ~ character aud dr'c fou might have pHsscd
noticed hnd uutegsti.d Bot Sif Charles Nspi,f woui
lHv" b. 80" ,nd bopf1 e. -ay that hc as nad-
ct." "g''.'-t linus u aiu, an'Ount ~ ss-ciuOu
"1u", 40 l'-t ''pd, present popularity, abe To
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