New-York daily tribune., 1858-11-19
CHERDOC RG HARBOR AND Iys Ultimate
USELESSNESS.
To the ESsfs- ef The ~ y. Tribune.

To the EXas- ef The ~ y. Tribune
SIR: Much has been said and mach more written
about this wonderfully constructed ARTIFICIAL harbor Of
'refuge" and ''aggressicn"-most especially by the
people of En- gland and the British press. Az England
10 use the cYskeer parance, for several months past
has been in the highest possible state of fermentation
not 10 say excitement at he diabolcai contamination
Of this strongly constructed and fortified ha-bo COM
lenced more han hundred years ago on The western
o)ast Of France, and .naugurated by ih2t Prnce
o. Political Darkness Lor;s Napoleon. The mental
alteration ward be exqus tely amusing 20 t1e whole
world if il did aot exhibit the hyper-hyslerca parox-
ysns az the lii ,rous featre IN the pbegms,c tenn
ps :ament of M John Bull whenever lac takes II INTO
h5 head 10 quarrel with or b suspicious OF M neish-
bgg. Under such exciting circumstances u IL paih-
full amusing 20 him and his press, from Idpiter
Tonzns through svery grafaton TO the smallest my,
per. ideally worked into such terrible stews sDout
ply.bs of their own creatioa n thls instance ABOUT
itntess expensive war structure, wi'en uu~ WIN
prOye 10 be ss harmless as D. Sill De useless. " Is
curios 10 see NJ John Bul cf ancient Boil II all OF
the su-.y waves of Geptunes domains, work nlHsen
into tbs risk of an epopetic at&cki ana e9aaly Hn
gular .e him o1lst shock &c ms poDdetVus hatF
Gus svstem at the sight Of an armed skeleton, or Ta'o
orts ~ .yrs nieresue simiilaG sygHO, hoverlng on
his coast in the sspe Of iortn eh haroor' ths 10
the more ruaccountsbls from the fact being H1ed n
the mind, without any necessity 9i consuiins I'usy
records that the Prsnoh fleet and feTces did n sac
cced in efeo,iug landing or serou-iy ahecting
or moesting the coast a Ireland although the peop.e
of Ireland were in state .ef rebellion, resny 10 fecse
d" material a.d, come frCm whrhce y nnSh'' t"S
rernory Of Jehn Bull without doubling bls knowleage
apon Til. poa, may BE- called to the period whe1
N1polfon te Grnnds great !" army Of invasion, ana
la-ge fotills OF gun and 'tsf-bottoisa ooats, "ei
eo,,entrated around and collected in the haroor OF
Bo.iogne oae,.sibly for the invasion OF Ensana: anI
notXithstandng that BouIogae harbor was without
ary s,rtfcaions 20 defend it, and that It vas then as
it str is, mere siough puddle Of diluted muaIonsr
inc With the three thousand cassmated mounted gus
Of Sebestapolish Cherb ,urg happy comperson as
mud dredging machine, with an 0sa money nIu
s;tea fr,lyarned and equipped lsegun line-oi-bsite
ship M John Bull With al b. naval saprS pnnnss Ss
eota of bosts chained together 10 protect them IRON
being cut oct. than the mere burning AMI swamp
ing a few-tieIe was not depth OF water saflcen.p
sink any one Of them. Tben the other hand, Ma.
f-lopa Grand by way of military diversion, caused
some two thousand French sodiers TO be landed on
spar.sy populated part of the coa.t OF Wales. Anew
Welsh women peasantry of the locslity, dressed IN
their national red eoaks were parsded on the neigh-
bor;Ig biIs which the French, mistakng I'm strong
military force. surrendered themselves prisoners
.! war to tbs ;sir repTeserst;ves-:bs mirage o.