The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-06-07


handsome suit Of Apaztmsnts in the Champs ysees DO
longing TO John Arthur Co.. agents to the British and
American embassies, 10 Rue Castigiioue.
The War of 1912 with England.
WHY THE BRITISH DESTROYED THH CAPITOL AND
PRESIDENTIAL MANSION.
LONDON uMES
In o recent article in the Times on the surrender
of Fort Sumter 1t stated that "Many Of remember
not without tnge Of shsne fos or own country tbs
the foolish injuries done there destined TO be
than avenged That but souvenir OF the older War
Of Independence No British officer would have dared 70
insult the great shrine o. American union and liberty had
not been fol. that Decides the question then ISSUE
there was axaccount still 70 settle for the foEmey war;"
In the nstsuCtlons transmsted to General Rosshe was
told that the Admired In Chief the North
esss Us 70 give him the
commended pay the greatsAtattention to the sugges
tiops which THE Admiral nish make With ressenCs to
bis knowledeof the United States and Of var thsrs
On ~ our arrival in ,be Chesapeake the naval Com.
Provost, the Governor General q Canada, h,d repre-
eened to him that the Americans had cruelty pundered
the nhabitsnta Of Canada and burnt the town
or Newark on Canadian December night without any
military object, had fred the public buildings Ia York
the capital OF the Upper Province and plundered tho
many other acts Of vanal asrocity, for all which the
government or the United States refused to mako any
urged upon him Sir Alexander ooshrsne TIE nSspens
able necessity Of retaatings with view Of preventing
the Americans from containing 10 pursue system OF
warfare 30 baybarous and inaefepstble
In reply, General Ross observed to tho naval Com
mander Chief that we had been accustomed TO carry
France and that he could rot saaien the destruction Of
private pubic property, vim Vie exception OF mill
,y and w ,Sss st. until Il.
Gpo and 60 .h s0Gs q y
troops CT he United States. 70 y
re American army after It's defeat at BAdepsburg re-.
tired on WASHINGTON which city II mue lately ssan-
that rvsr thus completely leaving the capital OF the
United States at tha mercy OF tho British comm ande
yet on General Ross entering it At the head Of hs
troops era was opened from the Capitol and from
private house in s neehherhood which billed his horse
under hm and tthst hov2e was the ody private dwell
that the resistance dlerss tsapjscte1 wsshing
ton, the above circumstances % althe rigors Of
war M n
ly hostile to Great Britain of oil the american newspa
pers, stated in its imprsasisp Of the August 1914
lows Nsk n isT
When remarked in the paper Of yesttts! th private
se spoi s
ieved from basty survey No house Sas half much
IL
s he gun
ss Sns who the
was told that if she could identify the ctprit the most
exemplary punishment would be INFLICTED on him; her
Immediately given to her as an Naturalization.
The following extracts from speeches made in Parla
ment In November, 1914 the subject in question,
well from omnis "Precis Part de Ia Guhrre SHOW
that General Ross AID the force untvr his communal per-
formed their duty IN full Conformity with the orders Of
tht superior and In manner the most humane, BRILL
ant and successful. sra,
Lord Liverpool, who was then Prime Minister, said
carried on with more hu mapy than that
A%scs CoptTsssd win th. the conduit Of those
S lisa XII e
Res ss w foSn On snd eli the o:s
a es Of Sas,s pa y as
tie property Of the GovenoT ! was in for th;
BY hs Aercans themselves IL tbs act Of oc:apsSn q
this country. " N-N''e '',' '' '''''0'''
Mr. yANsrrsRr, the Chancellor Of the Exchequer
said:- l--I
The oasrsees hsy the frontiers,
sense The terror Of he British arms X.iicans them.
e sSs % +. ra ss
ASSIGNED bin ihe public buildings alone destroyed,
sd ssn oa II 81 a.
stain further nhcons nn ;s M By
Rose had he lived would have felt sincere pleasure in pro-
muigatipg. oar
Mr. PoysosBy said that
pnr for the opirages they been guilty
III
ss S4 SHs s I
efs puroos attended With less mschievons
Mr. WarnnFAD said that
Be fully incurred with his right honorable friend that
orSs had been entrusted TO an officer of 50
fSuA nulo tha cho
racter Of General Ress. He compared his conduct with
that of celebrated oondueIor Of antiquity and quoted
passagefrcm ssnst applicable to bis great talents aud
humanity. is3 el|A --eJ 4I~.l ---. ,' '
Jomni, in his "Precsd rArt de la Guerro,' SAYS
Les Anglas hrent Ia meme aimee, 1914 entire
sis sHss Rs ds
aa n aas
CO cysns
a's don't chechera vsinemer autre exempie dams
rhistniIe .. H..
there only 4t00 who actually dis mbarked and 500
Of that lumber left at different points keep open
communication with the feet General Ross, in fact
with 1000 meu, no cavalry, and only three tguns,
defeated snd routed he American army collected Tor the
defence Ct the capital of the United States.
Sir De Lacy Evans, who, shown IN the dispatches
pre- eiDpeBy distinguished himself al the head Of the
Quartermaster Generals department during the highly
successful operations Of the Under General Ross s
equally ccgnjzant with Of The facis here given: and
had conrade, Sir Harry Smith been spared he
could also nave vonched ior her as DO pre-
Was iikevsa 10 the confidence or lame nted CHIEF
NJ he conduct Of the British troops al Washington has
been ai.ed unauthor zed. The Testimonies above
quoted from TIE st eminent sinetInea OF The 60
vernment and OF ihs eppoeitou CT that period This
evidence gees entirely disprove and Iepudate every
one OF these obdeeerved iDputsticps.
sm responsible for bringing 'his topic back into
recollection after such slspse OF years. during which the
relators between Great 81 itan and the United States
have beer of friendly character, but having been aid
decamp General Ross In that action am called upon
to the reproaChes cast on my lsmented aud chi
aa W al m N rms
am that had the facts Of the Gaze submitted
been known the author Of the article referred TO- he
wcud have stgmstzed, as he has done the general
officers and soldiers fulfilled the duty imposed on
them well by the laws Of as by the orders Of 60
vernment, in such prasewoithy manner am, Sir,
your obedient servant, f ID. MACDOUGAILl p
ll2 EaToS SQUARE, May Is Ya.t.
The EDglish and French SquadrOMs Or.
aleIad The A MI rlcan C0aAfs.