The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-11-15

for this war, would Spain have dared 10 take
possession Of ST Domingo, OF to join England
and France in coalition against Mexicog BE-,
it remembered that we consSfue this into an
open menace, and that when tse proper time
comes we shall resent it at the csa1nons mout,
| The conduct of the British government, and thc
tone Of the English and Canadian press towards.
this country, since the outbreak of tbs war, have
been too exasperasing for Americans aot to look,
forward with pleasant anticipations to the re-
suits towards which we have pointed. And as
for Spain, her sovereignty in American snters is
doomed
I THE NAVAL COMMANDER or THE GREAT SxPE-
DITToN-The splendid engagement whicY' re-
suited in the surrender OF Beaufort to our Great
expedition surpasscs any previous exploit in
the naval history of the republic and gloriously
obscules the errors and mistakes in that brarSh
OF our service Of the last forty years To Com
modore Dupont too great credit cannot be given
for bis share in the action itself, and in th8.
preparations for the action. The management
of great feet was "a new to him as to the.
other officers OF the navy. We have never had,
in our waters, any engagement in which so
many vessels We're opposed to such powerful
land batteries. Our other naval triumphs have
been Of character so different that Commo-
dore Dupont may claim to have achieved new
as we'll as a most brilliant victory.
The perfect faith Of the Commodore deserves
as much admiration as his inpineible pluck.
Our armada encountered a most terrific gale on
its passage to Port Royal; but the Commodore
| ls11s.
large feet in such storm was of itself mar
vel Of skilful seamanship, for which the Com
modore and his subordinate officers deserve all
praise. Emerging from this storm with 81 loss pro-
yidentially SMALL the feet was Immediately ready
for action. The surveying and buoyiny of tie
channel by Fleet Captain Davis (who strpasses
in science the traitor Maury) and Assistant
Boutelle; the disposition Of thctransport and
nanking fleets, and the preliminary rcccnnois-
sance under Captain John Rodgers, are opera
tions worthy Of such commander as Commo-
dore Dupont, and betoken veteran in whom
genius has supplied the place and accomplshes
the result of long experience. Then the plan Of
the engagement itself-the triple interesting
circle, which exposed the enemy to q most
calling fire, and constantly threw the ships out
Of range of the enemy's guns-is novelty in
| naval warfare, and shows that science had as
] much to do with our victory as that bravery
which the Commodore displayed when he fought
his ship so galIantly and boldly as to elicit
cheers and tears Of admiration from the 10000
| sol diers on the transport feet.
1t is seldom that man can win 80 many
lanrels in one day; but, while other men de-
serve the thanks Of the nation, the conduct Of
the great expedition the selection Of Port Royal
as point Of attack, the management of the
| feet during the storm, the plan of the battle,
| tho gallant manner in which it was fought, and
| the modesty with which it is related in his let
| tiers and reports, proclaim Commodore Dupont
! the naval hero of this war.
! THE EFFECTS OF THE REVOLUTION IN EUROPE
| The Revolution of l776 in America produced
| some very remarkable and important effects in
the Old World; but that Of 1861 is likely to be-
productive Of still greater consequences to
| Europe, and England and France particularly.
In the. latter country the revolutionary tenden-
cies Of the people are very easily aroused, and
individual influence is potent in this direction.
! 1t will be remembered that before the rccogni-
| ton of the independence Of the United States
! Franklin was sent as our Minister to France,
and that it was owing to his personal popularity
| and representations that the sympathy of the
! masses was enlisted in our cause. and that
| thereby the seeds of that revolution which
shortly afterwards overthrow the old monarchy
were sown. We were revolutionists then; but
we are contending against rcvolutionists now,
and the emissaries Of the latter are already in
| Europe, sparing no exertion to obtain recog-
milton Of their confederacy. The influence Of
these men is of decidedly revolutionary cha
racter; for they arc calling upon the established
/ governments Of Europe to recognise a rebellious
ohshoot Of a great Stale, and they will so far
succeed in impressing the public mind espc-
| cially in France, that another revolution
may be expected, and on much more
extended scale than that which followed the
| War of independence. The force of example
is always great, and in the present combustible
| state of the political elements in England and
France there is no telling what it may accom-
| plish The British government, at least, has
favored secession from the beginnng:an given
! encouragement TO the rebel leaders; and it. in
consequence by aiding the cause Of revolution
IN America, it leads it to recoil with disastrous
force upon Itself it has only itself 70 blame.
At present there is no lack Of signs that the
revolution against which we arc now contend
| ing will result in more dynastic and political
changes in Europe than the one by which we
threw off the British yoke. Foreign statesmen
may possibly be blind 70 this; but coming
/ events like tho Storm their shadows lp-
fore. and revolutions are proverbially con-
tagious.
CTR TRrBUNE PHILOSOPHER DEMENrED.--The
excitabIc philosopher Of the Tribune appears
to have become positively crazy His depora-
bic failure as military leader i'll the march of