Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1862-02-07

ENGLtsu FAULT FIND1No.-Iti is perhaps
unreasonable to expect that our English enc
mics shall be consistent in their fault finding.
and when we find them in the same breath be-
rating us because we do not make the war
a war Of emancipation and oxclaiming against
our abolitonists because they wish to set the
slaves free to massacre their masters, we
should recollect that the common scold is
not expected to be consistent So. in regard
to " the barbarous stone blockade" which is
vcxing the humane souls Of the war party in
England, it will be of no use to remind them
Of good British precedcnts for that operation.
They will answer. as in the Trent controver-
sy, that they made these presidents in other
times, and are not to be held to them now.
Nevertheless there is satisfaction in know
ing that this batbarous policy has been fully
and often sanctioned by the British govern
mcnt, as the following instances show:
Scott says in his Life Of Napoleon The repeated
success o England resembling almo, that OF the hunts
man over his game, had 40 much diminished the French
navy and rendered 50 cautious such scamon a' France
had remaining mat lhc former country, ltuBlandl UNI
able 90 got opportunities II assang the French vessels,
was induced 10 have recourse To- strange and it proved,
inchcctual means Of carrying on hns'iucs Such was
thr attempt AZ destroying the hafhut of BnuloEnc by
lrkUU loo The roads ships loaded with tfnuts The ll
lowing is the otic, offcr for thi. purpose. Dovnns
sable under the present circumstances 81 the war that
an attempt should De made for carrying into execution
the project suggested u che enclosed paper Tor choking
u thc entrance into tho hltbor OF Buulaguc; and the
success of such an enterprise depending bon great meas
ufc upon the secrecy and dispatch with which She pre-
pma,ious may bc made. have thc king command, 90
signify 10 yuu his majesty pleasure mat you do take
these preparations under vnur Immediate r0Itrli and
that you communicate c1rhicntgly with Mr. -, sup
PLYING him with such funds, aud giving him such orders
Jog he ghasc off vessels aud providing the stone and
other materials which y0H may judge necessary 20 Doe eu-
hakrd as shall DC requisite lt sccumu the object
i1 vice" The adva you may have uc. aston t0 make
r This sctcc VIII hereafter bo replaced Do, the treasury.
v give instructions that they should proceed with all
possible expedition 90 lhe Downs whore an further or
dcrs will proceed from fNr1 Keith.
au, sic, your most o1cdicnt servt
HouNur"
Lord Duudonajd one NJ Erulaud's naval trrar.. in a
recent cItr dated board che igptrie,c April s. lSlg
Ship filled with Stone. would ruin forever thr anchor
age 1i AN. and ,0mc old vessels Of The line we'll loaded
would Nc excellent tlr that putposr.'
ngfiup ihe recent war between ENGLAND mud Russia
Admiral Napier desired iu h0,k up tar alI reaches TO-
Coueuadf ny sinking 100 the chauucl some old hulks.
which be Thought would 30 least Doe available e., Keep c
Russian war vessels To- tneir haruor The auS objection
ugd 'y him asaiust ihe project Was shat Do ~ Odd be
"tNucu.ite.'
on he evacuation Of the city and port 81 Alexandria
Eryp and eulak auuu of tho troops u 1907 five vos-
scl- laden with sf0urs sunk iu fhe narrow passage
Do, which ihe British so adron. under tbc command of
Admiral Lewis had entered, and tncn sailed concluding
tat 10 would Doe the last tNt of any vessel fr1n that
pou-euouc9usy, however. AS 1t has subsequently ape
pcarcd.