The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1878-04-03
WEDNESDAY. APRIL 5. 1878,
How the British Once Entered the
Dardanellcs-

The following is an extract from Miss Mar
tinesu's = lntreiao;ioa to The History Of the
Peace = Before the ead Of 1896 Russia had
ANGER was filed With alarm. He besouchi the
British 10 undertake another Of those diversions
which began 70 soand - djsasreeahly in The ears
81 Eselishmea-jo seed feet Of theirs which
vas cruising 10 the Aegean sea ep to CONSTANT
uope and 10 compel Seiinn 10 relinoaish hlS sii
ance with france aud make terms with Russia
and EaClaad, The GrvnvilIe Cabinet we're
rather glad OF az ePpor,uuItE Of ob.igSrg Alex
and=r 10 whom they bad refused both ulobey
aud soldiers and whose frieadShiPit Wss import
ant 70 retain. and ihey gave orders 10 Sir John
nack~orth, then cruising Of Ferroi To ION Al
Hir2l Louis al the moatb Of The D4rcauelleSs
Mr.. Arbaihnoi, the British Ambassador al the
Perle ordered lbe 6nal terms 10 The t~o Courts
Of Seiin a. soon as he heard OF The two sqaa-
6rous % Tene3os. on The 90ih 81 January, lS01.
They were declined, and from certain threats
aboat making hostages. Mr. ArbuihnOt feared
for his oEu safely aud that Of al the English 10
the place. he arranged with The csptzin Of the
En6ynion which lzy al hand. 10 invite all the
English merchants Ani the whole delegation 10
dinner on board us ship on the 29lh Of January.
They went wholly unaware that they were not
- land again Whea sitting in their diHner
dress thew we're ted that their wives. children.
ana merchandise must De left to the mercy Of
the Turks and The generosity Ct Sebastian.
They had lille appetite leiI Tor the dinner before
them No communication with the shore was
however. allowed and by oelOek n the even
ing. when II Hzs very carr, The kadyniOn Was
a0der Way. The Turks did not fad II oat. nor
moless her passage ooNu the D4rianelles, aud
she arrived in safety at the rendezvous st IeAe-
dos. The strong s86 rapid current makes the
passage Of he narrow al6 intricate p4sS2gs
comparatively easy thst Nsy. The officially Is
n passing the other Eay Up 10 C0nS,Suiiuup.e,
A sirong soath or s0uIhEest wind Is Necessary
Tor this. and the feet had u Uali for this unti
the lslh o. FebTozry. A terrible IRE hSi 6ss-
iroye5 the lax Of sevengy-four guns, IN the IN
ierr2l, with the loss al Two hundred Snd dfiy
lives S-rsn Eoe-oEh2;tle ships remained, and
followed each other 81 Intervals into the mouth
O.! the Strait. Neither the s,reuuoas efforts Of
. Sebzsiiauui nor the EXPLOSION Of The Ajax nor
any Other warning hat tie Eagiish Were coming,
had roassd ihs TURKS 10 make the slightest
f preparation. The ships sailed proudly % the
4 Strait undelzyed by the IRE Of the forts 81 the
E usrroEesi part Of the channel. and belchInz ont
flames S16 cannon bAiis ss they went. They
Z took and buroed some Turkish ships sai spp-4r-
4 e6 before Const2nuaople 20 the horror Of the
I whole population, Vh0 we're absolutely Eiihoui
tie means Of defense. The divaas would bare
yielded ST once. bat Seo4s.izai would have
{ grsEen;ed il. aud insiiCz!ed negotiation which
provsd fztzi snare 70 Sir JOHN DcckEurth.
notwithstanding express warning sud inst-1c-
I iiaas iron Lord ColiiuEEOod. He vas Gowl-
I ling 10 de>Iroy The city AMI shoot 6ORn the de-
Z fsaseiess ilh4biiAlis. su6 be allowed himself 10
T Be drawn on from day to-day, exchanging ogies
Z S16 receiving promises. Instead Ui II Cling his
" threats Mesniine, rot s momsst Wa lost by
The Turks. Wonsea aud ehiidrea worked GAY
and night st the 6efelses zui IL S isw DAYS the
whole eosst vas b-isliiaE with sriiiIery. sni The
I chance was over. Ike BRUSH ozoers had seen
J through their glasses The placing o. tie c4nnon,
{ tie arrival Of the 4m1Guitoa. the lining Of The
/ ooas; With spirited troops. and the lodgmeut Of
Z CarrisOns IN the towns. ac6 iheF chafej n36eI
I The iaio.srzb.e disgrace q their iHacilon. Bat
I SIr John DockSarlh had been negotiating dur
ing tie whole of that fatal week. ST tie eUd q
{ Which there was nothing 10 be GO.e bGt TO get
Z away s. safely IS they oes; might. The wind
had rot changed, and il sd not change til the
I lst o. March. Eod the further delay thus caused
gaze ii-e for charging The forts si The Dzr6s-
usiies with men ana smuuiiion. For thirty miles
reckoning the Eindings Of X channel. he ships
ran The gzauiiei az 81 ioceA20i FIRE. sni sach 5
ire S was neFer seen before. Stone ball:
weighing seven hundred o. eight haB6rei pSgais
broke down the ussts. crashed 10 the decks
sozppe5 the rigging and smsze6 the hearts o.
the ssiiors TIE hills smoked frou end TO end
aud The roar Of the artillery rolled from SIDE Il
SIDE 10 another week Sir John DockEo-ih De
clzre3 IN b. dispatch any reigro would have
been Impossible TIE news d this singular
affair spread FAST over Europe.