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Phillips , and Forsyth proceeded m the Intrepid to the Resolute . It was decided by Captain Austin to send for the Danish interpreter of the Lady Franklin , which , having been unsuccessful in an attempt at getting through the ice to the westward , was only a few miles distant . In the meantime it was known that , in addition to the first information , a ship ( which could only be the North Star ) had wintered in Wolestenholme Sound , called by the natives Ourinak , and had only left it a month ago . This proved to be true , but the interpretation of the Dane was totally at variance with the information given by the other , who , although for obvious reasons he did not dare to contradict the Dane , subsequently maintained the
truth of his statement , which induced Captain Austin to despatch the Intrepid with Captains Ommanney and Phillips , taking with them both our interpreters , Adam Beck and a young native who had been persuaded to come as one of the crew of the Assistance and examine Wolestenholme Sound . In the meantime it had been unanimously decided that no alteration should be made in our previous arrangement , it being obvious that while there remained a chance of saving the lives of those of the missing ships who may be yet alive a further search for those who had perished should be postponed , and accordingly the Resolute , Pioneer , and Prince Albert parted company on the 15 th . "
Sir John Ross concludes with a high testimony to the services of Commander Phillips , Commodore Austin , and Captain Ommanney , and speaks with gratitude of the cordiality and courtesy manifested by other officers in command . The North Star communicated on the 30 th of August with the Prince Albert , Commander Forsyth , "who stated that he had been trying to get into Port Niel and other places , but was prevented by the land ice ; that he had seen Captain Austin ' s ships in Wellington Channel ; that Captain Austin had gone in the Intrepid steamer to explore some parts of the coast , and would visit Pond's Bay ; that one of the small American searching-vessels was on shore near Barrow ' s Bay , but , as the captain had declined the assistance offered by the Prince Albert , it was supposed she would come off without damage .
The latest accounts given by Commander Forsyth of the Prince Albert , come down to August the 25 th . On that day he bore up in Wellington Channel and sent Mr . Snow to examine Cape Reilly , where the remains of an encampment , consisting of five or six tents were found , and these Mr . Snow knew to have belonged to a ship in her Majesty ' s service . The Assistance had been , there two days before and had left a notice . Mr . Snow states that among the traces found was a rope with the Woolwich mark , evidently belonging to a vessel which had been fitted out at Woolwich , as were both the Erebus and the Terror . The positions of the several ships as last seen by the Prince Albert were as follows : —
" The Assistance as near as possible within Cape Hotham—Penny ' s two ships , the Lady Franklin and Sophia , in the mid-channel—the American brigantine Rescue close beset with ice near Cape Bowen . These were the only vessels to be seen there . The Intrepid could not be seen , but she was doubtless in company with the Assistance . The ice was very heavy , and extended all round , from Prince Leopold ' s Island to Cape Farewell , westward , so as to prevent any possibility of reaching Cape Walker ; Cape Hotham might be reached with difficulty . In Wellington Channel there was a great deal of ice , but it admitted of passages being made , in which the ships were working ; and Captain Penny was pushing up the channel boldly . "
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THE OVERLAND MAIL . The political news received from India by the Overland Bombay Mail contains nothing very interesting . Up to the latest dates , the Sikhs , the Afreedies , and all the other troublesome tribes of that vast territory remained quiet . The Indian papers are discussing the financial condition of the Company , which does not seem to be in a very thriving condition . Previous to the Affghan war there was an annual surplus of about a million ; since then there has been an annual deficit of as large an amount ; for the last financial year the balance-sheet shows a deficit of above £ 2 , 250 , 000 .
Sir Charles Napier was at Simla , whence he had issued several of his customary smart and severe general orders . Some of the papers affect to doubt whether he really intends to return home ; but the prevailing opinion is , that he will make his way to Bombay and there embark for England . Among the gossip brought by the late arrival , we find the following correspondence between a clergyman and an officer regarding a breach of the third commandment : —
" To F . F . Courtenay , Esq . " Sir , —On Wednesday evening , at Colonel Mountain ' s party , some time after the ladies had retired from the dining-room , I heard you give utterance to the exclamation , Good God ! ' upon which I left the room . " I feel it my duty as a clergyman to remind you that exclamations and expletives of this kind are a breach of the Third Commandment ; and I also considered it my right as a member of society to complain of your use of an expression which is offensive to all religiously disposed men . Profane language , I need not inform you , is objected to in the present age , not only on the ground of irreligion , but also because it violates the first principle
of propriety , which is , not to offend the feelings of any one without necessity . " I wish to add that I have not mentioned the subject of this note to any person ; and if you are disposed to apologize for the use of the words of which I have complained , I shall not do more than mention the mere fact of my having written to you , and of your regretting the expression . " But if you should decline doing this , I shall send a copy of this note to all those gentlemen who were present on Wednesday evening . —I have the honour to be , Sir , your obedient servant , " Chas . J- Qctartxey . " Simla , Friday , August 2 nd , 7 a . m . " " Simla , August 2 , half-past eight , a . m . «( GJ » T fiova V » o / J * Vio Vinnnnr nf renpivinor t . hfi Tint <» nf
this morning's date , which , under pretence of duty , you have thought fit to address to me . " I consider your intrusion an unwarrantable impertinence ; but have not the slightest objection to your giving the fullest publicity both to your own ridiculous pretensions and to my treatment of them . —I am , Sir , your obedient servant . " F . F . Courtenay . " Reverend C . J . Quartley . " The publication of the above correspondence has given rise to a great deal of talk , but no further proceedings had been taken in the matter .
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DESTRUCTION OF FRIEDRICIISTADT . The Holsteiners have at last begun to act upon the offensive in good earnest . On the night of the 2 Gth ultimo , the Schleswig-Holstein army broke up its camp to move on Friedrichstadt . A general attack upon the city commenced on the morning of the 29 th , the guns being so planted on both banks of the Eider as to assail the Danish batteries and entrenchments without inflicting serious damage on the city . The bombardment was carried on from two different points , and was vigorously kept up till ten at night . At two o ' clock a bulletin
from the besieging army announced the capture of Tonningen by one of the division , which had also taken fifty-four prisoners . The town of Friedrichstadt was said to be on fire in several places on the night of the 29 th . The Danes , who had retired to the fortress , were making a desperate defence , and the fire of the besiegers was kept up with redoubled vigour . The latest bulletin from the army announced the arrival at Lunden of 163 Danish soldiers and four officers , made prisoners during the 28 th and 29 th .
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AUSTRIA AND PRUSSIA . A partial change of Ministry has suddenly taken place at Berlin . On the 26 th ultimo , Baron Von Schleinitz was ( on his own request of the 18 th ) relieved from the direction of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs , and on the same day Lieutenant-General Radowitz was appointed to fill the vacant office . Since that change the king has shown a desire to pursue a more determined policy than before ; and as the present Minister ( Radowitz ) has from his first appointment as an official always displayed the most
determined enmity to the policy of Austria relative to the German confederation , the present change is not likely to produce a good understanding between the two rivals for the German supremacy—Prussia and Austria . The question now is , whether the Premier Mantcuffol , who , equally with every other person , was taken by surprise , and who for a length of time occupied a position antagonistic to that of Radowitz , and who indeed was the Premier dc facto , will continue to remain in office .
The Austrian Government has declined to adopt the proposal of Prussia to convoke the States of Germany to a general conference for the purpose of ettling the differences respecting the constitution or Germany , as appears from a note from Prince Schwarzenburg , to the Berlin Cabinet , bearing date Vienna , September 15 . It is stated that the Austrian Cabinet has lately advised the Pope to assume a more conciliatory bearing towards Sardinia , for , if he do not , the King of Prussia is resolved to adopt Protestantism .
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THE LIND MANIA . The excitement about Jenny land continues as great as ever in New York . Her first concert , on the evening of the 11 th ultimo , realized £ 5200 sterling , and the enthusiasm of the spectators and auditors was almost indescribable . She subsequently presented £ 200 to the Musical Fund Society , which made her a life member in return . MM . Loder and Benedict received similar honour , and M . Benedict , in replying , proclaimed that in Europe he should speak of the New York orchestra as second to none . The fruits of the second concert were £ 4400 . The third
was to take place on the 18 th , when Mademoiselle Lind would sing the " Herdman ' s Mountain Song . " She was living in a quiet , secluded manner at the New York Hotel . She rode out every evening with her cousin and secretary . Invitations of all sorts were constantly coming for her , but she declined the greater number of them . On the night after her first concert , the German Leiderkranz marched in procession to her residence , where they gave her a vocal serenade . After the conclusion thev wnrn invited to Jonnv ' a narlour . and
a committee presented an address to her . Miss Lind listened attentively to the performance , and expressed her sincere thanks for the attention paid to her . She conversed in a friendly manner with the gentlemen , and said , among others , " O Germany ! how beautiful , how charming it is ; but where is its liberty ? Surely , gentlemen , you all wish to return soon to your sweet fatherland , the land of music and of poetry ? " "No , never ! " was the unanimous answer ; " here we feel happy and free—here we will become good citizens . " " Without poesy ?" she asked . «• O Fraulein ! you will find poesy here also . " She finally expressed her desire to see the Leiderkranz perform a chorus in one of her concerts , to which the gentlemen readily assented .
As a specimen of the extravagant style in which New York newspapers speak of the Swedish girl , we quote the following description of the second concert , which took place on the 13 th ultimo : — " By eight o ' clock the vast area of Castle-garden was completely filled , and every effort was made on the part of the management to give perfect satisfaction to the immense mass assembled to hear the great cantatrice . Not less than six thousand persons were present . A vast sea of heads swayed to and fro , sparkling beneath
the starry lights in the firmament of song , here and there thickly sprinkled with the foam of beauty , anxiously expecting the Aphrodite of music to rise amid the waves , while the Tritors , with their horns and sonorous shells , in awkward groups hung around the scene , immediately to be graced by her advent . The introductory music having been performed she appeared , while every wave of humanity trembled with excitement , and the great sea heaved with delight , and ' clapped its hands for joy . ' The goddess of the people stood before them . "
The New York papers state that she has appropriated her share of the profits of the first concert , being at least 10 , 000 dollars , to several charitable institutions in that city . The whole of her receipts in America , according to the Herald , are to be devoted to the establishment of free schools in Sweden and Norway .
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MILITARY DEBAUCHERY . With the exception of the Bonapartist journals , the universal French press is condemning Louis Napoleon's miserable attempts to seduce the soldiery by distributing food and wine among them . The Union affirms that a deliberate attempt is made to seduce the army by marks of attention . "It is caressed , excited , and encouraged to cry , ' Vive Napoleon ! ' ' Vive l'Empereur ! ' in the midst of its libations . " The National treats the affair as a subject for ridicule merely . After the first part of the review on Thursday , it says : —
" Between the acts we had precisely the same interlude as on Sunday . Twelve loaves , twelve sausages , twelve bottles of champagne , and a large bundle of cigars were distributed among every twenty-five men . In afterwards filing past the President , the ardour of the troops was very great ; and on their return to Versailles the observers had an opportunity of settling the question whether the authorities were not wrong in forgetting , when organizing the regimental schools , to consecrate a chapter to the influence of sausages , of cigars , and of
champagne on the appearance of troops when on their march . Besides this , we may state that this sort of exercise is not altogether displeasing to the troops . The only one that has to complain is the cashier of the Elysee ; but M . Fould is so complaisant , that he will find the means of slipping this little supplementary demand among the expenses of the campaign . And why should the Assembly refuse it ? Does it not fall within the system of the presidential policy that Louis Napoleon should be less a warrior than—a restaurateur ? "
The papers in the interest of the President contend that the quantity of wine allowed to each soldier was so small that it could not have been given with a view to intoxicate them . Half a bottle of champagne to each soldier was a very small affair in their eyes . They admit that the officers and subalterns had cold fowls and champagne at the expense of Louis Napoleon , but they say nothing about the sausages and cigars for the common soldiers . The Corsaire was much more bitter in its satire than the National . It compared the Hero of Strasbourg with his uncle , in the following biting article : —
" A salary of fiOO . OOOf . was abundantly sufficient for the expenses of the First Consul , who combined the greatest glory with the simplicity of the manners of Washington . In our days , millions arc not enough for a President . He has already been obliged to extend his hand , which had narrowly escaped being rejected , and soon the emptied box will be presented again . We must do to certain persons the justice to say that they drink healths and smoke with the first comer—private soldier or general , it is all the same to them . Napoleon felt disgust at swillcrs and gluttons as well as at smokers . He was never seen handing a cigar to a soldier , and
during his reviews there was no champagne nor grilled fowls . Ho was not the flatterer of the soldiers , and ho regaled them only with glory . To his troops , when attenuated by hunger , and who cried , * Bread , bread / the young general of the urmy of Italy replied , ' Bread ! before eight days you shall have it , and to spare . ' This uncomfortable consolation was sufficient . That bread so long waited for , came . But , in the meantime , tho enemy appeared . As at Mulpluquct , the bread was cast away , the soldiers rushed into fire , they beat the Austiians , and then returned gaily to cat a morsel of barley bread moistened witU spring water .
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Oct . 5 , 1850 . ] tRfft QLtaiftt . 651
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Leader (1850-1860), Oct. 5, 1850, page 651, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1855/page/3/
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