Spain and England.  Upon this the British General lost all patience, and issued a proclamation, declaring “that the conduct of the Bishop was seditious; that he had forgotten that he was now a subject of Great Britain; and that it was absolutely necessary he should be expelled from the island, and sent to Florida in one of the British ships of war, in order that public tranquillity might be maintained, and that good correspondence and harmony might continue between the new and the old subjects of the King, which the conduct of the Bishop had visibly interrupted.”  The whole of this business presents the English commander in a most contemptible light.  Not content with the six hundred thousand dollars which he had already pocketed, as his share of the spoil, he assumed the part of Bull Beggar toward the Bishop, in the hope that he might extort one hundred thousand dollars more from the Church, for his own personal benefit, for the “donation” was not to go into the common stock; and when his threats failed, he turned tyrant at the expense of a venerable officer of the most ancient of Christian churches.  What an outcry would be raised in England, if an American commander were to make a similar display of avarice and cruelty!

The manner in which the spoil was divided among the conquerors caused much ill-feeling, and not unnaturally.  Lord Albemarle took to himself L122,697 10_s._ 6_d._, and an equal amount was bestowed upon Admiral Pocock.  Lieutenant-General Elliot and Commodore Keppel had L24,539 10_s._ 1_d._ each.  To a major-general was given L6,816 10_s._ 6-1/2_d._ and to a brigadier-general L1,947 11_s._ 7_d._ A captain in the navy had L1,600 10_s._ 10_d._, and an army-captain, L184 4_s._ 7-1/4_d._ And so the sums went on decreasing, until there were paid to the private soldier, L4 1_s._ 8-1/2_d._, and to the ordinary seaman L3 14_s._ 9-3/4_d._ The profit as well as the honor of the expedition all went to the leaders.  What made the matter worse was, that the distribution was made in violation of rules, which were not formed to favor “the common file,” but which would have done them more justice than they received at the hands of Pocock and Albemarle.  After all, no worse was done than what we see daily happen in the world, and the distribution appears to be a practical satire on the ordinary course of human life.

Lord Albemarle was severely censured in England for his manner of assailing the Havana, it being held that he should have attacked the town, which was in an almost defenceless condition, whereas the Morro was strong, and made a good defence, which might have led to the failure of the expedition, and would have done so but for the circumstance that no hurricane happened.  But the general public was satisfied with the victory, and did not trouble itself much about the manner in which it had been gained.  It was right.  Had General McClellan taken Richmond, how many of us would have listened to the military critics who should have been so kind as to show us