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GENERAL SIR DE LACY EVANS. DEPUTATION FR...
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Scraps From The Camp. Lord Raglan Was In...
sacks , ^ nearlyiJllost o ^ damag ^ ^ renamelessT Some of our fellows have got good snbstitates for & mau > in the shape of cuirasses , which they got XrthTbattles of Balaklava and Inkennan . I . am now with the exception of some bread * nearly fifty hours without food ; it is that and the chilly damp weather lying under tents , instead of snug wooden huts like the French , that-creates fevers , dysentery , diarrhoea , and causes such a frightful mortality , doing more deadly work than the swords of the enemy . " ' The Strength (?) of . a Brigade . —I will tell you the strength of one brigade , so you may judge of their loss : —» ¦ ... - The Rifles * 63 d ... ... ••• 12 46 th ... " 175
68 th ... — 1 » 4 Sunsets . —We have usually magnificent sunsets , the whole western sky showing a contrast of the dullest purple with the most brilliant yellowish green . At this time the Black Sea merits well its name . Black and inhospitable it appears , indeed , till it is lost in the deep shadowy clouds , and all the more so from the contrast with its own snow-clad cliffs . Cool Statements . — "We feel our little wood fire in our hut a great luxury , notwithstanding the smoke , which makes our eyes water and keeps us in a perpetual sneeze . It is still very severe weather , freezing hard , and the whole face of the country is ice and snow . When
outside the hut my moustache is always a stiff frozen mass , and icicles occasionally form at the tip of my nose . The sides of our hill now resemble a glacier , and animal warmth cannot be obtained without the most active efforts . The cold is felt awfully in the trenches , and on the first night of the frost 150 men of the Light Division alone had to leave them . The thermometer has been frequently 17 deg . Fahrenheit , and yesterday morning , when the earth was somewhat " aired" by occasional sun-glimpses , was at 21 deg . Icicles . the largest size encircle the inside of our dwelling , a d give it somewhat the air of a transparent miniature edition of the Temple of Theseus .
An Excited Captain . —There is a story gr lg that the captain of a powder-ship , "in a moment of exciter ment , " began firing his pistols against the bulkheads Jt > f his cabin the other day ; . If this event had : come off , Balaklava would have disappeared—ships , houses , and all—and the gully would have become foirthe time a mere large piece of ordnance , to blow them out to sea and into the plain . New Commissariat Arrangements .- —As a newlyarrived and freshly-mounted officer , was riding _ along _ one of the narrow paths to the camp , he called out to a man who was toiling along with a sack of biscuit on his shoulders , the last of a long file similarly engaged , "Nowj then , soldier , out of the way , if you please . " The man turned his head round , and , with an expression I never shall forget , exclaimed , " Sojer , indeed ! Faix , we ' re no aojers ! we ' re only poor broken-down ould commissariat mules' "
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Miscellaneous Facts. Deductions For .Toe...
MISCELLANEOUS FACTS . Deductions for . toe Sick and . Wounded .- —Mr . Sidney Herbert , in the House of Commons , said that the sick and wounded had only 3 £ d . per diem deducted from their pay . It is a mistake ; the sick are mulcted in 9 d . and the wounded in 4 £ d . Price of Preserved Meats . —A letter from the camp says that preserved meat costs from 2 s . to 5 s . per pound . Mr . Gamble , of Cork , writes to the Times , saying that his offer to sell such articles ( meats , soups , & c . ) at from 7 d . to 9 d . per pound was refused . The Library at Sebastopol . —The Journal de St . PiUrsbourg announces that the Czar has given 25 , 000 roubles to the officers of the Black Sea fleet , to repair the damage caused by the explosion of a bomb in the library of the fleet at Sebastopol .
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- INCIDENTS . The Lord Chamberlain's liberal gift of 3000 bottles of Scotch whisky and two tons of potted meats , for the Highland brigade serving in the Crimea , have been just shipped for Balaklava direct . Shooting a Deserter . —A working party at one of the batteries missed a comrade . They perceived him quietly making for the Russian lines , and , on being called to , he set off at a good run . A private named Phillips , however , managed to shoot him . The deserter was a well-known troublesome fellow .
The Tenth Hussars. A Letter From The Doc...
THE TENTH HUSSARS . A letter from the dockyard at Bombay says that the preparations for the transport of this fine regiment to the Crimea are being carried on with the utmost rigour , although Rear-admiral Sir H . Leeke , who superintends , is not on the ' . ' active list . " The celerity is said to beat that of Portsmouth out of the field—or rather the harbour . It is rumoured thut the Viceroy of Egypt is making great preparations for the arrival of the regiment , which . is expected this month , and that he . insists on bearing all the expense himself .
New Order Of Military Merit. Thb Duke Of...
NEW ORDER OF MILITARY MERIT . Thb Duke of Newcastle has announced that it is the intention of her Majesty to institute a cross of military merit , which shall be applicable to all ranks of the army , from the general in command to the youngest private in the ranks . The principle to be adopted in the distribution of this honourable distinction will be adjudication by jury , composed of persons holding a rank similar to that of the soldier or officer whose name shall be given in as deserving the decoration .
Arrival Of The Duke Of Cambridge. H R.H....
ARRIVAL OF THE DUKE OF CAMBRIDGE . H R . H . the Duke of Cambridge landed at Dover on Tuesday . The Royal standard floated from the Admiralty Pier , and other points in the town ; and such demonstrations as the short notice would allow to be made were observed . A guard of honour of the Staffordshire Militia , under the command of Major Inge , was in attendance , besides the Mayor , the corpo ration , and other local authorities . The interchange of civilities between his Royal Highness and the gentlemen assembled was the signal for a shout from the multitude who had congregated , and amid vociferous cheers , the booming of a Royal salute from the Drop Redoubt , and the strains of military music , the gallant Duke set foot again upon the soil of England . Notwithstanding the extreme severity of the weather , a great number of ladies had assembled , and their greeting formed not the least interesting of the demonstrations that were so genera ll y displaye . On arriving at the Ship Hotel , a deputation presented an address of sympathy and congratulation , to which his Royal Highness
replied : " Mr . Mayor and Gentlemen ,- —I thank you for . the gratification you have rendered me in presenting me with the present address . I assure you that any inconvenienience or discomfort which I have experienced in the Crimea has been amply repaid by the bravery of the troops . All a general can do is to lead ; and my humble services have been given cheerfully ; but it has not been a war of generalship— the campaign has been d soldiers ' j and nothing but a soldiers' campaign . Led on as they have been by their indomitable , courage , these troops have performed prodigies of valour ; and I can assure you a finer set of fellows do not exist in the world than the men who are fighting the battles of Britain in the Crimea , and who have done everything ^ in their power to sustain the honour of their country . Mr ; Mayor and Gentlemen , I again thank you . " ( Loud cheers . ') The Duke was welcomed at the London terminus with marked respect and sympathy .
General Sir De Lacy Evans. Deputation Fr...
GENERAL SIR DE LACY EVANS . DEPUTATION FROM THE CITY OF WESTMINSTER . On Thursday , a deputation of electors of the City of Westminster waited , by appointment , on Sir De Lacy Evans , at his residence in Bryanstone-square , for the purpose of presenting an address of sympathy witlrhisTecent-actionSirand -congratulations on ~ hjs return from the Crimea . Mr . Prout addressed Sir De Lacy in suitable terms , and then read the address which commented carefully on those details of the war in which the gallant general had taken an active command , and expressed perfect satisfaction with his conduct throughout . Sir De Lacy Evans then replied in along speech , which was interrupted occasionally by his strong emotions . After thanking them all very heartily for their sympathy , he adverted to the long time that his constituents had known and approved him , and to the period of a former campaign which many persons had called dishonourable service . He thanked them for the unanimity with which they had absolved him from his Parliamentary duties , and thought he had met with unparalleled confidence .
He considered the present address was also expressive of gratitude to his companions—a young and inexperienced array , which had displayed the utmost bravery and devotion . He would never cease to think with affection and gratitude of all his comrades of the Second Division . Many were dead—it was the fortune of war—but the sympathy so generally expressed would cheer the survivors . He was an old man , and his health had broken down under the hard work . He had heard also that General
Pennefnther , his-successor , a man twelve years younger , had also been incapacitated for some time through the I same cause . It was not for him to offer any comment on the conduct of the war , but he wished to say that the disastrous hardships lately described were not felt nor seen to such au extent while he was in the ' camp . The war was a great contest , perfectly necessary and justifiable ; and he hoped it would be carried on with vigour to a victorious end . He thanked his parliamentary colleague , Sir John Shelley , for some kind remarks which he ( Sir John ) then made . Sonio of the papers called the officers old " superannuated fellows , " whilst others called them "ignorant young fellows . " It , was impossible to please everybody . Ho hoped for improvement and
good results . The gallant general concluded by lamenting the present ministerial crisis , which might have the effect of interfering with public business at the most urgent and critical moment . . The reply was received with great congratulation , and the deputation withdrew . . . mi ¦ J __ 11 _ -. 4 . : mam aw a 1 Ann Al . * J 3 — Jl L .
Mr Sidney Herbert And The "Penin-* Sular...
MR SIDNEY HERBERT AND THE "PENIN-* SULAR WAR . " Sir William Napier has written to the Times on the subject of Mr . Sidney Herbert ' s quotations from the " Peninsular War . " He says :- ^ " Mr . Sidney Herbert , when quoting passages from my ' History of the Peninsular War , * showing the bad condition of the British army after Talavera , forgot an important consideration—namely , that the troops had been marching for months , had traversed a great part of Portugal and Spain , and their exhaustion and sufferings arose from Spanish civil mismanagement and breach of promises ; answering precisely to the civil mismanagement and breach of promises by the Duke of Newcastle and Mr . Sidney Herbert .
* ' Mr . Sidney Herbert spoke of the sufferings having arisen from the ignorance of the regimental colonels of brigade duties ; and of the brigadiers of divisional duties , and so on . What amazing ignorance in his auditors he must have calculated upon when he ventured that remark . The duties of those officers are to protect their troops from surprises , and to fight them well in battle . Have they not done so ? It is their duty , also , to report when their soldiers are not clothed and fed . Have they not done so ? But when was it ever their duty , in any army , to find stores , and provisions , and transports ? That is the duty of the Commissariat , and the Commissariat is a branch of the Treasury , under the control of the Duke of Newcastle and Mr . Sidney Herbert .
" Nor was it more true * or just , or grateful to say that the British soldier does not know how to take care of himself . I say he does . I say he is as intelligent and as full of resources , ay ! more so , -when he has served a campaign , than the soldiers of any other nation , though he cannot keep himself warm in snow without clothes , nor roast green coffee without fuel , nor find fuel on bare rocks , nor support life on quarter-rations with quadruple trench work , and the Jabour of Commissariat mules to remedy the CommisSary ^ Generars inefticjencyj' *
Continental Notes. The Following Is A Tr...
CONTINENTAL NOTES . The following is a translation of the secret despatch of the Austriait Government to the States of the German Confederation : — ( Confidential . ) " Vienna , January 14 , 1855 . " We may still consider the adhesion of Prussia to the alliance concluded by the treaty of the 2 nd of December as a probable eventuality , and for its part the Imperial Government will always consider it a duty to do everything in its power to put an end ( one way or another ) to the differences which , to its regret , unhappily now exist between the two great German Powers . " If the hope of seeing Prussia adhere to the alliance should be realised , the complete and sincere concurrence of the two Powers in the quality of German Federal Powers would thereby be assured .
" Experience , however , bids us extend our provisions to the case th « t Prussia should attempt longer to persist in her policy of indecision , and should even attempt to act at Frankfort in a manner to thwart our propositions upon the necessity of the Confederation being prepared for war . 41 In such case , the Imperial Government would onry the more resolutely desire to pursue , with the support of the other German Governments , the path traced by the Federal Constitution as regards the manner in which this great question ought to be considered , and it would regard itself as neglecting one of the most sacred duties of its mission in Germany if it did not endeavour above all things to attain that the Confederation should take constitutional resolutions , and if , for its own part , it was not perfectly ready to take upon itself the consequences of those resolutions .
" Therefore , at a moment when our confederates will have to decide upon their participation in events perhaps decisive for the destinies of Germany , we cannot hesitate in putting the question to them , confidentially , as to how they will act in the case of being resolved to go in accordance with us , should a conformable resolution not be obtained in the Federal Assembly . " We do not hesitate openly to ask our confederates if , in that case , they will grant sufficient confidence to Austria to join her destinies ; and if , in case all our eirdeavours to obtain a solid and sure peace should fail , Austria may , in- the most extreme eventuality , equally count upon their active co-operation .
" The Imperial Court would , in such case , give tho most solemn assurances to guarantee their territorial possessions and position against every eventuality , and , moreover , to grant them their share of , advantages resulting from the war in proportion to the number of troops employed . In exchange , Austria must put the condition that a body of troops , to be determined upon , should bo at once made ready for service , and claim that , [ here comes tho name of the Government of the
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Leader (1850-1860), Feb. 3, 1855, page 8, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_03021855/page/8/
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