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630 THE LEADER. [Saturday,
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NOTES ON THE WAR. Uothjno very definite ...
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Election Matters. In Anticipation Of The...
borough . "We meet weekly , and pay over a small donation in the Treasurer ' s hands which fund will be expended at tiie election in furthering -the interest of the Reform candidates as far as the labours of the People ' s Association may be concerned ; and thus , though feeble may be our efforts , yet we trust the example ¦ will be followed by other bodies , and that for the future liberal principles will be appreciated as tKe' jr merit , without reference to the amount of money the candidate may bring into the field . * ' I remain , yours trvdj , "Peter Bottom , Secretary , " 29 , Water-house-lane . ( Signed on behalf of the Peopk's Association . ) ' To Major-Gen . T . F . Thompson . " " Eliot Vale , Blackheath , July 5 , 1854 . " Sir , —I am in duty bound to come forward if any body calls upon me . Bat , after expending 40007 . in defending the Seat which , in consequence of the re ^ introdnction of bribery by one of the membem ( now unseated } was followed by defeat upon the next occasion , it is hardly necessary for me to say , X will pay nothing beyond the price cf the hustings . " 1 am sure it would t > 9 no more than decency , that the representation of tie town should not be made over to a nominee of the unseated members . You 3 cnbw that t was asked whether I would be that nominee ; and yon know what T sfasttered : trader such circumstances I -will come forward in conjunction with ilobody , though anybody should ; be "welcome to TOte for us ^ and receive , the votes of suck of our friends as approved it in . return . - "It iaalong ; time since the working-classes showed themselves en tho political scene ; and there is nor knowing what tmexpected slrength ' ati effort might produce . In all events , lam :. a £ much as ever , to the extentof my ability , . . , * Their devoted friend and advocate , ( Signed ) T . Perronbt Thompson " Mr . "Peter Botton ; Secretary , ' 29 . Waterhouse-Iane , HulL "
630 The Leader. [Saturday,
630 THE LEADER . [ Saturday ,
Notes On The War. Uothjno Very Definite ...
NOTES ON THE WAR . Uothjno very definite has been communicated this irpek tKraagn the brdindry channels of intelligence re ' specting'the static of the ;\ rat ^ As far as our , own d . rid the I ^ rench troops-are C onc erned , we are entirely ignorant of their special 'whereabouts , except that the larger portion are somewhere between the Balkan and the Danube , and : the smaller portion between the Balkan and the Bosphorus . The same may he said of the Turkish troops . Except a report which ise # ma correct , thai a Turkish divisioa , 25 , 000 ' stroi % , defeated tne Russian rear-guard somewhere South , of Trajan ' s Wall , we have not a- single indication , of their movements . ., , 'With , respect to theliiissians , some slight information enables us to give a sketch of their prptable pqpit-ions . The retreating army lias not abandoned Wallachia , v nor , aa far as we know , has the rearguard quitted Bucharest . The accounts , however , make it probable that the divisions defeated . at Sillstria hare fallen back behind the Salontnrtza river , and takett up positions at Slobbdseja and ITtshitzdnt ; tttat tb . 6 troops from Gliirgevb , and the c ' ojrps uncle * tSeiter & t ! Ll $ randi , hayd inarched liprtri-^ a rd and ' jtake ^ iip a , position ! on the spurs of the Carpathians ^ at Kinjipuia , cdnomunacating witji the left ; wing . on the Saloinnitza , by felojesti . In iliis . position the Russian army covers all the roads to Moldavia ,, and from Kimpina menaces the Ahree passes leading through the Carpathian to Cronetadt , in TGransylyania . Such , it is conjectured , is tho first Russian line of tattle . The second covers a much jnp re exteireive position ; its extreme left occupies tlie Turkish fortresses on the Lower Danube , corainunicating . with Moldavia by (* alo . tz , and extending Whence . in : aserios of postB Qn tUo left bank , of the Seretb , as far as Upper Moldavia , Those , poste n , rp reported to be Birlat , Roman , and Tirgut Forrnos ; the head-quarters of this army are at Jassy , and its advanced posts ate pushed forward to the Oar-^ atHiari ? , ahd . cbmrnunicate with the army of / Waihr' Chia ' bj ; I" 6 TJ ; c"hany . ¦ ¦ • ¦ ^ . It / 'ifiust bo arlihttted that the atsiiosition oP ' tlie Russian forces dbe ^ nqt look liko a retreat bpyond the Pru ' th , but pir ' esents inucli' more the rtppearancQ of a hpstlloirowfc , o , t once towards tine allies , and tlio Austrian frontier , 3 Nor are these the only Hostile pp & ffiont pf tlio KdssSnn forces . A third army fiWotbhes cortipletely round the frontier of-Gallicia ; a strong division is posted in Podolin , in direct com :-municatipn with tho Moldavian army ; porhopa a utill stronger division , which may be called tho right wing ( speaking Qn a grand scale ) , rests , on tho for .. tread of Zamosc , in the palatinate of Lublin . It must be remarked , however , that tiieso diviaions are teaUy separate armies , although tliey may readily combine their operations . It rosults from tho d . SapdBition of tho military strength of Russia , that sliouia Austria ; bq really in enrnost , she will be tho fltfat to feel the war , for tho Russinh forces overlap her eastern and , liqrtll-eastern frontiers , and command all tho great Unep of operation . But it remains to be seen , wjhat offbet the Austrian army of occupation in WaUachia will produce upon tho vast Held Of war .
The Baltic. Napier Oit Cronstadt. The Ne...
THE BALTIC . NAPIER OIT CRONSTADT . The new disposition of the Baltic fleet is important . Admiral Corry , -with the sailing ships , and one or two screw frigates of both nations , is left off Helsengfors to watch the Russian fleet there , and fight them if they will . On the 22 rid , Admiral Napier , accompanied by Vice-Admiral Parseval Deschenes , proceeded tip the Gulf of Finland . The English squadron consisted of the Duke of Wellington , Royal George , St . Jean d'Acre , Princess Royal , Blenheim , Edinburgh , Majestic , Nile , Caesar , Cressy , James "Watt , Hogue , Imperieuse , Desperate , Penelope , Magicienne , Gorgon , and Lightning . On the 24 th , they anchored off the island of Lesskar , about twenty or thirty miles from Cronstadt . The Desperate had a shot at a Russian steamer which seemed to
advance in observation . It was expected that Cronstadt would be attacked . The Journal de St . Petersbourg , of the 30 th of June , contains the following notice pf the Chief pf the Police , published by itie Emperor's prder ^ with a view to calm the minds of the n ' eople : — " The enemy ' s fleet , amounting to thirty sail , appeared oh , the 25 th of Jtinre about twenty miles from Cronstadt- On the 27 tu several steam-ve 3 seis of war approached the lighthouse- near the island of Cronstadt , but up to the' present time the enemy has shown no disposition to attack Cronstadt , where every measure has been taken to receive them . " / BOSlAKstoND . ' The Times publishes an account of the attack oh the fortress at the Bpuiarsund ia the islands of Alahd : —^
"On the 21 s ^ Tof June the Heola , Captain Hall , the Valorous , Captain Buckle , and the Odin , Captain Scott , paddle steamers , undertook thei difncult southerly passage between the Aland isles towards Bomarsund . ' ' About five o ' clock a large round tower appeared in sight , situate upon an elevated / position ^ -with two-thirds of its guns ia 1 the casemates ; and in- a short time another of a similar description , upon a still higher point of elovatcd ground : a h ' tttelawer down , on the same shore , a semicircular fort : with-80 guns mounted thereon ,, of which two-thirds w « re also casemated . Sidewards lay . a third tower , on the extreme high point of the island of iPosto . The Hecla opened . the cannonade against the fort * which returned it after a qnarter of an hour ' s delay , when the conflict became general . The
English ships moved in a circle at their approach direoting their shot and sheila with great precision . About 0 o ' clock a small battery , p laced on the border of a Wood to the left of the fort , and mounting sis gum of the horse artillery , supported by sharpshooters , opened a hot fire upon the steamers , which was answered with immediate effect . / Several bombs fell close in front of this battery , which upon two occasions was deserted b y the artillerymen in consequence ; but fresh troops continually rushed to the guns with great courage , and determination , while the riflemen maintained a constant fire . A bomb with burning fuze lit upon the deck of theHccla ; a young midshipman , named Lucas , with great coolness , caught it up , and threw it in the water before it exploded .
" At 7 o ' clock tins battery was silenced , and deserted by tho men . The English vessels then cast anclior in the rorids in front of tho fortress , and continued their bombardment of it and tho tower on the opposite side . Tho fira wns replied to at ahoj t intervals , from the forts ; but almost alltlip Kuasian balls |« 11 short of the vessels . About 10 o ' clock p . m . fice in tho magazine , in the further part of the fortress , an < I within tlio fortress itself , appeared to have brolcon out , an < l was hii , ilc'd by three loud cheers from the sliijbs' crews . Afler the lapso of half an hour , fire was seen to the right of tho fir 3 t-namecl . place , which appeared to extend itaclF quickly ; at the samo moment a shell from the Valor 6 ua passed through the roof of tlie fortress , whore it exploded , upon which . Cuptain Hall throw out tlio signal ' Bravely done , Valorous , ' which was nnaworud with a hurrah . •' At ip ' clock ^ n . m . j . on the 22 nd , tho Britishceased firing , WpJghed anchor ,, and passed tUrongh , tl » o souUiern Rinnoon their rotusQ . One mun on loard the Hcclti » nd two on hoard . tho Pdin vror ^ sliglitlY , vfoundqil , but norio lulled . Enqh of the yosssel j was hit s « v « ral times by ^ tlio ajiota of tnb enemy , one of which went through tlio pncldlebbs of tho Hocla . Another report mentions four woutidca , nn & thn , t sbvOn ' sWa had hit the Hccln ; and that all tho mngnainca inBomarsnnd had been , burnt down . Captain Hall i-ecoi-ved on tho 22 nd an order to join Admiral . ' Napier , from which circumstance some decisive operation is supposed , to bo contemplated . A fishernjftn wholmd . managodto cheapo , fvom the Aland i » l « a to the Faro Sounrl ghewe , stated t ) mt on the , 2 J , » t ho had heard u eannonu ^ in tlip direction of Baro Sound , and had seen a conflagration on tl » o Finniah oouet . " It ia atated that tho Bomursiuul f < yrt has subsequently been entirely destroyed by tho ships . A SAIX , OU ' S IjKTTKR . " Bar © Sound , Finland , Juno 21 . Dear Sir , —I have just road your kind letter , and I humbly bep purdon to nnawor it at onco , although it ) ia paat time at night , and I am witing 1 on tho uppur deck . Dear Sir , I rnnefc toll you wo nro utuloi" Bailinf ; orders for to go to flea to-inorrow . Woarogoing to blookado l {« vcl , a port about forty milctt aUovo here . Tho wholo ncot iu lying hero , with tlio exception of Admiral l'lumrldgo'fl oquudron . TJio wholo iloot in tlio linoBt tlmt over was auou l » y tl »« oldeotituun living , To sou Iho iinplumontn of doatriiotiou on suoh n Bcalo , it really looku eoinuthing awful grand . Tlioy uro tUo
finest ships that men can build . I wish you could have the beautiful view tliis evening . Ths sun is getting low over the trees ; on shore it really is splendid . Thank God , you are not here , for this is no place for you , Sir . Here we are , like dogs tied by the neck , all ready to fight when let go . To-day we have bad a hard day's work . Admiral Chads had us all on shore , with our gunboats and iield-pieces and marines , to exercise . We have had a very hot day . What with the heat of the powder and the sun , it made us sweat pretty fair . But , thank God , we are all returned on board without any accident . To tell you , Sir , what we hear , Sir ( but I don't know that it is altogether true , although we expect it every day )— -we hear the whole fleet is going some day this week to engage Sweaborg , the entrance to Helsingfors . It is a very strong place to take * It has three batteries , mounting altogether 800 guns , and 12 sail
men-ofwar lme-of-battle ships . So you see , Sir , we have our work cut out for us to-do ; but we shall do it , with the blessing of God . The Vulture is just arrived to our Admiral with the melancholy news of losing 28 men killed , and a great many wounded . The Vulture and some other of Plumriage ' s squadron engaged the port up the Gulf , They got possession , and took some merchant shipping out of the port without much loss , and two days after the Vulture went on shore , not far from the same place , . to , get some water . The men were all on shore , hard at work , and some of the steamers' paddle boats were sent to protect them ; but the Russians came down by hundreds and murdered the poor fellows like dogs . The boat went in and fired at the troops , w 3 ien a Russian guhboAt' that liad been lying in a creek , with six guns , the iirsfc time she lived at our uoor fellows thev lulled one lien ..
tenant , two midshipmen , and 12 men . TLen they were forced to give ¦ in by being overpowered . They have bst altogether . about 60 men killed , and a . gr . eat many wounded . TneWhole fleet is raving mad to have ; revenge . The whole fleet want to be at it , and settle the dispute ; but our Admiral has something in the wind that makes him so quiet . We expect he will break loose every day . We are going to leave the fleet in the ntorfling . ; ' but we shall be close to the place of action ; so it is very likely by the timo 3 'ou get this Sweaborg will be ho more , nor any of its shipping . I hope to have the pleasure of fetching som » of them to Sheerness , to show you all what we can do But I must come to a conclusion , for I can scarce keep my eyes open , for I am . very tired . But I must tell you , Sir ,
. 1-thought'of you . most of any time on Easter Sunday ; it blew a bitter gale of wind , and the snow and ice was fit to cut . my pooriaceto pieces , for I was at the wheel for twa hours , from , G to 8 in the morning . Another day was the 6 th of May , a sorrowful day for us , for we lost one of our young men , off our topsail yard . Poor fellow ! I do not know if you recollect him , but he was the young man that went with poor ——r s widow to the grave when we buried him . They called , him , and a smart young man lie was . I was irt the- greatest of danger fcr 3 . 0 minutes ; but thank God . He Bpared our lives for this time , and I hopo it will be a warrung to us for the future . I often think of many remarks I heard you . make , and many passages in the Bible I , could point out . They are a very great comfort to me ,, particular of a niglit , when walking the deck alone . This } s the only time for me to meditate . I often run my thoughts as far as , and think of and trust to
days gone by . I hope -God they will rtturn : He onl y knows . I am afraid I shall have many ups and dbwnfr before tlmt time : But never mind , Sir , I must not begin to think of home .. Here we are , and ire must do oiir duty , and trust to Providence to protect U 3 . We all send our kind respects to yoa ^ and Mrs . ~ - ~ and family . Most happy wo was to hoar the children was well . I hope and trust the babes may be as good as the father ; this is my prayer . I cannot write much about women and children for it makes me anything but comfortable ; and bo , Sir- f shall conclude , wishing you maybe so . kind as to tell my and —— 's wife we ate all well arid hearty . You . inust excose my writing ; I have had a very bad-thumb , « nd I can scarce hold the pen , so I must givo over and-go to bed ; So good night , and may God bless you and Mrs . and the children is tho prayer of " Youc obedient nnd humble servant . " Tho Rev . * ' » it » * * * , ;
Tho Following Ia N List Of Tho British A...
Tho following ia n list of tho British and French ships in the Baltic : — ENcii-isu amrs-Screw Line qfjSattlo Ships . Ganfc Guns JEuryalns ... ... ... 51 Duke of Wellington ( flag Penelope ... 22 ofSirO . Nftpier ) ... 181 Odin ... to Royal Georgtf 120 Bulldog g St . Jenn d'Acie . 101 Vulture' g James Watt . u . ... 01 Rosamond c Nile . ' .. , 91 Basilisk < j IViucoBpRoyfll , 91 Amphion 34 Orosnr Ql Gruizor ... ... iq Giwsy 80 Archer ... ... 14 Majestic 9 i Desporato « Edinburgh ( flag ofl ~ Ad- Conllict « n ) irnlOlmd ») CO Valorous jg Hoguo CO Magioionno iq Blenheim ... CO Dragon q Ai » x GO Driver "' . c Sailing tene of Jiattlo Ships . Hocla (; 3 S [ optwno ( lltig . of Admiral Gorgon '" g Corry ) 120 Alban ] . ' . 4 St . Gcorgo 120 Porcupine 3 Cumberland 70 Lightning q l ^ osou vvon 70 __~_ Stow * ' «* Total guns ... 2045 PnncoKcRont , 90 Steam Qun Boats . Steam / ' ngniea and Slaop # , * Pigmy t I / a ( ^* , , Ouckoo Loopara ( JIhk ol Admiral Zophyr PlumriOgo ) 18 . Otter Iinperlauflo 01 Hospital Ship kxmgixnt 4 G JJolkialo .
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Leader (1850-1860), July 8, 1854, page 6, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_08071854/page/6/
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