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December 9, 1854.] THE LEADER. 1155
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DESTRUCTIVE STORM IN THE BLACK SEA. From...
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THE ATTACK IN THE PACIFIC. Tub following...
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A Prompt Supply op » Navvies . " — On the day appointed for the selection of navvies for the Crimea the temporary offices in the Waterloo-road were ¦ crowded to excess from an early hour . The selection commenced at eleven o'clock , and , notwithstanding that each applicant had to produce testimonials of ability and steadiness , in about three hours the contractors had obtained a sufficient number . At half-past two o ' clock the office doors were closed , and . the following notice posted : — " No more men are required . "
PttrM Pudding for the Akiit . —The ladies of Warrington and its vicinity are earnestly requested to prepare all the plum puddings they can by this day week , when they will be told where to send them to in the next Guardian , preparatory to being sent out with the rector ' s next despatch of boxes to the Crimea . They should be well boiled , and the cloths left on . — Warrington Guardian . Difficulties at Head Quarters . —The' correspondent of the Horning Chronicle , in the Crimea , says : —
" Long before this letter reaches you you will know much more than we do of what here is generally spoken of as the ' row of the Duke of Cambridge . ' His Royal Highness is now on board ship , bound for Constantinople , and , as some say , for England . It is asserted that he quarrelled with the Commander-in-Chief in consequence of the battle of the 5 th . The Duke resented the manner in which the Guards were cut up , and it is asserted he said some very smart words to Lord Raglan about the manner in which , the Guards and the second division were left exposed to the assault of the Russian army . "What Lord Raglan repliedis not known , but the end of it was ( thus is it whispered in the camp ) , th-at the Duke went off in high dudgeon , intending to proceed , to England and tell them all' about Lord Raglan and the army . '" Has General JBentinek come over about this ?
Love or Wu—a Hard Choice .- —A good deal of anxiety exists at Ballinasloe , amongst the peasantry , with respect to the militia , many of them dreading a conscription . It having been promulgated In a neighbouring county , that all married men are free from the ballot , many a beardless youth is making preparation to become a Benedict . In sonie quarters , however , there is sufficient enthusiasm to preclude the necessity for a " draw . " The Irish girls must have altered very much if they encourage such poltroonery .
The Electeec Light and the War . —A correspondent , noticing in the accounts , both Russian and English , which reach us from Sevastopol , that the damage inflicted on the defences of the town is being to a considerable extent speedily repaired under cover of night , suggests that the electric light is capable of sufficiently illuminating the works of the enemy at a far greater distance than exists between the two positions . He says by means of a simple lantern reflector and tube a jet of light could be thrown on any spot of the enemy ' s works , keeping our own position in complete darkness , and by the same means that
the damage is done could its repair be prevented . — Daily News . Wooden Houses for . the Crimea .-VThe first shipment of wooden huts was made from Southampton on Sunday . Various other vessels will be ready immediately . Each house or hut is capable of accommodating- twenty-five men , including every thing requisite to complete them , such as an iron stove for each house , window sashes , and a large supply of ironmongery and carpenters' tools . Instructions for the erection of the houses are pasted on the cases in which the window sashes are packed .
• Mohb Nurses . — French Sympathx . — Fifty nurses for the hospital of the East arrived at Boulogne , en route for Marseilles . An excellent dinner , ¦ wines , & c , was ready for them at the Hotel des Bains , but us before , the proprietor and his servants refused to reccivo a single sou , and this generous conduct was marked with every kindly feeling and attention ; tho sumo liberal display of good nature was oxperieneed from the Custom-houso authorities and the Chamber of Commerce .
Winter Cjxmuua i-or tub Troopb . —Messrs . Almond have completed the following contract with the Ordnanco for the army in tho East : —44 , 000 fur cloaks , 44 , 000 fur caps ( helmots ) , 44 , 000 fur gauntlots ( gloves ) , 44 , 000 waterproof capes , 44 , 000 long boots ( cow-liido material ) , 41 , 000 suits of inner clothing , 44 , 000 pairs of loggings , 10 , 000 suits of fur clothing for officers . Wo should $ ay that 44 , 000 of our follows will huvo difficulty in moving their limbs .
Yacht Supplies I'on Tin : Crimea .. —Lord Bluntyro has chartered a bark to carry supplies to our countrymen in tho Crimea , lie has frivon every coiKioivttblo description of comforts , including' n largo supply of ontmoal for porridgo . lie suggests that hair mattresses und pillows would bo moat valunblo for tlio wounded , and oflbra to despatch any thut may l ) u forwarded , by his own vossul . A Dkbiihcuatum . —A commercial agency hus been advertised to supply a regular stonm communication twice a , month between Constantinople ) und tlie fleet
and camp at Balaklava . The screw steamer Jjttcerne is to be despatched from Liverpool for the purpose on the 20 th inst . Upon Whom will , xhe Mantle of Lord Raglas Fall ?—This great question is doubtful ; but we are enabled to say that his great coat has already fallen on an experienced thief , who purloined it on its w « v to the railway station from the London tailors . . Was v . Patriotism . —The Society of Friends , notwithstanding their repugnance to war under any circumstances , have been earnest supporters of the Patriotic Fund .
Charity Goes Abroai > . —The Journal de St . Petersbourg states that thirty-one Sisters of Charity have left Moscow to devote themselves to the care of the wounded Russians in the Crimea . Their expenses are paid by the Grand Duchess Helena . They are accompanied by their superior and a chaplain . A SuceBSsPtri , Institution . —The inmates of the London Reformatory Institution for Adult Males having no money , fasted for one day , and gave the value of their provisions to the Patriotic Fund . They devoted the evening to prayer .
Wkeck of the Charlotte Troop-ship . —The Charlotte , bound for Calcutta , with a detachment of the 27 th . Regiment on board , has been wrecked in Algoa Bay . In a brisk gale she parted her anchor , and made signals for assistance , but the harbourmaster was unable to render any . The second anchor parted , and the vessel raprdly drifted on the rocks . Nearly all the crew perished ; but most of the troops were saved . In all 117 lives were lost . Mk , Sidxey Herbert on the Troots . — At a Patriotic Fund Meeting of the inhabitants of St . Paul ' s , Knightsbridge , tire Secretary at War was present , and bore testimony to the moral character of the British army . In moving the first resolution , Mr . Sidney Herbert said : —•
" There could be no doubt that in all armies there was a feeling , which was shared in both ~ b y officers and men , of indifference of life ; but in the present campaign the warmest feeling of attachment to each other had been shown by all , and the strictest order and discipline had been followed out . He was looking but a few days since over the late Duke of Wellington ' s despatches relative to the Peninsular campaigns , and one of his chief complaints was the total want of discipline , and the outrageous brutalities committed , by his army , 'which nothing but the greatest severity could put an end to . Let them turn to the army now hi the Crimea , and compare it in this respect with that in the Peninsula
The army under Lord Raglan was , as he was informed by an officer who had just arrived from the seat of war , an army withotit a crime , with great order , with no complaints , and with no . bad conduct , and the office of judge-advocate was a perfect sinecure . There was no doubt that much of this was to l ) e attributed to the Duke of Wellington himself , who bad left the army in the highest state of self-control . He had seen a letter from tho lady who had gone out to take charge of the sick and wounded , which stated' that in her progress through tho various hospitals , which extended over a distance of four miles , she had not heard a single word unfit for a lady to hear , nor a single complaint . "
December 9, 1854.] The Leader. 1155
December 9 , 1854 . ] THE LEADER . 1155
Destructive Storm In The Black Sea. From...
DESTRUCTIVE STORM IN THE BLACK SEA . From Monday morning the loth ult ., to the Thursday afternoon following , the most terrible storm ever known in that region was raging in the Black Sea . The principal damage necessarily occurred off Eupatoria and Balaklava , but the storm extended even to Constantinople , where tho mosque of Sultan Achmed lost three minarets . The result is the loss of at least thirty-five vessels , and the partial injury of many more . We extract some parts of the letter from the Morning Chronicle correspondent at Eupatoria : —
"Iho night of tho 13 th , though lowering , gave no sign of tho approaching storm , for it wus almost a culm in tho middle watah ; but about half-past six in tho morning tho sky darkened , nnd a heavy squall burst forth from tho 3 . S . W . ; second anchors wero immediately let go , and cvory precaution taken to prevent disaster . Tho gale i ' ruHhonod , and nhortly after oight , a succession of terrible disasters followed each other in quick succession . Fortunately tho Hhore in the neighbourhood of tho river in torniinntcd by a MR . ii . dy beach , hanco horawo have not had to doploro tho Iosh of life as woll nn property . shcIh
" Numerous vo . were soon stranded , but tlio wove got to hIioi-o . Hordes of < 3 osnnokH and cavalry hovorud round tho wrecks , and , an each of tho mnajlur vohhoIh wero thrown up , woro noon occupied in examining what , tho chances of tlie sea nnd war had sent thorn . Wo could hou thti French sailora lud « id" towardw' Holmstopol with horseman bc /' oio and behind them . In ( , 1 m course of tho morning tho transports on flhoro mndo signals of disti'OBH U > the admiral , who ordered tho Fury to wciyh sl » o , however , signalled that communication wuw yot iinpun .-iiblo on account of tho nurl '; but in tho afternoon tho hou had gone down HiUftaiontly to attempt thoir relief , although tho effort , wan still attended with much danger . Tlio CoNHudsH had been busy during thu day , and they iikkIo oiio or two ( Utomptu < tvon to swim ofT to our transmits , but were carried luck by tho surf , aided by «
on boats , killing a man belonging : to the Queen . This fire -was immediately returned from the steamer , and they at once scurried off . Henri Quatre parted after the force of the gale -was spent ; but when the 86 a was at its heaviest , shortly after six in the evening , she went on shore without any damage , and no doubt might have been recovered in better times . The Egyptian line-of-battle ship is a perfect wreck ; she also stranded during the night . The Sea Nymph foundered during a heavy squall in the day . Besides this , we have heard of but two lives lost in all . The enemy took advantage of the gale by advancing on Eupatoria with about 6000 cavalry and twelve field-pieces ; they were , however , warmly received with such a heavy fire , both of guns and rockets , that they retired -with a loss of atoout a hundred killed and wounded . Our loss amounted to only two men wounded .
fired the knock or trwo on the head from our merchant sailors , who by no meaas relished the idea of a Christmas in S ^ baa * - topol . One gentleman , in a carriage , drove down to thfe beach , near the Tyrone , and in good English exlMtfteA the sailors to make a trial of Muscovite forbearance . * We too , ' said he , suiting the action to the words , bm hearts as well as the English . ' I will not give the reply in extenso , suffice it to say , it was what somebody calls 4 John Bull's great ^ everlasting no , ' accompanied by soiae strong adjectives . No fire had been opened on theenensy daring the day from the fleet , and it was determined not to do so till they proceeded to overt acts of hostility . About few p . m . volunteer boats from the Queen Rodney , London , and some steamers , pulled in , and the Firebrand got under weigh to cover them . On seeing them approaching , the Cossacks drew up on the cliff , and
' There has been as yet but one communication from Balaklava , but we bear fearful things -of the damage done there . The Prince , with all the soldiers' warm , clothing ( she had previously landed the troops ) , another transport with a large quantity of Minie * ammunition , another ^ vith hay for the troops—eight vessels lost ; Retribution , Negro , Vesuvius severely damaged , and , -worst of all , 300 lives lost , are the naked details of this terrible story . It has been determined to abandon Eupatoria , and orders have been sent thither to destroy the Henri Quatre . The gale appears to have injured the Russian breakwater at the entrance of Sebastopol , as they sank another two-decker in the same position as the otheTs . "
The following is from the Times correspondent : " Sucn has been thefate of some of the splendid transports before the Katcha , all first-class ships , and worth upwards of 15 , 000 ? . a piece . The men-of-war , whose habit of making periodical and careful scrutiny of theix cables has here proved of such advantage , rode out the gale with but trifling damage . Topgallantmasts were all sent down , topmasts well stayed , and three anchors let go . Some of them dragged , however , very considerably . The Rodney was not far off the ground , and the Marengo and Britannia were at one time in very dangerous proximity . Floods of water inundated their decks , and Jthe old Britannia was kept pumping for eleven
hours , The Turkish admiral lo . st two of his masts , and three French line-of-ba ttle ships their rudders . The London also lias received some damag-e . The whole shore off the Katcha is strewn with wreck , casks , spars bodies of men and horses , and prowling detachments of the Cossacks . I regret to say that the hulks of the Kodaley and the Ganges have been act fire to in a moat mysterious manner . This is greatly to be regretted ; although all the ships are ho bilged that no lioporemains of being able to got them otf agnin , still it would have been perfectly possible to recover government stores to a largo amount . Few lives , comparatively speaking , have been lost olF tho Katcha .
' I wish I could give you as favourable an acconnt of tho state of affairs at Balaklava and Eupatoria . In tho former place the cliffs aro steep and abrupt , falling down directly into deep water , and affording not , the slightest trace of beach or footing for man—an iron-bound coast indood—added to which a rocky bottom ami thirty fathoms of water are not an encouraging anohomgn in a furioiu , galo , with a loo shore . Hero eight first-class transports have become total wrecks , and every soul on board
them bus Iwon lost but thirty parsons . Each of these ships had a company of nearly forty men . To thoflo -who litild on groat damn go has been done to the spurn and upper-works . The l'rinco steamer , which Imd lately brought out the dOtli Regiment , has gone down with , it is tmul , lioo aoulH on board . I cannot quite undorHtund whoro this largo number could Imvn come from , miles * , indue d , womtm and children , togollior with tho sick , hud boon mint to her . This , I foar , is a supposition onl y likely to bo too true . "
Tlio great loss of ammunition and stores in the l ' rinco ought to bo inquired into . Tlio storm occurred a week after the troops worts landed , and yet nono of tho cargo was on shore , A correspondent of tho IHmcs draws attention to this , and another informs us that tho " clinching" of tho chain cable ia of rare occurrence . A " patent stopper " should have been used .
The Attack In The Pacific. Tub Following...
THE ATTACK IN THE PACIFIC . Tub following letter , piving an account of tho attacli on Poirojmulowsky , contains matter which calls few imjnjiy : —¦
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Leader (1850-1860), Dec. 9, 1854, page 3, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_09121854/page/3/
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