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November 24, 18.55.] THE LEADE R, IH9
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THE WAR. Intelligence from the several s...
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Cussion : —" That the Timesrhas deserved well of the country . " The motion was lost . " That the Refugees deserved to be expelled from Jersey . " The motion vras carried . We can afford to smile pleasantly on these harmless displays of naif young ^ Toryism at the Union , while the cause of Reform is steadily advancing in the Council of the University .
November 24, 18.55.] The Leade R, Ih9
November 24 , 18 . 55 . ] THE LEADE R , IH 9
The War. Intelligence From The Several S...
THE WAR . Intelligence from the several seats of war continues to grow less and less with advancing winter . The most important news this week is an announcement from Constantinople , to the effect that General "Vivian , closely pressed by ^ the Russians under General Wrangel , has applied to head-quarters for cavalry reinforcements . This statement is of course of a nature to make us desire some further details ; but the telegraph has not as yet vouchsafed to us any more particular account of our situation at Kertch . A few items of news relative to General Vivian , and the Anglo -Turkish Contingent under his charge , are contained in the Constantinople correspondence of the Times . They refer , however , to a period anterior to the alleged demand for reinforcement ? . We read : — " Letters from Yeni-Kaleh up to the 31 sfc ult . have been received here ( Constantinople ) . The Contingen t was actively engaged in getting together forage and wood from the neighbouring villages . Of water there was rather a deficiency ; there is but one fountain at Yeni-Kaleh , and the pipes that supply it appear to be defective , which occasionally reduces the troops to short allowance . The weather was remarkably fine . The additional troops for the Contingent had not been made over to General Vivian , but were to be on the 1 st instant . They consisted of nine regiments of infantry and two batteries . Three regiments of the Contingent were dispatched under Brigadier Holmes to a village about fifteen rniles off . The cavalry were at Kertch ; the whole of the 71 st Highlanders at ^ Yeni-Kaleh . The latter regiment had not yet been placed under General Vivian ' s orders , but doubtless would be without delay . Major Hunter , of the 7 lst , died on the 30 th of October , and Captain Duffin , of the Contingent , on the following day . There was a prospect of comfortable quarters for the wiuter . " Writing on November 7 th , Prince Gortsehakoff says : — " The enemy has undertaken no new movements . He continues to erect batteries upon the south side of Sebastopol , but does not cannonade the north . A considerable number of the enemy ' s vessels are assembled in the road , near Kamiesch Bay . " In the course of a journal of military operations , extending from October 24 th to October 30 th , the Russian Commander notifies as follows : — " The loss experienced by the troops occupying tho north sido of Sebastopol consists in three men wounded . From Yenitchi , Mojor-Qoneral do Wagner announces that ou the 24 th two steamers kept up all day a cross fire upon the city , wounding one man . In the evening , a new steamer arriyed in tho roads . At Kertoh , tho enemy ' s ti-oops have been reinforced up to an effective of 20 , 000 men , and they are preparing to tnke the offensive . " The works at Nicholaieff continue with an ardour and energy truly Muscovite . An order of the day , issued by the Russian Minister of War , and dated the 6 th of November , decrees that , for the purpose of obtaining greater unity in its operations , the maritime administration at Nieholaicff shall be submitted to the government of General Ludors , to whom , in this particular instance . Prince Gortsehakoff will bo . subordinate . His Apostolic Majesty , the Czar , has left the rising Sebastopol , and , after a flying visit to the Crimea ( which , after all , he has had the courage to enter ) has returned to St . Petersburg , there to concoct the best measures lie can devise Tor the defence of " holy Russia" against the next campaign . One of these measures is said to be a general arming of the nation—a project winch , we are told by the electric wires , is actually under discussion . Tho field of operations in Asia still attracts much of tho attention which , until the last few months , wna almost confined to tho Crimea . A dail y contemporary says : — . " OonHtiuitinople" lettors of tho 8 th inst . announce that tho Ottoman Government had rocoivod deapntchos down to tho 27 th ult . from Sukkum-Kaloh , relative to the military operations undertaken by order of OmarPaoua in the direction of Kutais . A corps under th « orders of Osraau Puohn , 'tho advanced
guard of which , was commanded by the chief of the staff , Ferhad Pasha , had penetrated into the interior by the Tiflis road . The expedition -was retarded in its progress by the numerous streams which irrigate the country , and over which it was necessary to throw bridges for the passage of the artillery and waggon train . Notwithstanding these difficulties , it had advanced to a considerable distance , for Ferhad Pasha had taken up a position at Onco , and the general head-quarters were established at Tchemtchiraz . The Russians constantly retreated on the approach of the expeditionary column . A large Russian force , however , was concentrated in the neighbourhood of the Ottoman positions , and a serious engagement was considered imminenti esti
, ' ne enemy s rorce was - mated at 12 , 000 men . The losses suffered on the 29 th of September by the Russians rendered it impossible for them closely to blockade Kars , and a large convoy of provisions had lately entered the place . " Omar Pacha is reported to have effected his junction with the Circassians . The great camp in and about Riga is now dispei-sed , the garrison at present consisting only of about 3 , 000 men , who , together with the populace , 1 . are suffering great privations from the want of wood , the supply of which has been completely stopped by the blockade . The troops forming the camp have for the most part been sent into the interior of Russia , while some , more particularly cavalry and light infantry , are said to have received marching orders for the south . Such are the latest war events . As for prospects , they are many and diverse . The French Emperor , in the estimation of some , has murmured of peace in his address at the closing of the French Exhibition we might say , in the words of Shelley , considering the Napoleonic heraldry , " murmured like a golden bee ; " but Canrobert has been brilliantly received at Stockholm , and , in that direction at least , the aspect of things is unmistakably bellicose . The death of General Markham , which will be found notified below , will create a feeling of deep regret . It is but a few months since he was looked to as the rising man , ai > d the probable future head of our army in the Crimea ; and now lie has gone from us—another eminent victim to the necessities of this most murderous struggle . DESTRUCTION OF GRAIN , & C . Despatches have been published from Sir Edmund Lyons , Captain Sherard Osborn , Lieutenant Commcrell , and Lieutenant Day , giving an account of the destruction of stores , & c , in the Sea of Azof on an earlier occasion . We append the reports ( addressed to Captain Osborn ) of Lieutenants Commerell and Day , the two commanding officers who were actively employed : — " Her Majesty ' s . steam gun-vessel Wesor , " Ghonitehi , October 12 . " Sir , —I have thehonour to inform you that on the evening of tho 10 th instant I dotormiuod , in obedience to your discretionary orders , to launch a boat across tho Spit of Arabat , and destroy large quantities of corn and forage , stored on the banks of Kara-Su and Salghir Rivera , on tho Crimean- shore of tho Sivasli ; tho proximity of a guard-house and signal station , also the distance the corn . lay from tho beach , rendered anything but a night surprise inipracticable ) . " Having left the Wesei- in charge of Mi-. Haswoll , Second Master , and accompanied by Mr . Lillingnton , Mate , a Quartermaster , and two seamen , assisted by a party , we hauled a small pri ^ o boat acrosH tho spit , embarked in her , and at half-pant four a . m . roacbod the opposite side . " Landing with the petty officer mid one man , I forded tho above-montioucd rivers , and , at a distance of about two inilos and ii-lmlf from tho boat , arrived at the corn and forage wo wore in Hoarob of , stacked on tho banks of the f- ' alghir Rivor , evidently for transmission by water , as tho rivor was porfoetly navigable for bargon , the Hides being cut , and towing paths on cither bank . " In a short timo tho forage and corn , amounting to about four hundred tons , were totally deutroyod , not , however , without alarming tho guard , and from twenty to thirty mounted CJon , saokH , wlio were onontnpod in a village oloho at hand . Ou our retreating , wo woro bo hard pronnod . by thuni , that ,, but , for thu circuiuMtanco of tho last two hundred yards boiug mud , and tho covor of rifles from Mr . Lilljngnton and a man who remained in tho boat , w « could hardly have oncaped capturu . Having ru-crouwod tho wpit , wo returned to tho Wonor by eight a . m . " I must bring to your noticu tho excellent bohaviour of tho small party who accompanied mo , im > ro especially that of William Riokard , Quartermaster , who , though muoh fatigued himself , romainod to aBwint tho other soainan , who , from oxIiuuhMoii , bad fallen in tho mud , and wan unable to oxtrioato himself , notwithstanding the onoiny woro keeping up a heavy heavy firo ou us , at tho distance of thirty or forty yards , an wo orosnod tho mud .
| " Trusting my proceedings will meet with your approval , I have , & c , ( Signed ) " J . E . Commerjell , " Lieutenant Commanding * " To Captain Slierard Osborn , Senior Officer . " " H . M . S . Recruit , off Berdiansk , Oct . 18 . " Sir , —I have tie honour to forward you a report of my proceedings since leaving her Majesty ' s ship Curlew at this place , on the 15 th . According to my orders , I steered for my cruising ground between the Dolga Bank and Whitehouse Spit . When off the latter place , observing a number of men and boats engaged in fishing , and also that many large fishing store-houses had been built since my last visit here on the 14 th of last month , I hauled close in to the shore , anchoring the Recruit about seven hundred yards off , with the intention of landing with , my boats and destroying all I could , as soon as I bad driven back the troops , who were coming down in great numbers , both cavalry and infantry , to prevent us : the former we soon disposed of , but the Litter , scattering themselves about in twos and threes , threw themselves on the ground , creeping along so that wo could not see them to stop their advance with our shells from the ship . I therefore resolved to land at once , in hopes , by the quickness of our movements , to get our work over before they could possibly close on us . Unfortunately for me , I regret to say that , ¦ whilst directing the pointing of an eight-inch gun to ¦ where I believed some of their riflemen to be ( just as I was on the point of going into the boat to land ) , the gun , from some unaccountable cause , went off , and , in recoiling , the whole weight of both gun and carriage came dosvn on my left foot , injuring it very severely and breaking several bones , which , I fear , will lay mo up for some time . " I was thus rendered incapable of landing , so scut Mr . Parker , Second Master of this ship , on shore in charge of the boats and lauding party , who succeeded in . carrying out my instructions as to tho destruction of all the boats there ( seven in number ) , many new fishing nets of great length , five large new fishing establishments , full of quantities of fishing tackle and other gear . This service he x ^ erformed in a mo .-st gallant manner , and much to my satisfaction , a .-i they were the whole time exposed to a very smart m . ' . d aunoying fire from the enemy ' s concealed infantry ( at I a very short distance ) , who , in spite of our firo from I the ship , had managed to creep down close to thorn , favoured by the inequality of the ground mul tho long grass , so that our party had to make a long detour ( covered by a hot fire of rifles from the Recruit ) to prevent them Leing cut off , and to get to i . l . ieir boats . The Russians kept up a constant fire of riuYa from , the lighthouse , in which they bad succeeded iu lodging themselves , upon tho boats , and then upon the ship , which wo returned with rifles ouly , : uul 1 think to . some purpose , until wo weighed niirl ^ 1 lifted further out . "Mot a mau was hit , thou g h ship an L 1 boat were many times . As I did not winli to injure the lighthouse , I did not attempt to fire , bo i \ 3 to < lisi lodge thorn , with shot or smell from the guns . i " The 17 th , 1 Htood along the spit to hco if auy more j boats or nets could be found along tho tihoro w hurts I I could destroy them , as also to drive away a number of troops I saw hidden behind hoiuo banlcH , < m < l at . the same timo to try and not firo with curcane .-f to ; i number of new Htore . s , built on tho broad part of the npit , high up , but too fur off for me with uiy maul I forco to attempt to land-and destroy . " I could hoc no more bout * , but their porsfvernnoo in tlniH rebuilding-these bonnes , boats , and Tietn , will ) tho facfc of so many troops being fchero to protect , them , tollw its own tale—that they immt be much in want of proviaioiiH . —I havo , & c , ( Signed ) " Quo . P . T ) ay , " Lion tenant-Coin mnudtir . " Captain OHborn , Senior Officer . " la consideration of tho services mentioned in tho abovo despatches—Lieutenant Gooryo Fiott Day bun been promoted to tho rank of Commander ; Mr . William II . Parker will bo promoted to tho rank of Master , so boou aR ho shall bo qunlified ; nml A medal and illfi gratuity , for connpiouovm r » lnntry , havo boon awarded to William lliclaml , QuartorinnHtor of her MfijoHty ' n whip Wonor . KXI'LOHION OK WACMZINKS AT 1 NKKIIMANN . A vititv lamcntalilo catastrophe occurred at Inkeruinnn on Thursday week . A tclo ^ rnphir < le * juitrh from Marshal Peliasicr , dated Friday , tin ; H'l'i , Hll Our park of artillery ( eulled J ' urk of lh « . Mill ; noar tnkonnnun , w . m partly dw . l . royo . l yuMUm ljO , ¦><¦ four o ' clock in the afternoon J » y tJ ... •¦;«/' " "j .. " S ^ r ^^^ a ^^ Ss ? H ^ r . ^ . ^ vrs" ^ i 7 i r . i « iLi ! iu . l « ° iSo l . uucln » l wounJo . 1 , oinong whom i . ru loi .
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Leader (1850-1860), Nov. 24, 1855, page 3, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_24111855/page/3/
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