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tappers and miners missed their way , and got ia advance towards the lines of the enemy . They -were periceived by on advanced post , which seems to have been . the van of a sortie . The Russians opened fire on them . nt short distances with rifles , and , wonderful to relate , missed them all . The flashes , however , showed our men that strong battalions of Russian infantry were moving silently on towards our works , and the alarm was given to the division in the rear . At 1 . 25 a furious cannonade was opened by the enemy on our lines , as
they had then ascertained that we had discovered their approach . The second amd light divisions turned out , - and G-ur field guns attached to them opened fire on the enemy , who were advancing iinder the fire of our batteries . Owing to some misunderstanding-, the covering parties received orders to Tetire , and fell back on their lines—all but one company of riflemen , who maintained the ground with tenacity , and fired into the columns of the enemy with effect . The Russians pushed on field-pieces to support their assault . The batteries behind them wer « livid -with incessant
flashes , and the roar of shot and shell filled th « air , mingled with the constant ping-pinging of rifle and musket-balls . All the camps were up . The French on the left got under arms , and the rattle of drums and our shrill blast of trumpets were heard amid the roll of cannon and small-arms . For nearly half an hou _ r this din . lasted , till all of a sudden a ringing cheei was audible on our right , rising through all the turmoil . It was the cheer of the 88 th , as they were ordered to charge down the hill on their unseen enemv . It had
its . effect , for the Russians , already pounded by otir guns , and shaken by the fire of our infantry , as well as by the aspect of the whole hill-side lined with our battalions , turned and fled under the shelter of their guns . Their loss is not known ; ours was very trifling . The sortie was completely foiled , and not an inch of our lines was injured , while the four-gun battery ( tbe main object of their attack ) was never closely approached a-t . all The alarm over , every one returned quietly to tent or bivouac .
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The latest accounts are not more satisfactory" than those previously received . Constantinople , Oct . 19 . ! Xo news has yet been received that the bombar < hnent began on the 17 th , as was proposed . Xord Raglan was requested to spare one part of the town where the women and children would be sent . He replied that could not be , but that they might leave the town unhurt . The British now occupy part of the northern sbovc of the bay , and their guns command the harbour .
Paris , Friday Morning . A telegraph from Prince Mensehikoff has been received at St . Petersburg , and transmitted thence through Vienna . It is dated from Sebastopol , the 21 st of October . He says the Russian fire has successfully answered the fire of the allies . The damage done to the fortifications -was but trifling . The fire from the fleets had not continued . A part of the reserve had arrived . The rest was expected immediately . Tho Morning Post says : — We have received our usual despatches from our correspondents in the Crimea . Wo hnve dates down to tho 13 th inat ., on the night of which tho trenches wore finally completed .
A Russian war-steamer has been captured by the fleot . Tho sortie alleged by tho llussian accounts to hnvo been made upon tho forces of tho allies has been absurdly exaggerated . It originated finis : —A party of Bappors and minors employed in tho trenched on the night of tho 11 th advanced towards Sebnstopol reconnoitcring , and , having mfHtakcm their route in rotniming to the British camp , an overwhelming forco of Russians gave ohnso to thorn . The whole party gained | : ho British linos in safety .
Sir George Brown had n miraculous escape on tho night of tho 7 th lust . Sir Gcorgo had been out visiting his advanced piequots in front of tho onomy , and was returning by another routo into th « linos , accomnnnied by his aidoHlG-canip , when ii party of ltiflon , on duty near tho spot , oponcd lire Sir ( Jeorgo wiih untouched , but a bull passed through 1 ho coat of his uido-rto-cump , Mr . Upton has afforded valuable information touching tho fortifications of iSubasto |> ol , and no doubt , I * entortaiuod that tho fortress nniHt . fall very shortly lifter tho attack is ope nod . Captain Camovon , OJronmlior ( "Suimlri ; Lioutmuint W . Knollys , Scots Funilior ( Juardu ; (' apt . Conolly , JlOth Kotfimont ; Cnpt . UainoH , ilAth KotflnuMit ; and I . icmt . S- K . Chnpmun , 20 th Ucgimont , huvo volunteered to act nrt engineers , and their sorvieort liav « been uocoplecl by 81 r . lohn Burgoyno .
I ho weather has become piercing cold , and Una hornets are dying rapidly . Our corraspondont announce ?) ono lnnientalile- fud—Unit out of » 00 ! Jo ( lViotivo bayonets in thoCunrilH brigade on tho 20 th of July , only 17 * 0 uro now available . And out of nearly forty oflieers tlwn uttauhesd to omib battalion , only fourteen remain on tho uttuclivo li « l .
At Constantinople , the wounded are represented as rapidly recovering . On the 11 th , 500 English and French soldiers were declared to have recovered from the wounds which they had received at the battle of the Alma , and had taken their departure for the Crimea . Dr . Levy and three other surgeons , accompanied by 40 assistant-surgeons , were to embark on the 15 th for Sebastopol , to establish there a large hospital as soon as the town was taken .
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ASIA . In a despatch from Mossoul , dated the 25 th , Muchir de Tan announces that the Ottoman army of Kars has taken signal revenge on the Bussians . The Turkish troops attacked a corps which was covering Gumri , and completely dispersed it , capturing tents , "baggage , and thirty pieces of cannon . A Russian general was killed . The Turks then commenced the siege of the citadel . The Russian army , which had been victorious before at Abagazid , having , on the receipt of this news , set out for Rivan to deliver Gumri , was completely repulsed , and shut up in a defile , "where it suffered considerable loss .
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THE PATRIOTIC FUND . Wxitlt . everyone is anxious and ready to eontrilrate to the Patriotic Fund which has been established by royal commission , a number of inquiries have sprung up with regard to the existence or non-existence of the Patriotic Fund Of 1803 ; and If it has an existence , what of its whereabouts and condition ? A report of the committee of the Fund of 1803 supplies at least a clue to its origin and history . The movement was commenced under tlie auspices of the far-famed shipping : corporation , kno w n as " Lloyd ' s , " the members of which were convened in general meeting , with the view of affording relief to such of their countrymen as fell , or were wounded , in the great
European war . A vote was passed for the appropriation of 20 , 0007 . to this purpose ,- and with that splendid and unparalleled donation the contribution list was circulated throughout the country . In looking over the resolutions passed by that assembly , we find a curious specimen o f the state of public feeling at that period . The preliminary proposition begins thus— " That in a conjuncture when the vital interests of our country are involved in the issue of the present contest—when wo are menaced by an enemy whose haughty presumption is grounded only on the present unfortunate position of the Continental Power s , and when we seem to be placed as the last banner against the total subjugation of Europe by the overbearing influence of France , it behoves us to
meet our situation as men , as free men , but above all as Britons . On this alone , with Divine aid , depends our exemption from tho yoke of Gallic despotism—whether our nation shall become an obsequious tributary , an enslaved , a plundered , and degraded department of a foreign empire . Therefore , it behoves iid , as patriots , to hold out every encouragement to such of our fellow-subjects as may bo ia any way instrumental in repolljng or . annoying our implacable foe ; nnd to prove to them that , wo are ready to drain botli our purses and our vcinn in this great cause , li&solvcd accordingly—That to simulate tho etlorts of our defenders , it is expedient to raise bj'thc patriotism of the community nt largo a suitable fund for their comfort and relief—for
the purpose of assuaging the anguish of their wounds , or palliating in snmo degree the more wcigiitymisfoi'turie of tho loan of limbs—of alleviating tho distresses of tho widow and orphan—of soothing the brow of Borrow for tho full of dearest rolntivos , and of granting pecuniary rewards or honourable badges of distinction for suouossful uxcrtioiiH of valour or merit . " This resolution was followed by another for tho appropriation of 20 , 000 / . for ( ho purposes named , oil of whiuh were carried by acclamation , What a strange contrast , botwixt tho uxpros-Hiolis just quoted , and those to -which utterance has been tf i-ven in latter year « I Happily , thaso national fous , us they wore termed , uro now linked with us in tho closest l / ondH of amity , and Hwivon frnint , that ; tlio golden cord
msiy never again bo broken , lint , to re . luru to tho fund . Within a few months— . scarcely more than half a yourthe 20 , 000 / . of Lloyd ' s Corporation was incrousod ' noarly tenfold , and that sum wan invested for tlio bonedt ol primiluss and distressed warrior * , bolh thowu of tlio land and tho two . Having' miulo an unulyMls of this splendid imtionul offering , we find that among tho donations ) wuh oiki of 20 , 000 / ,, two of fiOOO / ., ono of 2 f > 00 / ., two ol 1 >() OU / ., 11 ) of 1000 / ., 4 !) of f ) O 0 / ., 2 H of 1 ) 00 / ., ( iK of 200 / ., 2 HK of U >()/ ., ( inrl 21 a of r , ( t / . Ah a guide to tho . se who may proposo assisting in thin luililn effort , wo have extracted a nuiiibor of itoms from tho subscription list of 18 OJ 5 , and let us hope that tho living will strive to ouuilntc those who liavo gone before .
Mrst , then , wo hotfin with our merchant prinoos nnd great lmircnntilo oor | iciratinns . At , a mooting of tlxi un-( UirwritcrH connected with Lloyd ' s , tho handsome donation of ' 20 , 0 ( 10 / . worth of stock was voted —ono of the miiHt niiigninocut ^ liu on record . Tlio Bank of linir-ImiicI and tho lu »« t India Company Hubac-ribed fiOOoV .
each , the Corporation of London gave 2500 J ., the Sun Fire Office and the London Assurance Corporation each presented cheques for 2000 / . Among the donors of 1000 Z . were the Bishop of Durham , the Duke of Queen ' sbury , Sir F . Baring-, M . P ., Messrs . Hoare and Co ., B . Goldschmid , Esq ., Messrs . Denison and Co ., and the Goldsmiths ' , Grocers' , Tailors ' , Skinners ' , and Fishmongers' Corporations . Some other donations of 1000 ? . were also sent in from individuals whose names are now forgotten . There were also nearly fifty contributors of 500 / . each , among whom may be mentioned the Archbishop of Canterbury , the Earl of Bridgewater , Lord
Eardly , Messrs Coutts and Co ., Truman , Hanbury , and Co ., Child and Co ., and Foster and Oo- Besides these were the Right Hon . H . AddEngton , Chancellor of the Exchequer , 300 guineas ; Sir R . Peel ( grandfather of the present baronet ) , 300 / . ; the Chelsea Waterworks Company , 300 / . ; the Clothworkers' Company , 8007 . ; Messrs . Masterman and Co ., 30 . O guineas ; the Speaker of the House of Commons , 10 0 guineas ; and the Company of Apothecaries , 100 / . The above are but a few of the splendid contributions pla . ced on record ; to multiply them would be trespassing too much upon our space .
But another interesting feature in this display of patriotism was the sympathy evinced by the militia and other branches of the service . Thus we find the Worcester Militia giving a day ' s pay , thereby realising nearly 60 / . ; then one of the regiments of the line—the 1 st Dragoons — gave two days' pay , by which 1151 . 16 s . 6 d . was raised ; the South Devon Militia . gave a week ' s pay , amounting to 1787 ; Lord Grey ' s Cheshire regiment contributed the handsome sum of 2527 .: ; and the Foot Guards , who served in Egypt , sent 202 / . We also find the name of one John Cooke , a private in the Warwickshire Militia , who sent a dohation of 57 . 5 s . Many other similar instances might be quoted , but this will suffice to show the prevalent spirit of the time .
We must now make some allusion to individual efforts ; for , after all , the 200 , 000 / . was not wholly contributed by the opulent- —the people themselves were large donors . An appeal -was . made to the national heart , and out of its fulness and its depths a mighty response was sent forth . Foremost among the offerings of that day were those poured iu from the women of our island , a band of fair contributors , who realised nearly 800 / . Let us hope that this mission of mercy may not be neglected by the ladies of our own generation , for to them more peculiarly belongs the task before us—that of administering the cordial of relief . Another splendid instance of private bounty ami activity was exhibited by a Suffolk gentleman—a Mr . J . Swales—wlio first
contributed a handsome donation himself , and then traversed various parts of the country for the purpose of collecting the subscriptions of his neighbours . His labours were rewarded by the realisation of 683 / . 11 s . 6 d ., ¦ wh ich we find entered in the report as an honourable testimony of his zeal . , A third specimen of public sympathy is recorded of Ealing , in Middlesex , the parishioners of which subscribed nearly 1250 / . Nottingham and some other towns also . occupied the foreground in this laudable work , examples which we hope to see imitated , But so far we have only mentioned some of the more luminous facts in connexion with this grand exhibition of sympathy , therefore we must now quote a few of the lesser contributions—less only in amount—though not leas in importance . Here we "find that one " John Morris , and seventeen hop-gatherers , " gave 8 b . ( id . ; then a
certain " Maid Servant" contributed 2 s . Gd . ; " A . Briton " sent 40 s ., and " Thirteen farmers' labourers and a boy " raised 21 . 17 s . Gd . ; the " Firemen of the Sun Fire-office " collected 21 / . ; tho " Everlasting Society of Eccentrics " voted 21 / . ; nnd the " Ilev . Dr . Valpy and eleven of his children" gave CM / . Now , nil the above items arc extracted from a published report , and we have b « e « at the pains of quoting them , for tho purpotw of showing that something may bo dono by every member of tho community—that tho subscription must bo a univerHul ono . There is the offering of tho father of tho family amd tho domestic , tho mito of tho labourer , tlu » donation of tho clul ) , as well as tho contribution of thn general workman and patriot , Thus for evory cIivhs and grade of society tlioi'Q is a lo . SHon ] lot no seo tlint it i » not passed by unheeded .
Hithorto wo liavo omitted to mention tho tlvontres , but wo havo not , overlooked thatn . The Ioskco of Druryluno gavo a benollt , which realised f ) iJ 8 / . ( is . ; Oovontgarden , 27 H / . 11 h . lOd . ; llnymnrkot , 201 / . 11 s . ; tho Koyul CirouH , 115 / . IDs . ; tho Liverpool Thoatro , 1 ) 17 / . Is . (! d , ; Yarmouth Thoatro , 2 G / . 7 b . ( Ul . ; and llridgnorth Thoatro , 22 / . 1 C « . 3 Jlmhnm , tho groat singer , ulso gavu 2 1 / . Among tho donation *) from Birmingham and this district , wo find onii i > i' 1100 / . from Sir Kobort I ' ool , 105 guineas from Lord llarrowby , 100 / . from Mr . MiUthow ltoulton , of Hobo ; 200 / . from JVIo »» r « . Houlton and Watt , &c , &c .
So far as to tho history ot tlm Patriotic b unri of former years . Its prosont , petition Una also been oxpluinod . A communication was nm < lo to tho chairnmn of tlio institution by the Mcorofcttnes of tfie now Fund , which olicltud the following answer : — " Patriotfo Fund , Lloyd ' s , " Office , ( StiTi-clmnihors , 01 , ThrandiHwdlo-st .., Oct .. 18 . " ( Joiitlomuii . —with reference to tlio Interview yestor-
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THE BALTrC . Sir Charles Napier was at Kiel by the last advices , and of course slowly on his way home .
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October 28 , 1854 ] THE LEADER . 1011
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Leader (1850-1860), Oct. 28, 1854, page 1011, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2062/page/3/
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