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November 24 , 1855 . ] THE LEADER . Hlo
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eussion : — "That the Timefhas 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 youn ^ Toryism at the Union , while the cause of Reform is steadily advancing in the Council of the University .
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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 Highlander * 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 Captaiu Duffiu , of the Contingent , on the following day . There was a prospect of comfortable quarters for the winter . "
Writing on November 7 th , Prince Gortschakoff 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 Yenitcbi , Mojor-Qoneral de Wagner announces that on 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 take 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 Nicholaieff shall be submitted to the government of General Ludors , to whom , in this particular instance . Prince Gortschakoff will bo subordinate . His Apostolic Majesty , the Czar , has left the rising Sebastopol , and , after a flying visit to the Crimea ( which , after nil , he has had the courage to enter ) has returned to St . Petersburg , there to concoct the best measures he can devise Tor the defence of " holy Russia" against the next campaign . One of these measures is said to he a general arming of tho nation—a project which , we are told by the electric wires , is actually under discussion .
Tho field of operations in Asia still attracts much of the attention which , until the lnst few months , wna almost confined to tho Crimea . A daily contemporary says : — " OonHtiuitinople" lettors of tho 8 fch inst . announce that tho Ottoman Government had rocoivod dcapntchos down to tho 27 th ult . from Sukkum-Kaloh , relative to the military operations undertaken by order of OmarPaoha in the direction of Kutaia . 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 Tifiis 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 imminent . The enemy ' s force was estimated 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 , . 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 , and 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 Commercll and Day , the two commanding officers who were actively employed : — " Her Majesty ' s steam gun-vessel Wesor , " Ghonitehi , October 12 . " Sir , —I have thehoiiour to inform you that on tho evening of tho 10 th instant I determined , in obedience to your discretionary orders , to launch a boat across tho Spit of Arabat , and do ** troy large quantities of corn and forage , stored on the banks of Kara-Su . and Salghir Rivera , on tho Crimean . Khorc of tho Sivash ; tho proximity of a guard-house and signal station , also the distance the corn . lay from tho beach , rendered anything but a night surprise impracticable ) . " Having left tho Wesei- in charge of Mi-. Harwell , Second Master , and accompanied by Mr . Lillingnton , Mate , a Quartermaster , mid two acumen , assisted by a party , we hauled a small pri ^ o boat hctohh tho spit , ornbarkocl in her , and at half-pant four a . m . roachod tho opposite side . " Landing with the petty officer nucl one niau , 1 forded tho above-montiouod rivers , ami , at a diatnuco of about two inilos and ii-hulf from ( ho boat , arrived at tho corn and forage wo wore in aoaroh of , atucked on tho banks of the f- ' ulghir River , evidently for transmission by water , as tho rivor was porfoetly navigable for bargoa , the aidon being cut , and towing pathn on oithor bunk . " In a short timo tho forago and corn , amounting to about four hundred tons , wcro totally destroyed , not , however , without alarming tho guard , and from twenty to thirty mounted CoaaaclcH , who were oucampod in a village oloho ut hand . Oil our retreating , wo woro bo hard proaaod . by thuin , that , but , for tho circumatanao of tho last ; two hundred , yarda being mud , and tho covor of rifloa from Mr . Lilljngnton and a man who remained in tho bout , wo could hardly have oacaped capturo . Having ro-crouwed tlto apit , wo returned to tho Wonor by eight a . m . " I inuHt bring to your notico tho excellent bohuviour of tho small party who accompanied mo , inoro oapooially that of William Riokard , Quartermaster , who , though nuioh fatigued himaolf , roiaainod to anaiat tho other woainan , who , from oxhauatioii , had fallen in tho mud , and wan unable to oxtrioato himaolf , not ,-withatuuding the onoiny woro keeping up a heavy heavy firo on us , at tho diatanco of thirty or forty yarda , aa wo orosnod tho mud .
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" Trusting my proceedings will meet with youi 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 Majestv ' 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 mouth , 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 , aa 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 , Uirew themselves on the ground , creeping along so that we could not see them to stop then * 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 ( justae I was on the point of going into the boat to land ) , the gun , from sonie unaccountable cause , went off , and , ix 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 me up for some time .
" I was thus rendered incapable of landing , so scn 1 Mr . Parker , Second Master of this ship , on shore in charge of the boats and landing 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 performed in a mo .-st gallant manner , arid much to my satisfaction , a .-i they were the whole time exposed to a very smart and annoying fire from the enemy's concealed infantry ( ut a very short distance ) , who , in spito of our firo from the ship , had managed to creep down close to thorn ,
favoured by the inequality of the ground and 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 ljeing cut off , and to get to their boats . The Russians kept up a constant firo of rifles from the lighthouse , in which they had succeeded iu lodging themselves , upon tho boats , and then upon the ship , which wo returned with rifles ouly , : nul 1 think to . some purpose , until wo weighed niirl nl lifted further out . Not a man wan hit , though ship an I boat wore many times . A . s I did not winli to injure the lighthouse , I did not attempt to firo , bo ua to dislodge thorn , with shot or smell from the . gum .
" The 17 th , 1 Htood along thcBpit to hco it auy nun'c boats or nets could be found along tho whoro whero I could destroy them , as also to drive away a- numbci of troops I aaw hidden behind aomo banlcH , i \ n « l ut tin same time to try and not firo with curcuma to ; i number of new Htore . s , built on tho broad pint of tin npit , high up , but too far off for me with my amu ) forco to attempt to land-and destroy . " 1 could hoc do rnoi'o bout . H , but their porsfvcninoi in tlniH rebuilding-these Iioumfl , boats , and n « ln , will ) tho facfc of so many troopis being thtsro to protect them , tolls itn own tale—that thoy inuat be much in wnnt of provi » ionn . —I liavo , &c , ( Signed ) " Quo . P . Day , " Lieutenant-Commander .
" Captain Oaborn , Senior Officer . ' In consideration of tho aervicoa mentioned in the abovo doHjiatchcri—Lieutenant Gooryo Fiott Day baa been promoted to tho rank of Commander ; Mr . William U , Parker will bo promoted to tin rank of Muster , so boou aa ho ahull be qunlified ; and A medal and illfi gratuity , for conspiououa pi I nntry , have boon awarded to William Kielaml , QunrtorinaHtor of her Mnjoaty'a ahip Woaor .
KXI'LOHION OK 3 \ IAGAZINNB AT 1 NKKIIMANN . A vititv huncntnlilo catastrophe occurred at Inkcriiiann on Thursday \ vc : ck . A tclo ^ rnpliir < 1 < -njuif « - / i from Marshal Pclissier , dated I'Viday , tin ; K'l'i .
ways : — mmi , ' "Our park of artillery ( culled Talk « f Hi" ^'" J noar Inkermanu , w . m parlly dual . royod vumUhMjo , ¦ ' four o ' clock in tU « afternoon , J » y tJm •¦;«)' " | 1 '" . " tlirco miitfuzin-H , c . niluinh . K Jtlt . »« of . lit : r . , « ¦' ; '"¦ grammoa of pooler , aoa , ourtndgoa , . " <> ' !¦¦" , »• " iolla , and other j . rojcaUl . m . Tho wi . tod , „ .,. .... ¦ «! . hurled to a iIImUiioo , «»»« o « I n vj . Jo / jt t . oiifl . K'utr . 1 in 3 'S :. wiSnvo , niuHte ,. of U , o firo Our IS VoiiHiHta of thirty k . ill « cl , uwliiilmu two . iJIlc . rH , and Bo . no Jmiidrwl wounded , mnoiiK whom iuu tun
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Leader (1850-1860), Nov. 24, 1855, page 1119, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2116/page/3/
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