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• which , is due to tlie iutiraate alliance of the nations themselves . Our army will always preserve its higfc character in the field . The sobriety , the good conduct , and the discipline which it is our duty to maintain are the best sureties of future success , and I trust to the efforts and assistance of all ranks in thus keeping the army to be an instrument of honour , of power , and of credit to England . " W . J . CODRINGTON , " General Commander of the Forces . " General Simpson ' s farewell appeared on the previous night , and was as follows : — " General Sir James Simpson announces to tlie army that the Queen has been graciously pleased to permit ftim to resign the command of this army , and to appoint General Sir William Codrington , K . C . B ., to be his successor . " On resigning his command , the General desires to express to the troops the high , sense he entertains of the admirable conduct of the officers and men of this army during the time he has had the honour to serve ¦ with them . In taking leave of them , he tenders his best thanks to all ranks , and offers his earnest wishes for their success and honour in all the future operations of this noble army . " General Sir William Codrington will be pleased to assume the command of the army to-morrow , the 11 th inet . "By order , " H . W . Barnard , Chief of the Staff . " THE AMOOK . Intelligence from America states that , up to the latest date from the Pacific , the allied fleets were still hovering along the coast of the Russian possessions . On the 9 th of July , the Barracouta arrived off the port of Ayan and boarded all the vessels in the harbour . On the 10 th , the Pique and Amphitrite arrived , and the Russians deserted the place . There was at Ayan a small vessel on the stocks , which the Russians were building , and a small steamer that had been brought there the year before . She was intended as a tug-boat on the river Amoor . The Governor of Ayan had a hole dug in the beach , above high water mark , and with tackles and purchases hoisted the tug-boat into the hole , with the intention of burying her . At the time the British steamer hove in sight , the Russians were engaged in putting merchandise in the tug-boat from the company's warehouses . The Barracouta had got so close to the Bhore before she was discovered that the Russians had not time to cover her up . On the 11 th , the boats I frona the man-of-war took possession of all the Russian stores , and blew up the steam-tug . All the Russian towns in the sea of Ochotsk were deserted . The battery of Ayan had been destroyed by the Russians themselves , and the guns were all buried . All the available force that the Russians had in Kamtschatka and Siberia were concentrated at the river Amoor . The English frigates Sybil , Spartan , and Hornet , and the steam-frigate Constance were at Ayan in August . The British Admiral has issued a proclamation , informing the inhabitants that they might return to Ayan , provided they did not molest any of the vessels touching there for provisions , &c . The Russians on the Amoor river had fortified the placo strongly , and had a largo number of gun-boats find cutters guarding both passages of the river . The Russians had succeeded in getting their vessels through the passage into the river by lightening . them . A portion of the allied fleet had attempted it , but without success . WINTER jPKErAItATrONS . The quantity of wood taken from Sobastopol in very groat , and ib still furnishes our officers , who are loft to their own resources , with vast suppliesonly to bo Rot under firo , however—of wood , iron , bricks , and out stono . It is a hard tug for horses nnd men to get them up from tlie city , nnd the enemy aro euro to lot fly a shot nt thorn whenever they boo a party engaged iu collecting wood or building materials . The army is busy hutting itself , and it will soon bo in n condition to bid the woather defiance . The extent of canvass , howovor , which yet moots tho eye would astonish a stranger . Tho touts stand out distinctly amid tho dingy huts and wigwams , and are apt to cngago tho attention exclusively . Tho French nro for behind us in their preparations for making themselves comfortable for tho winter . Thoir main road is not nearly completed , and tho Sardinians got on but slowly with thoir brnnoh to Kumnra . —Times Correspondent . TIIH " llESUlUlIiOTION-MKN " OF THE TURKISH CONT 1 NGKNT . An Indian ofnoor writes an follows to the Overland Mall , dating Kortch , November 7 , 18 /> 5 : — "Tho Anglo-Turkish Contingent have boon increased at thin plaoo to nearly thoir full complement —sixteen roghnonts of infantry , elope on 1 , 000 nioii each . Tho Polish Legion , consisting of 1 , 000 Cos-Macke , ' and 3 , 000 infantry , and tho BashiBuzouks , 8 , 500 Htronpc , alno form part of tho forou . But it is doubtful if tlioHo two latter will join uh till after wintor . There aro uomo Hooundrols and inhuman brutes amongst tho mou reoently handed over to tho
Contingent . The world are already alive to the excesses the fearful and horrible atrocities , committed by some of the 3 e on the ' sacking of Kertch . ' Though not . t \ such an extent , these atrocities went on . Of course when the men came under English rule , this was nc longer to be tolerated . It is the custom of the Rus sians to bury their dead with the rings they wore ii life and other trinkets on them . The coffins of th « rich are also richly worked with silver . This becam < known to the Turks , and resurrectionists in partiei prowled like wolves into the still recesses of the dead An order was issued to stop this . The desire of plun der , however , prevailed , and they continued at nighi to turn up the Christian graves . Instructions wer « given to the night patrols to fire on all parties founc disobeying orders ; and this was carried out about tei days since . A Turkish officer was Bhot dead in th < act of separating the fingers of a corpse to procure th < rings . Some days after this ,. an inhuman murder wai committed on an old Russian woman . The xnurdereri were apprehended , one of them being an officer . Som < of the party concerned in the affair returned to rol the house of the deceased , perhaps to murder a sistei who resided with her . The provo 3 t-marshal , having learned what was going on , proceeded to the spot caught the thieves in the act , and flogged them While doing so , a crowd collected around him , and oi failing to extricate the thief , proceeded to force . A soldier of the 71 st , and some of the provost-mar shal ' 8 party were badly wounded , and he himself wai severely hur t by stones thrown at him . Captair Guernsey resisted as long as he could without resort ing to force ; at last , presenting his revolver at the assailants , he warned them to retire . An officer in this case also was the ringleader ; he drew his sword on the provost-marshal . He was instantly knockec over , aa were also three other ringleaders , and ther the crowd dispersed . But the excitement was verj great amongst the men . They declared loudly thev would have vengeance . They said they were sold to the English by the Sultan , and they would take their muskets and get rid of all . This was very awkward —second Cabool massacre in prospect , for what were the English among 20 , 000 Turks?—only one ship of war in the harbour , and a weak regiment of Highlanders . To make matters more complicated , the advanced posts of the Russians had approached to within six miles of us , 6 , 000 infantry , 4 , 000 Cossacks , and twenty to thirty guns . We all passed a restless night , as may be supposed . But next morning the Turks were handed over to our cornmisariat , their officers were separated from them . andthey have become quiet and orderly- They see that the guilty will be punished , and that they will be well taken care of . So all fear of an emeute has passed . " THE CRIMEAN HOSPITAL .. I have taken some paina to gain an accurate knowledge of the present state of the Crimean hospitals , and the result has been in the highest degree satisfactory . Without pretending to any more minute or accurate information as to their proper medical stores than can be gleaned in conversation with very courteous and communicative doctors , I may say that , as far as tho eye can guide one in forming an opinion as to their completeness in all points of space , furniture , cleanliness , creature-comforts , and attendance , there seems little that tho most fastidious friend of the sick soldier could desire Ao-have altered or added . In the great majority of the regimental hospitals , warm double-walled , and spacious huts have been substituted for marquees ; and , in those where the change has not yet taken place , it will be made before winter finally sotij in . At tho General Hospital , lialaklava , whore tho patients arc mixed—sick civilians being taken in u : i well as military cusea—tho arrangements uud the method in which thoy are carried out sooia alike admirable ; and undor tho assiduous medical oversight of Dr . Jameson , and the unwearying attention * of Mi « H Woir , anil hor auxiliary " Sisters of Charity , " tho patients seem most excellently cured for . At the larger establishment of the Castlo Hospital on tho Genoese Heights , where there are ut present , about 400 patients- —all wounded mou—tho system appears to ho oqually comploto in all respects , and its admiuiHtralion , under Dr . Matthews , if possible yet moro ofliuiout . Thin hospital conning oi" im aggreguto of Homo fifteen or eighteen largo , double-walled nnd double-roofed huts , erected along the summit of the rooky height , at whoso bane tho unfortunate nliip Prince was dashed to pieces in tho groat November storm of last your ; and , though perched on huoIi an eminence , it ' is tolerably sheltered by Htill higher olid ' * on all Hides but that which fuccH the sea . To Horooii the lmtn in hoiiio degree from tho wind from thin last quarter , curtains of earth-filled gabions have boon erected clone behind tho Hoa-gablos . —JJaili / Ncwu Correnpondent ' . TUli ! l . ATJK OPKHATIONH AT EU'PATOIUA . General Codrington has transmitted to l . jord Vanrnurii reports from General I ' agot und Lieutenant-Colonel Tottenham , with reference to tho mount operations at and from Eupatoria . General l ' ugot rttato .-j that on tho morning of the 27 th of October ho
marched on the small town of Sak in conjunction with General d'Allonville . He adds : ** " At the further extremity of the strand that divides the sea from the Lake of Sazik Gualoie ( by which route the column marched ) , the ground rises to the level of the steppe land that universally prer vails . Ou reaching this point , tho allied cavalry and horse artillery made a rapid advance to the front , for about five miles , in an easterly direction , passing to tho left of Sak . We there found the enemy in much the same position in which we had left them on the 23 rd of October , though they bad , to a certain extent , entrenched themselves . General d'Allonville from this point opened a fire with much effect , wliich coiitinued for nearly an hour , and which was warmly responded to by the enemy . Captain Thomas ' s troop of horse artillery being supported by the 12 th Lancers ; the Carabineers ; 4 th and 13 tli Light Dragoons being iu second line , in reserve . The loss to the allies on this occasion was thirty killed and wounded ; one English artilleryman having been slightly wounded , two horses killed , and three wounded . We then withdrew to the town of Sak , where we bivouacked for the night . At daybreak , on the 28 th of October , the cavalry and horse artillery made another advance in rather a more northerly direction ( to the south of the village of Temesh ) , in the endeavour to turn the right of the enemy , or to draw him into action , which , however , he appeared to show no disposition to respond to , and we consequently returned to our bivouack at Sak , in front of which the infantry had remained to secure our rear . On this second night there was a total want of water , in consequence of the drain upon the wells the night before , and there was an absence of water for a circumference of many miles to our front . Tlie column therefore returned to Eupatoria on the 29 th of October . " General Codrington has communicated a report from General Spencer giving the details of the Kinbum expedition . The chief facts , however , are already known . THE BATTLE ON THE INOOUtt . November 8 th , 1855-The energy with which Omar Pasha has pushed forward operations has met with a glorious reward , in the utter defeat of the Russians and the successful passage of the river Ingour yesterday evening , after a short but bloody battle . In the morning , the order came for the troops to get under arms immediately , and , at eleven o ' clock a . m ., we crossed one branch of the river , about two hours lower down , without opposition . Wo now found ourselves upon an island five or six miles long and about two mil oh broad , across which the troops marched . Three battalions of Rifles , under Colonel Bullard , were sent forward to line the woods , through which we advanced by a narrow path . About one o ' clock we reached a large field of Indian corn , and heard the Rifles hotly engaged with tho enemy in a thick wood in our front . The Russians were soon driven from this across the river , and opened a tremendous firo from behind a battery upon the wood , of which the Rifles had now taken possession . Moan time , as the leading columns of tho Turkish army showed itself upon the plain , a battery consisting of five guns opened upon them , which wan speedily replied to by our artillory . A path was formed under cover of a steep bank , undor wliich tho infantry advanced to tho support of the Rifles in tho wood , who had been sustaining and replying in tho most determined inannor to tho troinnudoiiH fti-o wliich tlio enemy had bcon concentrating uiion them . SufTiekiut crodit cannot bo given to tho gallantry of Colonel Dullard , wlio . se steadiness and courage wore infused into tbowo under his command , and contributed largely to tho successful issue of the affair . While Ibis wan tho position of affairs opposite the battery , Omar I ' acha detached Osman Pacha with nix battalions to u ford which had been discovered about a mile and « half lower down , tho river . J lore thoy found themselves warmly received by the onoiny , drawn up in forco upon tho opposite bank . Notwithstanding the velocity of tho current and the depth of tho water , tho Turkish troops , after firing a volloy , dashed across ) tho river in ilio faco of a cruel firo . and in splendid wtylo drove thu Russians into tho woods behind at tho point of tlio bayonet . At almost tliu Hainu moment , Colonel ttiminoiids , at the bead of two battalions of infantry uud tjiveo companies of Riflos , erosnud tho rivor i » front of tho fort , and ansaultod it under a murdoroiiM /« ''" lI "'' (> his aide-de-camp , Captain Pymook , whm l < ill »< l win o gallantly charging at the luiad of hi * baU . nlioii , wnilo u Russian column which iilfcaokorl t . lwtn m flunk w « h promptly met by the column undor < , «»| . > n « l hlmmonds at tlio point of tlio l . iiyon « fc iiii . l completely routed . This decided tho < lny . ~ - Ttmen Covrcipondent , war MIWCKLLANKA . Colonki , M'Munoo , wo rogrofc to state , Iiiih boon very ill wifcli foviir . Ilin wife ifl attending on him , and it is Hioui'M- thai ., us soon iw ho i « strong enough to bo removed , Ua will return to England . Thic Main IUjau from Kadikoi to the control ddpot
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December 1 , 1855 . ] T H E L E A D E B . 1143
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Leader (1850-1860), Dec. 1, 1855, page 1143, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2117/page/3/
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