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SIR CHARLES NAPIER AND SIR JAMES GRAHAM....
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The War. Since Tihe Commencement Of The ...
itasay- naked . ?¦« their clothing m / nubst * of a uniform 4 tr * ateoat , made of * cloth coarser than a horse-rug . A thick ltoen Shirty trousers of the same linen , generally itt t * bb , jmd a round cap without va shade , complete ihei ^ accoutrement . But they carry enormouacartndgeboxes well . filled with powder -and ibalL and muskets which are nofcof the best description . They weacboots t ^ Etremely-tbick and unusually 3 ong ; AH are made in «* hB 3 sameTfi > rai ; v * o ; fitttherehtireJregiment . They cannot odrun with : themy and are . easily < overtaken- by onr men . r > t / Th 6 se who'attacked- m » at ; the Tchemay a carried , be-- sides , a ilinen-waJfet containing what is called bread in ( iahetTBussian : «? rmyin 3 ; had' already seen samples of it at Teni-Kaleh . It resemblea . gingerbread in colour and conunsteneef and is a mixture of -unsifted flour and xapeseed . ; I caused r > several ; of these wallets to be opened , and Ifound in them-thai description of bread , a piece of raw suet * . which appeared to have been cut out of the belly of a dead ; animal , and « small bag of salt . Such is the
food of these poor ' Soldiers ! " ' ¦ "' " V 5 V ; - ' - ' ° Acraotf AT BBAITDON . ¦ ' ? ' ° A ftfifther ' aestructiori of Russian / stores , vessels , & c , has ^ een WeM ^ d " atBrandbh / jthe' seaport of Wasa , in ^ e ';& alf ^ pt Botppia- Details of this exploit , communicated in ' . "' a . Report froin Qaptiain Otter ,: have been transrnitiedl to' ^ e ^ Admtealty ' . by ^ Admiral Diindas . On Ifie ^ ^ nd'bffA ^ g ^^ lat ' miclnigh ^ Captain Otter arrived at Brandon , whifchis ' a great ship-building' place , with a custom-house and barracks , and immense magazines on an island separated from the town by a channel . Captaitt . Otter determined to born these magazines ; but , as the wind at that time would have carried the flames to the town , he forbore until a change should occur . At the same . time , he told the inhabitants that they w-ereat liberty t <> remove anything from the island that belonged toiihem , except ship ' s stores . In the course of
£ |^; . 3 ^\ : f /; e ^ i »^ t ^ g-, ^ v ^ tes ..: Captain Otter , ? 'had the jappearance of security ; ladies .. were . walking about , the beach , parties of pleasure sailing round the ship , and the " people employed taking their property from the island . " a . t eight in the evening , a heavy , fire of musketry , opened irpm the town . This w ^ as briskly replied to withy snot and shell ; and , in about an hour and a half , the fusillade from"the shore nearly ceased . Our men afterwards ascertained thAt the ^ enemy had twenty-five killed , M * f ^? fe « Si ^^ M ^^ # ^ % 4 ^ « 'On « iur side , the casualties were confined to a man and a boy being struck with Bpent balls . It was not until the morning of the 8 th tnafc the buildings were fired . Having effected this object , Captain Otter was backing out , when " several heavy guns , frona an elevated position masked by trees , opened fire , chiefly with shells . The Firefly had to be -backed astern a mile and a quarter . before she was out of range ; -and this" operation occupied forty minutes .
lieutenants Edward Bursts ! and John Ward , Mr . ^ ohn A . BuU , Second MasterV ^ nd Mfc James W . Salter , gunner , are mentioned with high' praise . ¦ lj Previous ' to y vi 8 iftng Branddn , Captain Otter carried Na ^ aJ' from'Wiisklo : t a largts bark , the Fides , of 1 S 6 o tons , * - # iih from tw < J to three hundred casks of ta * r on board . ¦ : i , r-. , . ' : ¦ . . : ¦ . ' - ¦' . ¦ ¦ : ¦ ' . . •¦« .. < ¦¦ ¦ ' ¦¦ ¦ . major g animni on the eroper theatre of the war . ^ ^/ communication ^ nv . Major Gandini , an Italian li beral who fought a * , jyenice , d uring the Republican struggle , has / appeared in the ; Moaning Advertiser .. It is ^ e opinion ^ of this gentleman , tha ^ t " the Danube , on ^ JUc ^ the ^ pon ^ est . be gun , will be , the very spot of its / . solution . " and . thai , it . is . only by transferring the . seat of
war to that locality that Austria , will j"be , made to de-^ are herself in her true character , as the friend of Russia . 3 fte is therejfbre desirous that there should be " a strong defence in . firont of the Balkan , and on the right side of ' $ toe Danube . * ,, Bte adds ; _ l " Speaking in , a military , point pf view , I consider the Pohrudscha a mqst important field , the . base of which ia ^ the quadrangle formed by Varna , Shumla , Silistria , and Rassova ; and ,, were a railroad made , linking those ; 4 * 0 ur points , and , also joining Rutschuk , I feel , confident it wc > ul 4 Prove a judicious 'foresight , whilst , besides greatl y assisting the strategical operations by rendering V ^ ria , by aea , the ( general emporium , and securing the Hajfe and speedy supply of men and provisions of all
ku > da for . the whole , of the Bulgaria and of the Dobrudsoha l ^ nes , it wquld enormously increase the mate-^ ai at ^ ngth ojf , Shumhi and Sfilistna , and give to Raasoya , once , better ^ fortine ^ , the greater importance which ifetopogr ^ phipal position deserves . It would thus op-^ BQse , <& , ^^ gnable . ' . fcuW flxk " against any future Rus-$ j [ an , atten > p | t onyponsto ^^ PRl ^ t and would also abbreviate ^ the commercial / communications on the western Bulgarian and ifaM ^ kWft , Danube with the Black Sea , and ren ^ r , at least during the ^ rar , its special navigati on lncfcpi ^ den ^ of the Russian , mouths of the Sulina , by the . land jjonqtibn <^ f Kutsohuk with Varna , which would ittro . ' a y byi » j ( e | o ^ a ' t le ^ five days , into a journey of f our hours , " . ' ' . " ; , ' , ' ' '
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' . 'jpwiwrr WAR MISCELLANEA . Tub Russians in Extremities . — A Berlin correspondent of the Daily Net ?* writes : — " We are assured i « private letters that wo- can form no idea of the Strain of the war upon the Russian people during the jagt aix months . Of its effect upon the trading classes and landowners , I have already written to you ; but aftpr ojUitia ' the people' —if the language of tho freo
west may be applied' in this case—upon whom the pressure chiefly falls . The enrolment of the new militia of the empire , or levee en masse , has had a terrible effect . The organisation of this new corps has been pushed forward with a haste which tells volumes on the condition of the regular army ; Thirty thousand of the new troops were sent to the Crimea before they had fully learned their drUl . Did the safety of the country demand this ? and if so , what has become of the great army which has for generations repressed the inspirations of half Europe , and been the hope and comfort of its despotic princes ? " „ , _ ¦ Stowb Hall
Db . Ham , a » d the xatb Mb . . — Mrs . has published some correspondence between herself and the Editor of the Times , relative to the alleged ill-treatment of Mr . Stowe when he was dying . The lady requests of the Editor that he will publish a letter of her husband ' s , stating that ha was never , informed of Mr . Stowe ' s illness , or applied to to rescind his order regarding the Castle Hospital in Mr . Stowe ' s favour . The Editor replies that it appears to him that a previously-published letter from Mr . Hayward , the garrison chaplain , fully disposes of the charge against Dr . Hall ; but that he will publish Dr . Hall ' s letter if Mrs . Hall wishes it . Mrs . Hall , on August 20 th , intimates such a wish ; but as , on the 25 th , the letter had not appeared in the Times , she sends the whole of the correspondence rather impatiently , as it would seem—to another paper for publication .
America hblphtq Russia . — -We read as follows in a letter from Warsaw , dated August 26 : — " For some time , a great number of foreign physicians , having taken service in Russia , have passed through Warsaw , on their Way either to the Crimea or the Baltic provinces . Among them are several medical men of the United States 6 f America . Civil engineers of the same nation have also arrived here to tender their services to the Czar . " Russian Bakbabity once more . —The cruel treachery of -which the Allies had to complain after the battles of
the ! Alma , Inkerman , & c , has been repeated , if we may credit the account of a French officer , who , writing after the action of the Tchernaya , says : — " In collecting on the field of battle their dead and wounded , those miscreants , by way of reward , fired upon us grape and round-shot . The poor wounded kissed our hands , and there , as everywhere else , I witnessed the kindness and generosity of the F rench soldier . Having no litters , our men actually carried the Russian wounded on their backs . I never beheld a more affecting spectacle . "
Prince Gortsohakoff ' s " Impatience . "—The St . Petersburg Correspondent of Le Nord writes on Aug . 23 : An impatient desire of measuring his strength with that of the enemy hurried Prince Gortschakoff , on the 16 th , beyond the dictates of prudence ; for in sooth he found the enemy ' s force to be far greater than he had supposed . " " Le Nord " on the " Thick Hide " of the Russians . —The Berlin Russian organ , Le Nord , has a letter from a correspondent at Hamburg , in which the writer endeavours to show that Russia is not reduced to
the extremities which the Allies flatter themselves she must be suffering . The landowners , it is admitted , have great sacrifices to endure ; but the bulk of the people , who are poor , are rather better off for the warj since necessaries are cheaper , owing to " commerce no longer possessing a market for them abroad . " Besides , " a degree of material suffering which would appear insupportable in England or France will make but little impression on the thick hide of a people less advanced in civilisation . " Is this meant as a compliment to our enemies , or not ? In England , a "thick hide "is the characteristic of a donkey .
The White Sea . —A correspondent of the Times , writing from tho squadron now in the White Sea , gives an account of a little affair at the town of Kandalak . This place was approached by our boats , for the purpose of seeing whether there were any Government stores there . The party , however , were attacked by the Russians ; upon which , rockets were thrown into the town , the Russians were driven out , and forced to fly into the surrounding woods , and the town was set five to , and destroyed all but the church . Three of our men were badly , but not seriously , wounded .
Omar Pacha received the Grand Cross of tho Bath on the 11 th ult . at the hands of Lord Stratford , who delivered a very glowing and laudatory address . The ceremony was described as " an imperishable landmark on tho paths of national advancement , a pledge of growing cordiality between the West and the East , and , above all , an earnest of the future diffusion of pence , tho more highly to bo prized as being elicited from tho very bosom of war . " The Piedmontrse Government is actively making arrangements for the demands of a winter campaign . The Vui / turbs , ono of our ships in tho Baltic , struck recently on a rock near Hango , and was got off seriously damaged . The Dragon has been ashore off Ledsnnd , but has sustained little injury .
Major McGowan , 98 rd Highlanders , who hns boon missing for some time , was , it now appears , attacked whilo posting life sentries in advance of tho trenches , wounded severely , and mado prisoner . HeUOIHM OF OTJIt SURGHONS IN THE ClUMKA .- -TllO
Zancei ' publishes " a '' letter" ? rom tnellorse" " Guards to the Director-General of the Army Medical Department , enclosing a " copy of a letter frbin Colonel Lord West * 21 st FusUiers , representing that Assistant-Surgeons Brady and Phelps , of the 57 th Regiment , were coolly and zealously attending to the wounded under the enemy ' s fire ' in- '• . the advanced trench on the 18 th of June last , to the great relief of the men' who were struck down ; and that Assistant-Surgeon Greer , 21 st Footy and Assistant-Surgeon \ Wrench , 34 th Regiment , were also treating the wounded under a very heavy fire further to the rear . "— The Army Surgeons in the Crimea have transmitted a memorial to Lord Panmure , complaining of various grievances in connexion with promotion , insufficient pay , & c . - The Russian Fleet . —We continue to hear accounts of the efforts which Russia is about to make during the ensuing winter ^ to repair the recent gaps in her
navy . The Way Huts are Sent to the Crimea . —Some huts were to be sent out to the Crimea in the Europa , lately lying at Liverpool . The departure of the vessel was delayed for a few days ; in the meanwhile , two officials went down from London , and , according to the Liverpool Albion , " found that only one side and the top of each separate hut was on board ; and , on making further investigation , they ascertained that the remaining portions had been put on board the Great Britain . " The Queen's Congratulations on the Victory at the Tchernaya . —General Simpson wrote to General Pelissier on the 18 th of August , to convey the Queen's congratulations with her brave Allies , the French and Sardinians , on the result of the engagement of the 16 th , " in which they have worthily maintained the military reputation of their respective nations . "
Neutral Vessels . —Official accounts from Bessarabia state that neutral vessels have been authorised to load grain at Ismail . The Successor to General Read . —According to a letter from Warsaw , in the Ind € pendance of Brussels , it is General Suchozaneff who is to replace General Read , -who was killed on the 16 th , while directing the attack against the French lines . General SuchozanefF , who had been residing at Warsaw , has already set off for his new destination . The Attack on Sweaborg . — A correspondent of
the Daily News says :- — " The French Admiral sent a Russian , as a spy , on shore near Sweaborg , to ascertain the casualties and what damage had been done in the attack against it last week . The spy returned with the news that all the Government stores and the dockyard were completely destroyed , twenty-three ships burned by the shells , and 2000 men killed and wounded during the bombardment ; all the powder-magazines have been exploded , and the Governor ' house and several other buildings burned down ; a three-deck line-of-battle ship has likewise suffered so much from shot that she filled with water and sank . "
Movements of the Russians . —General Simpson , writing to Lord Panmure on August 25 th , says : — " The enemy have been concentrating troops at the Mackenzie , Tasova , and Karales , their left extending as far as the village of Makoul , and are supposed to have received considerable reinforcements , which probably consist of two divisions of Grenadiers , which have been conveyed in carts from Baktchi-Serai and Simpheropol . 'flic bridge across the Great Harbour is nearly completed , and large bodies of men are employed in erecting earthworks on the north side of the harbour . Intrenchmenta have been thrown up on the Severnaya-hill , extending from the sea-coast to the site of the first lighthouse , facing the north . "
Floating- Batteries . —Three French floating batteries have been sent to Sebastopol . " These formidable engines of war , " says the Akhbar , " will soon bring theii guns to bear upon the forts of Sebastopol . One may easily imagine their destructive effects . The entrance of the port of Sebastopol is defended by three stockades , through which passages have been left open . Should the three floating batteries succeed in entering it , which they can easily do , thanks to their light draught of water and their screw , the Russian fleet , sheltered behind the cliffs , cannot escape them , and their enormous guns will powerfully assist our land artillery . The Devastation justifies the name she bears . Sho is armed with 2-1 guns . The Tonnanto and Lave only mount 16 each . "
The Fleet bbfokb Cronstadt . —Tho following we telegraphic despatches , dated respectively Hamburg and Berlin , September 3 rd : —" Three sail of tho line , a frigate and two steamers , forming part of the Allied fleet before Cronstadt , weighed and stood out to sea on the 2 Cth . It is thought that tho romnindor of tho fleet will soon follow . " — " In the morning of tho 27 th all tho remainder of tho Allied fleet boibro Cronstndt Avoided anchor and stood out to sea . "
Sir Charles Napier And Sir James Graham....
SIR CHARLES NAPIER AND SIR JAMES GRAHAM . FuuTiiuu correspondence botweun Sir Charles Nni > ic > and Sir James Graham has boon published . It mills but littlo to our provioviH knowledge of tlio differences between tho Admiral and tho Firufc Loni ; but it shown tlio gradual deepening of tho quarrel , from tho ilret gonn t " tho final declaration of Sir Charles thftt ho " will not W >
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Leader (1850-1860), Sept. 8, 1855, page 4, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_08091855/page/4/
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