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DtrcEMBER 15, 1855.] T HE LEA PER. 1191
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WAR MISCELLANEA. Symptoms in tiie Crimea...
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PUBLIC MEETINGS. Sill STAI'l'OUD NUUVilC...
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The_ Wae, Lighting Has Again Commenced I...
enemy ' s loss was considerable . Before the 28 th of October ( 9 th of November ) , the Koboule " ti detachment had received additional reinforcements , and its effective strength now amounts to 15 , 000 regular infantry and 3 , 000 cavalry , with fourteen pieces of artillery , without counting a considerable number of Bashi-Bazouks . " As a set-off against the Muscovite triumph at Kars , a condition of embarassment in monetary matters , amounting to a financial crisis , has commenced in Russia . The Czar has been obliged to have recourse to a new loan ; but trouble is gathering round him , and a question of money may decide the
war-DESTRUCTION OF STOKES IN THE SEA OF AZOF . Sib Edmund Lyons has transmitted to the Admiralty a report from Captain Sherard Osboro , dated November 7 th , and containing a detailed account of operations in the Sea of Azof . The squadron under command of that officer destroyed a large amount of stores at Vodina on the 3 rd , and on the same day committed similar havoc at Glofira and Gheisk . At the former * place , the marines who landed were opposed by Russian troops , who , however , were speedily driven back ; and at both the success of the expedition was complete . Captain Osboru proceeds : — ' " Throughout the night , the stores were bux-ning fiercely , a sheet of flame extending fully two miles ; but the town of Glofira , except where the troops had used the houses against us , remained untouched .
" At an early hour on the 6 th of November , we weighed and proceeded into the Liman , steering towards Gheisk ; the valuable services of Mr . George Perry , acting-master of the Vesuvius , and Mr . Parker , second . master of the Recruit , came here into play ; and , at an early period I had the satisfaction of seeing all the gun-boats anchored just in their own draught of water | within long gunshot of the east extreme of Gheisk and the neighbouring steppe , along the edge of which , for four miles , coi-n and hay were stacked in quantities far beyond what I had . conceived to be possible , and at the base of the steppe , as well as that part of the spit commanded by the towu , timberyards , fish stores , boats , & c , in numbers were accumulated .
" To attack upon as many points as possible was , I thought , the only way to foil the troops that had now had thirty-six hours to prepare for us ; the gun-boats Grinder , Boxer , Cracker , and Clinker were left to , cover the landing party . To Lieutenant Ross , of the Weser , I signalled to prepare to land , and divided the force in the Liman into three bodies ; the left under Lieutenants Day and Townshcnd , consisted of boats and men of the Recruit and Boxer ; the centre I intrusted to Commander Kennedy , having under him Lieutenants Hamilton , Campion , Marry at ,
and Mayne , with all the boats of the Curlew , Ardent , Grinder , aud Cracker , and port rocket and guu-boats of the Vesuvius ; the right division , tinder Lieutenant Chetham Strode and Lieutenant Hudson , consisted of the starboard guu-boats of the Vesuvius , and those of the Clinker , together with some marines , Mr . R . Farquharson , midshipman in charge of the latter . Lieutenant Ross , on the west side of Gheisk Spit , had the boats aud small-arm men of the Weser , with a small force from the Curlew and the Ardent , under Lieutenant Myall , and Mr . Tilley , second master , in readiness to co-operate .
" The different parties pulled in and effected a landing at appointed places , fully a milo apart ; the Russian troops ,- within light breastworks , attempted to prevent thorn , but failed , and in a few moments a screen of flames and smoke rolling from our men towards tho enemy prevented the latter seeing where or how to manoeuvre in order to cut off any of our small detachments . "On tho right and coutro , tho onemy mustered strongest , and at one time , observing a column of somo 1 , 500 Cossa-ka moving rapidly off to the loft , I directed Commander Kennedy , who by that time had
connected his fires with those of Lieutenant Day , to ro-embark all but tho marines ' , and with thorn to proceed to his right , and I x-oinforcod him with tho marinas of tho Recruit and Wesor , under Lioukonant Campion . This answered perfectly ; tho onorny arrived too late to nave anything on tho loft , while our men stoadily worked towards the x-ight division , under Lieutenants Strodo aud Ross , who , in spit © of a heavy but badly diroctod fire from tho houses on the heights , steadily held their ground , and effectually destroyed a groat accumulation of materials for boatw and ship building , fish , stores , cavalry camp gear , and
granaries . " When everything but tho town of Ghowk was destroyed , I ordered tho embarkation to take place , and detaohed some boat * to cover Lieutenant Ross , between whom and his boat the enemy were throwing a body of men , who , by thoir uniform , I bollovod to be regular infantry . " By two p . m ., everything was finished , and all tho parties wfoly re-embarked on board thoir respective gun-boat # , the . casualties amounting to only Bix men
wounded in all , one of them dangerously , aud another severely . " During these proceedings , we never had more than 200 men engaged ; the enemy had , from the eoncux * - rent testimony of Lieutenants Ross and Strode , and from my own observation , fx'om 3 , 000 to 4 , 000 men in Gheisk alone . " Another visit was paid to Glofira on tho 6 th of November , and the flames which had died out were again kindled . In consideration of the services mentioned by Captain Osborn , Commander John Jame 3 Kennedy will be promoted to the rank of Captain as soon as he shall be qualified ; and Lieutenant Hubert Caxnpion has been promoted to the rank of Commander . Sir Edmund Lyons says that ice is now ( Dec . 7 th ) forming on the shores of the Sea of Azof .
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DtrcEMBER 15 , 1855 . ] T HE LEA PER . 1191
War Miscellanea. Symptoms In Tiie Crimea...
WAR MISCELLANEA . Symptoms in tiie Crimea . —The writer of a letter from the camp , dated November 23 x-d , says : — " We have just had a telegx-aphic message—at least , I heard so on good authority—to suspend all hutting and roadmaking . What does this mean ?—can it be peace ? They can hardly intend to move us , now that we have made ourselves snug for the wintex * . Report says , too , that the Russians are about to evacuate the Crimea . Are we to go to Simpheropol ? They will not leave us very comfox-table lodgings there . " The Explosion at Iniceraiann . —The same letterwx * iter gives the following account ( which confirms that already published by the Times correspondent ) of the cause of the explosion at Inkermami : — " In the distribution of the property found in Sevastopol , the gunpowder fell to the lot of the French . It was brought up from the Russian magazines and batteries in temporary boxes . At the time of the oceux'renee of the explosion some of this gunpowder was being transferred from , the temporary to more secure and durable cases . Three men were employed iii the operation . One had charge of the box in which the powder had been brought up to the siege-train depot , the second held a copper tube or funnel , through which the powder was passed into the permanent powder case , and the third man had charge of this receptacle . The artilleryman who had the first box _ , while pouring out the powder into the funnel , found in it a piece of shell . Without heed , he inadvertently ' threw it down upon the ground , and from the catastx-ophe following instantly , he concludes that the iron struck fix-e against a stone , and so , by a spark , ignited the gunpowder , of which a considex-able quantity was lying scattered about . The two men who were assisting him in transferring the powder were blown away , and not to be recognised ; he , much stunned and scorched , escaped with his life , and is still a patient in the Ifrsnch ambulance . "
Contraband of War . —It is now several weeks since the British consul-general at Hamburg , Colonel Hodges , was instructed by the government to present to the Senate of Hamburg an energetic note , strongly protesting against the laxity with which the government of this city observed their so-called neutrality , and the glariug and open manner in which contraband of war ( and more [ especially the articles of nulphur and saltpetre ) was sent from , hex-e by the Px-ua ^ ian railroad to Russia . —J / ambury Correspondent of ( he Daily Neius . Fortification op St . Petjshsbuius and Moscow . —At the Grand Council at St . . Petersburg , it has been resolved to fortify St . Petersburg and Moscow , and commission . " ) of engineers have boon appointed to mako plans of defence . General Dolm is tho president of the commission for St . Potoivsburg , and General Todtlobon of that for Moscow ,
PuosPKcrs fou 1866 V—In 1856 , wo . shall mako war with an army numerically proporl ionod to our position and a flout sufficiently large to accomplish anything that a fleot can well accoinplinh . Besides tho largo ships of thw year ' Baltic fleet , wo have many now vessels liko tho Mnrlboroutfh , Conqueror , Brunswick , Victor Emmanuel , Sutlcj , Bhnunon , mid I ' enrl , which have first floated within tho last few woekH , and will bo rendy for service when they mo required in tho spring . Each week that posea witnessed tho dC-but upon the waters of kohio hulf-do / . onlittlo gun-boats — Biters , Snappers , and Toazora—whoHo deed * wo are Hiiro will not bolio thoir namon . Altogether , wo may calculate upon having available next nummer hoiiio uiviuuiivui- ' 1 , *¦ * t it i If 1 . 1 and of tho
forty lino-of-battlo HhipH largo tngutou now hoavy-anniMl class , about twenty corvettes and smaller vchsoIh of war , with not 1 c « h than lt 0 or 180 gun and mortar boat * of light draught * , each mounting from one to four guus of very heavy calibre .--Globe .. " Uiwknt Piuvatk Affaikb . "—In spite of General Simpson ' s order regarding leavo of abnonco , " urgent private affairs " continue to take away i > groat numbor of our officers wince General Codrington took command . During the last eoven days— -from the 18 th to tho 20 th insL—no less that Heveu oolonels and lioutonant-colouels , threo jnajorn , five captains ; two lieutenants , an adjutant , aud au assistant surgeon , have found " urgent private affairs" mifficiont excuse to obtain lcavo from tho camp for longer or snorter
periods , some for two , some for three months . Th < cavalry division appears to have fewer of these mar vellous " urgent private affairs" than the rest of th < army ; the brigade of Guards unquestionably tht most . So much so is this the case , that , what with officers absent on sick leave , on staff employment , and on " urgent private affaire , " oue battalion of Guards , that of the Coldstreatns , has hardly any officers doing duty with it . A lieutenant in the regiment ( although of course a captain iu the army ) Thelluson , who only entered the service in 1847 , is in orders to act as a field officer with Uis corps , so few effective officex's of rank are there present . —Letter from tilt Crimea .
Polish Soldiers for the East . —A detachment of forty-four Poles , including eight officers , sailed on Saturday from Debtford , on board the Ottawa steamer , for Turkey , to joixi the division of the Cossacks of the Sultan , comxnauded by Genex'al Count Zamoyeki , which is now in the British service , and forming part of the Turkish contingent The present is the fifth transport of Poles fx * oni England since the war commenced , thus making a total of four hundred Polish volunteers , among whom there were about two hundred prisoners taken at Bomarsund . As the steamer was leaving Debtford Dockyard , several hundred workmen assembled , and gave threo cheers for Poland , wishing the Poles speedy success in their undertaking
The Austrian Military Reduction . —Le N & rd , reporting the reduction to a peace-footing of the Austrian advanced army , corps opposed to Russia , namely , that of Gallicia , claims the fact ns a proof of the confidence of the Austrian Government in that of Russia , and exhibits it as an answer to those who boast of the Alliance between Austria and the Western Powers . It is a corroboration , according to the journal quoted , of a significant padsago in the King of Prussia ' s recent speech , nud a repudiation of any part ox * lot in the aggressive policy of France anil England . The ' Baltic . —Tho whole of the Knglish flying squadron , composed <> f seventeen whips , has quitted the Baltic . Not a . single British ahip now remains . All have returned to England .
SEIZURE ov the Island of Uiiui ' . —Two French frigates , belonging to tbe naval expedition sent to the coast of Kamtschatka , took possession on September 3 rd , iu the name of the Allie . l Powers , of the island oi Urup , the centre of tiie Ru . ssiau trade in the Kurile Archipelago , aud capture . I there a Russian cutter , laden with n rich cstrgo of fu r * . Tho Russian name of the island has been changed to that of Alliance . The Frenchfrigrrte Sibylla , of fifty Runs , was allowed to enter Okasnki without any imposition , and was received in a mo .-st hospitable manner by tho local au thox-itiaa .
Public Meetings. Sill Stai'l'Oud Nuuvilc...
PUBLIC MEETINGS . Sill STAI ' l'OUD NUUVilCOTK UN TilL- ' . WAR . Sir Staff our Noiithcote , in the course of last week , delivered it lecture at the Mechanics' Institute , Dudley , on " The treatment of criminals in this country ; " and , during his stay at Dudley , explained to a meeting of his constituents his op inions on the war . He was entirely in favour of it ; but on the subject of " dinneinbenneiit " he thus expressed himself : — " Did they want to cli .-sinemLer and partition tht territories of RiiHwin , aud to rtet up independent states on her border * . ' or did they moan pimply tlmt they in the
did not think tho ne .-iiritioa mentioned paper * Hiifflftiont to prevent her ugiiin breaking tho laws of Europo ' ! Ho w « m not pivipnrod to recommend the dismornborrnent of RiirtMin . Jt might bo dowirable to take from her boiiio of llio posHOHHioriH nho had gained by recent conquest *! - to take thoHO points which gave hurthe riiipromacy of tho ISuxine , and made hor dangoroufl to Turkey , Imthe wan not for hor difimermberment . lie thought if they could induce hor to givo up her peculiar privile ^ oH in the lilaek . Sou , tho protectorate over the Clninliiui HubjcsotH in Turkey , and to ditmrmhernoinii thoao parts , they might then rely on the forco of public ; opinion , and tht , knoVtrn and proved powers of their army to maintain peace . "
I , <)«!> IIAUKY VANK ON T 1 IK WAR . At tlus Darlington Fut Cuttle Show Dinner , Lord Harry Vane , M . P ., miule some Mhioturcs on the impolicy oi' our entering into " an indefinite war without ' any definite purpose . " Ho vvns met by some murmurs of impatience ; but lie proceeded , nud remarked : — « Ilia viowH had bocn Mliito . ? wit ? , tho iiMhowIgoodwill and with the Kny , xli » t < l-. loroi . ee to tho opinions oi others but lie foit that if wo wore to « i . rry on a war for i » dSi to Jurpo-o-. Aml if r « " . « , to ^ <'" »« " !• mountain of debt with llio proH « ob of a rt « ' »»> Mul taiio , to a protracted war , tho » o voiy iritoroBta which wer « nowdu-ivi » K u temporary benefit by roiwoa of Eh S * m « u . t in tho end greatl y suffor , and thow whi now porhnpH hoard hi . u with little favour would oomo round to tho opinion- ho had cxpreBHod . " ant noiiKKT rwi : r , on the wa . ii . Sir Ilobcrt Peel was cntortainod lust week « y
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Leader (1850-1860), Dec. 15, 1855, page 3, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_15121855/page/3/
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