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canting appeal to our feelings of humanity . The desire to overreach is prominent in the Russian character , and the Russian will indulge in it even when it is self-evident that he must be a loser in the end . Our experience of to-day will not make us inclined to show mercy to Russian " General Hospitals . " Beautiful Shooting . —Yesterday ( says a letter dated the 23 rd ) frfty riflemen were out in advance , and on their return the sergeant of the party described his work in the following manner to the colonel of a regiment , who told the story to me : — "We went , Sir , quite close in , and managed to pick off a great many , but there was one man we couldn ' t hit . At last I said , ' Come here , six of you , and fire a volley . ' They did so , and down he fell . But , Sir , after the blowing up of their magazine , for a little time during the confusion , we had some beautiful shooting . T do assure you . "
Hairbreadth Escapes . —A red nightcap used by one artilleryman was taken from the head by a round shot , but the person of the wearer remained untouched . A cannon-ball passed between the legs of an officer ' s horse while in the act of galloping , and on another occasion the gabion upon which an officer was seated was carried away , and the astonished gentleman suddenly let down , just as a shilling in the hat trick darts from its support into the tumbler beneath . Sikgxe CombA-T . —Now it was that a terrible but interesting conflict took place between the tallest man of the 2 nd battalion of Rifles and a huge Russian rifleman . Hannan , an Irishman , noted at the Cape
for his rashness , rushed forward and fired . The shot was returned , and a second shot attempted by his opponent , but fortunately a cap could not be found . Seeing this , Hannan rushed up , and with , his fist knocked the Russian over a low wall , and leaped after him . The two now grappled , and a dreadful struggle followed , in which , at last , our soldier was worsted ; and a short sword was in the air to give him his death-blow—nay , more , its point was through the trousers , and about to penetrate the thigh and bowels—but ere the thrust was given , a shot from Hannan's comrade and friend , Ferguson , pierced the heart of the sturdy Russian , and he fell lifeless by the side of his intended victim .
Price of Provisioxs in the Cabip . —A small ham sold for 3 / . ; tins of preserved meat fetch 17 . 16 s . each ; and for sauces , curry-powder , and marmalade , the prices sound fabulous . A pot of marmalade lias been known to fetch a guinea . The Turks at their Pipes . —On the night of the 18 th the English batteries blazed at some flashes visible over the Turkish heights , under the impression that our Mussulman allies were being attacked . The flashes turned out to be the peaceful pipes of the Turks . Fortunately , no damage resulted . The correspondent of the AToming Herald gives the most graphic account of the bombardment . Tlie following extracts are from his despatch : —
The MoRNiNot of the Attack . —A thick sluggish morning dew which lay in the valley , and the smoke which rested heavily over several of the forts , prevented my seeing what the enemy were doing ; but a rnero glance at our works showed that the longvished-for day had at last arrived , and wo were about to open fire . All the men were at their guns , and the apertures of the embrasures , which had been previously masked in order to protect tlie working parties , were now cleared , and the guns run out . The fog only permitted the Russians to see this in one or two places , but where they did they were firing , though with no effect , as the morning was too thick . Towards six o'clock tho mist began to disperse , and the rich clear October sun was every instant making objects more aud more visible . Soon tlie Russian
¦ works , crowded with grey figures , could be distinctly seen , with the largo handsome white houses and dockyards of Scbastopol itself . The enemy could plainly see that wo were prepared for action , and opened a smart cannonatlo . Hut not a shot from our batteries answered , for the French on our left ocenpy low ground , and tho fog was still thick between them and their opponents . Slowly , like drawing back a huge curtain , tho mist moved off to sea , a cool morning breeze sprung up and tho atmosphere elejired each moment . Tho linos of tlio besiegers could bo eeon from every point ; tho mounds and earthworks , bastions and towers of tho besieged were full in view ; tho forms of the line-of-battlc ships looked grim ami deadly , and encircling all in the distance , like n dark bolt , was tho iloot of tlio allies .
Opening Fiiik . —It was hulf-past six . The enemy had been quiet for . the last low minutes j both sides eoemed preparing for an effort , when suddenly volumes of smoke and fliiwhosof lire broke out simultaneously from every purt of our lines—tin ; shot and Bhull screamed hoarsuly through tho uir , and with ft rovorbcriition whioh Boomed to nhuko both heaven and earth , our attack on ttcbnstopol commenced .. Taw XiANuAsTKit Gun . —Ik-f ' oro tho smoko intervened , each side hud got un accurate mniro , anil from half-past six -until near oighl , shot und shell roarod through tho uir incessantly , und tho onrth literally shook under tho Uoiuondous concussion of tho guns . JCuch minute IVesh trims anno into piny .
and each minute added to the fury of the uproar-Conspicuous among the din could be plainly heard the Lancaster guns . Their sharp crack , different from the other heavy guns , was- like that of a rifle among muskets . But the most singular eflfect was produced by its ball , which rushed through the air with a noise and regular beat precisely like the passage of a rapid express train at a few yards' distance . This peculiarity excited shouts of laughter among our men , who instantly nicknamed it the
express train ; and only by that name is the gun known . The effect of the shot seemed most terrible From its deafening noise , the ball could be distinctly traced by the ear to the spot where it struck , when stone or earth alike went down before it . A battery of twenty or thirty such guns would destroy Sevastopol in a week . Unfortunately , from a short supply of ammunition , we can only afford to mount two , and even those are only fired once in eight minutes .
Combined Attack by Sea and ! Land . —As each French liner came in , she added her incessant broadsides to the continuous roar of cannon "which prevailed on all sides . The scene was perfectly hellish . The atmosphere was only a thick lurid smoke , which seemed to suffocate , and through its heavy folds the scream of shot and shell was enough to make one's hair stand' on end . No words of mine could do justice to such a pandemonium- Let your readers imagine at least 4000 pieces of the heaviest ordnance in the world firing shell and rockets without a second ' s intermission . The air seemed one perpetual explosion , but in the midst of which , singulaily enough , the peculiar jerking scream of the Lancaster shell could be plainly heard .
Bxowing up the Redan . —The Russians set up tremendous cheers when they saw the explosion , as they did when the batteries of our allies blew up , imagining they had done us the same mischief . Their mirth , however , was but short-lived . While in the act of cheering , a shell from the Lancaster lodged ( I presume so ) in the magazine of the redoubt in front of the redan wall . The explosion which followed was appalling . It made the stoutest man ' s
blood run cold . At first it seemed as if the whole of Sebastopol was enveloped in the ruin ; fire minutes after , when the loose earth and smoke cleared away , and allowed us to see the extent of the mischief , we saw that only a black hole remained where the grand redoubt had stood , and that the greater part of the redan wall was blown away ; so stunning appeared the effects of the terriMe blow to the enemy , that it was some minutes before they fired a single gun .
Russian Convicts . —At Sebastopol the convicts ( formats ) have been let loose from duranee vile to fi ght against the infidels , as they are pleased to denominate the Protestant English and Catholic French . These formats ( one has been taken prisoner by us ) are the regular scum of the earth , and rob , and murder , and commit every crime they can among their own people , who cannot defend themselves during the noise , terror , and confusion of the siege . Half their heads were shaved , so that they will bo easily recognised . —Letter in Dublin Evening Mail .
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PATRIOTIC FUND . Tni 3 local meetings are continuing : every where there is that best sort of enthusiasm—earnestness . A vast sum of money is being raised . In Ireland there is as much patriotism as in England , and the movement is as unanimous and as surprisingly generous . There will bo Hub result , as a reward , that the Irish soldiers are in a majority in the army , and will monopolise Jill tho Irish Fund . At the meetings in Ireland , the Irish Bishops have spoken nobly ; Presbyterians and Protestants , the same . Much diversity of opinion prevails in Wales rolative to the contemplated fund to bo devoted exclusively to the survivors of the soldiers of tho 23 rd Regiment of Fusiliers , who are Welsh .
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Tho " City" is to have a ball and concert for tho citizens , in aid of the fund , at Guildhall . Success is certain—for , T \ illion is engaged .
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THE GREEKS . A corkespokdbnt of the Morning Chronicle says ( in Tuesday ' s paper ) : — " On Wednesday and Thursday last—on the former day at the Corn Exchange , and on the latter at tfcje Stock Exchange—certain Greek merchants , I am informed , thought it consistent "with their duties to tbe nation whose hospitality they enjoy , to express their strong and undisguised exultation at the reported successes of the Russians . On the first occasion , I am ashamed to say that this insolent and treasonable ctemonstration passed with , little notice or disapproval on
tbe part of the Englishmen present—the peculiar religio loci having apparently been too strong for the loyalty and patriotism of those who ' buy , sell , and get gain' in that locality , and who were willing perhaps to tolerate even enmity to their country and their Queen rather than forfeit the patronage of wealthy speculators . Such is not , however , I am glad to say , the prevalent sentiment on the Stock Exchange , where I understand that the authors of this outrage were pretty severely handled —though I hear it regretted by many that they did not by any means get theix full deserts . "
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At Manchester , also , where there are sixty Greek firms , some individual Greeks have been conspicuously indiscreet , and tho result has been severe threats , on the part of indignant Britons , of "lynching . " " It was currently rumoured on the Exchange that two of the Greek houses had Tboasted that if the siege of Sebastopol had to be raised they would ' keep open house' and celebrate the event by balls and fetes . Exultation was manifested by these people when the first
imperfect intelligence eariie of the attack by Liprandi , and one of them , for-want of better means of expressing himself In English , Tvrote under the news that half of our light cavalry had been cut to pieces , his approval of it in the words , '* Blessings ! Blessings V The offensive words were fortunately pointed out very early to the Master of the Exchange , and were erased ; but the offensive conduct of these people has been too notorious not to have made a dee ]) impression , and there is no stifling the feelings of anger which they have provoked by their unwise conduct . "
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LONDON NECROPOLIS . On Tuesday that portiori of the National Mausoleum Company ' s Cemetery at Woking , devoted to members of the Church of England , was consecrated by the Bishop of Winchester , a large number of the Directors and their friends being present . Excepting the building of the chapels—plain but elegant structures—little has yet been done to the grounds ; but they will no doubt ultimately satisfy public wishes in every respect . Dissenters are accommodated with a chapel precisely similar to that of their orthodox brethren . "So sweet a place , " however , did not make the Directors " in love with death , " for they returned to London to a banquet not calculated to carry out tho objects of the Company . Mr . T .
Dakin , who presided , explained that though far from town tho expenses of burial would bo only about one half tho usual charges—excepting those of the lowest scale . Tho Necropolis would , therefore , put an end to exorbitant expenditure , which , he fancied , was a general wish—a wish certainly shared by the "highest authorities "—who are dead , but who live in their " examples "—viz ., the Queen Dowager , the Duke of Portland , tho Duke of Sussex , and , also , Lord Dcnman . He had reason to think that Lord I ' almcrston thought well of tlio " undertaking" —and without alluding to commercial matters , ho would only say that duties properly discharged wero invariably properly remunerated .
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A ROMAN CATHOLIC SUGGESTION . The Weekly Taleyraph ( Dublin ) , in commenting on tho British tribute to Misw Nightingale , gives this hint to tho bigots -who deride the Miaa Nightingales of tho Roman Catholic Church : — " Wo do not ui' ( j ? ue with tho "NVhitCHidos . Wo turn from tluiiu and tlidr Tory eiinfudumtun to the pl a in , hornet poojiki of liiitfluml , ami w « nay to them : — ' You jitNtly and \> rt >\ n : r ) y \> m \ nu ami nduiiro JYlks Nigh Unpaid for wliat hIii ; Iiiim ( low , and is doing . Bulicvu un Cntlio-Uob , then , when w » toll you , that iih you would roMinf , any insult , oll ' ered to THi « n NiKhinyuli ; , m > must wo rcsi'iit any iunult ofibred to thomi whoso liven « ro like In Ikth . Then ) « re low , vory Pow (!/ itbolic fiiniilics thnt Imvo not at loust <> n < i IMihs Ni n htingiilo uinnugHt il . M inoinhorri— tl » o ( UmroHt , tlio most < . ii < M'i » liii (| , 1 lie moist IkjIovwI , ninl tl »« most honoured of nil , Ikicuiimo h ] i « linn n-imiiinMiil tho
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THIC PUBLIC HEALTH . The returns for London for tho week tlmt ended last Saturday give l , ' 2 f )!> as tho number of deaths regifltoroil from Jill ciuihus . In tho corresponding wocIch of tho ten yoar . s 1 B 11 . 53 tho nvcrngo nunihor was 98 . ' ) , it ml if this is ruined in proportion to increase of population , tlio resultobtiunod in 1 , 081 . llonco it appeurrt that 171 doatha occurred lust week above whut the calculated rato of mortality would produce . Chulorii exhibits a continued ( locroaso .
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Some of the working clauses ( poorost but always most generous ) are arranging to subscribe weekly as long as tlio war lasts . For instance , at Crowe , " at the railway works , tho workmen havo entered into a subscription of a pciuny a weelt towards tho Patriotic Fund . "— Wurrbutton Guardian .
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November 11 , 1854 . ] THE LEADER . 1059
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Leader (1850-1860), Nov. 11, 1854, page 1059, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2064/page/3/
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