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The wars & local soldiers, 1855

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The Sick and Wounded at Scutari. Scutari, March 8

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Wednesday 27 June 1855 · page 2

The sanitary Commissioners, Dr. Gavin, Dr. Sutherland, and Mr. Rawlinson, arrived here on Tuesday, after a quick passage from Marseilles. They are about to make a rapid…

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The War. the Siege of Sebastopol

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Wednesday 4 July 1855 · page 1

The assault is still "just going to begin." According to the last accounts, the besieging and the besieged forces before Sebastopol are now within three or four hundred yards of…

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The War in the Crimea. Malta, 13th April, 1855

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 7 July 1855 · page 1

Our letters from the camp before Sebastopol extend to the 3rd instant, up to which date a succession of skirmishes had taken place in the direction of Fort Malakoff, but…

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The War

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Wednesday 1 August 1855 · page 1

The letters of (correspondents of) London papers, 17th April inclusive, arrived on the 3rd May, but most of their details have been anticipated by telegraph. On the night of the…

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House of Lords, May 14. Conduct of the War

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Wednesday 22 August 1855 · page 1

Lord Ellenborough moved the resolutions of which he had given notice, condemning the conduct of the war by the ministry. Lord Panmure, the Earl of Elgin, and…

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Still Later News. Arrival of the Mail Packet Arabian. Important From the Seat of War. Resignation of General Canrobert

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Wednesday 22 August 1855 · page 1

The packet ship Arabian arrived at Port Phillip on Tuesday last, with the English mails of May 21, which have been brought on to Sydney by the steamer City of Sydney…

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Capture of Five Russian Corn Vessels. War Department, May 31, 11.30. a.m

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 1 September 1855 · page 1

Lord Panmure presents his compliments to the Editor of the Morning Herald and begs to inform him that intelligence hus been received from Lord Raglan, dated 29th…

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Later English News. Seven Days Later From the Seat of War. (From the Herald's Supplement, Aug. 29.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 1 September 1855 · page 1

To Captain Leask, of the Granite City, which sailed from the Downs on the 4th of June, we are indebted for papers to the 1st of that month…

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Further Destruction of Russian Vessels of War and Merchant Vessels. Admiralty, May 31, 6.15 p.m

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 1 September 1855 · page 1

The Secretary of the Admiralty presents his compliments to the Editor of the Morning Herald, and begs to inform him that a telegraphic despatch has just been received at…

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The War

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 22 September 1855 · page 1

The Gazette publishes despatches from Lord Raglan, dated before Sebastopol, June 5th. They contain no news of any interest…

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British Extracts. the Russian Soldier. (Liverpool Albion, June 6.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 22 September 1855 · page 3

He is a sulky, sullen, stupid-looking fellow, with a pale blue complexion, like that produced by what the doctors call the "administration" of nitrate of…

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English [?]ews. War Items From Russia. (Continued from our Extraordinary of Saturday.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Wednesday 26 September 1855 · page 1

A correspondent of the Times writes from Cronstadt on the 11th June, that he believes all ideas or attacking Sweaborg or Cronstadt are abandoned…

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The Turkish Soldier. (From the Roving Englishman.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 29 September 1855 · page 1

He is a gross, stolid, smoking, brutal, untaught fellow, in ill‑made no coloured clothes. It is harsh language this, and I am sorry to use it; but there are few classes…

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The War. Repulse of the English and French Troops at Sebastopol

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Monday 1 October 1855 · page 1

After the capture of the Mamelon and Quarry works early in June, the English and French troops strengthened their batteries and made preparations…

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Prussian Feeling Respecting the War. (From the Liverpool Albion, May 14.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Monday 1 October 1855 · page 2

Mr. Latimer, the editor of the Exeter Western Times, a gentleman well known as the resolute and uncompromising Protestant opponent of the Tractarian…

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The War

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Wednesday 3 October 1855 · page 1

CAMP BEFORE SEBASOPOL, JUNE 20.— They Say we are preparing again for another attempt; but that cannot be until we receive more powder from Malta, unless we drain…

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Distribution of War Medals by Her Majesty

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Wednesday 3 October 1855 · page 2

Her Majesty's intention (says THE TIMES) to distribute medals for service in the Crimea to all such officers as could be assembled for the purpose, and to a portion of the…

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Progress of the War. the British Camp and Works

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Wednesday 24 October 1855 · page 1

July 7.—No change has occurred in the general disposition of the troops, nor has any incident of peculiar interest in the siege operations taken place since the last mail. The…

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(From the Melbourne Argus.) the War

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Wednesday 31 October 1855 · page 2

Little has been done since the unsuccessful attack of the 18th June. The Allies have carried their entrenchments so close to the Russian fortifications as to…

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The War. (From the Home News, Aug. 4.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Wednesday 31 October 1855 · page 2

A despatch from General Simpson, dated 21st ultimo, contains the latest details, clearing up some of the vague messages of the telegraph It appears from this doc[?]ent…

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