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The wars & local soldiers, 1856

28 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 1 of 2

War Movements in Asia

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Wednesday 2 January 1856 · page 2

Letters from Kars, to the 25th August, describe the thurough devastation of the surrounding district by the Russians. The provisions of the garrison could not last longer than the 16th September, and, if reinforcements…

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Gregon. the Indian War

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 5 January 1856 · page 8

The Californian papers brought by the Mary Nicholson supply the following details of the desperate war now being waged between the settiers and the Indian in Oregon…

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Rogue River Indian War. (From the Crescent City Herald, Oct. 27.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 5 January 1856 · page 8

PROGRESS OF HOSTILITIES IN THE SOUTH OF OREGON.—Since the attacks of 8th, 9th and 10th instant, as reported in our former issues, no further collisions seems to have taken…

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The War. [By the British and Submarine Telegraph.]

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Wednesday 9 January 1856 · page 2

Paris, October 18.—By accounts of the 13th from the Crimea, the advanced posts of the allies were on the 12th within five leagues of Baktchiserai. The Russians were retiring slowly. Everything leads to the…

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The War in Asia

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Wednesday 16 January 1856 · page 2

A communication from Trebizond, dated 8th October, states that the Russians are supposed to be preparing to attack Kurs again. A despatch from Berlin states that General…

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Progress of the War. Capture of Kinburn

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Wednesday 16 January 1856 · page 2

The three forts at Kinburn, at the mouth of the Dneiper, were captured on the 17th of October, and 1300 prisoners taken. The following telegraphia despatch has been received at the Admiralty, from…

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The War. Hamburgh, November 14th

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Wednesday 6 February 1856 · page 2

A despatch from St. Petersburgh announces that the Emperor left Nicholai[?]ff on the 7th November for the Crimea, to take command in person of the army of Prince Gortschakoff. The despatch adds:—"The…

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The War. Another Great Battle

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 16 February 1856 · page 7

The telegraph announces in brief but explicit terms a victory gained over the Russians by the Parks in Asia Minor, led by Omar Pacha. The battle it is alleged lasted five hours, and the enemy suffered…

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The War

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Wednesday 20 February 1856 · page 2

Letters from Paris state that Pelissier still experts to be attacked by the Russians on the Tehernaya. Advices from Constantinople of the 22nd November, state that the long range gu[?]s and mortars for the batteries [?]ad…

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The War in Asia

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Wednesday 20 February 1856 · page 7

According to the last advices from Souchum Kale of the 27th of October, O[?]ar Pasha's army had reached T[?]tchura, a town situate on the river Galigsa, within 20…

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The War in Asia

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Wednesday 5 March 1856 · page 2

There are grounds for believing that the telegraphic despatch stating that the army of General Mouravieff had crossed the Arpatchal into Georgia is correct. The fact that only some 10,000 Georgian militia have…

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Energetic War Preparations in Russia

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 8 March 1856 · page 7

A corps of 10,000 men occupies Kaffa; 10,000 more have just arrived at Coula; and there are still about 20,000 Russians on the Circassian…

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Loss of a Sardinian War Steamer

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 8 March 1856 · page 7

A Sardinian war steamer, which was bringing to Constantinople a great number of sick from the ambulance at Balaclava, has foundered, and all on…

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The War in Asia

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 8 April 1856 · page 1

The Post Ampt Gazette, in a letter from Vienna of the 2nd, says lialim Pasha has arrived at Erzroum, where troops are being collected by the Turkish Government…

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The War and Its Incidents

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 24 April 1856 · page 3

THE CRIMEA.—A letter from Vienna of the 9th February, in the Post Ampt Gazette, says: —We learn that immediately after the news of peace reached the Crimea, several of the…

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Preparations for War

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 27 May 1856 · page 2

In the House of Representatives on February 28th, a resolution was adopted on the motion of, Mr. Florence, instructing the Committee on Naval…

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War Preparations

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 31 May 1856 · page 2

The Times Paris correspondent is assured that the warlike preparations in France are continued just as if no conference were about to be opened. The Post correspondent states that…

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Despatches From the Crimea. War Department, March 13

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 19 June 1856 · page 4

Lord Panmure has this day received a despatch addressed to his Lordship by General Sir William Codrington, K.C.B.:- "Sebastopol, February 29…

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Miss Nightingale and the Soldier's Widow

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 3 July 1856 · page 2

The wife of a private in the Eighty-ninth Regiment, serving in the East, not having for many months heard from her husband, wrote to Miss Nightingale, begging for information. Miss Nightingale's admirable letter…

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British Extracts. Indirect Gains of the War. (From the Economist.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 2 August 1856 · page 3

Whatever diversities of opinion may prevail as to the terms of peace, little doubt can exist as to the value of incidental benefits which have flowed out of the struggle in which we have…

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