A Soldier's Tale
I shall never forget the scene. The evening parade was over, and our officers assembled in groups, were sauntering over the ground, discussing the news of the…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1840
29 stories in Sydney's papers · page 1 of 2
English Extracts. From the London Gazette of Friday. War Office October 14
1st Regiment of Dragoon GuardsâA. C. C. Fleming to be Cornet, by purchase, vice. Hawkes, promoted. 3rd Regiment or Light…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Original Correspondence. "We never hear a person say, 'I war with no man's religious opinions, if he be a good neighbour, and takes up his bills when presented; his mode of faith is a matter between him and his God, with which no one has a right to interfere,' but we set the individual down as one of those who neither troubles God nor himself upon the subject. We consider such an one, in point of fact, as an Atheist in principle, if not in profession."—Vide Sydney Gazette, April 23, 1840
MR. EDITOR—Whatever sort of religion a worth. (less rogue may appear or pretend to follow, give me that man's religion who conscientiously acts, with honour and integrity, in accordance with the above…
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As we have all along said, since the first intelligence of the late opium disturbances at the Celestial Empire, that there was no occasion for the merchants here to raise the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Brother Merry; Or, the Adventures of an Old Soldier. (From Leigh Hunt's London Journal.)
This is a story after our own heart, or at least after three parts of our heart; for we have a fourth, which is a little more serious than Brother Merry's; but…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Isaac Cheek -- THE " Man of War." (Continued.) Chapter Ii
" Are you any judge of the fine arts ?" asked Cox of Cheek, as the secretary, with an improved air of self-confidence, seated himself before his master. In truth, so…
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6th Regiment of dragoon Guards—Lients Oliver Vaughan jackson, from the 85th [?] be Captain, vice Francis Brown, retried [?] former half-pay…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Original Poetry. WAR
"War is a game in which princes seldom win, the people never"—COLTON'S LACON Oh war! though sometimes bright and fair, As gleams from polished shield or spear;…
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Extensive Preparations for a war with China are announced in the newspapers and private letter from Calcutta, Madras, and Bombay. It is stated that 40,000…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Army. Promotions and Appointments. War Office March 27, 1840
1st Life Guards—Ensign and Lieut. G. H. Cavendish, from the Scots' Fusilier Guards, to be Cornet and SubLieut., by pu[?]chase, vice Brumley, who retires, March [?]7; B. Sitwell, gent, to be Cornet and Sub.-Lieut, by…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The China War. (From the Spectator of March 28)
"It is not by force and violence that his Majesty intends to establish a commercial intercourse between his subjects and China."—WELLINGTON and Lord NAPIHR…
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THE Lady Clarke has brought us English papers no the 19th of April. The most important heads of intelligence are comprised in the following extracts, (making allowances for the politics of that journal)…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Declaration of War with China. (From the Shipping Gazette of April 16
Order in Council relating to China, April 4, 1840.—At the court of Bucking-Ingham Palace Present—The Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in Council…
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The dispute between the governments of England and the United States of America, respecting the boundary of the State of Maine, bordering on the territory of the Union on one…
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The debates on Sir James [?] taining a severe consure on the Melbourne [?] are at length terminated, and if upon a mere perusal of the official documents, a doubt had occurred to any [?]…
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Order in Council relating to China, April 4, 1840. -- At the court of Buckingham Palace. Present -- The Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in Council…
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Order in council relating to China, April 4, 1840.—At the court of Buckingham Palace. Present—The Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in council…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →War with China. (From the Morning Advertiser.)
There is a point which it is proper to bring to the notice of our readers—namely, the accusation of not foreseeing what would be the results of our quarrel with the Chinese authorities…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Advance Australia. Sydney Gazette. Thursday, August 20, 1840. Wars and Rumours of War
Our late English papers do not furnish us with any news of peculiar interest to this Colony. It appears that His Neapolitan Majesty has thought proper to impose such fiscal…
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By the tone of the American papers which we have received to the 5lb of April, it would seem that anxiety prevaled throughout the States as to the…
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