Chinese Extracts. Progress of the War in China
INTELLIGENCE FROM THE BOGUE.—On Thursday evening the steamer Enterprise from the Bogue arrived in the roads, with H. M. Plenipotentiary, and soon after it was made known to…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1841
61 stories in Sydney's papers · page 3 of 4
Expense of War
The "Manchester Times" remarks--It may be instructive at this period to state the costs of the various wars which have been waged by this country since the revolution of 1688:--…
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ON the 15th February, in the evening, Captain Elliot returned from his second visit to Keshen, but no public notice was issued by him to apprise Her Majesty's subjects of…
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Hark, bark to the tramp of the fiery steeds! Hark, bark to the kettle draw! A f[?]bing blade each phalanx leads And in one dark cloud they co[?]!…
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THERE are various rumours in town respecting the news said to have been received, via Hobart Town, from China; but all that appears to be certain is, that…
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THEY tell us that we should not weep For those who die in glory's bed, They tell us it is wrong to keep Sad vigils for the heroic dead…
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It seems to be a law universal in its operations, that every thing in nature should be strongly marked and affected in its character by the development of certain…
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THE Manchester Times remarks,—It may beinstructive at this period to state the costa of the various wars which have been waged by this country since the revolution of 1688:—…
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The COLLECTOR OF CUSTOMS said, he would take that opportunity of calling the attention of His Excellency and the Council, to the propriety of taking some steps…
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ALTHOUGH the papers received from Calcutta contain no news from China of a later date than has already reached us direct, yet the arrival of Sir J. G. BREMERT…
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IN our fourth page will be found the official accounts of the capture of Canton, which we are confident will be read with interest, for although the fact of that city…
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MACAO, TURSDAY, MAY 25, 1841. This morning we have been favoured with more detailed intelligence of the events of last Friday and Saturday than we possessed when the matter of to-day's…
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[?]is the furneral drum and the measured tread On the quiet of evening stealing, Tis the appalling note that tells of the dead, And strkes on the bosom of feeling…
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In another column will be found some extracts from the Canton papers illustrative of the stale of affairs in China, in July last. We see nothing calling for…
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"I can't understand it," said my uncle, throwing down on the table the pamphlet he had been reading, and looking up over the fireplace, at…
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THE following remarkable passage is from the address of the French Minister of Marine, Count Daru, to the Chambers:-- " You must all perceive, gentlemen, that…
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TIS the funeral drum and the measured tread On the quiet of evening stealing, Tis the appalling note that tells of the dead, And strikes on the bosom of feeling…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Steam Ships of War. the following remarkable passage is from the address of the French Minister of Marine, Count Daru, to the Chambers
"You must all perceive, gentlemen, that we must not delay entering into the lists, for we are urged on by competition from every quarter, and the appearance of…
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In order to make the following extract from Charles O'Malley, understood, it is necessary to mention that the circumstance took place after an engagement, for his part in which…
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We have great pleasure in inserting the following letter, both for the sake of correcting the mistake into which the reporter of the Birmingham meeting had inadvertently fallen, and also of laying the true…
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