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Lord Panm[?] has this morning received the following intelligence from General Simpson, dated Crimea, August 17, 11.45 p.m.:— "Prince Gort[?]off commanded yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Lord Panmure has this day received a despatch of which the following is a copy, addressed to his Lordship by General Simpson, Commanding her Majesty's forces in the East:—…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Woronzoff-road, passing through our camps, reaches the brow of the hills overlooking Sebastopol at a place called by our own soldiers the picket house, and by the French, la ruine…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →News of the most stirring character has arrived this week from the theatre of war, both in the Baltic and the Crimea; and has raised expectation to the highest pitch. The war "moves" once more…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Having recently left the interior of Russia, I think it my duty to lay before the public a plain statement of the results already produced by the events that are now passing. About…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →At seven o'clock in the morning of the 4th of August the Russians advanced with all their forces against the entrenchment of Kars, where the Turks were in garrison, and made an…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →THE August number of Blackwood's Magazine, contains a deeply interesting article from the pen of a party who has long been a resident in Russia, and which country he only left during…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →By the arrival of the City of Sydney this morning, we have received the news by the Lightning's Mail. We give the following hurried summary:—…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →THE great national event of the past fortnight—an event the significance of which can hardly be overrated, and which will stand out prominently in the annals of England and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →IT may be necessary at times, to deceive others, but we can scarcely conceive a time or circumstance when it is in any way beneficial, to deceive ourselves. Nevertheless we have daily proof that we…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →GENERAL MARKHAM.—The health of General Simpson has been so unsatisfactory, that he has intimated his wish to retire from his important position as Commander-in-Chief of the British…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Letter from a wounded Soldier of the 34th, in Scutari Hospital, to his parents in Limerick, dated the first week of July:— "I have been wondering since how any at all…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The siege operations appear to be fast hastening to a crisis. In spite of the greatest difficulties, the approaches have been brought to close proximity to the enemy's line of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Passing over the interesting fact that General De Lacy, an Irish Catholic, was mainly instrumental in first capturing the Crimea, under the Empress Catherine, and the second and no less…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The detailed accounts which have reached us, throw further light on the late severe conflict on the Tchernaya, and on the position of the allies in the more important operations against Sebastopol itself. So far from haste and excitement having…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →ONCE more we have the authority of the Electric Telegraph, that Sebastopol is in the hands of the Allies; but the way in which this very desirable event is said to have come about is rather different…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →THE gallantry and devotion of the British soldier have often formed the subject of eulogy, nor will the following detract from the fair fame of our troops before Sebastopol. Says Lieutenant-Colonel Borton,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Lord Panmure has received the following intelligence from, General Simpson:— CRIMEA, 8th September, 11.35 p.m. The Allied forces attacked the defences of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →In ancient timas to be sorrowful in a period of universal joy, or joyful at a time of universal sorrow, was in itself an offence very, likely to be visited by immediate and condign punishment…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Prince Gortschakoff is supposed to be meditating another attack on the Tohernaya. The Allies are strengthening their former position in that quarter, and their cavalry is…
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