Bright Ideas on This "Bloody War."
There's a curious wight, They call J[?]hn Bright, Who thinks that the Russian bear is right, And the "glorious allies" are a parcel of noodlesâ…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1855
578 stories in Sydney's papers · page 6 of 29
The War Loan. (From the Bankers' Circular, 2nd December.)
IT is no longer a matter of doubt that the first consideration of Parliament must be that of providing the necessary funds for the prosecution of the war. There may be some room for speculation as to the prec'se…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War and Its Incidents. (From the Times' Special Correspondent.)
THE night before the [?]th it rained almost incessantly, the early morning gave no promise of any cessation of the heavy showers which had fallen for the previous four-and-twenty hours. Towards dawn a heavy…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Notes From the Seat of War. (From the Patriot.) Before Sebastapol, Nov. 13
THIS evening two French regiments have encamped near Balaklava, which is constantly menaced with a night attack. These regiments will prove a welcome addition to the Highlanders and Marines, to whom the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Publication of Letters From the Seat of War. (From the Times, December 7.)
Strong objections have been expressed in quarters that claim our highest respect to the free publication of letters tram tho East containing news likely to be serviceable to the enemy. That…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The True Purpose of the War. (From the Economist, December 2.)
In nations, as in individuals, nothing is so fatal and undiguilied as vacillation. It is about the most mischievons form that woakness can assume. We look with inveluntary respect and a certain [?]…
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The Czar has allies fiercer than the Frank and more stubborn than the Briton. The wild winds of the north and the whirlpool waves of the Euxine are doing him the same service now…
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Parliament meets on Tuesday, next, when the chief question for consideration will be the resources for the war. The Times in several articles has urged the necessity of a loan; but on the other…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Progress of the War. Queenscliffe, February 12th, 1855
By the ship James Bains, 2515 tons register, from Liverpool December 10th, which arrived at this Point at 3.30 p.m., with seven hundred passengers, and 90 tons mails, and a large general…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →One Effect of the War. (From the Economist, December 2.)
WAR, an evil of frightful magnitude, now absorbs public attention, and we no longer hear one word of the many small matters that erewhile, clamorously enforced by would-be great men, occupied the public…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Leading Men of the War. Prince Paskiewitsch. (Concluded from our last.)
of the day. After this he had the honour of being in command of the advanced guard of the Russian portion of the allied armies which chased Napoleon into France, and followed him there. In assailing the great warrior in his last…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Nat. Noncon's Monologues. Speculationg on the War. (From the Nonconformist, December 6.)
I am no believer in the signs which have so much meaning for the superstitious—that is, I do not with any sensible amount of faith interpret the mysteries which are thought to lie hid in some of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The War Collection. (From the United Service Gazette.)
THE spirit of benevolence has not been evoked in vain. In every town, in every village in England, the people have gathered together, and listening to the eloquent exhortations of their leading men, among whom the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →War No Holiday Pastime.—attempt to Traffic on Its Calamities. (From the Times.)
IF we have reason to be proud of the exploits of our army in the Crimea, we have almost as much cause to congratulate ourselves on the attitude of those who remain at home. Men of all classes and of all opinions…
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The following extract from a letter, written by the Rev. George Lawless, A.M., Assistant-Chaplain to the Second Division, is extremely touching, and must be highly consolatory to the…
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GREAT as are the armies and fleets of the Allied Powers, they have hitherto battled without gaining the least advantage. Advantages accrue on neither side but death…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Bell's Life in Sydney. Saturday, March 3, 1855. A Word or Two on the War
MACAULEY, the talented essayist and historian, says, it will be seen by all who study attentively the history of England, that, notwithstanding fits of gloom and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War in the Crimea. Fearful Narrative of the Battle of Inkermann. (From an Eve Witness.) Before Sebastopol, November 8
The telegraph will have acquainted you with the glorious issue of the battle of Inkermann. Never was the heroism of the British army more severely tasked, or more pre-eminent, than in this long and…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Central Association in Aid of the Wives and Families, Widows and Orphans of Soldiers Ordered to the East. 9, Waterloo-place, Pall Mall. To the Editor of the Times
Sir—It is not disputed that your powerful advocacy has given existence, energy, and magnitude to the above society. One of your objects in accordance with the national sentiment was…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Patriotic Fund.—the Governor—general on This Catholic Soldiers' Orphans
In this money-making and money-loving age, it is really cheering to every Christian heart, to witness the generous profusion with which subscriptions, both large and small, are being…
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