The War in Asia
The Post Ampt Gazette, in a letter from Vienna of the 2nd. says Halim Pasha has arrived at Erzeroum, where troops are being collected by the Turkish Government…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1856
233 stories in Sydney's papers · page 7 of 12
The Aspect of the War
"The War is no longer what it began by being" says the Times, and it furthermore naively confesses, that the "independence and integrity of Turkey," which was the cry at the outset, has been now…
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RUMOUR OF AN ENGAGEMENT BETWEEN AN AMERICANMAN-OF-WAR AND A BRITISH FRIGATE, AT ST JOHN'S. We (Alta California) (take the following from the Aspimcall Courier, of December 28th, together with the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Progress of the War. Surrender of Kars
We regret to state that authentic intelligence has been received, which leaves no doubt as to the fate of Kars. Ismail Pacha (General Kemetty) with another officer, who succeeded in eluding…
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The news of the war brought to our shores by the Mail Packets, Earl of Sefton and Oliver Lang, is neither of a very important nor very hopeful character. We did not, of…
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The following abstract of the Peking Gazette contains a succinct account of the progress of the war in China:— The Gazette of the 27th of November contains a report from Hoo-lin-yih, an-officer commanding in…
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The statement in Saturday's Empire, under the above heading, would appear to be not altogether without foundation, although considerably exaggerated by the journal from which it was extracted. A correspondens…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Saturday, February 2,1856. the War.—the Preliminaries of Peace
IN one or two of my earlier letters, and previous to the war with Russia, you will perhaps remember that I expressed the opinion that the war which was then about to commence would be…
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LONG ere this the dread fiat will have gone forth, and the nations of Europe will either be preparing to renew the conflict with redoubled energy and determination, or seeking to find consolation for…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Saturday, February 2, 1856. the War.—the Preliminaries of Peace
IN one or two of my earlier letters, and previous to the war with Russia, you will perhaps remember that I expressed the opinion that the war which was then about to commence would be…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The War in the East. the Blowing-up Work and Destruction of Docks
Camp before Senastopo, January 28.—The destruction of the ducks will, it is fully expected, be completed this week. Only one of them, the westernmost, still partly retains its original aspect) the others are mere…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Review. the Past Campaign, a Sketch of the War in the East, From the Departure of Lord Raglan to the Capture of Sebastopol
Mr Wood's history of the past campaign in the East possesses the rare merit of being complete and impartial, while his descriptions of the battle field, and of the numerous incidents of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The War. To the Editor of the Sydney Morning Herald
SIR,—Since the commencement of the war the allies have in good faith counted upon Austrian assistance, but their expectations, up to the present time, have proved delusive. The people of England have…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The War in the Crimea. (From the Special Correspondent of the Illustrated London News.) Camp, Sebastopol, January 26th, 1856
THE engrossing topic of the moment is peace; and, al hough the subject is involved in a maze [?]f [?] nflicting opinions nad double, it very na urally occupies every mind to the exclusion of all else. Subalterns…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cobden and Bright on the War, and Its Aspects. (From the Morning Post of 8th February)
THE accounts that we possess of the financial resources of Russia are notless contradictory than the estimates that have been made regarding her military power. We know pretty accurately the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Taxation and War. (From the Allas, January 5.)
The expenditure for the year just closed is roughly estimated at one hundred and twenty millions. The amount of revenue derived from all sourcess, according to the last annual…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →One of General Jackson's Soldiers Condemned for Murder -- His Speech Before Sentence
An interesting murder trial took place in Burlington, Iowa, in November last. The accused was a man named John J. Jones. seventy-three years of age. He had been a soldier under General Jackson, and was with the old hero in several of his…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Empire. Monday, April 28, 1856. Peace or War?
THE desire for peace might naturally be vehement and universal in this country. It would let loose for the Australian trade a noble fleet of merchant ships prossed into the transport…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mr. H. Drummond, M.p., on the War
At the dinner of the Guildford Agricultural Association, December 20, Mr. H. Drummond said:— I confess to you that, at the outset of this war, I tought it most dignified to the country to stand aloof…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mr. Bright, M.p., on Books, Newspapers, America, Russia, and the War
On the 14th of December, Mr. Bright delivered a remarkable speech at a Mechanics' Institute meeting, held in a room of Messrs. W. Eckroyd and Son's new mill, Lombeshayes, Marsden, near Colne. The…
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