Help for the Wounded
"Miseris succurrere disco." Written by the Earl of Rosslyn, and sold for the benefit of the Society for aid to the Sick and' Wounded in War. I have heard the war-ntoes sounding,…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1870
461 stories in Sydney's papers · page 17 of 24
Russia and the War. (From the Saturday Review.)
After the Congress of Paris in 1856 the Policy of Russia was authoritatively declared to be one of strict isolation and reserve. England, it was announced, had betraf ed the confidence of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Turco and Landwehr Soldier. (From the Graphic.)
IN the system of drill instituted in the army of the Second Empire, dependence is not placed so much upon the combined power of serried ranks as upon the activity, dash, and fighting capability of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The War. to the Editor of the Herald
SIR,—In the present fearful state of misery and desolation to which thousands of our fellow-creatures are falling victims, in consequence of the Franco-Prussian war, it's surely our duty to do more than shed a few idle tear over the…
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Tours, October 11.—Gambetta's balloon took a northerly course from Paris, descended considerably near Breil, aud for a long time was so close to the earth that one shot from the Prussians wounded him in the…
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The special correspondent of the Tribune, writing from Rouen on tho 8th, states that the Provisional Government is anxious to effect the relief of Metz, as it has reason to know that it contains some 880,000…
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A DESPATCH from Vendome, a town in the Department of Loire-et-Cher, dated at 6 o'clock last evening, contains the following intelligence:— "The Prussa[?]ns have been driven from Joinville,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Arrival of the Wongawonga with the Mails Via San Francisco. News to Evening of Oct. 12 Important War News. the Siege of Paris Makes Little Progress. Communication Kept Up by Balloon. Surrender of Metz. More Prussian Victories. Complications Between England and Prussia. England Still Neutral. Disease in the Prussian Camp. Guerilla Warfare Against the Prussians. Enthusiam of the French Peasantry. Intrigues of the Bonapartes Agaisnt the Republic. Alleged Negotiations for Prace Between Jules Favre and Bismarck. the Very Latest
In reference to the following, the steamer Moses Taylor, for Honolulu, was detained at the request of Neilson's agency for two hours, while the telegrams were arriving over the wires. The news is,…
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Tours, October 11.—Gambetta's balloon took a northerly course from Paris, descended considerably near Breil, and for a long time was so close to the earth that one shot from the Prussians wounded him in the…
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French frigates stop English merchantmen in the Channel, and compel an exhibition of their papers. Advices from Paris state that a decree issued, relieves the Government from the care of the poor, and…
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A DESPATCH from Vendome, a town in the Department of Loire-et-Cher, dated at 6 o'clock last evening, contains the following intelligence:— "The Prussians have been driven from Joinville,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A German War Song. (From the Times.)
OOUR Berlin Correspondent sends us the text of the new Rhine song, which, set to an inspiriting tune, has fast become the "Marseillaise" of the present war. He appends the following translation by Mr G. Solling, lata of…
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TOURS, October 9th.—Chas. W. May, of Paris, formerly of New York, and Wm. W. Reynolds, of New York, furnish the following about their trip in the balloon from Paris, which place they left at the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Incidents of the War. (From the Times, September 17.)
"The first act of the defence of Paris," says the Caulois of Thursday, "has been accomplished. Since yesterday the setting fire to the woods of the environs has commenced with part of the forest of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Ravages of the War. (From our Special Correspondent of the Times.) BOUILLON, September 13
your special correspondent with the army of the Crown Prince, in describing the battle of Sedan, said that never before in the world's history had there been such a butchery as went on during that great…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Arrival of the Wonga Wonga with the Mails Via San Francisco. News to Evening of Oct. 12 Important War News. the Siege of Paris Makes Little Progress. Communication Kept Up by Balloon. Surrender of Metz. More Prussian Victories. Complications Between England and Prussia. England Still Neutral. Disease in the Prussian Camp Guerilla Warfare Against the Prussians. En Thusiasm of the French Peasantry. Intrigues of the Bonapartes Against the Republic. Alleged Negotiations for Peace Between Jules Favre and Bismarck. the Very Latest. (Special Despatch from Neilson's San Francisco News Agency.)
In reference to the following, the steamer Moses Taylor, for Honolulu, was detained at the request of Neilson's agency for two hours, while, the telegrams were arriving over the wires. The news is,…
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The total amount of the sums received in aid of the German wounded at the Central Committee at Berlin up to this, the 24th inst., was 642,322 thalers, about £9300. The…
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"Miseris succurrere disco." Written by the Earl of Rosslyn, and sold for the benefit of the Society for aid to the Sick and Wounded in War. I have beard the war-notes sounding,…
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Tours, October 11.—Gambetta's balloon took a northerly course from Paris, descended considerably near Broil, and for a long time was so close to the earth that one shot from the Prussians wounded him in the…
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The correspondent of Le Temps, in describing the travelling hospitals of the French army, writes:— " In the middle of the night, in the wooded gorges of the Ardennes, the plaintive voices of the wounded…
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