War News From Crimea and Poland Amid Despatches And Letters
Reports describe a gloomy gathering at a social event with Lord Raglan praising Captain Moorsom for bravery in trench duty. Scutari hospital receives its first book freight, with 22 000 volumes sent to Crimea and Scutari. Polish Jewish refugees endure terror near Kielce as conscriptions and removals devastate towns. A letter details sharpshooter Gerald Goodlake and Coldstreamers conducting daring operations near Sebastopol, highlighting a near-miss and a bold frontline approach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lady de Redcliffe
European Society
Diplomatic’ Corps
Lord Raglan
Moorsom
Scutari Hospital
Kieleé
Gerald Goodlake
Coldstreams
Sebastopol
Caime
Goodlake
Crimea
Lord Raglan Idolised by Army Says Liverpool Mercury
The Liverpool Mercury reports soldiers highly praise Lord Raglan in interviews from ward patients. They recall him riding at Inkerman and Balaklava, noting his attentiveness and bravery. Wounded men defend his generalship while praising Canrobert and the Duke of Cambridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Raglan
Cambria
Liverpool Mercury
Lord ‘Raglan
Sutlej
Lord Gough
Lord Hardinge
Inkerman
Grenadier Guards
Balaklava
Tris
de Lacy Evans
George Brown
Cathcart
Canrobert
Duke of Cambridge
Miss Nightingale
17Th Tight Dragoons
Bill
Bulgaria
Coldstream Guards
Tare Chapa
Takerman
Alma
Wounded Crimea veterans praise kindness of Liverpool citizens
Letters from soldiers describe brutal fighting at Alma and Inkerman, recounting injuries and feats. They praise English comrades, report Russians as brave behind walls but poor on open ground, and thank Liverpool residents for support. They recount hospital life, trophies, and gratitude to surgeon Mr Pinkerton.
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Rades
Coldstream Guards
Alma
Inkerman
Grenadier Guards
17Th Light Dragoons
Balaklava
Ecstacy
Lord Cardigan
Light Dragoons
8Th Hussars
Scutari
8Th Light Dragoons
44Th Regiment
The
Duke of Cambridge
44Th
Rifle Brigade
Rector Campbell
4Th Regiment
Liverpool
Malta
W. P. Pinkerton
M.D
Cambria
Crimea
Remarkable horses parade from Alma to Inkerman in Crimea
A report describes the thoroughbred chestnut gelding ridden by "his lordship" at Alma Balaklava and Inkerman. It notes four other horses show strong development. Gentlemen visit stables to view animals with famed battlefield roles. Crew praise Cambria crew kindness and pay requests by Britannia sailors, though Cambria did not tow the Britannia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucas
Ronald
Alma
Balaklava
Inkerman
Cambria
Peace negotiaitions opened with Prince Gortschakoff
Vienna dispatches report the Earl of Westmoreland and Baron Bourqueney authorized to begin peace talks with Prince Gortschakoff. London and Paris telegraphs mirror the move as Allied Powers seek concessions, with Vienna letters noting acceptance of demands including fleet reduction and occupation of Russian territory.
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Vienna
Toursday
Earl of Westmoreland
Baron Bourqueney
Prince Gortschakoff
London
Paris
Post
Gortschakoff
The Spanish Constitution Bases Detailed by Madrid
Advices from Madrid on the 13th outline the bases of the constitution. Sovereignty resides in the nation, religion is the Roman Catholic faith, and press freedom is guaranteed. A National Guard is established, two legislatures sit, and deputies are apportioned by population with annual Cortes sessions beginning October 1.
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Times of
Madrid
M. Olozaga
Senate
Chamber of Deputies
Cortes
Telegraphic Communication Between London and Sebastopol
Public satisfaction grows as the government contracts a London Crimea telegraph system to be completed by next month. Submarine cables will link Balaklava to Varna, Varna to Bucharest and Constantinople, with Bucharest already in telegraphic contact with London and Paris. The system uses Siemens and Salske gear on Morse methods, transmitting messages on a paper ribbon read by clerks, enabling rapid dispatch of war intelligence and orders.
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London
Sebastopol
Crimea
Balaklava
Varna
Turkey
Black Sea
Bucharest
Wallachia
Constantinople
Pars
Messrs
Siemens ‘and Salske
Berlin
Telegraphic Cable Echoes Reveal Operator Signatures
Distinct intervals and sounds in telegraph messages let listeners infer the operator hundreds of miles away. Each operator has a unique timing, creating a readable pattern like handwriting, while the cable remains as solid as iron and insulated with gutta percha to resist water.
MORMONS AND U S GOVERNMENT QUESTIONS LOOM
A critical discussion of Mormon polygamy and its defense led by Orson Hyde and Brigham Young raises constitutional and religious liberty issues. The piece notes President Pierce appointing Col Steptoe as Utah governor, potential clashes between federal authority and Mormon practice, and the policy question of popular sovereignty in Utah versus other states.
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United States
Utail
Deseret News
Orson Hyde
Abraham
America
Pierce
Brigham Young
Pontifes Marinus
Col
Steptoe
United States Army
Young
Col. Steptoe
Utah
Kansas
Nebraska
Domestic News Roundup Opens with Transit Outlook
A February 3 launch by the Bomerang for Australia is planned while petitions resist the Cambridge return of Adair and Mowatt. Dublin discusses the Guacas mission, Irish ecclesiastical tensions provoke rebuttals between the Nation and the Telegraph, and Rome reports two lay deputations with mixed outcomes. A Westminster visit to General Evans includes an address and Sum subscriptions for a French Joan. Prominent topics cover French military launches, Rome’s cavalry, Prussia’s divorce measures, Indian army shifts, and Palmerston’s 1850 courtship claim.
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Australia
Bomerang
Messrs
Adair and
Mowatt
Cambridge
Gucas
Rome
Dublin
Weekly Telegraph
M. Jules Gondon
Univers
Cashel Hoery
M. Gondon
Telegraph
Evening Post
Propaganda
de Lacy Evans
Westminster
Joan
Lefrance
Marlborough
Southampton
Aly
Lord Palmeraton
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