Public duty of special correspondents amid Crimea campaign
A writer defends war reporters against press scrutiny praising their risk and impartial reporting. He condemns mismanagement and urges Lord Raglan to address damaging disclosures and an editor linked officer, asserting reporters fulfill a public duty with no reliance on army rations or favors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Inkerman
Balaklava
Commissariat
Lord Raglan
Times
Sebastopol
Varna
England
Sir DE Lacy Evans
Folkestone
Pavilion Hotel
Sir de Lacy
Evans
Hythe
Sandgate
Crimea
France
Crimean Letter From Balaklava Describes Winter March
The writer sketched a Balaklava room in tatters after the storm, describes trudging on Shanks's mare then a slow march to headquarters, and laments freezing weather and dwindling troops. He praises the 77th and Both regiments and extols Sir Thomas Trowbridge and Gordon of the Royal Engineers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Balaklaya
Balaklava
Shanks
Retur
Raglan
Tam
Constantinople
England
Sebastopol
Takerman
Alina
Thomas Trowbridge
Gordon
Royal Engineers
Two Tales From Inkerman Vignettes of War Dialogue
In a foggy Inkerman episode a naval officer learns a fallen Captain Conolly is buried after being killed the day before. A sergeant, Cassidy, and a comrade discuss missing items, a servant, and possible capture while gunfire echoes the sacking of the tent. A final grim joke cites Dempsey and another noting a hopeless case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Inkerman
Conolly
Begorra
Sartin
Hivin
Cassidy
Dempsey
Voyage with Omer Pasha Aboard HMS Inflexible
An officer reports Omer Pasha’s New Year voyage to the Crimea aboard HMS Inflexible. The party, including Colonels Simmons and Dieu and Prince Sturdza, visited Eupatoria Balaklava and Kazatch Bay, with talks of new field operations and cordial exchanges. The writer praises the Pasha's public character and notes gifts and shared toasts before the voyage continued toward Inkerman era actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omer Pasha
Daily News
M.S
Varna
Crimea
Simmons and Dieu
Prince Sturdza
Eupatoria
Iskender Bey
Karakal
Kazatch
Kamiesch
Balaklava
Muchir
Alma
Simmons
Raglan
Omer Loutfi
Omer
Empire
Bay of Odessa
Sidon
Cacique
Caton
Turkish-Front Telegraph Despatches Siege Status
Berlin telegraph reports Prince Menschikoff from January 17 says siege operations do not advance. Night sorties on January 13 and 15 yield prisoners taken in fourteen English and nine French. Allies suffer considerable casualties. Arab deserters claim Turks are used by Allies to carry loads to the camp near Ba-inklava.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
St. Petersburg
Prince Menschikoff
Ba- Inklava
Arrival of the Clyde and royal figures in Paris and Constantinople
The Clyde has arrived with The Duke of Cambridge Admiral Dundas and Baron Forth Rouen. The Duke departed for Paris while Prince Napoleon was in Athens on the 18th. A 43rd battalion sailed for the Crimea. reports from Constantinople on January 15 note deep snow and heavy mortar fire. Rumors say Rear Admiral Martin may be chosen to command the Baltic Fleet after Sir Charles Napier’s departure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manrsvies
Clyde
Duke of Cambridge
Admiral Dundas
Baron Forth-Rouen
Paris
Prince Napoleon
Athens
43Rd
Crimea
Constantinople
Tun Crmima
France
Porte
Baltic
Admiralty
Charles Napier
Martin
Portsmouth
Rear-Admiral Seymour Praised for Baltic Fleet Duties
The report commends Rear-Admiral Michael Seymour for ably discharging duties as captain of the fleet in the Baltic during the past season, noting satisfactory performance and leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael ‘Seymour
Baltic
The Sick and Wounded in Scutari and Crimea Aid Efforts
Reports from Scutari discuss hospital condition and care for 3,600 sick and wounded, Nightingale’s aid, and transport issues. Letters praise relief work while criticising administration, with New Year’s thanks from sailors and praise for officers returning to England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army and Ordnance Medical Department
Duke of Newcastle
Scutari
William Paulet
Bosphorus
Miss Nightingale
Charles Bracebridge
Abydos
Crimea
Robert Lowe
Royal Albert
S. G. Osborne
Times
Constantinople
James
Andrew Smith
Therapia Hospital
William Playrair
Crimean Army Fund
Tower of London
Messrs
Reamington
Price
Patent Light Company
Price and Co
Gunter
Batty
Malta
German Courts and Western Powers Despatches Published
Despatches from Manteuffel and Buol published amid tensions between Prussia Austria and Russia. Buol cites Russian actions in the Dobrudscha and urges German unity and readiness. De Lhuys’s report draws particular interest for the English reader, signaling concern over peacetime security.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. de Manteuffel
Count d*Arnim
Vienna
Prussia
Austria
Count Buol
Germany
M. Cronyn de Lhuys
Dobrudscha
Russia
Count Bud
Council of the Confederation
Diet
M. Dronyn de Lhuys
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Crimean
The
Verkly Chronicle
George Brown
Alt
J. H. Elphinstone Dalrymple
Scots Fusilier Guards
Thomas Troubridge
Macdonald
Vic Marseilles
Greece
Turkey
Black Sea
London
Miss. Nightingale
Marseilles
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