21 Jul 1855
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Newspaper
Weekly Chronicle
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Jul 21, 1855
Page
1
A correspondent reports night work on French and British trenches near Malakhoff Tower amid heavy Russian fire. A sortie by Russians failed with many casualties. General Uhrich and Lt Col of the 8éth praised. French loss nine killed and eleven wounded including Captain Catel of the Zouaves.
General Simpson reports the removal of Field-Marshal Lord Raglan's remains to Kazatch Bay aboard Caradoc, with an imposing procession of Allied troops. The line included Grenadier Guards, Royal Sappers, Italian, French, and Ottoman contingents, bands, and field batteries. The coffin bore a black pall and Union Jack, escorted by Pelissier and other senior commanders, with 49-gun salute at departure and a Dead March by the bands.
The escort of combined fleets and Royal Artillery fired a nineteen gun salute as the cottin left the shore. The funeral salute marked the final honors paid to the commander. Loss and sympathy are universal among allies. lists of casualties up to the 5th are enclosed.
The piece details siege conditions with convoys and grain sacks moved to storehouses near water. It notes graves forming behind the 12-gun battery, a daily influx of wagonloads to Admiralty harbour, and a severe casualty on the evening of the 8th with 16 rifle brigade casualties. It also records Captain Alexander Gordon's death and Lieutenant Renouard James's possible capture, plus broader military movements and a General Pellissier order mourning Lord Raglan.
The excerpt describes a soldier killed instantly when a shell struck the side of his head as he stood. The shell burst near him after lodging, with no other injuries as the men threw themselves flat and found cover. Captain Gordon, noted as a valuable enlistment and adjutant at Woolwich, is mentioned in connection with the incident.
The Sanitary Commissioner Mr Rawlinson, wounded at Sebastopol, arrives in London showing fatigue but no lasting injury beyond lip contusion and blood loss. An autograph letter dated June 22, 1850, reveals his humane character and his respect for the army as he nears death days after the 18th.
A historical report lists Maeland naval strength in the Black Sea with seven sail of the line including two 120 gunships and three 90 gunships, plus steam ships and screw frigates. It notes 1,200 allied ships total, with vessels stationed at Kamiesch and Balaklava and Sebastopol area forces, transports included.
The proclamation from Saint Petersburg and the artillery department announces no contracts needed for saltpetre deliveries to Schosten in Tchernigow with government payment on inspection. It fixes price at Groubles 60 copecks per pood until July and 6 doubles after, while reporting Major General Todleben wounded at Sebastopol with praise for his defences.
Despatches from 1853 report Captain Yelverton aboard Arrogant and a Magicienne mission destroying Fort Svartholm near Lovisa in the Baltic. The fort and barracks were blown up after removal of guns and ammunition. the town suffered a later accidental fire deemed not caused by the raid. Local authorities acknowledged the fire origin, while Cossacks and vessel rockets influenced the combat near Lovisa.
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