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Newspaper
Weekly Chronicle
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Jun 23, 1855
Page
2
The document records Rear-Admiral R.S. Dunpas signaling intent to contact Helsingfors authorities about a dispatch from the Admiralty. It includes formal signatures and references to the Secretary of the Admiralty and other officials.
The documents recount Captain Fanshawe on the steamship Cossack and Lt Geneste’s boat with a flag of truce near Hango, June 11 1855. They describe instructions given, the landing of liberated Russian prisoners, firearms exchange, and casualties including Easton Geneste and Gliddon, with survivor Brown reporting details of the attack.
A letter dated June 8 1855 from Captain Fanshawe of HMS Cossack Gulf of Finland expresses sorrow for the loss of a son. He commends the officer’s unexceptionable conduct and recalls the esteem held for him aboard. The captain signs as E G Fanshawe. Mrs Sullivan is addressed.
Paris reports two telegraphic despatches from General Pelissier on June 17 and 18. The first says Allied movements proceed and Bosquet holds Tchernaya with a planned dawn assault on the Grand Redan Malakoff Tower and batteries. The second notes an unsuccessful attack with partial Malakoff footing and a retreat ordered in good order. losses not yet stated.
A sizable portion of the adult peasantry is adopting modern educational practices shaping urban life. Schools and societies multiply as literacy, design, and science expand, while respect for law and order grows. A detailed note on Lord Oranmore and Mr. Robert Fynn discusses prior political backing for a Tobago judgeship and Irish Catholic trust in Fynn.
The Commons heard the First Lord of the Admiralty recount the Cossack episode at Hango where Russian troops killed seven prisoners and wounded others after a flag of truce. Lord Palmerston defended government reform plans while Layard pressed for administrative changes and a royal commission.
The Lords sat briefly and advanced several bills. Midday debate focused on the Tenants' Improvement Compensation Ireland Bill. Sir G Grey noted existing business prevents a City of London reform bill this session. Mr Mackinnon moved to appoint the Northern Passage discovery committee.
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