Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-10-02
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teoops, landed al Eupatoria, in the Crimea.
1, vas conveyed in one hundred vessels IND
escorted by the entire allied fleet of war
/ ships then in the Black Sea. Twelve
! thousand men were left at Bsltshik. Cur
kew with an immense force OF artillery,
oo.-Baitle Of the Alma. In this en-
cagement the English brought into action
! 20 geo men; the French IS 900; the Turks
/ las estimated by readers and The hints Of
/ civilized general officers 5000. The
Russians had 81, 600 men in good position
on the heights across the river, which were
s,or,ped and turned By the allies. As re-
suit. the generals stated that the English
had $40 Killed, ISIS wounded, the French
ais killed, 1893 wounded; the Russians
..aso killed and 1850 wounded; and the
Turks (no oficial reports regarding their
i losses.s $50 Killed and 1880 wounded. The
lists returned as "wourded" contain all
who were Lost by accident or in crossing
the river or Just after the battle. Amongst
the English dead were 96 officers; ia ser
cean,s. and a. drummers. The French
loss in officers was reported as about the
same with that OF the English. The Turk
ish loss is only estimated, as the English or
French officers did not ailude to il, and the
Sultan hssssnever made return, in any way
known 10 Christ an readers, in public.
23.-A powder magazine belonging 10
the Russian army exploded al PerekoP. aud
sso men were XII ed.
at.-Marshai Saint Arnaud resigned the
chief command Of the French army, and
left for Constan,lnople. He was then in
bad health, and died few days alter.
ocrosKR.
la.-From 5;h to this day the Russian
garrison OF Sebastopol had, by lombard
lmenf. 100 men killed and $50 wounded. Ad-
miral Korniletf was among the killed.
l..-Renewed bombardment. The allies
fred by sea and land on Sebastopol, when
J The English had ~ men killed and 266
wounded, and the French 80 killed and ls6
wounded on their ships by the Russian fire
from the batteries. Russian loss not known
i supposed to be trifiing.
223-The Russian garrison in Sebastopol
! ssahed forth and cap,ured French battery
The French had Ga men killed, and the
+ Russians 20. During the sortie the Eng.
hsb had 1 men wounded, the French 10
and the Russians 81. Lord Dunkeliin was
taken prisoner.
: is.-Two hundred and thirty French
, Killed by the explosion Of siege battery
II our EU6GfeG aHU stAlt -HbG ~ haAN>
by an explosion in the Redan.
a5.-Ba,,le of Balakiava. There y ere
; engaged $4,000 Russisns, 5000 English
/ 1000 French, and little more than tha
number of Turks. The Russians had l,s3t
killed. the English l,Ioo. the French $50
aud the Turks about $50. The wounded
were not counted BY any party. The Eng
iish light cavalry. "the Light Brigade
were nearly nnnihilated in their charge
Their horses are included among thei
.killed."
26.-The Russians N ade sortie towards
Balaklava from Sebastopol. They mum
bered ,o0o They had 675 killed. Th'
allied loss was between two and three hun
: bred.
= NOVEMBER.
battle of Inkermana. Here tn
Russians had from 10000 10 $4,000 men
the English 5000 and the French $3.50
The English had 462 killed and 2,l4:
wounded; the French 3s9 killed and ! ,33'
). wounded; and the Russians 3,0ll kiIIe,
4 and $500 wounded. One hundred and fiv'
!. officers were killed.
= "a Turkish troop ship lost in the Blacl
. Sea ard FOL men drowned.
: IA terrific storm occurred in tn
q Black Sea. The English lost FIVE wa
ships, in GLIDING the "Pfince" and thirty -fv
merchantmen. About 100 lives were !of,
!. and twenty three other trading vessels wer
y much damaged.
! l9-Four hundred of the English an
French lo.t by second storm n the Blac
=. Sea.
;. 25.-Russiau sortie from Sebastopo
" Forty.three English, % French, and tw
). hundred and forty-fve Russians killed
q wounded not enumerated. The EngiIs
d took Russian guns.
!. 2s.-Seven hundred Russian powder wa
/, CONS los. in a snow storm near Perekof
with 1900 men.
e 29.-For eleven nights Cup to Dec. Is
from this date, the Russians made sortie
from Sebastopo on the French trenche,
Each night the French los, I'm killed. abeu
sr 'orty men and the Russian. seventy. Tn
10 French would have thus lost 440 and tn
L Russians ITO. No returns Of the wounded
: Cholera and fever ragged in the allie
. lines The commanders estimated thei
- Losses from these diseases alone at the rat
:. OF fifty men a-dsy; from November 18th I
n December 2sth, thus running dead list {
"a 1850.
From November 10th, TO December ls
\. 1920 Turks had died Of disease and 25
;. from the effects Of wounds. Total Turks
" dead, ,275.
n DECEMBER.
pr l2.-One thousp nd one hundred sick me
A OF the allied army removed from tn
!. trenches and camps to Balaklayn. On
hundred English soldiers-Foot Guards an
9th regment-ded Of wounds and disea,t
|. I6-From this night to 2sth. the Ru,
n slams made eight sorties and had s97 me
!, killed. The allies lost sos.
!. 22-The French had 1874 sick in tn
" hospitals Of Constantinople, Of whom ,3S
!. were dangerously wounded.
10 24-Four hundred and fifty-six Russian
drowned in the Sea Of Azof BY the loss
I'd five war ships.
Of 3i.-The Russians had lost 5000 men
ne and around Sebastopol in ten days.
III 1855.
" THE English had 1887 men in Ii
10 hospitals at Seu,ari, dying at On ayerse
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