LATEST TELEGRAPHIC DESPATCHES
The subjoined telegraphic despatch has been published at St. Petersburg :—
St. PETERSBURG, NOVEMBER 2
“All the ships of the line of the enemy's fleet which were in the vicinity of Kisbarn put to sea on the 1st of November.
“From the Crimea there is nothing new since the 31st of October.”
The French Minister of War has received the following telegraphic despatch from Marshal Pelissier :—
SEBASTOPOL, NOVEMBER 2
On the 24th of October General d’Allonville, with 24 battalions, 38 squadrons, and 56 pieces of artillery, advanced on the road from Eupatoria to Simpheropol, as far as the ravine of Tchobatar.
He found the Russians firmly established on the opposite side of this ravine, where they have thrown up an intrenchment defended by 36 guns, all 32-pounders. Some shots fired from them at long range reached our ranks and struck down several men and horses.
Every attempt made to draw the enemy out of this strong position ard bring them to an engagement proved unsuccessful.
Ten Russian squadrons fell back before four Turkish squadrons which General d’Allonville sent forward against them.
On the following day the same manoeuvres were repeated with no greater result.
The scarcity of water after passing Sak, and the difficulty of supplying the troops with forage, determined the General to return on the 29th to Eupatoria.
The environs of Eupatoria, for a considerable distance have been totally abandoned by the Russians.
MARSELLES, NOVEMBER 5.
The Sinai, which was expected on Saturday, but had been compelled to put into one of the Sardinian ports, arrived to-day.
She brings accounts from Constantinople to the 25th ult.
An English steamer had advanced high enough up the Bug to. reconnoitre Nicolaieff, She states that there were numerous vessels in the port, and that it was strongly fortified.
Odessa is still blockaded by the Allied steamers.
The bad weather interrupts important operations in the Crimea,
Fort Constantine continues to fire on any groups of curious persons in the southern part of Sebastopol.
The fire of the Russians nearly set fire to the French line-of-battle ship Ulm, but she received timely assistance, from the admiral’s ship. The Allies are increasing the vigour of their fire in order to silence Fort Constantine.
Omar Pasha, from the last accounts received, was still at Saukoum Kale; he was preparing to march on Ketui. His operations have been impeded by the sickness which had broken out among the Tunisian troops which form part of his army.
Kars is still closely hemmed in, but was expected to be soon re-victualled. General Williams has made every preparation for an obstinate defence. The price of wheat has nearly doubled at Trebizond. Provisions and fuel are very dear at Constantinople.
HAMBURG, NOVEMBER 5.
An order has been received at Kiel for all English line-of-battle ships in the Baltic fleet to return to England. Four have already quitted Kiel.
MARSEILLES, NOVEMBER 6.
The Euphrate has arrived with accounts from Constantinople to the 29th. The Constantinople papers announce that the Imperial Guard will embark on the 5th of November to return to France.
Admiral Pellion is to keep up the blockade of Kherson and the Dnieper. Admirals Pellion and Stuart have gone up the Bug, and have ascertained that the river is navigable for heavy vessels.
Selim Pacha is to establish himself at Erzeroum with the Turkish Imperial Guard, whence he will threaten the rear of the army of General Mouvavieff, and be thus able to revictual and relieve Kars.
Emir Pacha, Governor of Circassia, has brought to Omar Pacha several Circassian Chiefs, who have offered him their co-operation. Omar Pacha marched, on the 20th, on Kutai at the head of 22 battalions. The Presse d’ Orient estimates the loss of the Russians in the affair at Kars at 15,000 men, of whom 5,000 were killed, and that of the Turks at 1,300 killed and wounded.
General Bazaine, after having destroyed all the villages on the peninsula of Kinburn was preparing to return to Kamiesh,
General Levaillant has been named Governor of Sebastopol.
BERLIN, NOVEMBER 5.
A high personage is reported to have said of the Emperor of Russia :— "He might as well sign his abdication as talk of peace."
The Russian populace are frantic and desperate for the continuance of the war,
Baron Rothschild has passed through here on his way to Vienua.
STOCKHOLM, NOVEMBER 5.
General Canrobert has arrived.
He was received with the utmost enthusiasm by the entire population.
A FEMALE WARRIOR.
A rather romantic circumstance attended the departure of the British German Legion, at Spithead, on the afternoon of Tuesday week. On Monday night, one of the privates was discovered to be a Woman, and a very fine handsome young woman, French, the wife of a soldier of the regiment, who is a Swiss. This gallant wife regularly enlisted, and passed muster, it would appear, afterwards, On the discovery of her sex, the fact was reported to the colonel, who ordered her to be landed; but she begged so bard, and her appeal was so heartily and generally supported by the comrades of her husband, that she has been allowed to accompany him in her capacity as soldier, pro tem., as she expressed her determination to fight and die in the same service as her husband. The enthusiasm of the regiment is universal at this unlooked-for episode in the outset of their martial career. So pleased were a number of visitors to the ship, officers, and men, with her spirit and prepossessing appearance, that a subscription was speedily raised of upwards of £20 for her. She shoulders her rifle and has performed her military evolutions admirably.
Our Local Heroes.
The exact number of Hastings men who served their country in the protracted war against Russia has not been ascertained, and probably was never known, but from the twenty persons whose names form the following list nearly forty letters appear in these pages.J. Quaife was purser on board H.M.S. Queen.
James T. Hart was on board of the Britannia, Admiral Dundas’s flag ship.
A young midshipman, when writing home, withheld his name from publication.
Lieut. J. G. Harkness was with the 55th Regiment.
Viscount Chewton was brutally attacked at the Alma and died of his wounds.
George Oliver, of H.M.S. Queen, was a son of John Oliver, a boatman.
Thomas Brazier, of the 4th Regt. was of a well-known Hastings family.
John Whyborn, of H.M.S. Rodney, was also of a Hastings family.
William Jas. Edwards, an artilleryman, was the son of a baker.
Edward Walter was also of H.M.S. Queen.
Barnett Huggett, shoeingsmith, who died of cholera, was son of William Huggett.
Another man serving in the Rodney was from Hastings.
George Vickers was in the 5th Battalion, Royal Artillery.
Benjamin Taylor. Magazine man of the Queen was killed on shore.
George Geering served in the on-shore batteries with the Naval Brigade.
Alfred Bryant, another Hastings man, did not state his position.
George Mantell (apparently of the Leander) served also on shore.
Charles Butchers, of the Royal Artillery, was killed in action.
Thomas Phillips, of the Queen, died of cholera.
Eli W.... was one of the Baltic fleet, and of a mortar-boat in the bombardment of Sweaborg.
Reeves and Philpott, both serving in the war, were of well known Hastings families.
Other local men there were, whose names if I knew at the time, have been forgotten, except a son of James Ives, who went with the Baltic fleet.
