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      Captain Bamford , of the 63 rd Kegimej » k Os « e * JC * srtain statem « i ^ iWa # fcby ^ a . p ^ y « w »^ vdtft ^ 8 % Sftr ^ Wit Hewftfu . « % <*« tfee » p » is & *« l >? a « & § bstegrjale& ^ iSsifce i $$# l *) ta $ < . 'tit # 9 * mj ? r . Ipfe testifted / t ta ^ -awfiMista ^ eiOf . the ' te aj » p < ui « £ ^ p a . n dj a ^^ t » u «^ d the ^ sickw ^ -, of . b&h m / m to o ^ pro ^ , The , D ^ en ^ he- aaid ^ had £ sai ^ etim . e 3 ,. f ^ t ^ wapfr ^^ a ^ tcbeat-t ^ airvmeat / raw . ;_ iQa © tainJJfPWj ce . mmftndefr ofl&e . And « 3 jigave . e = vdd $ a <) . i with ,. respeefc teethe ? disorderly state of tae , ha # boui ? TO& Balaklay ^ , pjre t -yipus . tpv December , * after -which- time , he * sgjd it wn&MrjVe ^ jf gaod condition * He took a quantity ,-o £ plankigg , tp Bajakjaya ;;; : but they refused to , receive it ,-oflthe . £ l ^ tha £ it * . W ; as not . wanted , ajuL he carried , it to and fro-onqeorttvricjejbefore . ifc . wasJAndftiU

      C ^ p ^^* Stew . ^^ . Cornmander first of the , Goldeft Igieece , a ^ d t * w »> of the Mauritius * spoke ; of , haying c # me 4 ; ahp , ut . in ^ his . ship ^ quantity of reginiental bagr gage , fromv place to place , for- a . period of three or foup months ,. becausj »> h « wa « , unable to find any one to take i £ <> $ hU . handa . ; Also ,, when in the Golden Fleece , h& cpiweyediin . his hold ^ a , number of : empty beef and flour ooeks , along , -with- other- cargoes -which he , was taking backward , and-, forward * betw-een * Constantinople , and " V ^ arpa , in . consequence of . being obliged , to return * those casks into store- when the , shift came .- to . England *! or-to . pay a sujn , equivalent to their value- Those empty < uu&svwfije a . grsat encumbrance in , the hold ^ f the vessel * aq 4 \ theyiWoultL have made- goad < firerWQodi at * Balaklava at a timft when- it < was . much wanted- there . Captain . * Freeman , Darke ,. and Ellison , gave instances ofrsimilar mismanagement .

      FRIDAY . After a . short re-examination of Dr . Andrew- Smith , touching-some-docuinents and accounts connected with the hospitals , and which appeared to be very confused and . incorrect ^ Mr . Maxwell ; one of the Government- commissioners sanfc out to inquire into the state of the hospitals afc Scutari , was-examined . His evidence went to show that the . medical officers did not make proper returns with respect to their stock ofdrugs ; that the surgeries wpre badly supplied with- medicines ; that he could not get the returns he wanted from Mr . Ward ; the purveyor ; that the barrack hospital- afc Scutari was not in a verybad 1 state when he-was there in November ( he admittedj however , that he was-there only once ); that the supply © frfood was-irregular- ; and'thafrthe shirts of r the men . were in a filthy- state . The Committee then-adjourned ' until after the Easter -vacation .

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      The news from the seat of war again comes to us "ho . tand bleeding . " The Times of Tuesday published a telegraphic despatch from their Marseilles correspondent , stating , that on the 13 th inst ,, the Russians opened the fire of their batteries on the heights of Balaklava ; that the English , with the assistance of Qeneraj . ^ V'inoy a * . routed- them . ;_ and _ that jm . the 1 J . Ah the Russians attacked the whole line of the Allies , but were repulsed with great slaughter . We have as yet no details of these actions ;; but the letter would seem a , repetition of the affair of Inkerman ( the probability of , which we pointed out last week ) —another frantic attempt ; to " drive the infidels into the sea , ' . ' but as unsuccessful as the former .

      The Russians , have also made , according to the Sfynitem \ a . sortie oo tho extreme left of- the French lines , which was likewise . repulsed . " The- enemy , " says the French official journal , " had fifty nien disabled ; and retired' in disorder . " From the same source we learn that , at the same time , namely , on the ' night of : the 15 th , the French troops , carried a line of ambuscade occupied by the Russian sharpshooters . Nevertheless , the Russians seem to be in no measure disheartened , but continue their defensive works ,. and their , approaches to wards our-approaches , with amazing , obstinacy and skill : Their advanced batteries , we arc told , pour- their fire upon the besiegers ; and all attempts to . dislodge them from the position which they have taken up oil the i'ight bank of- Careening Bay huvo failed . -These , to bo sure ,.

      aro Russian accounts ; but an opinion is now gaining ground ' that Sebastopol cannot betaken by assault , nor in any way by the force now before it , and that the only chance for its reduction is by investing it , ind thus starving out the garrison . Unpleasant ruuoursj , moreover , are afloat that , at the Vienna Conferences * , tho destruction ^ of this formidable fortress a no longer insistedi ou ne < a sine qua , noiu . Meau . 7 vhile ,. LwM ; Dundonnld presses his secret age . ut . ofi leatruatiou ^ up on , ur rulers , and tulles of proposing fctq thalifrenalu Emperor j , but , it , appears , that the SngliBut . Gavemiuent have already " taken it into lonBidexiation /' j—of courstt with a view to its rejection . t » mnjft ) b < p < , woFjt / hy of noto , however , that Lord l ) unlonald , a * we ,, have reason to know , said from tho erji flwfc-thoti Sebastopol , could nob be taken-by the kxdnuuqr modes of : procedure . From Wupatoriii . w Q hear of nothing of importance * &kir # itUlte *> betu'eou the Husaiuna and the Turkty towever , are of frequent occuwe » caj * and * ia . ojifc : Ojf »

      tfees ^ onr I ^ qUa-tbe c fii ^ ,. SWRdeftr B ^ fti Onej oft t&ft b < jsfr o& tfee . . T&M * t ; GM 1 ^> romMF& . ^ Jv ™ rakf w >« nd « d oa , thai fowfeead , ; bpea * VaaA : wg £ k «^« : but no . feat ? W& entwined ,-fy * imMw * Thj ^ ittiSn siefls-ha ^ e ., of course , done-theirb ^ M ; to-niagnifyrtw * . ajTajr into * senaetkingi of importance- } - but it was ^ . m . fa « t * a reeonnoissaflieei . ^ wJuch fmjed ,. owing-: tq ^ . tlte ba ^ wa ^ dnessiOfrthe Tartar * apdtthe-direct ^ p ^ ardioe oethe-Rediffs , ' « . . , Thft ., siituation , of the- Allies in : the Griniaa is tbu »> repiaseated in . tlio-oiS < 5 i « i «^< Wf »« rf- rfp St Peiersbo « r $ b » tJt ' , mi « &W iftCoUecie 4 ^ Russian : ^ -.

      ' « The position of the Allies . i&jaow . completely shut in by an , encloajHBof ! foramdable-entrenchment ^ extending fEOia the great infantry camp near * the citadel ; by the heights of Inkeraian , along the Tchernayaj as far as to the approache& . of Balaklava . New- divisions have-joined the army . Great events , are expected . "

      DESPATCHES FROM LORD B ^ GLA ^ Wp append , the following , from . Lord , Raglan ' s , de ? spatch dated the 13 th March ; - ^ " Theuenemy commenced w-orking ^ upon ; the-mamelonin fron ^ pf the , toyverof Malakhoff ^ in the night , of . JFriday , ; . but .-tfeft Tnature i Of i the-work , from . ; , the- thickness of- thft atmosphere ,. couldnofcbe distinguished . " Great p ^ ogr- ^ ss ,- huw » yer , f ha 4 been : perceived- on Sunday , and ^ ^^ afe . nigfefc , a-r sl 3 » ng working pa , rty of , the British ^ trooB ^ wA % ocoup ied in . commencing . a-parallsJ fr

      In a-later despatch , dated ; the 17 th instanfc ,. his IrfjrdsUip . writes : —r--" The progress of the parallel which-1 reported in my despatch ^ of the 13 th-instant , has not been as rapid * ae was anticipated ) the ground being extremely-rocky , and the difficulty of procuring ^ cover consequently excessive , and rendering it almost ? impossible to carry on the operation during the-day . : " Both the English- and the French have now , however , succeeded- in establishing the communication betw-een them . Her Majesty ' s troops have not been assailed ; but our allies- have been kept constantly in action , and they have succeeded * in- driving the enemy from- the rifle-pits , in which they had established" themselves ^ in their immediate front , with-distinguished galr lantry and great perseverance . They , however , have sustained some loss , though- not' equal 1 to that which they have inflicted upon their opponents ; .

      " A steady fire has been maintained upon- the mamelon in the occupation of the enemy , from the guns in our right attack ; and the practice of both the navy and the artillery has been conspicuously good , and reflects the highest credit on- those , branches of her Majesty ' s service . " It will be seen , that this last despatch , is datedi pn . tlie very day whenthe-Russians are said * to-have attacked our lines * but of course- the- attack nioy . hay ^ . taken . place , after , th& . communication ... wais . < sejifc oft Lord Raglan adds , thatt he , regrets . to announce the , death ofj Qapitaw Craiyie , of the Itoyal ; Enfi i-r neers , from- t ^ ifij splinter , of a shell . which burst cl . o ? C ; to . him ,: DESPATCHES FROaj . Sia EDJUUND X , XP » S .,

      Despatches from-the navalf Commamler-in-Cluef , of the 17 th of March , mention , the destruction , by Lieutenant Army , tage ,. in the Viper , off" the mavtollo tQwer aod barracks . of-Ujiiniteia , wJiicli < hadireuently , been erected for ,, the . defence , of- the , direct comnuunir cation between , Anapa , and * Kartell ; " andi also an attache , by . Captain . GiffU » l onffc 5 otuftk . hh the former , utfrtir , the , fort , i barracks , and granaries * wexe destroyed ,, two guns w < H ) Q spiked ,, and tl < e ainmur » i . t » 9 H wa \ s . desU' ^> 3 'ed ; and , all without any damage to the Yiper , Of . th « attacjc , on- Spuia , !? ,, C « pta « i . GifiT » v > r 4 writes ;—

      " On the , ov * ning of the 11 th instant , when the High * flyor . joined-inc ,, L prpeoedod , to . Soujak liny , where-w-e authored on-the morning , of tho lfith ; but * a . freahigale , with-heavy swell , prevented ouv . -closing tlw batteries . I therefore throw soiuo shelhi into the place ; audithe CJrw oaseians , who , soon appeared in-numbers ^ nt the same , time attaokod the . sinallt fort at the head of the . bay . opposite the . town , drove out . the garrison , and burnt it . At > eight aon . This morning the Circassians infoxmuil . ma that they had u suflicieut forco , and would attauki Soujak Kale" by land , if I would do so > by eott ,. aud ; wibhf .

      ing . to encourage tltcm aud ombarrauu ^ tlia , oneuiyr , It imuiftiluUely moved the-squadron- to withiu lOUOiyurd / t of the South Face , and opened fire oxx it . From tiiia point tho enemy had ten-guns to bear on . tho , ships ,. but , tb « light wind and damp weutimt made tho smoJco . hang , ovor . anil conceal them from our . fire ,, whilom our moats above were , coaiepicuous ^ to them * ' * Wcaooii drove all'tlw inhabitants andi troops out . of tho place , except those in tho enrthern buttoriea ; but I-> v «» muchtdieftupointed to uad , that > the Circassians did not- ndvaiuto to- attack ) them when , out of tho . towja , as , tlioy hud pronnaocl . I therefore , moved out again , tm ^

      wjftbow smaU , foroei of jneayi it- w * h * U 1 -have been too great a M $ k to l $ pd , v tiBB . main . bcMiy of the , garrison , beiqg close atb * ftd . ( ' « The assenali and public buildings are much- injured a % d : several ; of- the guns were silenced- and ; dismounted ! Our loss , I , am happy to say , has been small ; and some injury-has . been doue to the < masts . and hulls of the ships . " l The wjiter- adds that tliei Russians will now have great difficulty in communicating with the Anapa as they are surrounded by the Circassians . '

      THE AD V E N T OJF SPRING IN THE CAMBt We ? are blessed afc last with all-the genial influences of . a . gWioue spring . Vegetation i& . struggling forexistence beneath the tramp of . armed men and the hftof&of * the-war horse , and > fain 6 patches > of green herbage dot the brown expanse in which the allied , camps have now rested so long . The few fruit-trees which have been left standing near Balaklava are in blossom . The stumps on the hill-sides are throwing out green- shoots as outlets for the wselling . sap ; the sun . shines brightly and w-awnly front blue skies streaked , with .. clouds ^ , which are borne rapidly along by the bx-eeze , that never ceases to blow- from th ^ higli lands- Qf course , the-beneficial / effects of this .: permanent , line weather on the . health aud spirits ofthe atvmy ape very great , and-becomes more strikingdayr after- 6 Uw- One great sign of ; retu 5 ning : comfor-bbe

      apd'SPod . spirit ^ , cannot overlooked" The " voice of song" is . ., heapd . once- more in thetentss , and the meiv ha , ye . commenced tuning up their pipes ,. and , chanting ; the . ir old . familiarchorusesonce more , livery tokea ^ of improvement and change that-1 noticed about tha , camp ; and thq army has , been developed ,. The rail-. wAy-pushes its . iron feelers up : the hillside to thq ; camp . . The wire ropes and , rollers for-thortrains havebeen . RartiaUy laid down ,. Every day the-plains and hill-side are streaked , with . columns- of , smoke , which ; mark the spots * where fir < e i& , destroying , heaps of . filth and , corrupt animal and vegetable , matter , ; as sacrificesi on , the . altar ; of , HeaJLth . ; The sana-. torjuim , is > working in . the most , satisfactory manner , ; and . hasjprQduced . tlie best results . Watercourses are dammed , in , £ * nd the , , waters , of little streamlets are ; caught , up in reservoirs ^ to-, prpvide .- againgt drought . ; —rTphes , Correspondent ' .

      IMPKEGNABILIirC OP SBBASTOPOI / . The following , i&fromithe same source as the preceding : — " The impression which has long existed in the minds of 1 many , that Sebastopol' cannot now be taken by assault , considering the position of the . north , forts , the fleet , and the army outside , gains ground . But coupled with-this impression is the far stronger conviction that , had . our army marched upon the place on the 25 th of September , it would have fallen almost without

      resistance . A ltussian officer , who was taken prisoner some time ago , and who knew the state of the city well , declared very recently that he could not . account for our ' infatuation' in allbwing the Russians to . throw up works and regain heart ; when we * could have - walked into the place ,-unless under the supposition -that- the hand , of- the Almighty was in it , and that He had blinded the vision and perverted the judgment of our Generals . ' And now-, ' said he , ' He has saved * Sebastopol , and we , with His help , will maintain it inviolate . ' "

      CAM P GOSSIP . Sir . John M'NcU" and . General Simpson , who are to superintend the working- of the sta . ff and . commissariat departments ,, arrived to-day ( March 12 ) . But for the positive obstacles thrown in his way , Mr . Fijder wouM have kept the troops on amnle ration ^ . Yesterday evening , Omar Pacha arrived , ut . KAnjiesch , and , accojiir panicd by Admirals Lyons , Bruat ,, and , Stewart , immediately proceeded to Lord , Eagjan ' s head-quarters . Shortly afterwards Generals Caurobcrt , Bosquet , ami Sir Gcorgo Brown arrived ,., and a long , council of war was held . It is generally , believed , that tlip Turkish Commandor-in-Chief camo to ask for reinforcements , ami

      also to represent tho impossibility of defending luipatoria . against a regular , siege . The counciljaatpd nearly four hours , and Omar Pacha , returned to Eup . utoria thi * mpming . Neither Engjish nor French troops can bo spared at present for tho defence of that place ,, During the , whole of to-day , the church bpllsiiu Sebastopol . have been tolling heavily , it >*> presumed for . some religious service for tho departed Einncror . For , tho first time our tramway was used to-day

      for tho convoyanco of shot and shell to tlio geijoral ddpOt , in course of formation about a mile and a half from head-rquartera . For some time past tho lino has boon used for tho convoyanco of rations of all kinda ; but hitherto no very heavy traflio has been attempted-About « 0 < JO shot and shell vrwo to-day scut up . to tho heights over Karani , and thence ,.. forwardod , iu our own and iho , French waggons to tlio , trenches . N < nxo of tho stationary en ^ uioa arc yet . at . wor ^ ^— Myriung JicnUU CwTfiWOiident . THK HOSIttl \ A . fc 8 > AT . » AfliA * : i > A . < VA 1 v , The Times Bftlaklam , cpmispomlowk has * the , loir lo . w * inKf' ~ r" ' « Balaklava-, U no . longer , what ib-was—by comparison it ieevou puro-my ^ t no-usooua . shwIIs . flontv arouna tne

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    • Leader (1850-1860), March 31, 1855, page 294, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2084/page/6/