England's battles by sea and land, from the commencement of the French revolution, by lt. col. Williams, including our Indian campaigns [by W.C. Stafford] and the present expedition against Russian aggression in the East [by H. Tyrell]. Vol.1,2 [wanting all after p.312] 4,5,6 [wanting all after p.68. Issued in parts]. |
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23. oldal
... Lord Aberdeen produced , in the house of peers , a copy of a criticism on the treaty of Adrianople , in which he analyzed , one by one , the concessions which it extorted from the Ottoman government . It is in the form of a despatch ...
... Lord Aberdeen produced , in the house of peers , a copy of a criticism on the treaty of Adrianople , in which he analyzed , one by one , the concessions which it extorted from the Ottoman government . It is in the form of a despatch ...
30. oldal
... Lord Stratford concerning the conduct of maintain the independence of the Porte , the Russian government were awakened , they ought to abstain from the employment and he advised the Turkish ministers to of any means calculated to ...
... Lord Stratford concerning the conduct of maintain the independence of the Porte , the Russian government were awakened , they ought to abstain from the employment and he advised the Turkish ministers to of any means calculated to ...
47. oldal
... Lord John Russell , Lord Derby , and Lord Aberdeen . The baron was on terms of personal friendship with the late Duke of Wellington , and one of the last persons who saw the venerable warrior alive , having been a guest at Walmer ten ...
... Lord John Russell , Lord Derby , and Lord Aberdeen . The baron was on terms of personal friendship with the late Duke of Wellington , and one of the last persons who saw the venerable warrior alive , having been a guest at Walmer ten ...
82. oldal
... Lord John Russell was a member . For our own part we cannot recognise in it the brutal outrage upon the virtuous emperor , or the extremely intem- perate language so unbecoming to a cabinet minister . Lord John inferred that the conduct ...
... Lord John Russell was a member . For our own part we cannot recognise in it the brutal outrage upon the virtuous emperor , or the extremely intem- perate language so unbecoming to a cabinet minister . Lord John inferred that the conduct ...
84. oldal
... Lord J. Russell more especially re- peruse that correspondence , in which he was the first to take part , before ceding to Lord Clarendon the direction of foreign affairs . Let him consult his conscience , if the passion which leads him ...
... Lord J. Russell more especially re- peruse that correspondence , in which he was the first to take part , before ceding to Lord Clarendon the direction of foreign affairs . Let him consult his conscience , if the passion which leads him ...
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235. oldal - SIR, I HAVE the honour to acquaint you, for the information of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, that the...
91. oldal - If thy people go out to battle against their enemy, whithersoever thou shalt send them, and shall pray unto the LORD toward the city which thou hast chosen, and toward the house that I have built for thy name : then hear thou in heaven their prayer and their supplication, and maintain their cause.
33. oldal - Roebuck announced that he should move for the appointment of a select committee ' to inquire into the condition of our army before Sebastopol, and into the conduct of those departments of the Government whose duty it has been to minister to the wants of that army.
105. oldal - Majesty feels called upon, by regard for an ally, the integrity and independence of whose empire have been recognised as essential to the peace of Europe, by the sympathies of her people with right against wrong, by a desire to avert from her dominions most injurious consequences, and to save Europe from the preponderance of a Power which has violated the faith of treaties, and defies the opinion of the civilized world, to take up arms in conjunction with the Emperor of the French, for the defence...
302. oldal - The Russians advanced down the hill at a slow canter, which they changed to a trot, and at last nearly halted. Their first line was at least double the length of ours — it was three times as deep. Behind them was a similar line, equally strong and compact. They evidently despised their insignificantlooking enemy ; but their time was come. The trumpets rang out again through the valley, and the Greys and Enniskilleners went right at the centre of the Russian cavalry.
303. oldal - Greys and Enniskilleners went right at the centre of the Russian cavalry. The space between them was only a few hundred yards; it was scarce enough to let the horses " gather way ; " nor had the men quite space sufficient for the full play of their sword-arms.
92. oldal - Oh! replied the Emperor, greatly to my surprise, but you must understand that when I speak of Russia, I speak of Austria as well; what suits the one suits the other; our interests as regards Turkey are perfectly identical.
305. oldal - As they rushed towards the front, the Russians opened on them from the guns in the redoubt on the right with volleys of musketry and rifles. They swept proudly past, glittering in the morning sun in all the pride and splendour of war. We could scarcely believe the evidence of our senses ! Surely that handful...
91. oldal - I never will permit an attempt at the reconstruction of a Byzantine empire, or such an extension of Greece as would render her a powerful state ; still less, will I permit the breaking up of Turkey into little republics, asylums for the Kossuths and Mazzinis, and other revolutionists of Europe ; rather than submit, to any of these arrangements, I would go to war, and as long as I have a man and a musket left would carry it on.
265. oldal - ... directions, and to attend on the sick during the intervals between his visits. Here the French are greatly our superiors. Their medical arrangements are extremely good, their surgeons more numerous, and they have also the help of the Sisters of Charity, who have accompanied the expedition in incredible numbers.1 These devoted women are excellent nurses.