The English isr the Crimea— The effective state of the English on landing in the Crime* amounted to 26,000 men; after the battle of Inker* man they had out 14 000. By the end of Decembe^ only B,uOO could be mustered, and ■by the, end! of .February not more than 5,000 survived the com* j bined effects of neglect and war ; arid all thU inj spite of the reinforcements arriving f com iiine to] time to fill up the daily widening gap in the rankJ Their loss in horses amounted to ninty eigJit p«J cent. By the end of February -there were nm more than 60 horses in the English camp, and their were used merely as beasts of burden. ,Qf i'2,Oow Turks -who had joined the. expedition!, by Alarcß more than 7,000 were swept ayray.— <Klaplcal ■
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Southland Times, Volume I, Issue 3, 18 November 1862, Page 4
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Southland Times, Volume I, Issue 3, 18 November 1862, Page 4
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