THE WAR IN THE CRIMEA.
Paris, Saturday, June 16. French Despatches.—-The following despatches were posted at the Bourse today. "General Pelissier to the Minister of War, June 7th, 10 p.m. To-day, with our allies, we opened fire against the external works, and tomorrow, please God, we will take them. "June 7th, 11 p.m. " At 6 30, our signals for assault were given, and an hour afterwards our eagles floated over the Mammelon Vert, and over the redoubts of Careening Bay." Russian Dkspatch.— Prince Gortschakoff reports that the French loss up to the Bth June, after the two days attack, was 2500 killed and wounded, and the Russians made 275 men, and 7 officers prisoners, and touk two French cannon.
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Lyttelton Times, Volume V, Issue 308, 13 October 1855, Page 3
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119THE WAR IN THE CRIMEA. Lyttelton Times, Volume V, Issue 308, 13 October 1855, Page 3
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