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968 the most remarkable services on the day of the Alma battle : Balaklava, Sept. irk 1854. My Lord Duke,—l beg leave to lay before your grace the names of the officers whose names have been brought to my notice by the generals of division* and the heads of departments:— Lieut.-General Sir GEORGE BROWN speaks in the highest terms of Lieut. -Col. tea, of the oal F ; Chester, of the 23rd, who was unfort ß un y ately usiliers killed, and of Capt. Bell, who succeeded to the command, and brought the regiment out of Onion, and Lieut.-Col. Blake, of the 33rd; Lieut.-Col. Saunders, of the 19th, who was severely wounded ; Egerton, of the 77th Regiment, and Lieut.-Colonel Shirley, of the Stith; also of Lieut.-Col. Lawrence and Major Norcott, of the Rifle Brigade, each commanding • wing of that corps ; Lieut.- Col. Lake, commanding the Artillery, of Capt Smutting, commanding a nine pounder troop of horse artillery, and Capt. Anderson, eommanding a held battery, and Capt. Gordon, of the Royal Engineers ; likewise of Lieut. Col. Sullivan and Lieut.- Col. Airey, of the Adjutant and Quartermaster General's De partment, au i Capt. Hollowell of the latter, and Capt. Whitmore and the other officers of his personal Staff ; and Captains Glyn and Mackenzie, the Brigade Majors serving with the division. Li eu t-General his Royal Highness the DUKE of CAMBRIDGE recommends Col. the Hon. Francis Hood, of the Grenadier Guards, Col. thelion. Geo. Upton, of the Coldstream Guards, and Col. Sir Charles Hamilton, of the Scots Fusilier Guards ; Lieut.- Col. Cameron, of the 42nd, Lieut.-Col. Douglas, of the 79th, an.: Lieut. Col. Ainslie, of the 99rd ; Lieut.-Col. the Hon. Alexander Gordon and Lieut.-Col. Cunynghame, the Assistant Adjutant and Quartermaster General, i7apt. Butler and the Hon. Arthur Hardinge, the Deputy Assistant Adjutant and Quartermaster General of the division, and Major the Hon. James Macdonald and the other officers of his personal Staff; also Lieut.-Col. nacres, commanding, and Captains Paynter and Woodhouse, of the Royal Artillery, and Capt. Chapman, of the Royal Engineers, and Lieut.-Col. Stirling. and Capt. the Hon. Percy Fielding, the Brigade Msjor of the division. Lieut.-General Sir Da Lacy EVANS eulogises the conduct of Lieut.-Col. the Hon. Percy Herbert, of tie Quartermaster General's Department, who was wounded, I hope not severely; Major Lysons, of the 23rd, acting as Assistant Adjutant General, in the absence from sickness of Lient.-Col. Wilbraham; Capt. Lane Fox and Capt. Tht.mpson, Deputy Assistant Adjutant and Quartermaster General_ i and Capt. A nix, and the other officers of his personal Staff. He also praises the exertions of Lieut.- Col. Fr oey. of the 30th,Lieut.-Cal. Warren, of the 55th, and lieut.- Col. Webber Smith, of the 95th, who was severely Mounded; Lieut.-Col. Carpenter, of the 41st, Lieut.-Col. Holy. of the 47th, and Major Dalton, of the 49th; Lieut.-Cols. Fitzmayer and Dupuis, and Captains Turner and Swinton, of the Royal Artil lery; and to these I may Feld Capt. Lovell, of the Royal Engi neers, Brevet Majors Theckwell and Armstrong, the Brigade Majors of the division. I consider it my duty especially to recommend Capt. Adye, of the Royal Artillery, the principal staff officer of that branch of the service, and Capt. the Hon. Edward Gage, Brigade Major of Artillery, anti Major Tylden. Brigade Major of the Royal Engi neers, and Major the lion. Edward Pakenham, and Capt.Weare, who was wounded. of the Adjutant General's, and of Cants. Wetherell, Woodford, Sankey, and Hamilton, of the Quarter master General's Department. Mr. Commissary General Filder and Dr. Hall, the principal medical officer, were in the field the whole time, and molt my approbation for their exertions in discharging their onerous duties.—l have, to., (Signed) RAGLAN. His Grace the Duke of Newcastle, &c. BRITISH LOSS IN THE BATTLE. The following is the nominal return of casualties among the officers in action at the battle of the Alma on September 20th. The inevitable confusion which prevailed at the moment, and the necessity of making up the despatches in the shortest possible time, pre vented the possibility of ascertaining the names of the non-commissioned officers and rank and file who were killed of wounded on that say. This list will, however, be sent in due course, and the Duke of Newcastle has promised to publish it at full length in the Gazette, so that every one of the gallant men who suffered in that victory may receive his 'need of fame: — GENERAL STAFF. Lientenant T. Leslie, Royal Horse Guards, orderly officer to the commander of the forces, wounded severely; Captain 11. E. Weare, 50th Regiment, D.A.A.G., wounded severely. FIRST DIVISION. Stat—Cati sin H. W. Cast, Coldstream Guards, aide-decamp to Mejor•Genentl lientinck, killed. Grenadier Guards— Lieutenant-Colonel Hon. H. Percy, wounded slightly ; Lieutenant It. Hamilton, slightly; I.ieute- nant J. M. Burgoyne, slightly. Coldstream Guards—Lieutenant C. Baring, wounded Severely. Scots Fusilier Guards—Ltentenant.Colonels J. H. Dalrymple• wounded slightly; C. A. Berkeley, severely •, H. P. Hepburn, severely; F. Havgarth, severely; Captains Lord chewten, se verely ; J. D. Astley, severely ; W. G. Bulwer, severely ' • D. F. Buckley, severely; R. Gipps, slightly ; Lieutenants Lord Ennts. more, severely; Hon. B. Aunealey, severely. 03td Regiment—Lieutenant R. Abercrombie, killed. SECOND DIVISION. Staff—Lieutenant-General Sir De Lacy Evans, severe contu sion right shoulder; Lieutenant-Colonel lion. P. F. Herbert, 43rd Renient, Assistant Quartermaster -Oeueral, severe contu• Non bac k of neck ; Captain Thompson. Depiity-Avis'stant Quar termaster-General, on shoulder blade; Ensign St. Clair, 91st Regiment, acting interpreter, shot through right arm; Captain A. M. li'Donald, 92nd Regiment, aide-de•eatup, wounded se verely. 80th Regiment—Lieutenant F. Luxmore, killed; Captains T. H. Pake.nhain, wounded severely ; 0. Dickson, severely; A. W. Cottony, slightly; Lieutenant and Adjutant M. Walker, slightly. s;th Regiment—Brevet Major J. B. Rose, killed ; Captain J. Schaw, killed; Major F. A. Whimper, wounded dangerously; Brevet Major .1. Coats, severely ; Lieutenants 0. E. Bisset, se verely; E. Armstrong, severely; Lieutenant and Adjutant J. Warren, slightly. 47th Regiment—Lieutenants T. Wollocombo, wounded se verely; N. G. Philips, severely; J. G. Mayeock, slightly. 95th Regiment—Lieutenant-Colonel W. Smith. wounded se verely; Captain 0. 3. Doardall. killed ; Captain J. O. Eddington, killed; Lieutenants E. W. Eddington, killed ; R. 0. Polhill, kill e d ; Lieutenant and Adjutant J. C. Kingsley, killed; Lieute nant W. L. Braybruoke, Ceylon Rifles, attached to 9:411 Regiment, killed; Major H. Hume, slight contusion; Brevet Major A 'F. 1-leyland, arm amputated • Captains V. Wing. wounded ; J. W. Sargent, wounded slightly; Lieutenants A. Macdonald. slight. contusion; IL Gerard, contusion iu abdomen; Ensigns W. lira brook, wounded; .1. H. Brooke, *rounded in two places ; fi. , f o ot amputated ; Bakeigottes t IrOssoled; Surgeon C. A. Gordon, slight contusion. TIIE PRESS. THIRD DIVISION. 4th Regiment—Lieutenant - Colonel H. C. Cobbe, wounded ; Captain G. L. Thouipton, slightly. LIGHT DIVISION. 7th Regiment—Captains the Hon. W. Monck, killed; C. L. Hare, wounded severely; C. E. Watson, severely; W H. 1). Fitzgerald, severely; Lieutenants D. Peres°, severely; F. E. Appleyard, slightly; P. G. Coney, severely; the Hon. A. C. H. Crofton, slightly; 0. W. W. Carpenter, slightly; H. M. Jones, severely. 23rd Regiment—Lieutenant-Colonel H. G. Chester, killed ; Captains A. W. W. Wynn, killed ; F. E. Evans, killed; J. C. Co uolly, killed ; Lieutenants F. P. Radcliffe, kliled; Sir W. Young, Bart., killed; Second Lieutenants H. Anstruther, killed; J. H. Butler, killed; Captains W. P. Campbell, wounded severely ; C. Hopum, slightly; Lieutenants H. Bathurst, severely; F. Sayer, slightly; Lieutenant and Acting Adjutant A. Apple• whalte, se vei ely 33rd Regiment—Major T. 13. (lough, wounded severely; Cap tain H. C. Fitzgerald, slightly; Lieutenants F. Du Pre Montagu, killed; A. 13. Wallis, wounded severely; W. S. Worthington, lost one leg; Ensigns C. M. Siree, wounded severely; J. J. Green wood, slightly. 19th Regiment—Lieutenant and Adjutant A. Cardew, killed; Ensign G. D. Stockwell, killed; Lieutenant• Colonel R. Saunders, wounded severely; Major 11. E. M'Oee, slightly; Captain R. Warden, slightly; Lieutenants R. Wardlaw, severely; L. D. Cur rie, severe y. 88th Regiment—Quartermaster T. Moore, wounded slightly. 2nd Battalion Rise Brigade—Captain Earl of Errol, wounded in hand. ARTILLERY. Captain A. Dew, killed; Lieutenants A. Walsh= and R. H. Cockerell, Royal Engineers—Lieutenant H. Teesdale, wounded severely. Total killed, 28—Total wounded, 7C—Grand total, 102. kSigned) J. B. BUCKiiALL EIITCOU ST, Adjutant-General. The whole loss sustained on that day by the British army is thus enumerated :-26 officers, 19 sergeants, 2 drummers, 306 rank and file, 20 horses, killed; 73 officers, 95 sergeants, 17 drummers, 1,427 rank and file, 1 horse, wounded; 2 drummers and 16 rank and file missing. THE PRINCIPALITIES. Advices from Czernowitz, of the Bth inst., state that General Hess was expected there on the 9th. Galatz and Ibraila have been evacuated by the Turks, and occupied by the Austrians. Prince Gortschakoff's head-quarters are reported to be at Odessa. Omer Pacha has sent 8,000 Turks to Varna as additional reserves for the Crimea, in case of ne cessity. THE BALTIC. Though the return of the fleet was provisionally countermanded, it is now said to be settled that no thing more can be done in the Baltic this season, and that both squadrons are ordered to winter quar ters. Most of the ships will return home. Part of Admiral Plumridge's squadron joined Ad miral Deschenes in Kiel harbour on the 7th. The Bulldog has brought seven of the Vulture's men who had been prisoners in the vicinity of Abo. Orders had been given to forward to the squadron the ten men belonging to the Vulture who are in the interior of Russia, and the remaining two men, who are near Abo, will be sent as soon as convenient. The Vulture's men speak in high terms of the very kind treatment they have received during their im prisonment. DESPATCHES FROM THE FLEETS. Although the fleets could take no active share in the fighting, except by occasionally throwing shells at long distances, the part played by the ships and sailors was by no means insignificant. Their aid in landing and embarking, in forwarding stores, and taking care of the wounded, is spoken of by the military narrators of events with unvarying praise. The sympathy and assistance of the seamen were afforded on every occasion with ready zeal, both services seeming to vie with one another in efforts to facilitate every operation on hand without regard to the share which either was likely to obtain in the coming glory of success. The part played by the fleets, whether as agents or spectators of the engage ment, is described in the following despatches from Admiral Dundas, dated from on board H.M.S. Britannia. ATTACK ON THE RUSSIAN ENTRENCHMENTS. Off the Alma, September '2l, 1854. In my letter of the 18th instant I reported that the allied armies were ready to move, and I now beg you will acquaint their lordships that, on the morning of the 39th, they marched to a position about two miles north of the Alma River, where they halted for the night ; the French and Turks on the right, close to the sea, and the English to the left, about four miles inland. The Russians, with some 5,000 or 6,000 cavalry and ar• tillery, and 15,000 infantry, made a demonstration north of the river, but returned on the approach of the armies, and recrossed the river at sunset. About noon, on the .20th, the allies advanced in the same order to force the Russian position anti entrenchment south of the Alma. This was effected la four o'clock, the Russians retreating apparently to the eastward of the main road to Sebastopol. The Russian left fell back before the French very rapidly, and their batteries on the right were carried by the bayonet by the English. Our loss has necessarily been severe, and is estimated at about 1;206 killed and wounded ; that of the French about 900. The Russian loss has also been great : two general officers and three loins were captured by our men, but we haul; few prisoners beyond the wounded, in consequence, it is believed, of our deficiency of cavalry. SATURbAY. Lieul an, of the Caradoe, spaniel the . , staff of General Lord Raglan during the action, and I also sent Lieutenant Glynn, of this ship, to convey any message to me from his lordship. All the medical officers of the fleet (excepting one in each ship), UUU seamen and marines, and all the boats have been assisting the wounded, and conveying them to the transports that will sail for the Bosphorus as soon as possible. I believe it is the intention of the allied forces to move to-morrow, and the Sampson, which I detached last night with the Terrible off Sebastopol, has signalised that the Russians were retreating on Sebastopol, and that they have burnt the villages on the Katscha. (Signed) J. W. D. Dunes. MOVEMENTS OF THE FLEETS AND ARMIES. Off the Katscha, Sept. 23, 1654. Since my letter of the 21st the men and boats of the fleet have been employed in bringing from the field (about four miles distant), and carrying on board the transports, the English and Russian officers and men wounded in the battle of the Alma, as well as the sick of the army. 2. All the medical officers of the different ships have been zealously and usefully occupied in attending them, and I have been obliged to send several assistant-surgeons in the vessels with the wounded to Constantinople. 3. The Vulcan and Andes, with fith) wounded and sick, sailed for Constantinople yesterday, and to-day the Orinoco and Colombo, with 900, including some sixty or seventy Russians, will follow. Another vessel (by the request of Lord Raglan ), with about 500 wounded Russians, will also proceed, =der chargb of the Fury, to land them at Odessa. 4. On the night of the 21st instant the Russians made a very great alteration in the position of their fleet In Sebes topol. I enclose a report made by Captain Jones, of the Sampson ; and I propose attacking the outer line the first favourable opportunity. . 5. Captain Jones also reports that great exertions appear to be making to strengthen the land defences, as well as those by sea. New batteries on both sides of the port have been erected, defending the entrances and line of coast. One, to the north, has heavy guns, of a range of 4,000 yards, two shots having passed over the Sampson when nearly at that dis tance. 6. Provisions for the army have been landed, and the forces move on to-day towards Sebastopol, accompanied by the fleets, which have anchoted off the hatscha. I have, &c., J. W. D. DuNnss, Vice-Admiral. RUSSIAN SHIPS SUNK AT SEBASTOPOL. Off the Katscha, Sept. 24. Sir,—lu my letter of yesterday I reported the extraordi nary change that had taken place in the position hitherto maintained by the enemy's fleet in the harbour of Sebasto pol, and I now beg yon will acquaint the Lords Commis sioners of the Admiralty that the same afternoon, on the appearance of the allied fleets in sight of Sebastopol, the whole of the vessels mooted across the harbour were sunk by the Russians, leaving their meats more or less above water; and I went last evening to the mouth of the bar hour to assure myself of this singular event. Captain Drummond has examined the harbour this morning, and reports that the lower mastheads of the ships are generally above water; that the passage is closed, ex cept perhaps a small space near the shoal off the north battery, and the double booms inside are thus rendered more secure. Eight sail-of-the-line are moored east and west, inside of the booms, and three of the ships are heeled over to give their guns more elevation to sweep over the land to the northward. 2. An intelligent seaman, a deserter, who escaped from Sebastopol on the 22nd, had partly prepared me for some extraordinary movement. He had informed me that the crews of the ships moored across the harbour (to one of which he had been attached) had been landed, with the exception of a very few in each ship; that the vessels were plugged ready for sinking; that the guns and stores were all on hoard ; and that the other ships were moored under the south side, to defend the harbour from attack from the northward. He reported that the battle of Alma ht.d greatly dispirited the Russians ; that the troops had re treated on Sebastopol without a halt ; that he believes the whole Russian force not to exceed 40,000. The man's statements were clear, and on points that came under his own observation were mostly corroborated, and I consider reliance may be placed on his information generally, con sidering the means his station in life afforded of enabling him to obtain it. At the request of Lord Raglan, I have sent him on shore to act as a guide to t he army on their approach to the environs of Sebastopol. 3. The allied armies moved this afternoon to take up a position to the south of the port of Sebastopol, and the fleet will move so as to meet their arrival there. J. Dmvms. DISPOSAL OF THE RUSSIAN WOUNDED. This letter was addressed to the Russian General Annenkoff, at Odessa : Off the Katscha, September 26. have the honour to inform your excellency that in consequence of the advance on Serastopol of the allied armies after the battle of the Alma, on the '2oth instant, a number of wounded Russian officers and soldiers were left in the rear, in the small villages near the places where they had fallen, and by the est of his Excellency General Lord Raglan I have c ollec t d as many as I could (about 340). gallant In order to shorten the sufferings of these soldiers, which a long seavoyage mo st necessarily increase, I have sent them to Odessa, rather than to Constanti no p le, the distance to the former being so m uch less. C o mmander Rogers, of the Royal Na v y , has charge of them, under a flag of truce ; and I trust your excellency will, in the same feeling of humanity, receive and consider them as non-combatants until regularly eichanged, grant-