The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1855-09-18 00:00:00

OFFICIAL DESPATCHES.

(A Supplement to the London Gazette of Tuesday, contains
• the following.)
WAR DEPARTMENT, Sept. 12.

Lord Panmure has this day received a despatch and its en-
closures, of which the following are copies, addressed to his
lordship by General Simpson :

BEFORE SEBA.STOPOL, Sept. 1.
My Lord,—The siege operations during the past week have
progressed slowly, the brightness of the nights rendering the
work to be performed a task of great difficulty. The head of
the sap is now about 150 yards from the salient of the Redan,
and the enemy interrupt the work by every means in their
power.
On the night of the 28th, a 13-inch shell fell into a magazine
on the left face of the Mamelon, which exploded, causing some
few casualties, but in no way interrupting the continuance of
the fire.

On the night of the 30th ult., the Russian pickets made a
rush at our advanced trench, upset a few gabions, and un-
fortunately killed Lieutenant Preston, of the 97th Regiment.
In this affair Captain Pechell, of the 77th Regiment, who
commanded the advanced party, and Lieutenant-Colonel
Bunbury, of the 23rd Regiment, who commanded the supports,
behaved with great gallantry.
Great activity prevails on the part of the garrison in making
use of the new raft-bridge across the harbour, and stores of
all kinds are daily transported to the north side.
Large working parties are employed in throwing up works
on the north side, but as yet they are in too unfinished a state
to judge of their exact nature.
From the information we continue to receive it appears that
the enemy is concentrating his force between the Mackenzie
heights and Fort Constantine ; and although several minor
changes of position have been made, no movement of im-
portance has occurred to indicate a positive intention to
attack.

All our accounts confirm the reports of the great losses of
the enemy daily in Sebastopol, and that some discontent pre-
vails in their ranks.

I have the honour to enclose the lists of casualties.
I have, &c.,
JAMES SIMPSON, General Commanding.

The total casualties from the 27th to the 30th of August
were, 1 officer, 1 sergeant, 20 rank and file killed; 6 officers, h
sergeants, 152 rank and file wounded.

NOMINAL RETURN OF OFFICERS KILLED.
Aug. 30.-97th Foot : Lieutenant G. B. Preston.
NOMINAL RETURN OF OFFICERS WOUNDED.

Aug 28.-3rd Battalion, Grenadier Guards : Captain the
Hon. W. Forbes, slightly.
Aug 29.-Ist Battalion, Scots Fusilier Guards : Captain J.
R. Farquharson, severely.-41st Regiment of Foot : Brevet-
Major L. Graham, severely.
Aug 30.-90th Foot : Captain G. J. Wolseley, assistant-en-
gineer, severely.— 97th Foot : Lieut. M. Brinkley, severely ;
and Lieut. G. H. H. Ware, severely.

KILLED AND WOUNDED AT THE ASSAULT.
WAR DEPARTMENT, Sept. 12.

Lord Panmure begs to forward the accompanying list of
officers killed and wounded at Sebastopol, which he has this
day received from General Simpson.

Lord Panmure thinks it right at the same time to observe,
that in the transmission of the list by telegraph several mis-
takes occurred in the names of the officers wounded, and he
cannot therefore hold himself responsible for its accuracy :

OFFICERS KILLED.

Lieutenant-Colonel Patullo, 30th Regiment.
Lieuteuant-Colonel Cuddy, 65th Regiment.
Lieutenant-Colonel Handcock, 97th Regiment.
Major Welsford, 97th Regiment.
Captain J. C. N. Stevenson, 30th Regiment.
Captain Every, 41st Regiment.
Captain J. A. Lockhart, 41st Regiment.
Captain G. Rochfort, 49th Regiment.
Captain R. A. Cox, 62nd Regiment.
Captain W. B. C. A. Parker, 77th Regiment.
Captain H. W. Grogan, 88th Regiment.
Captain H. Preston, 90th Regiment.
Captain Hutton, 97th Regiment.
Captain Hammond, Rifle Brigade.
Lieutenant L. Blakiston, 62nd Regiment.
Lieutenant W. Wright, 7th Regiment.
Lieutenant 0. Colt, 7th Regiment.
Lieutenant R. H. Sommerville, 23rd Regiment.
Lieutenant D. Dynely, 23rd Regiment.
Lieutenant H. Donovan, 33rd Regiment.
Lieutenant A. D. Swift, 90th Regiment.
Lieutenant F. Wilmer, 90th Regiment.
Lieutenant D. M'Gregor, 97th Regiment.
Lieutenant S. Ryder, Rifle Brigade.
Ensign Deane, 30th Regiment.
Deputy-Assistant Commissary W. Hayter.
DANGEROUSLY WOUNDED.
Lieutenant-Colonel T. B. Gough, 33rd Regiment.
Lieutenant-Colonel J. Eman, 41st Regiment.
Major F. F. Maude, 3rd Regiment.
Major S. R. Chapman, 20th Regiment.
Captain Sedley, R.E.
Captain W. H. Poole, 23rd Regiment.
Captain C. If. Lumley, 97th Regiment.
Lieutenant W. Kerr, 30th Regiment.
Lieutenant W. M. Jones, 7th Regiment.
Lieutenant P. Godfrey, 19th Regiment.
Lieutenant A. Goren, 19th Regiment.
Lieutenant W. Thompson, 17th Regiment.
Lieutenant W. G. D. Massey, 19th Regiment.
Lieutenant L. O'Connor, 23rd Regiment.
Lieutenant C. Beck, 23rd Regiment.
Lieutenant F. S. Holden, 23rd Regiment.
Ensign C. Michell, 49th Regiment.