The Press.
London, England, 1855-07-21 00:00:00

THE PRESS.

session of so great an extent of the attacks, both on the
left and right, the French would not find the addition of
the centre any serious tax upon the resources of the vast
force they now possess in the field ; while all chance of
mistakes arising from a want of thorough and complete
action in concert would be avoided. It is not likely, how-
ever, that, having once undertaken a share in the great
work, the British commander would consent to abandon it,
even although, by operating in the field, his efforts would
tend to the accomplishment of the same ultimate object.
Various circumstances have occurred to lead to the supposi-
tion that part of the British force would shortly leave for
more active campaigning ; but nothing is known res-
pecting the intended operation, or what troops are likely
to move. All the British divisions of infantry, including
the Guards and Highlanders, are now employed in the

siege duties.
THE LATE LORD RAGLAN.
Preparations for the reception of the cortege
accompanying the body of the late commander-in-
chief have been made in Bristol, whither a corps of
the Royal Horse Guards Blue departed by rail on
Thursday. Intelligence of the arrival at Malta of
the Caradoc, in which the body of Lord Raglan was
conveyed, has reached us, and the steamer is ex-
pected almost hourly in the Severn.
Despatches from General Simpson describing the
ceremonies observed when the remains of the late
commander-in-chief were embarked at Balaklava
have been received and published in the Gazette.
The general states :
Before Sebastopol, July 7.
I have the honour to acquaint your lordship that the
remains of our late lamented Commander-in Chief, Field-
Marshal Lord Raglan, were removed from head-quarters
to Kazatch Bay, on Tuesday, the 3rd inst., and placed on
board her Majesty's ship Caradoc, which departed for
England that same evening.
Nothing could be more imposing than the whole line of
this melancholy procession. The day was fine, and the
appearance of the allied troops splendid ; as many as could
be spared from duty in the trenches, and with safety to
their camp, were collected, and the procession moved from
the door of this house exactly at four o'clock p.m., in the
following order :
In the court-yard of the house was stationed a guard
honour of 100 men of the Grenadier Guards, with their
drums and regimental colours; fifty men, with one field
officer, one captain, and one subaltern, from the Royal
Sappers and Miners, and from each regiment, lined the road
from the British to the French head-quarters, a distance of
about a mile ; a squadron of cavalry was stationed on the
right of the line, two batteries of artillery and a squadron
of cavalry on the left of it ; the infantry were commanded
by Major-General Eyre, C.B.
The road from the French head-quarters to Kazatch
Bay was lined throughout the whole way by the infantry of
the French Imperial Guard, and of the Ist Corps; bands
were stationed at intervals and played as the procession
passed, and field batteries (French) at intervals, on the
high grounds left and right of the road, fired minute guns.
The procession to escort the body was as follows :
Two squadrons British Cavalry (12th Lancers).
Two squadrons Piedmontese Light Cavalry.
Four squadrons French Chasseurs d'Afrique (Ist and
4th Regiments).
Four squadrons of French Cuirassiers (2nd and 9th
Regiments).
Tw i troops French Horse Artillery.
Major Brandling's troop Horse Artillery.
The coffin, covered with a black pall, fringed with white
silk, and the Union Jack, and surmounted by the late field-
marshal's cocked hat and sword, and a garland of " Im-
mortals," placed there by General Pelissier, was carried
upon a platform, fixed upon a nine-pounder gun, drawn by
horses of Captain Thomas's troop Royal Horse Artillery.
At the wheels of the gun-carriage rode General Pelissier,
Commander-in-Chief of the French army, his Highness
Omer Pacha, Commander-in-Chief of the Ottoman army,
General de la Marmora, Commander-in Chief of the Sar-
dinian army, and Lieut.-General Simpson, Commander-in-
Chief of the English army.
Two field batteries of the Royal Artillery, stationed on
the hill opposite the house, fired a salute of nineteen guns
when the procession moved off.
The united bands of the 3rd, 9th, and 62nd Regiments,
stationed in the vineyard that surrounds the house, played
the Dead March.
The band of the Sardinian Grenadiers was stationed half
way to the French head-quarters, and the band of the 10th
Hussars on the left of the line.
The approach to the wharf at Kazatch Bay was lined by
detachments of the Royal Marines and sailors.
The body was received on the wharf by Admiral Bruat
and Rear-Admiral Stewart, C. 8., and a large number of
(ACE rs of the combined fleets. The launch of the British
flag-ship, towed by man-of-war boats, conveyed the coffin
to the Caradoc, the boats of the combined fleets forming an
escort ; and the troop and battery of the Royal Artillery in-
cluded in the escort formed upon the rising ground above
the bay, and fired a salute of nineteen guns as the coffin
left the shore.
Everything was well conducted, and no accident oc-
curred.
Thus terminated the last honours that could be paid by
his troops to their beloved commander. His loss to us here
is inexpressible ; and will, I am sure, be equally felt by his
country it home. The sympathy of our allies is universal
and sincere. His name and memory are all that remain
to animate ns in the difficulties and dangers to which we
may be called.
JAMES SIMPSON, Lieut.-General Commanding.
The following is the order of the day issued by
General Pelissier on the occasion of the death of
Lord ftaglan

SATURDAY,

Death has just surprised Field• Marshal Lord Raglan in
the exercise of his command, and has thus plunged the

English army into mourning.
We all share in the grief of our brave allies. Those
who knew Lord Raglan, who knew the history of that
noble and pure life, so full of services rendered to his
country—those who witnessed his intrepid attitude in the
days of Alma and I nkermann, who recal the calm and stoic
grandeur of his character during this routzh and metro-able
campaign—all men of heart, in short, will deplore the 1035

of such a man.
The sentiments here expressed by the general-in chief
will be those of the entire army, itself struck by this un-
looked fur blow. The public sorrow will be augmented
for the army by the regret of being separated fur eve.- from
a companion in arms, whose cordial spirit it loved, whose
virtues it admired, and whose frank and anxious assist-
ance it was always sure of.
PELTSSIEB, General-in-Chief.
Head-quarters before Sebastopol, June 29, 1855.
A similar order was issued by General de la Mar-
rnora to our Sardinian allies
Soldiers,—Last night the illustrious Field-Marshal Lord
Raglan, Commander•in-Chief of the British army, expired
after a short illness. His long career, the important ser-
vices rendered to his country; his heroin courage, and the
exemplary constancy with which he bore with his army
the hardships and privations of a winter campaign, cause
his loss to be deeply lamented. Our army enjoyed his
esteem, and he did much to provide for its wants. Let us
unite with our brave allies in deploring his death and
venerating his memory.