The Press.
London, England, 1855-07-28 00:00:00

TO LORD RAGLAN.

My Lord,—The Queen, my august and intimate ally,
sent you to defend my cause—a cause which, being alike
just and lawful, becomes that of the whole civilised world.
You and the brave army under your command have
responded to the hope entertained by your country and by
me. By your glorious exploits under a trying climate, you
have merited and won universal admiration.
The new feats of arms which you are adding to so many
previous hrilliaut actions achieved in the Crimea, together
with my soldiers, whom I love as my children, encourage
me in Loping for an early definite result—a result which
will be as glorious for these great allied nations as were
the events which distinguished the opening of the cam•
Paiffn•
I feel a sentiment of oontent, so much the purer from the
thought that the war, though a thing so terrible, will have
served to reunite my peoples by indissoluble ties to the
greatest nations of the West.
As long as the noble motive of glory affects the human
heart—those who have fought iu fraternal emulation, those
who have shed their blood together upon a foreign soil, will
not forget the companions they have been wont to regard as
their brothers. That which hitherto has been a scourge for
humanity, will have produced the satisfactory result of
bringing together the peoples whose Governments were
already allied, and thus this war will bring the germ of a
rich and durable peace, to show itself in salutary fruits
amongst those nations who desire to appreciate it.
Desiring to offer to the brave combatants of the Crimea
a proof of my lively satisfaction—a public testimony of my
gratitude-1 charge my aidedescamp, General Ethem
pasha, to deliver this letter to you. I love to think, my
lord. that all the brave officers and soldiers placed under
your command will feel persuaded that we make no die.
tinction between any of the soldiers who combat for the
common cause, and that the affection which I avow for
them finds an echo in the hearts of all the people of
Turkey—who love to Teooguise in them the oldest allies
of my empire.
I pray God to destine you to the moat glorious success
and to have you in his holy keeping.

A SUPFLEMENTAI4ORDNANCE ESTIMATE has ap-
peared. It relates, in the first instance, to the ex-
pense of the reorganised departments. The number
of persons employed is 180, being a decrease of five
upon the number employed under the old system,
and the sum required is 70,7161., being a decrease of
3,003/. from last year. Besides this, a sum of
786,6321. is required, being 74,5001. for the store-
keeper's laboratory and carriage departments and the
Tower; and 212,0001. for stores, 140,0001. for wooden
huts, and 114,6321. for harness, waggons, 4c., for
the Land Transport Corps. The whole vote amounts
to 841,1381.
THE STEAM-FRIGATE Panama sailed a few days
since from Toulon for Odessa with 600 Russian
prisoners, who are to be exchanged for as many
Frenchmen. The Russian priest Wasilieff, who
came to Toulon to select the Russians to be ex-
changed, returned in the Panama. Orders have
been received at Toulon to prepare to embark 2,500
men, being detachments from the depots of the
various French regiments serving in the Crimea.
lr is reported in Paris that some intention
exists of proposing that French decorations for high
merit shall be given to English military men in the
Crimea, and English decorations to Frenchmen.
This would not be the least effectual means of
cementing the union and exciting a glorious emula-
tion between the armies.
LIEUTENANT WEBSTER, of the Ist Royals, who a
few weeks since was dismissed her Majesty's ser-
vice, for his conduct in connection with the "sham
duel " at Canterbury, and accordingly ordered to
"sell out," has succeeded in obtaining a captaincy in
the Turkish Contingent.