The Express.
London, England, 1855-04-04 00:00:00

DESPATCHES FROM LORD RAGLAN.

(11011 LAST NIGHT'S GAZITTIL)
WAR DEPARTMENT, Avast, 3.
Lord Panwure has this day received a despatch
and its enclosure, of which the following are copies,
addressed to his lordship, by Field-Marshal the Lord
Raglan, O.C.R. :
Before Sebastopol, March 20, 1866.
My Lord,—lt is with deep comers that I Mundt las
your lordship's information the copy of a letter, which 1
received on the 18th instate, from General Cemobert, et
ecianciag, with every ezpression of cowers, the death of a
British aimr, who &ppm» to ham wandered tato the
Pres& mem, and, not answering the challenge that wee
repeated Mum times, was shot dead by the French entry,
whose peg he hod approached.
This 'Mw. Surgeon Ls Blase, et the 9th Foot, occupied
• teat near the capital hats a his regiment, situated et
sumo dastame hem the easamposeet of the regiment
Me wata
ewtmislrthemea of temperatei illiabits, and w;
Gem seas, leavingea tis candle upon t the
alarmUm:lM;
Wt spa, and walked out ; he was never seasalive after-
wriest& be explained that, shortly after the close of the
it ma 1111,17111, Mere was a very heavy fire on the left of
Me Tema rit, which was maintained for several hours.
Me of the English poets were attacked, bat it was eons.-
domed pendent to get the greater portion of our troops under
arms. M. Le Blanc was shortsighted, and probably mistook
be way from the first, the eight being excessively dark, for
be was head fez distant to the left, end must have wan-
dered ftem sue pesitioa without knowing the &modes is
which be woo plan.
Being imateas to ascertain the facts of this unfortunate
Mee es mereetly as possible, I have set on foot as tensity, to
be scedniMed by English and French Often, is basocistna
with each ether, and I propose to do myself the honour to
send yea their report.
I have addressed a similar letter to the General Cosa-
mending-is-Chief. I Item, &0.,
The Lord Permute, he , &e. RAGLAN.
Read-quarters, March 18, 1866.
have to inform you of as

My Loul,—l sot 'Assist to
useh to be Teo-- ' which

even-k, _.es to be isgretted- , painfallp esipossas the
Preach amp and ha Ventsasador-in-CtueL
Last sight, whilst*, troops wen kept paepoledly on the
alert. en inglish oilier presented himself Waft the lies of
the 113th Iteginsat, established near the visa& hawse bolded
oar tvesebse of tke left attack. Alitlisanit summosall dine
times by the seri see, the oast did sot reply t abs asstlaal
Bred, sad lie was killed es the spot.
I ma hardly understand how this tinhessy saw found
himself at ma an boar so far frost the &OM tamp. I
behove that his &nth esn only be 'millets. Mollie ems ins•
prudesse ; but Ido not the lees deplore this Nes% wide
must also be attributed to the natural emntlis sll a prim
soldier, who, in the midst of the events told& lest
night, riproasly executed the military mulattos.
I have,
(Bittafkd CAMILOBIZT
Limed in-Chief el the Freseh Army.
• 'Field-Warshal Lord Raglan, Ito. &a

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