The Express.
London, England, 1855-03-29 00:00:00

DESPATCHES FROM LORD RAGLAN..

(FROM LAST NIGHT'S SUPPLIYANT TO 21111 GAZETTE.")
WAR DEPARTMENT, Maack 28.
Lord Panniers has this day received two despatched
and their enclosures, of which the following are
copies, addressee' to his lordship by Field Marshal
the Lord Raglan, 0.C.8.
Before Sebastopol, March 13.
My Lord,—The enemy commenced working upon
the mainelon in trout of the tower of Malakoff in the
night of Friday; but the nature of the work, from
the thickness of the atmosphere, could not be distin-
guished.
Great progress, however, had been perceived on
Sunday, and that night • strong working party of
the British troops was occupied in commencing a
parallel from the advanced point of our right attack,
with a view to form &junction with the corresponding
parallel to be made on their side by the French, who
began it on the following evening ; and much was
done to forward the operation before daylight this
morning, and it is hoped that the object will be com-
pleted to-night.
The weather is generally fine in the early part of
the day, but towards evening heavy sea fogs come
rolling in, and wholly obscure the view of the place.
The enemy have shown a battalion and some
Congaed on the heights above Balaklava, and towards
Kamm probably with the view to interrupt the
French and English wood-cutting parties, for the con-
struction of gabions, in the immediate neighbourhood,
but the allied detachments have not been obliged to
discontinue their work.
I enclose a return of casualties to the 10th instant.
I have, &c., RAGLAN.
The Lord Palmate, &c

Before Sebastopol, March 17.
My Lord,—The progress of the parallel, which I
reported to your lordship in my despatch of the 13th
instant (No. 205), has not been as rapid as was anti-
cipated, the ground being extremely rocky, and the
dithculty of procuring cover consequently excessive,
mud rendering it almost impossible to carry on the
operation dunng the day.
Both the English and the French have now, how-
ever, succeeded in establishing the communication
between them. Her Majesty's troops have not been
smiled ; bat our allies have been kept constantly in
nation, and they have succeeded in driving the enemy
from the rifle pits, in which they had established
*massive. in their immediate front, with distio-
gsished gallantry and great perseverance. They,
however, have sustained some loss, though not equal
to that which they have inflicted upon their op-
pom e.
As teady fire has been maintained upon the ma-
melqn in the occupation of the enemy, from the guns
in our right attack; and the practice of both the navy
and the artillery has been conspicuously good, and
reflects the highest credit on those branches of her
Majesty's service.
Although no positive attack had been directed
against our work., our approaches are carried so
close to the enemy, that the casualties are greater
than they have lately been, as your lordship will
be concerned to remark in examining . the returns
I have the honour to enclose; and it is my painful
duty to announce to your lordship the death of Cap-
tain Craigie, of the Royal Engineers, whose seal sad
devotion to the service could not be surpassed, sad
who was killed on the 13th, after he bad been 19-1
Herod from the trenches, and was on his way to the
Engineer Park, by a splinter from a shell, which
burst close to him.
I have the honour to report the arrival of Lieut.-
General Simpson, who joined my headquarters yes-
terday; and that of Sir John M'Neill and Colonel
Tullocb, who reached &laicism& a few days before.—
I have, &0., RAGLAN.
The Lord hmor., &c.

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