The Express.
London, England, 1855-09-13 00:00:00

OUR ARMY IN THE CRIMEA.

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CAMP BILPORZ 811BABTOPOL, Barr. 1.
The right sits* has been suffering as ussaL Oa
the eight of the 30th, while Captain Wolaeley, 90th
Regiment, an assistant engineer, was carrying on as
advanced trench from the right of oar filth parallel
with a working party of 60 odd men, combating of the
23rd Royal Welsh Puffier@ sad a few of the Rifle
Brigade, with a dozen sentries of the 77th ea a sort
of eaterier party, a party of Rasseatts, gat* esti-
mated at about 60, gave a cheer, and, before even they
bad sliont themselves, or arrived at the bead of the
sap, the whole working party and eon trim bolted, many
of this
was
muskets behind. By the time
Cartels W was able to re-form them, the essay
had ansesedsd knocking over or removing about
fifty ishises, and in capturing several of the muskets.
Shortly after this Captain Pechell, 77th Regiment,
at aisle/ad of a body of his men. advanced up the
meek, drove the Russians in from a small rifle pit
is the MU. and held it for the night. Aboat this
Sims Casein Wolseley was wounded very badly in
thwislasaseke and also ellgistiky la she IVO browns.
thrown up by a round shot, which struck the very
gabion he was looking over. This officer is p*
fug most favourably, but the hole in hie cheek
truly formidable one, being large enough to contain
a ma. This officer has been only four years in the
series, and yet in that abort time be has managed,
without parebeaing a single step, to be high up in
the captains of his regiment. He first joined the
80th Raiment, and served with them in the Burmese
war of 1863 ; and when employed in Sir John
Cheape's expedition against the robber chief Myal-
lose he was severely wounded. On the breaking
eat of this war, he got transferred to the 90th, and
was mentioned in Lord Raglan's despatches for the
taking of the Quarries on the 7th Jane. I understand
that this officer is exactly in the mine position as Capt.
Goodlake, of the Coldetreens Ouards, and that they
both will have to wait till they can reckon six years'
service before they will be given the rank of brevet-
rider. The only men who stood by Capt. Wolseley
in this scrimmage, at least so he states, were four or
five sappers; but their arms, unfortunately, were of
little see to them, for up to this day, although you
would scarcely credit it, this corps, mustering oat
here sine companies, have never been supplied with
any arm but the old snakes carbine. Unfortunately
this is not tke first case on record of oar men getting
panio-struck at night, and dessrtiog their officers. If our
men in these attacks could be made to stand to their
arms and give a cheer,the Russians would never come on;
bat strange to say, unless they are behind a parapet,
they are sure to get at night pankestruck the moment
they either see or hear &Russian. Daring this same
night of the 30th, one officer of the 97th Regiment,
Lieut. Preston, was killed; and two others,Virsts.
Brinkley and Ware' wounded by Minie rifle balls:
lb* latter officer has since had his left arm ampu-
tated. The French have completed fortifying the
Tcheresys position, and the Highland Division,
under Sir Colin Campbell, have moved their camp to
Namara.

I regret to say, that last night • similar small
sortie to that on the previous night took place; Captain
&Coy, Royal Engineers, before placing his men to
work in the sap, was just in the act, with Captain
Ross of the 3rd Buffs, of posting some sentries to
the frost, when a body of Romblon, numbering about
60, gave a cheer, and advanced to the heed of the
sap. The whole of the working party of the 65th
Regiment, with many of the sentries of the 3rd Buffs,
immediately fell back and crouched down like chil-
dren; Capt. Rom has sot bees heard of eines, so it is
supposed that he has either been killed or takes pri-
soner ; the latter is most probable. Lieut. Birmingham,
of the same regiment, is also slightly wounded. During
the night Capt. Framer, 95th Regiment, was killed by
a shell striking him is the thigh, and Lieut. and
Adjutant Forbes, 30th Regiment, bad his right
arm broken likewise by a shell ; it has sines
been amputated at the shoulder joint. This
officer, I believe, roes from the ranks, and
was adjutant of the trenches for the night. He wee
• most popular officer, and had generally the reputa-
tion of Wog also a most courageous one. All these
casualties took place sear the sem. spot. If the'
small hill in front of this sap had been occupied by
us, which it might have bees with the greatest ease
a month back, not only would these petty attacks of
the enemy not have taken place, but we should have
been enabled to obtain a clear view right down the
ravine between the Roden and the Malakhoff into

Se
Sir btatoS.
Jones Is by so means improving in
health. his aide-de-eamp, Limit Cowell,
/11., is also Melt. Captain Do Cane, RE has been
through ill heel* to give up his appoint-
:ant superintendent of the telegraph. He will,
semmet wently! proceed very shortly to Corfu. The
whale messy is disgusted with the manner in which
diem are promoted for dietinguished services. In
the L.sd..s GautUe, of August 17, nine officers ars
mai brevet-majors. and yet nobody appears to know
whim and where the majority of theta distinguished
themselves. _

Ile far hum the Russian sortie, made up the Wo-
ronoff Ravine, on the might of the 2nd August, being
an unsuccessful otie, it was quits the contrary; for
they not only succeeded in taking away a large por-
tion of the clarion de trine, but they destroyed nearly
'he whole of it.

NAVAL AND MILITARY.

SOUTHAMPTON. Wzoirmaimy NIONT.
The steam transport Parand has arrived from the

Medlin/sada*. Ms; brim..* peresagen or iavalide.
Mu gooks the Ceinabo. Maass, An, Disae, Themes, aad
Tan*

DUBLIN, am. 12.
A gamed court-martial liesrMbled at the camp, ria
the Cense' of Kildare, os Monday, to try Liestanant
It'Osmium!, of the Armagh Regiaest d Militia, ea a
charge of disrespectful aoudad to a upraise *Mom Colossi
Loftus, of the 11rd West York Militia, presided, and John
Radii, Req., arrived from best quorum to °Mutate as Jodie-
advocate. The court meads wiljwassed to the 17th ism.
The mejmity of the Nis of the Kilkensy Fusiliers have
volasteeral for service is the Mechanisms ; but it is sot
yet hams whether the eat will be sceopted.
The Cori Eteperier sayet—" haterday morning, at 10
o'clock, MA rash and AM of Beath Tipperary =
Militia guest arrived, przepedel train, at the B
semiotic. bilk Chanel, as ra he Rissole. TN nes,
who aggeseed to he waft a Awe lady, marched through the
shy, aessimpaaied by *hair head, to the unnisna of the
Seeds. Beneasy, slave s teals wee is widths, at 11 o'clock,
he seam them to Bellislirmig, from Meow they starched
.X.Mieb The salient Mows line in charge of Lord
Deseashmere, the ealeuel of the regleaest "
Megra the Rea W. Imes Fiske hoc ntersed from die
Crimes, mad le sow es • Melt to the Hos. sad Rev. Charles
Barnard, at Kilbroges.

VISIT OF THE LORDS OF TEE ADMIRALTY TO

Dat4s;orrr.-0a Tends the 1141;1 Hoc. 81r 6bare;
Wood (ibet lord), Bear•A Sir Maoris F. F. Berke.
ley, aid Itear•Adairel Bashes* (two of the navel lords
of the Matiralty), arrived Is the spoon stela at
They were reeenal Mike Isiminne by Admiral Sir William
NOW, I. Them anises they pomaded to the dockyard,
sad embarked emir Wend I/ inns fee the Admiralty
yacht Meek Ismis, mbidi Ilse eft the psi, ea beard skid,
wo vaineuni, Unit Wilds Mite up their Asa=
their stay et fhb pert. Moo, dined with do pin
Sir Willies Parker. Bert, IL C.B , at kb dildel redieneiZ
MAW Wise, whim a hens party of the eildel•_, beads of
devorftreshl/2 wove Invited to soot then. la the eve-
aids flunk losiehipe pet mired the hell oi SI. (iscemes-
bail, la di of the fonds of that animal imatitatios the
Royal British Female Orpbea Aarhus, Stoke. The swill
seat sibs Its rarely appeared to main eitestage than as
this essmise, .4 the whole of the arrommemeMe it the
ketivity were happily earned est with Mem, The
ettamdrese per most mammon, and no mat that by seam
of She bell the teals of the asylum may be limply besseted.