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the most remarkable services on the day of the Alma

battle :
Balaklava, Sept. irk 1854.
My Lord Duke,—l beg leave to lay before your grace the names
of the officers whose names have been brought to my notice by
the generals of division* and the heads of departments:—
Lieut.-General Sir GEORGE BROWN speaks in the highest
terms of Lieut. -Col. tea, of the oal F ;
Chester, of the 23rd, who was unfortßunyatelyusiliers killed, and of Capt.
Bell, who succeeded to the command, and brought the regiment
out of Onion, and Lieut.-Col. Blake, of the 33rd; Lieut.-Col.
Saunders, of the 19th, who was severely wounded ;
Egerton, of the 77th Regiment, and Lieut.-Colonel Shirley, of the
Stith; also of Lieut.-Col. Lawrence and Major Norcott, of the
Rifle Brigade, each commanding • wing of that corps ; Lieut.-
Col. Lake, commanding the Artillery, of Capt Smutting,
commanding a nine pounder troop of horse artillery, and Capt.
Anderson, eommanding a held battery, and Capt. Gordon, of the
Royal Engineers ; likewise of Lieut. Col. Sullivan and Lieut.-
Col. Airey, of the Adjutant and Quartermaster General's De-
partment, au i Capt. Hollowell of the latter, and Capt. Whitmore
and the other officers of his personal Staff ; and Captains Glyn
and Mackenzie, the Brigade Majors serving with the division.
Lieut-General his Royal Highness the DUKE of CAMBRIDGE
recommends Col. the Hon. Francis Hood, of the Grenadier
Guards, Col. thelion. Geo. Upton, of the Coldstream Guards, and
Col. Sir Charles Hamilton, of the Scots Fusilier Guards ; Lieut.-
Col. Cameron, of the 42nd, Lieut.-Col. Douglas, of the 79th, an.:
Lieut. Col. Ainslie, of the 99rd ; Lieut.-Col. the Hon. Alexander
Gordon and Lieut.-Col. Cunynghame, the Assistant Adjutant
and Quartermaster General, i7apt. Butler and the Hon. Arthur
Hardinge, the Deputy Assistant Adjutant and Quartermaster
General of the division, and Major the Hon. James Macdonald
and the other officers of his personal Staff; also Lieut.-Col.
nacres, commanding, and Captains Paynter and Woodhouse, of
the Royal Artillery, and Capt. Chapman, of the Royal Engineers,
and Lieut.-Col. Stirling. and Capt. the Hon. Percy Fielding, the
Brigade Msjor of the division.
Lieut.-General Sir Da Lacy EVANS eulogises the conduct of
Lieut.-Col. the Hon. Percy Herbert, of tie Quartermaster
General's Department, who was wounded, I hope not severely;
Major Lysons, of the 23rd, acting as Assistant Adjutant General,
in the absence from sickness of Lient.-Col. Wilbraham; Capt.
Lane Fox and Capt. Tht.mpson, Deputy Assistant Adjutant and
Quartermaster General_ i and Capt. A nix, and the other officers
of his personal Staff. He also praises the exertions of Lieut.-
Col. Fr oey. of the 30th,Lieut.-Cal. Warren, of the 55th, and lieut.-
Col. Webber Smith, of the 95th, who was severely Mounded;
Lieut.-Col. Carpenter, of the 41st, Lieut.-Col. Holy. of the 47th,
and Major Dalton, of the 49th; Lieut.-Cols. Fitzmayer and
Dupuis, and Captains Turner and Swinton, of the Royal Artil-
lery; and to these I may Feld Capt. Lovell, of the Royal Engi-
neers, Brevet Majors Theckwell and Armstrong, the Brigade
Majors of the division.
I consider it my duty especially to recommend Capt. Adye, of
the Royal Artillery, the principal staff officer of that branch of
the service, and Capt. the Hon. Edward Gage, Brigade Major of
Artillery, anti Major Tylden. Brigade Major of the Royal Engi-
neers, and Major the lion. Edward Pakenham, and Capt.Weare,
who was wounded. of the Adjutant General's, and of Cants.
Wetherell, Woodford, Sankey, and Hamilton, of the Quarter-
master General's Department.
Mr. Commissary General Filder and Dr. Hall, the principal
medical officer, were in the field the whole time, and molt my
approbation for their exertions in discharging their onerous
duties.—l have, to., (Signed) RAGLAN.
His Grace the Duke of Newcastle, &c.
BRITISH LOSS IN THE BATTLE.
The following is the nominal return of casualties
among the officers in action at the battle of the Alma
on September 20th. The inevitable confusion which
prevailed at the moment, and the necessity of making
up the despatches in the shortest possible time, pre-
vented the possibility of ascertaining the names of
the non-commissioned officers and rank and file who
were killed of wounded on that say. This list will,
however, be sent in due course, and the Duke of
Newcastle has promised to publish it at full length
in the Gazette, so that every one of the gallant men
who suffered in that victory may receive his 'need of
fame:—
GENERAL STAFF.
Lientenant T. Leslie, Royal Horse Guards, orderly officer to
the commander of the forces, wounded severely; Captain 11. E.
Weare, 50th Regiment, D.A.A.G., wounded severely.

FIRST DIVISION.
Stat—Cati sin H. W. Cast, Coldstream Guards, aide-decamp
to Mejor•Genentl lientinck, killed.
Grenadier Guards— Lieutenant-Colonel Hon. H. Percy,
wounded slightly ; Lieutenant It. Hamilton, slightly; I.ieute-
nant J. M. Burgoyne, slightly.
Coldstream Guards—Lieutenant C. Baring, wounded Severely.
Scots Fusilier Guards—Ltentenant.Colonels J. H. Dalrymple•
wounded slightly; C. A. Berkeley, severely •, H. P. Hepburn,
severely; F. Havgarth, severely; Captains Lord chewten, se-
verely ; J. D. Astley, severely ; W. G. Bulwer, severely ' • D. F.
Buckley, severely; R. Gipps, slightly; Lieutenants Lord Ennts.
more, severely; Hon. B. Aunealey, severely.
03td Regiment—Lieutenant R. Abercrombie, killed.

SECOND DIVISION.
Staff—Lieutenant-General Sir De Lacy Evans, severe contu-
sion right shoulder; Lieutenant-Colonel lion. P. F. Herbert,
43rd Renient, Assistant Quartermaster-Oeueral, severe contu•
Non back of neck ; Captain Thompson. Depiity-Avis'stant Quar-
termaster-General, on shoulder blade; Ensign St. Clair, 91st
Regiment, acting interpreter, shot through right arm; Captain
A. M. li'Donald, 92nd Regiment, aide-de•eatup, wounded se-
verely.
80th Regiment—Lieutenant F. Luxmore, killed; Captains T.
H. Pake.nhain, wounded severely ; 0. Dickson, severely; A. W.
Cottony, slightly; Lieutenant and Adjutant M. Walker, slightly.
s;th Regiment—Brevet Major J. B. Rose, killed ; Captain J.
Schaw, killed; Major F. A. Whimper, wounded dangerously;
Brevet Major .1. Coats, severely ; Lieutenants 0. E. Bisset, se-
verely; E. Armstrong, severely; Lieutenant and Adjutant J.
Warren, slightly.
47th Regiment—Lieutenants T. Wollocombo, wounded se-
verely; N. G. Philips, severely; J. G. Mayeock,
slightly.
95th Regiment—Lieutenant-Colonel W. Smith. wounded se-
verely; Captain 0. 3. Doardall. killed ; Captain J. O. Eddington,
killed; Lieutenants E. W. Eddington, killed ; R. 0. Polhill,
killed; Lieutenant and Adjutant J. C. Kingsley, killed; Lieute-
nant W. L. Braybruoke, Ceylon Rifles, attached to 9:411 Regiment,
killed; Major H. Hume, slight contusion; Brevet Major A 'F.
1-leyland, arm amputated • Captains V. Wing. wounded ; J. W.
Sargent, wounded slightly; Lieutenants A. Macdonald. slight.
contusion; IL Gerard, contusion iu abdomen; Ensigns W.
lira brook, wounded; .1. H. Brooke, *rounded in two places ; fi.
, foot amputated; Bakeigottest IrOssoled; Surgeon
C.
A. Gordon, slight contusion.

TIIE PRESS.

THIRD DIVISION.
4th Regiment—Lieutenant-Colonel H. C. Cobbe, wounded
; Captain G. L. Thouipton, slightly.

LIGHT DIVISION.
7th Regiment—Captains the Hon. W. Monck, killed; C. L.
Hare, wounded severely; C. E. Watson, severely; W H. 1).
Fitzgerald, severely; Lieutenants D. Peres°, severely; F. E.
Appleyard, slightly; P. G. Coney, severely; the Hon. A. C. H.
Crofton, slightly; 0. W. W. Carpenter, slightly; H. M. Jones,
severely.
23rd Regiment—Lieutenant-Colonel H. G. Chester, killed ;
Captains A. W. W. Wynn, killed ; F. E. Evans, killed; J. C. Co-
uolly, killed ; Lieutenants F. P. Radcliffe, kliled; Sir W. Young,
Bart., killed; Second Lieutenants H. Anstruther, killed; J. H.
Butler, killed; Captains W. P. Campbell, wounded severely ;
C. Hopum, slightly; Lieutenants H. Bathurst, severely; F.
Sayer, slightly; Lieutenant and Acting Adjutant A. Apple•
whalte, se vei ely
33rd Regiment—Major T. 13. (lough, wounded severely; Cap-
tain H. C. Fitzgerald, slightly; Lieutenants F. Du Pre Montagu,
killed; A. 13. Wallis, wounded severely; W. S. Worthington, lost
one leg; Ensigns C. M. Siree, wounded severely; J. J. Green-
wood, slightly.
19th Regiment—Lieutenant and Adjutant A. Cardew, killed;
Ensign G. D. Stockwell, killed; Lieutenant• Colonel R. Saunders,
wounded severely; Major 11. E. M'Oee, slightly; Captain R.
Warden, slightly; Lieutenants R. Wardlaw, severely; L. D. Cur-
rie, severe y.
88th Regiment—Quartermaster T. Moore, wounded slightly.
2nd Battalion Rise Brigade—Captain Earl of Errol, wounded
in hand.
ARTILLERY.
Captain A. Dew, killed; Lieutenants A. Walsh= and R. H.
Cockerell,
Royal Engineers—Lieutenant H. Teesdale, wounded severely.
Total killed, 28—Total wounded, 7C—Grand total, 102.
kSigned) J. B. BUCKiiALL EIITCOU ST,
Adjutant-General.
The whole loss sustained on that day by the British
army is thus enumerated :-26 officers, 19 sergeants,
2 drummers, 306 rank and file, 20 horses, killed; 73
officers, 95 sergeants, 17 drummers, 1,427 rank and
file, 1 horse, wounded; 2 drummers and 16 rank and
file missing.

THE PRINCIPALITIES.
Advices from Czernowitz, of the Bth inst., state
that General Hess was expected there on the 9th.
Galatz and Ibraila have been evacuated by the
Turks, and occupied by the Austrians. Prince
Gortschakoff's head-quarters are reported to be at
Odessa.
Omer Pacha has sent 8,000 Turks to Varna as
additional reserves for the Crimea, in case of ne-
cessity.

THE BALTIC.
Though the return of the fleet was provisionally
countermanded, it is now said to be settled that no-
thing more can be done in the Baltic this season,
and that both squadrons are ordered to winter quar-
ters. Most of the ships will return home.
Part of Admiral Plumridge's squadron joined Ad-
miral Deschenes in Kiel harbour on the 7th.
The Bulldog has brought seven of the Vulture's
men who had been prisoners in the vicinity of Abo.
Orders had been given to forward to the squadron
the ten men belonging to the Vulture who are in the
interior of Russia, and the remaining two men, who
are near Abo, will be sent as soon as convenient.
The Vulture's men speak in high terms of the very
kind treatment they have received during their im-
prisonment.

DESPATCHES FROM THE FLEETS.
Although the fleets could take no active share in
the fighting, except by occasionally throwing shells
at long distances, the part played by the ships and
sailors was by no means insignificant. Their aid in
landing and embarking, in forwarding stores, and
taking care of the wounded, is spoken of by the
military narrators of events with unvarying praise.
The sympathy and assistance of the seamen were
afforded on every occasion with ready zeal, both
services seeming to vie with one another in efforts to
facilitate every operation on hand without regard to
the share which either was likely to obtain in the
coming glory of success. The part played by the
fleets, whether as agents or spectators of the engage-
ment, is described in the following despatches from
Admiral Dundas, dated from on board H.M.S.
Britannia.
ATTACK ON THE RUSSIAN ENTRENCHMENTS.
Off the Alma, September '2l, 1854.
In my letter of the 18th instant I reported that the
allied armies were ready to move, and I now beg you will
acquaint their lordships that, on the morning of the 39th,
they marched to a position about two miles north of the
Alma River, where they halted for the night ; the French
and Turks on the right, close to the sea, and the English
to the left, about four miles inland.
The Russians, with some 5,000 or 6,000 cavalry and ar•
tillery, and 15,000 infantry, made a demonstration north of
the river, but returned on the approach of the armies, and
recrossed the river at sunset. About noon, on the .20th,
the allies advanced in the same order to force the Russian
position anti entrenchment south of the Alma. This was
effected la four o'clock, the Russians retreating apparently
to the eastward of the main road to Sebastopol. The
Russian left fell back before the French very rapidly, and
their batteries on the right were carried by the bayonet by
the English.
Our loss has necessarily been severe, and is estimated at
about 1;206 killed and wounded ; that of the French about
900. The Russian loss has also been great : two general
officers and three loins were captured by our men, but we
haul; few prisoners beyond the wounded, in consequence,
it is believed, of our deficiency of cavalry.