The Express.
London, England, 1855-05-05 00:00:00

DRSPATCH:2:B FROM LORD RAGLAN.

,aO, „,c„D „„unnoT TO TIM LOIIDON 0•23712

OP SOLWAY. X" 1•

WAR DipAjnaOrT, MAY 4, 1856.
Lord Panniere has this clay Wagived. a dealaqah
and its enclosures, of which the feli...'mag are wpm,
addressed to his lordship by Fialtl-biatahal the Lord
Raglan, G.C.B.

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BRPORR SIBUTOPOL, APRIL 21, 1855.
My Lord,—Omer Pacha having considered it ex-
pedient to make a reconnaissance in front of Bala-
had on the Tchernaya, he proceeded at daylight on
the 19th instant, by the extreme right of Sir Colin
Campbell's position, towards Kaman, with about
twelve battalions of Turkish infantry, having in the
plain on his left a body of French cavalry and a bat-
tery of horse artillery under General Feroy, and two
squadrons of heavy cavalry, and two squadrons of the
19th Hussars, the whole of which regiment have, I
am happy to say, arrived, and half a troop of horse
artillery under Colonel I'arlby, these detachments of
French and English troops having been placed at his
Highness's disposal by General Canrobert and myself.
The enemy. showed only a few Cosaques on this
side of the river, who remained on a height over-
looking Chagonria till driven from it by a few dis-
charges of rockets by the French artillery, and on
the other side, behind the village, a small force with
four guns only was visible.
Omer Pacha did not think it desirable to move
across the river, but withdrew after he had satisfied
himself that the enemy were not in strength, and
the troops returned to their camps, the infantry
covered by the cavalry and artillery. The appear-
ance of the Turkish army was very satisfactory.
The rifle pits, in front of the approach from the
advance of our trenches on the extreme right, were
attacked and carried by assault the night before last
I in the moat gallant manner, by • detachment of the
77th Regiment under Colonel Egerton, forming part
of the additional force sent to reinforce the guard of
the trenches in the evening.
The resistance of the enemy, although obstinate,
was speedily overcome by the impetuosity of our
troops, and the pit, which it was desirable to retain,
was, without the loss of a moment, connected with
our approach, and thereby furnished protection to the
working party to continue its labours without inter-
ruption fora considerable time. At the interval, how-
ever, of about three hours the enemy brought a heavy
fire of artillery and musketry upon the party in ad-
vance of the pit, into which they retired, and which
they effectually defended and maintained ; but this
brilliant achievement was not accomplished without
considerable sacrifice of life, and it is moot painful to
me to have to annonece to your lordship the death of
Colonel Egerton, of the 77th, who was unfortunately
killed when forming troops for the support of those
on the extreme advance, and of that of Captain Lem-
priere, of the same regiment, who fell in the first
affair, in which also Colonel Egerton received a con-
tusion that only incapacitated him for duty for a
few minutes; and five officers were wounded, three of
them dangerously.
Colonel Egerton was an officer of superior merit,
and conducted all his duties, whether in the camp or
in the field, in a manner highly to hie own honour,
and greatly to the advantage of the public ; and her
Majesty'. service could sot have sustained a more
severe loss, and it is so felt in this army and in the
77th, where he was much beloved, and is deeply la-
mented.

Captain Lempriere was a very young, but most
promising officer.
Captain Owen, whose leg has since been amputated,
and Lieutenant Baynes, are both most valuable officers
of Engineers, as is Captain King, of the same corps,
' who was wounded two nights before.
Brigadier-General Lo(kyer, who was the general
officer of the trenches in the right attack, Lieut.-Col.
Mundy, of the 33rd, who succeeded to the command
of the troops engaged in the operation on the death
of Colonel Egerton, and Captain Owilt of the 34th,
deserve to be moat favourably mentioned, and
Lieutenant-Colonel Tylden, the officer of Engineers
in charge of the right attack, distinguished himself,
as he has done on many previous occasion., in a re-
Imarkable manner. The conduct of the troops was
admirable.

I beg to lay before your lordship the list of casual-
ties which have occurred since the return was made
out which I forwarded to you on the 17th.
In my despatch of that day, I informed your lord-
ship that a magazine had exploded in OHO of our
batteries ; but I omitted to state that Captain Dixon,
of the Artillery, availed himself of that opportunity
to evince the coolest judgment and most determined
gallantry, by instantly opening a gun upon the
enemy, notwithstanding the confusion which the
burbling of the shell had occasioned, the number of
men who had suffered from it, and the great damage
the battery had sustained.
I have the satisfaction to report to your lordship
the arrival of the 48th and Royal Regiments from
Corfu, in her Majesty's ships Leopard and Sidon.
I have omitted to mention in the body of this
letter, that two squadrons of Turkish cavalry were
also in the plain.—l have, &c., RAGLAN.
The Lord Panmure, xc., &c.

EMILY or CARt'ALITIIS PION TIM !Grit TO TR, 19TII or MILLI. 1955,
inittsiva—let Regiment of Foot-1 sergeant, wounded. 7th Foot-
-1 rank and file killed. 9th Foot-1 rank and file, nounderL 19th
FOO4-1 rank and file, wounded. 21st Foot-1 rank and file, killed.
23rd Foot-4 rank and file, kdled ; 4 runic aid file, wounded. 30th
Foot —3 rank and tile, wounded. 33rd Foot-3 rank and file,
wounded. 34th Foot-1 rank and file, ; 4 rank and file,
wounded. 36th Foot-3 rank and file, wounded. 4101 Foot-1 ser-
geant, 1 rank and file, wounded. 46th Foot-1 rank and file, killed;
l rank and file, wounded. 47th Foot-1 rank and file, wounded.
49th Fuot-2 rank and Ole, killed; 4 rank and tile, wounded. 53th
Foot-2 rank and file, killed ; 1 officer, I sergeant, 4 rank and file.
wounded. 77th Foot-2 diners, 6 rank and file, killed; 2 officers, 3
sergeants, 32 rank and file, wounded. Birk Foot-2 sergeants, 3 rank
and file, wounded. 90th Foot-4 tank and file, wounded. 97th Foot
I—4 rank sad file, wounded. Ist Battalion Rifle Brigade-1 rank and
file, killed, 2nd Battalion Me Bripde-1 officer, wounded. Royal
' Artillery-2 rank and file, killed; Id rank and file, wounded. Royal
Engineers and Royal Sappers and Miners-1 rank and file, killed ; S
officers, 1 sergeant, 4 rank and file, wounded. Total-2 officers, 33
rank and file, killed ; 7 officers, 9 sergeants, 93 rank and file,
wounded.

NoeINaL !UMW OF OFFICERS WllO NATI nl ip KILLED FROM TIM
Idris ro rat tarn Aram, 1552, ractveiva.— 77th Foot: Colonel T. G.
Egerton ; Captain A. Lemprlere.
Noumea kercar or Gammas woo neva sun WOVPIDED now
=a tarn ro roe 19rn Aran, 180, Isom:sive.— 2nd Battalion Rile
Brigade: Lieutenant W. Norris, severely. Royal Engineers: Cap-
tain F. W. King, severely ; Captain H. C. C. Owes, dangerously ;
Lieutenant C. N. S. Baynes, dangerously Fort: Lieutenant J.
W. Trevor, dangerously. 77th loot B. D. Oilby, slightly;
Linderman and Replliat G. B. Morgan, slightly.
NOMINAL BATOR, or NOX.OOMIIIIIIIOSED OFFICER@ Aso PRIVATES
KILLS)/ rams tarn To Vers Aram, 16.55. mai:nays-23rd Foot:
Privates Robert Hollister, John Ryan, Peter Haskell, Thomas Neville.
Royal Artillery : Gunners Michael McQueen, Jamie Hamilton. 7th
Foot : Private John Brown. Seth Foot : Private Frederick Heap.
55th Foot: Private' Thomas Dellrett, Jeremiah Henoesy. 46th
Foot : Private William Curran. lit Battalion Ride Brigade : Pt into
Patrick Calvey. 21st Foot: Private Joke RueselL 493 Foot: Loos
C=
I William iimith,PrivateWilliani Bradley. 77th Foot : Privates
I Sullivan,George Jackson, Thomas Kimble, George Parker,
Jame" Leahy, Alexander Stewart. Royal Sappers end Miners :
Private John Evans.

OTTICIZA AND PRITATIS WOUNDED
nor liven 19ru Aram, 1633, recteuvz.-Ist Foot: Sergeant
John Wallace, slightly. 19th Foot: Private James Bete, severely.
30th Foot: Private John Doomed, dangerously, nine dead.
Michael Chamberlain, severely ; Michael Harruntoo, severely. 34th
Foot : Lanes Ca Illekoesl Quick., slightly; Privates David Ha-
milton, severely ; Thomas Cam, severely. 4let Foot : Cotour-Ser-
=ohn Fitzpatrick, dangerously. 96th Foot : Privates David
severely ; Philip Adams, severely ; T. Kelly, severely; John
dangeroosly. Royal Artillery : Acting Bombardier Peter
lirDonald, severely ; Gunners : Henn Johnson, slightly ; William
Raker, nightly; John Loughrey, slightly; John Evans, severely;
William Fol, s4btly ,_• Gimp Portch, gightly ; Alfred Mom,
slightlyßichard Grialths, slightly ; wi)))ses Riley.
slightly; Landnott Ropivell, slightly ; Thomas Trotearealightly ;
James Moore, slightly ; Stewart illaboes. emertly ; Patrick Co-
Dolly. slightly ; Joseph Wood, slightly. ref Pest: Prints William
Willshire, severely. 23rd Foot : Private, Parish Whayling, slightly;
Patrick Hergerty, slightly; John Searib. dlightly ; Stephen Bliat.
ford, severely. Ord Foot : Privates Rimethy Doyen, se.
rarely; James Ryan, slightly; nem, Doyle, oevenly.
34th Foot : Edwin whet, slightly ; Private
William . 116th Foot : limeemit Ctuories Curtail, se-
verely ; Privates : Sean; ; Jounce Connors,
'lightly ; John lisiOftssiersiy • hake. severely. irth
Foot : Privates : MOM Mvley. aloft ; Goodwin.
sererel ;he hem" ollsktly ; Mogina imam, MiChill.
Royal owl Ulm_ : Ootrorhrsolat Why ll• Donald,
did=Tbwell, emeroly ; Print's: John
alitanOwWM Holsm, slightly ; almaixter
lgeOrmerry. • . Seth Foot : Privates: Peer Nato.
soy: sohogy ; Bogey severely. 4 `st Pon Private
IllartiaTehrEAS ?Mt Peet : Private Josses Mookaß
• 7"1: rn""alaNihooser, severely. hlo hot: Primus
11110. olverel SOtti=ritor=
awl ; Privates haws Milt. fl=rl
Plii.-ps. Olfihtir lama lb Om, ollibuia
• nth i 0.34: Wrath how Tookoy, I Ms
; home Nally. severely LagirOMINSI Pre..
dent Shesaresuluig; Ozrporel Henry witherifoo._fr ftedY.
Private JohaDinetead. htl7• John IL Brows, Ig°'
Doosborty. oroonh; ugh %mammy, esverely ;
Ingerely; tmeemnellemnsmy sevenb;
.12.18 111.111161 espuurtignisicra. yittlida,megled7lant JasverlYmiroholi :severely'
olelagro Mammy: yams Sam severely ; Charles Ns Cart4l7,
wiesiy ; noordy ; Puri* Sohn, r
hoar H. Ilhos, oirovely ; foam Jews,SlM*
itees~spew* ; Stephen Walker, motrely ; Patriot
I agia lisriska, severely; Aleunder •

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severely ; John Baal, severely; Alexander Coss, seerely; Richard
tralker,dangeromily; Reynolds, sightly; Join Campbell.
merely; Beene' weft, severely.
• Reruns or CalnAL,lne 111 vas Bova. NATAL Bemuse saroan
SIMUTOPOL nor Aran. 17ra to Aram Wra.—Wounded—Jobi
B3oket, A. 8., Leander, severely ; George Orme, A. 8., Rodney.
severely;
James WM, A. 8., Rodasy, severely ; John Muller, A.R.
Leander,ellghtl mortally ; ,6etneed—Wallam Goodyear Ord., Gums.
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DESPATCH FROM PRINCE GORTCHAROFF.

(From the /untidy Russo.)
A report of Aide-de-Camp General Prince Gortcha-
koff contains the following details, which complete
his telegraphic despatch concerning the operations
before Sebastopol, from the 15th to the 19th of April.
On the 15th of April, at seven in the evening, the
enemy exploded three mining-chambers, at 30 or 40
sagenes (1 sagen=7 English feet) from the salient
angle of the Flagstaff Bastion, and during the night
advanced his communications towards our apyroaches
as tar as 15 sagenes from the nearest pit fornied by
these explosions.

During the 16th, 17th, and 18th of April, the be-
sieger continued his cannonade and bombardment,
but with lees violence, however, than on the pre-
ceding days. On our side the firing was also some-
what less warm, except at the spot in front of the
Flagstaff Bastion, against which • very heavy can-
nonade was kept up day and night, in order to
prevent the enemy maintaining himself is the pits
above-mentioned.
The damage inflicted on our batteries was re-
paired each night with the greatest activity, and the
dismounted guns replaced by sew ones.
The skilful working of the guns of the place pre-
vented the enemy from acting with vigour against
the Flagstaff Bastion, and gave our volunteers an
opportunity of displaying their intrepidity. From
the nearest loopholes they watched the ex-
plosion of our bombs and grenades, which often
compelled the French to retire from the craters,
and they immediately opened a well-directed fire
against the fugitives.

In the night between the 18th and 19th of April
100 volunteers and three companies of the Toboisk
regiment of infantry, commanded by the brave and
intelligent Major Prikota, made a sortie which was
crowned with the most complete success. One sec-
tion of the detachment made a dash at the nearest
rifle pit, another at the zigzag adjoining it, and the
two remaining sections remained in reserve. The
two first sections shot down and bayonetted the
enemy, who, to the number of three companies, was
holding the rifle pit and the zigzag leading to it, and
they destroyed the finished works. On the arrival
of the enemy's reserve they quitted the pit and its
approach, joined their reserves, and drew on the
French within range of a very heavy fire of grape
from the Flagstaff Bastion.

The loss of the enemy in this affair was very con-
siderable; ours, on the contrary, was proportionally
insignificant.

In this sortie, one and all, both officers and men,
fought heroically : the bravest, Captain Stolbine,
Second-Captain Zegreba, and Lieutenant Pissaref,
were wounded. Major Prikota, to whose talent and
intrepidity we ought with all justice to attribute the
success of this exploit, is more especially deserving of
notice.

On the whole, since the 15th of April, the losses
of the garrison of Sebastopol have been less than
those sustained on the previous days. Its courage
and indefatigable activity are beyond all praise.
In other parts of the peninsula nothing remark-
able hu taktn place.

FRANCE.

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(raux THE COIMISPONDLNT 01 TUB DAILY 111111.)
PARIS, FRIDAY EVSNIKO.
I am informed that the government has this day
I received despatches, stating that on May 2 the Allies
made themselves masters of a very important Rua-
' sian counter-approach before Sebastopol, and that on
the next day (the 3rd) the Russians attempted to re-
gain the position, but were driven back with great
loge, atter a smart engagement. It is probable that
this affair will be alluded to in to-morrow's Monitettr.

Rumours of peace were the order of the day
at the Bourse, which was also favourably affected
by rumours of the news above mentioned. Not-
withstanding a full in Console the Rent. rose 30c.,
closing at 69fr. 10c. The Lyons and Mediterranean
railway was in extraordinary demaud and rose 15fr.
In the other ►ines there was no great change, but
they were almost all very firm.
The Indflpendance, says the Conatitutionnel, was
mistaken in announcing that • military convention
with Austria was signed before M. Drouyn de Lhuys
left Vienna. Some paper was indeed, it believes,
signed, but it contained only the "preliminaries of
an eventual convention."

The following telegraphic despatch, although
dated London, may perhaps be news to you :
" Loribox, 3rd.—A Polish legion is to be raised
is Paris and London, under the command of the
young Prince Czartoriski, with the sanction of the
English and French governments."
I have some reason to think that this intelligence
comes from a private source, and has not appeared
in any London paper. I hope it may be true, but the
Prince Czartoriski himself learns his appointment
only from the telegraphic despatch.
The following announcement, picked oat from a
bundle of other Court news in the Moni(eur, has been
much noticed, because its signification is not ob-
vious :—" Baron de Hubner also delivered to the
Emperor a Cabinet reply relative to the mission of
M. Drouyn de Lhuys to Vienna."
Although there has as yet been no official confirma-
tion of the statement I forwarded to you, that Admiral
Hamelin would resign the Ministry of Marine, I be-
lieve it was perfectly correct, and that the Admiral
has only consented to retain the office a few days on
' account of the difficulty of finding a successor. M.
Billault is spoken of for the post, and, in case of
bis appointment, M. Ronher would be the
new Minister of the Interior, and be re-
placed in the Ministry of Public Works by
Baron Paul de Richemont, a deputy and a director
of several railways, who has long enjoyed the con-
fidence of the Emperor, and has frequently been
consulted by him privately on question. of public
works. Although this combination is represented to
me as probable, it is not thought in the Marine
office that M. Billault will succeed Admiral Hamelin,
but no doubt is felt about the retirement of the latter.

The Emperor and the Empress last evening were
present at the Vaudeville to witness the performance
of La hie de la Maison. Their Majesties were re-
ceived with great warmth both outside and inside
the theatre.
This afternoon the Emperor rode along the Bou-
levards on horseback, without an escort, and attended
sal_y_ by two servants.
We read in the Independance Beige on the subject
of Pianori :
It is said that the " iastruction " has discovered • clue to
a vast secret society having numerous committees in dif-
ferent countries, which committees have each delegated
two men, pledged to attempt the life of the Emperor in
rotation. socordiog to lots to be drawn. These rumours,
however, supposing them to have any foundation, are in no
way corroborated by the prisoner Pianort, who has not
Malmo, it appears, admitted that he has any accompliem.
All that he has stated is that when he left Rome he went
to Cursies, thence to Marseilles, and afterwardsto Paris and
London. In Paris he lodged in the Rue Notre Dame de Grace,
a little street in the Faubourg St. Honore, near the Chapelle
Ezpistoirs, in the Rae d'Anjuu. He earned at haat 150fe.
to 200 fr. a fortnight. (This is not impossible, although it
seems unlikely. A first hand journeyman shoemaker does
earn 10Ir. a day in Paris.) Aid thus it was not povt.rty
that led him to commit the crime. The idea of attemptiag
the Emperor's life, which he says he had entertained long
ago, had frequently been abandoned mid than yaanntaa.
He disdains any motive of personal vengeance, alleging, is
justificative of his abominable sot, reasons which politicel
assassins never want—he saw in the life of the as
ebthaele to the realisation of the utopias bed of. • A
photographic portrait has been made vil• him at the Car
enrgerie, several copies of which have bees mat to foreispe
countries, is the hope that his Sleuths. of which doubts
still exist, may be proved, and that some info:mune rela-
tive to his antecedents may be obtainedru-
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