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OFFICIAL D It'SPATCII PROM" FIELD-
MARSHAL LORD RAGLAN.

( From a supplement to Tuesday's Gazette.)
WAR DEPARTMENT, MAY 4.
Lord Panmnre has this day received a despatch and Ps
enclosures, of which the following are copies, addressed to
his lordship by Field-Marshal the Lord Raglan, G.C.B.
Before Sebastopol, April 21.
My Lord,—Omer Pasha having considered it expedient
to make a reconnaissance in front of Balaklava, with a view
to ascertain what force the enemy had on the Tchernaya,
he proceeded at daylight on the 19th' instant, by the ex-
treme right of Sir Colin Campbell's position, towards Ka-
mart, with about twelve battalions of Turkish infantry,
having, in the plain on his left a body of French cavalry
and a battery of horse artillery under General Furey, and
two squadrons of heavy cavalry and two squadrons of the
10th Hussars, the whole of which regiment have, I am
happy to say, arrived, and half a troop of horse artillery
under Colonel Parlby, these detachments of French :;nd
English troops having been placed at his Highness's dis-
posal by General Canrobert and myself.
The enemy showed only a few Cossacks on this side of
the river, who remained on a height overlooking Chagon•
ria till driven from it by a few discharges of rockets by the
French artillery, and on the side, behind the village, a
small force with 4 guns only was visible.
Omer Pasha did not think it desirable to move across
the river, bat withdrew after he had satisfied himself that
the enemy were not in strength, and the troops returned to
their camps, the infantry coveroil by the cavalry and ar-
tillery. The appearance 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 in the most gallant
manner, by a 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, alth ,ugh obstinat, was
speedily overcome by the impetuosity of our troops, and the
pit, which it was desirable to retain, was, wi.loint the loss
of a moment, connected with our approach, and thereby
furnished protection to • the working party to continue
its labours without interruption for a considerable time.
At the interval. however, of about three hours the enemy
brought a heavy fire of artillery and musketry upon the
party its advance of the pit, , into which they retired, and
which they eff-ctually defended and maintained ; but this
brilliant; aThievennent was not accomplished without
considevable sacrifice of life, and it is most painful to
me to have to announce to your lordship the death of Col.
Egerton, of the 77th, who was unfortunately killed when
forming troops for the support of thise on the extreme
advance, and of that of C retain Lempriere of the same re-
giment, who fell in the fir .t affair, in which also Colonel
E;ert,:m received a contusion that only incapicitatel him
for duty for a few minutes, and five officers were wounded,
three of them dangerously.
Colonel Riertou wLs an officer of superior merit,
and cttnducted all his duties, whether in the camp or in
the field, in a manner highly to his own honour, and
greatly to the alyantag,e of the public; awl her Mjesty's
13ervic'e ecathl not 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 d.-.ply lamented.
Capi:ain Letnpriute was a very young tut' most ploaris-
ing nth e-r.
L.iCeuatient.i;iiloßwieyr:),,,‘,..y.lrose leg has since been amputated, and
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