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fell upon the occasi,tri ; and Itiajor-Gene; ai Codzington
mentions the admirable conduct, of Cap•aii Turner, of
the 7th root; Major ,Vlandonell, of the Rifle ;
Lieut. Knox, of the Rdle Brigade, who is wounded ;
and Lieut. Donovan, of the 33d.
Lieut.-General Sir R. England, speaks highly of Col.
Cobbe, of the 4th Regiment, who commanded ie the
trenches of the left attack, and is sever .='y woul.ziled ;
and Lieut.-General Bentinek culoeises the coueluet of
Colonel Lord West, of the 21st Foot, who as-
sumed the command of th© left collie:ea- after the
death of Major-General Sir J. C.tinpbell ; of Lieut.- ;
Warre, who succeeded to the con:mend of the 57th
Regiment, on the death of Col. Shadforth ; of Lienf.-
Colonel Cole, commanding 17th Regiment ; and of
Captain Croker (who was killed) Gordon, INPKirntry,
and O'Conor, and Lieutenant Thompson of the 17th
Regiment ; and Lieutenant Shadweil Clerke, of
the 21st Regiment ; and Colour-Serjeant Colcliffe and
Serjoant Pratt, of the 17th ; and Captain the Hon.
J. Stuart, and Lieutenants Boileau (who is severely
wounded) and Saunders, of the Rifle Brigade.
Major-General 11. Jones reports most favourably of
the services of the following officers of Engineers :
Lieutenant-Colonel Gordon, Lieutenant-Colonel Chap-
man, Lieutenant-Colonel Tylden, Lieutenant Donnelly,
Lieutenant Fisher, and he deeply laments the loss of
Captain Jesse, Lieutenant Graves, and Lieutenant
Murray, who fell upon the occasion.
I must express my obligations to Lieutenant-General
Sir R. England, Lieutenant-General Pennefather, Lieu-
tenant-General Bentinck, and Major-General Codrington
for the able manner in which they conducted their
duties ; and I avail myself of the present opportunity to
inform your lordship that Lieutenant General Penne-
father, who was then labouring under illness, is now in
so bad a state of health as to be under the necessity
of withdrawing from the army. I shall deeply regret
his departure, entertaining the highest opinion of him,
and knowing his devotion to her Majesty's service.
I must not omit to mention the following officers of
the Royal Navy, who particular:y distinguished them-
selves on the 18th :—Captain Peel, who commanded the
whole of the sailors employed, and is severely wounded;
Messrs. Wood (severely wounded) and Daniel, who have
been through the whole siege ; Lieutenants llrmston
and Dalyell, who are both severely wounded ; and Mr.
Parsons, mate, who is wounded; Lieuts. Cave and Kidd,
both wounded, the latter mortally ; and Mr. Kennedy,
mate.

I enclose the returns of oasualties from the 18th to the
21st. I have, &c.,

The Lord Panmure, &c.

Enclosure 1.

RAGLAN.

Camp before Sebastopol, June 19.
Sir,—l have the honour to report, for the information
of Lieutenant-General Sir Richard England,
commanding the division, that, agreeably to his instruc-
tions, I moved off yesterday morning between one and
two o'clock a.m. wish my brigade, consisting of the 9th,
18th, 28th, 38th, and 44th Regiments—total strength
about 2,000 bayonets, and proceeded down the ravine
on our left, by the French Picquet-house, for the pur-
pose of attacking the enemy's ambuscades, and of mak-
ing a demonstration on that side.
In attacking the first of these ambuscades we were
anticipated by the French, who cleverly took them on
their flank as we advanced in front, and made several
prisoners. Beyond this the French had no instructions
to co-operate with us ; I, therefore, immediately pushed
on an advanced guard under Maj-r Fieldtn, 44th Regi-
ment, composed of marksmen from each regiment, sup-
porting it na the right by the 44th and 38th Regiments,
and on the left by the 18th Regiment, keeping at first
the 9th and 28th Regiments in reserve.
The enemy, whose strength I could not estimate, oc-
cupied a strong position ; their right rested on a Ma-
melon, their left on a Cemetery. These points were oc-
cupied by marksmen.
The intervening ground was intersected and the road
barricaded with stone walls, which our men were obliged
to pull down, under fire, before they could advance.
In rear of this position, towards the fortress, the
enemy occupied several houses, and there were bodies
of the enemy seen in the rear, as reserves, but of what
strength I could not say. This position, under the fire
of the guns of the fortress, was strong, and we could
not expect to carry it and retain it without sustain-
ing a considerable loss, and which I regret to state,
we have experienced both in officers and men • but it
is gratifying to feel that they all most nobly performed
their duty on this occasion. The 18th Regiment pushed
on, and occupied some houses immediately under the
Garden-wall Battery.
The 44th occupied some houses on the right, frem
whence they kept up a fire on the enemy's embrasures.
Lieutenant-Colonel Lowth moved on with his regiment
(the 38th), and after taking possession of some houses in
front, endeavoured to turn the flank of a battery which
annoyed us in front. These parties were afterwards
from time to time reinforced or relieved by the 9th Re-
giment, the 28th Regiment being drawn up in line in
rear to support the whole.
Having driven the enemy from these points, I con-
tinued to occupy them, with the view to ulterior move-
ments, in the event of the attack on the right being stn•
meal, and until it was decided what portion of the
ground should be retained for siege operations.
I cannot sufficiently express my sense of the conduct
of the officers, non-commitsioned officers, and men' on
this occasion. They attacked the enemy in the first
instance with the utmost gallantry, holding their
ground until late in the evening, although exposed
all to day to a concentrated fire from the guns of the
fortress, in addition to which I believe the enemy
brought up some field-guns, and kept continually firing
shells. The losses occasioned were considerable, the
total being 31 officers, 44 serjeants, and 487 rank and
file, killed or wounded.

At n.hnn t five n'oloar in the evening, after
giving orders for the removal of the wounded to
the rear, the gradual withdrawal of the parties
from the front the ground being too far in
advance to be permanently occupied for siege
operation—l gave over the command of the bri-
gade to Lieutenant-Colonel Adams, 28th Regi-
ment, having received a wound in the head in the
early part of the day, which prevented me latterly
from attending properly to my duties. The enemy did
not attempt to molest the troops on retiring. The con-
duct of all was so exemplary during this trying day that
I can scarcely with justice particularise individuals.
I have, &c.,
(Signed) WM. EYRE, Major• General.