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OFFICIAL DESPATCH.

( From a Supplement to the London Gazette.)
DESPATCHES FROM GENERAL SIMPSON.
WAR DEPARTMENT, JULY 23.
Lord Panmure has this day received a despatch and
its enclosures, of which the following are copies, ad-
dressed to his Lordship by Lieutenant-General Simpson,
Commanding her Majesty's Forces in the East.
Before Sebastopol, July 10, 1855.
My Lord—l have the honour to enclose the return of
casualties to the Bth inst.

Your lordship will regret to see that the lists of killed
and wounded are heavy ; but the nearer we approach
the defences of the place the greater number of casualties
must be expected.
Brevet-Major Harrison, 63d Regiment, was killed on
the evening of the 7th inst. whilst proceeding to the•
trenches ; he was a most excellent officer, and is a serious
loss to her Majesty's service.
It will give your lordship sincere pleasure to mark the
improvement in the general health of the troops.
At 5 o'clock this morning a heavy fire was opened
upon the Roden by the allied batteries.—l have, &c.,
JAMES SIMPSON,
Lieutenant-General Commanding.
The Lord Panmure, &c., &c.
Camp before Sebastopol, July 9.
Supplementary Numericalßeturn of Casualties on morn-
ing of 18th June.-18th Foot-10 rank and file wounded.
Supplementary Nominal Return of Non-Commissioned
Officers' and Privates Wounded on the morning of the 18th
June.-18th Foot—Corporal James Mark, dangerously.
Privates Mathew Haurahan, dangerously; Henry Tue,
severely ; Michael Byrnes, dangerously ; John Jordan,
severely; Henry Spaulding, dangerously; Thos. O'Brien,
severely ; Patrick Bannan, severely ; Jeremiah Crowley,
severely; Daniel Quill, severely.
Supplementary Numerical Return of Casualties from
the 2d to sth July, inclusive.—Royal Engineers-1 officer
wounded ; 1 officer missing.
Supplementary Nominal Return of an officer wounded
in the Crimea during the period from 2d to sth July,
1855.—Royal Engineers—Captain E. C. de Moleyns,
slightly.
Supplementary Nominal Return of an officer serving in
the Crimea, missing during the period from 2d to sth July,
1855.—Royal Engineers—Lieut. E. R. James.
NUMERICAL RETURN OF CASUALTIES FROM
THE 6TH TO THE BTH OF JULY, 1855, INCLU-
SIVE.
Ist Battalion Coldstream Guards-1 rank and file
wounded. _

Ist Battalion Scots Fusilier Guard 3-1 rank and file
wounded.
24 Battalion Ist Foot-1 rank and file wounded.
3a Foot-1 rank and file killed; 1 sergeant, 3 rank and
file wounded.
4th Foot-3 rank and file wounded.
14th Foot-1 rank and file wounded.
19th Foot-1 rank and file wounded.
23d Foot-1 rank and file wounded.
30th Foot-1 rank and file wounded.
31st Foot-3 rank and file killed ; 5 rank and file
Wounded.
34th Foot-1 rank and file killed.
41st Foot-1 rank and file wounded.
4?.d Foot-2 rank and file wounded.
47th Foot-1 rank and file killed ; 2 rank and file
wounded.
48th Foot-1 rank and file wounded.
49th Foot-1 rank and file killed ; 3 rank and file
wounded.
55th Foot-1 rank and file wounded.
63d Foot-1 officer killed.
72d Foot-4 rank and file killed.
77th Foot-2 rank and file wounded. 4.
79th Foot-2 rank and file wounded.
88th Foot-2 rank and file killed ; 3 rank and file
wounded.
90th Foot-2 rank and filo wounded.
934 Foot-3 rank and file wounded.
95th Foot-2 rank and file wounded.
lst Thttalion Rifle Brigade-1 rank and file wounded.
gkinand eers
file wounded.
Royal Artillery-2 rank and file wounded.
Royal l
and Royal Sappars and Miners-1
offiTcoetrs'll—rEannofficer, 10 rank and file killed ; 1 officer, 1
sergeant, 40 rank and file wounded.
NOMINAL RETURN OF OFFICERS WHO HAVE
BEEN KILLED FROM THE 6TH TO THE BTH
JULY, 1855, INCLUSIVE.
634 Foot—Brevet-Major G. N. Harrison.
NOMINAL RETURN OF OFFICERS WHO HAVE
BEEN WOUNDED FROM THE 6TH TO THE BTH
OF JULY, 1855, INCLUSIVE.
Royal Engineers—Lieutenant G. Graham, severely.
NOMINAL RETURN OF NON-COMMISSIONED
OFFICERS AND PRIVATES KILLED FROM
THE 6TH TO THE BTH JULY, 1855, INCLUSIVE.
34th Foot—Private John Essey.
49th Foot—Private Patrick Halfpenny.
31st Foot —Privates Benjamin Lang, Michael Glennon,
Michael M'Elroy.
47th Foot—Private James Preston.
3d Foot—Private Andrew Deakin.
724 Foot—Private Charles Gilbert.
88th Foot—Privates John Hanley, Edward Montague.
NOMINAL RETURN OF NON-COMMISSIONED
OFFICERS AND PRIVATES WOUNDED, FROM
THE 6TH TO THE BTH JULYIy, 1855, INCLUSIVE.
6th Ju.

2d Battalion, Ist Foot—Private John Clapwek, severely.
3d Foot—Sergeant Johnson Jackson, severely ; Corporal
Hugh Boreland,
4th Foot—Private Archibald Hamilton, slightly.
19th Foot—Private Charles Go wing, slightly.
30th Foot—Corporal John Thomson, cove. ely.
47th Foot—Private Wm. Windsor, slightly.
49th Foot—Privates Richard Osborne, severely; John
Kilfoyle, slightly ; William James, slightly.
79th Foot—Privates Thomas Leith, slightly; James
Hamilton, slightly.
Royal Artillery—Gunnar Solomon Pristy,
Royal Sappers and Miners—Corporal Joseph Lockwood,
severely.

JULY 5.
Royal Marine Artillery—Attached to Royal Artillery—
Corporal Wm. Flolyoak, slightly (omitted to be returned
on previous day).

JULY 7.
Coldstream Guards—Private Job Gibson, slightly.
Scots Fusilier Guards—Private Rt. Jones, dangerously.
4th Foot--Privates John M`Kenzie, severely ; William
Stanstie, severely.

14th Foot—Private Thomas Riley, slightly.
31st Foot—Private John Daily, slightly. .
48th Foot—Private John Roarke, slightly.
55th Foot—Privates Samuel Groves, dangerously ;
White, slightly; James Flannagau, slightly; Thomas
ttery, slightly.
77th Foot—Privates John Trawley, dangerously ; Mi-
chael .Riley, severely.
90th Foot—Privates Alexander Cochrane, severely.; T.
Bailey, slightly.
lst,Battalion Rifle Brigade—Private J. Field, slightly.
JULY 8.
3d Foot—Privates Wm. Campbell, slightly ; Patrick
Coleman, dangerously. - •
23d Foot—Private John Bond, severely.
31st Foot—Corporal. Jas. M`Marry, slightly.• Privates
Martin Heagney, slightly; John 3/L'Guire, slightly; John
Jenner,
41st Foot—Private Patrick O'Reilly, slightly.
42d Foot—Lance-Corporal Joseph, Hartley, slightly ;
Private Samuel Cooper, slightly.
47th Foot—Private James Anderson, slightly.
88th Foot—Priv,ates Michael. Keenan, severely ; Joseph
Nayle •• John Burke, slightly.
93fFoot-L-Privates Alexander Dingwall, severely ; Jr
Dowgall, dangerously ; Hugh Winters, dangerously.
95th•Foot—Privates John Moorhead," severely ; Joseph
M'Arteny, severely.

DESTRUCTION OF THE FLOATING BRIDGE
AT. GENITCHI STRAITS.
Admiralty, July'23..
Despatches, of which the follewing are copies, have
been received at the Admiralty from Rear-Admiral Sir
Edmund Lyons, Bart., G.C.8., Commander:in-Chief of
her Majesty's shipS and vessels in the Mediterranean and
Black Sea :

Royal Albert, off Sebastopol, July 10;
Sir,—Their lordsliips will have great pleasure in learn-
ing that Commander Osborn, of the Vequvius, men-
tions in favourable terms a letter be "lid received from
Lieut. W. N. W. Hewett,.the Commander of the Beagle,
reporting the destruction of the .fittingbridge in the
Straits orGenitchi.
I have now the honour to enclose a copy of OW:letter,
and to draw their lordships' attention to the excellent
arrangements made by Lieut. Hewett, as well as to the
gallant and able way in which his orders were executed
by Mr. Martin Tracey, midshipman of 'the Vesuvius,
Mr. John Hayles, acting gunner of the Beagle, and the
boats' crews, one of whom, Joseph Trewavas, ordinary
seaman, lent from the Agamemnon, was wounded, and
is particularly mentioned as having cut the hawsers.—
I am,
&c.,
(Signed) EDMUND LYONS,
Rear-Admiral and Commander-in-Chief.
To the Secretary of the Admiralty, London.

Beagle, off the town Ghenitchesk, July 4.
Sir,—l have the honour to inform you that on my
arrival off this place I immediately proceeded to minutely
examine the communication between the town and
Arabat Spit. and, on so doing, found it to be by means
of a ferry of two large fiats and hawsers, which I deter-
mined to destroy if possible.
Accordingly, on the forenoon of yesterday, I despatched
my gig; under Mr. John Hayles, acting gunner of this
sbip, and paddle-box boat, under Mr. Martin Tracey,
midshipman, of the Vesuvius.
I have much pleasure in reporting that they succeeded
entirely in destroying it by cutting the hawsers and cast-
ing the boats, adrift, which was done under a heavy fire
of musketry at about 80 yards, the troops completely
lining the beach, and the adjacent houses being filled
with riflemen.
Great credit is due to Mr. Hayles for his activity and
zeal in destroying the *same, and to Mr. Martin Tracey
for the effectual fire he kept up in recovering his retreat,
the firing from the ship and paddle-box boat at the same
time causing great confusion and lose amongst the enemy
as they retired from their exposes p( sition.
Mr. Hayles speaks in the highest terms of the boat's
crew, espc &ally of Joseph Trewavas, ordinary seaman,
lent from the Agamemnon, who cut the hawsers.
I encloee a list of casualties, which, lam happy to
say, is very small, although the gig and paddle-box boat
were riddled with musket balls.—l have, &c.,

(Signed)

W. N. W. HEWTT,
Lieutenant Comminding.
To Commander S. Osborne, Senior Officer
of her Majesty's ship Vesuvius.

Her Majesty's ship Beagle, off town of Ghenitchesk,
July 3, 1855.
Return of Wounded on 3d July, 1855, during boat
attack of her Majesty's ships Vesurint paddle-box boat,
and gig of Beagle, in destroy,ng the Ferry of town of
Ghenitchesk and Arabat Spis.—John Hayley, aged 36,
acting nnner, slight contusion of left (forearm froth spent
musket ball; Stephen Trewavis, aged 20, ord.; contused
wound of right shoulder from musket ball.
Approved,
(Signed) W. N. W. HEWETC, Lieutenant Commanding.
(Signed) W. H. CAMERON, Assistant-Surgeon.

PROCEEDINGS IN THE GULF OF FINLAND.
ADMIRALTY. JULY 23, 1855.

Despatches, of which the following are copies, have
been received at the Admiralty from Rear-Admiral the
Hon. R. S. Dunda', Commander-in-Chief of her Ma-
jesty's ships and vesQels in the Baltic.
Duke of Wellington, at Nargen, July 17, 1855.
Sir,—l transmit herewith, to be laid before my Lords
Commissioners of the Admiralty, a report of proceedings
during the past week from Captain Yelverton, who, re-
joined me yesterday at this anchorage in her Majesty 'S
ship Arrogant, and who, with the Magicienne and Ruby'
gun-boats in company, visittid the south coast of the Gulf
of Finland, and attacked some military posts of the
enemy at Kounda Bay and in the River Portsoiki.
Returning afterwards to his former station in the Bay
of Viborg, he proceeded with boats towards .he town,
and engaged with a superbr force of the enemy defended
by batteries.
I request you will express to their lordships, ritY
ap-
probation of the conduct of this enterprising, officer urn
all occasions ; and I would beg to recommend to their
favourable notice the conduct of Captain Vansittarto
of
the Magicienne, and of, Lieutenant Haggard, of the
Arrogant, and Lieutenart Dowell, of the Royal farine
Artillery, and the excellent behaviour of all the qfacers
and men.
Captain Yelverton has spoken favourably also of the
conduct of Mr. Hale, mate, in co:nmand of the Ruby.
I regret muzh to have to report the loss of Mr. Story,
midshipman, of the Arrogant, with nine othe s wounded
in the boats of the two ships, of whom one is slam) dead.
—I have, &c.,

(Signed) R. S.
DUNDA S.
To the Secretary of the Admiralty.

H.M.S Arrogant, off Viborg,
July 14.
Sir,—l have the honour to acquaint you with my pro
ceedings during the week.
The Magicienne reiiined me on Wednesday, and I
proceeded direct to Kounda Bay, on the south coast,
where I bad reason to think that troops were concen-
trated. It turned out to be a large Cossack enaampment,
on a most commanding position, from which f dislodged
them with shell and rockets from the Ruby and ship's
boats. Some opposition was made to our landing, and
shots fired frog' behind hedges, &c. ; but I succeeded in
examining the place, which I did not injure,
as it only
contained private property.
The following morning I anchored at the mouth of the
river Portsoiki, and, landing on its right bank, destroyed
a Cossack barrack and stables, driving the soldiers into
the country. I then came on here.
Having anchored the ships as close as I could to the
Island of Stralsund, I proceeded in the Ruby, accom-
panied by Capt. Iransittart, of the Magicienne, and
Capt. Lowder, R.M., of this ship, the latter officer hav-
ing under his command a strong detachment of marines;
we towed with us the boats of this ship, under the com-
mand of Lieutenants Haggard and Woolcombe, and
those of the Magicienne, under the command of Lieu-
tenants King and Loady.
Having opened the bay &led Trangsund, we saw a
Russian man-of-war steamer with two large gun-boats in
tow, not far off. This most novel and unexpected sight
of a Russian man,of-war for once clear of a stone wall,
and to all appearance inclined to give us a fair and
honest fight, created the greatest eiithusiasn amongst
men and officers.
I directed Mr. Hale, ommanding the Ruby, to open
fire on her at once, but she very soon retired out of
range, having, I fink, received some damabge. We had
now reached the entrance of the sound ; Viorg was in
sight, and a fair prospect of attacking three large gun-
boats, lying with another steamer under an island about '
one mile off. We were here brought up by a barrier,
impeding the passage of the gunboat and launches.
grape; this was instantly re-
At this moment a masked battery on the left bank,
nofotmiunsokreettrhya, nro3usnod,yaarndds off, opened on us a heavy fire
turned, and kept in check by, a rapid aud well-directed
fire from the Ruby and all the boats. The enemy's
steamer and gun:bnats then came from under the island,
and also opened fire on us.
As it was impossible to get the Ruby through the
barrier, I returned towards Stralsund, the enemy's rifle-
men following us along the banks, but driven from their
positions as fast as they took them by the fire from the
Ruby and boats.
ose of the Arrogant's
An explosion took place in
cutter's, which swamped the boat ; the men were saved,
would the boat drifted
fallen into the
cl
but I regret to say Mr. Story, the midshipman in com-
mand of her, was killed.
ols to
In
endeavouring
endtelaiveoubaritnty gert, and
osave the
crew,have
hands of the enemy, had not Lieutenant Haggard, of
this ship, and Lieut. Dowell, R.M.A., of the Magicienne,
in the Ruby's gig, with a volunteer crew, towed her out
under a very heavy fire.
I cannot sufficiently praise the conduct of all the offi-
cers and men who were engaged in this affair, where
their cool and determined courage enabled them to
handle most severely, and keep in check for upwards of
one hour, the enemy far superior in number, with the
advantage of local knowledge and a good position.
I beg to enclose a list of the casualties, and also a list
of the officers in the boat.—l have, &a.
(Signed) H. R. YELVERTON, Captain.
Rear-Admiral the Hon. E. S. Doodas, &c.

List of Casualties in the Officers and Men of her Majesty's
ship Arrogant, while engaged in the boats with the enemy,
off Viborc, on the evening of the 13th of July, 1855.
Killed : Mr. George E. Storey, midshipman. Wounded,
George Hitches, gunner's mate, dangerously (since dead) ;
Edward Coleman, coxswain of cutter, dangerously; Wil-

List of the Officers and Boats belonging to her Majesty's
ships Arrogant and Magicienne, engaged with'the enemy,
in,the Viborg Chsinnel, on the Eith.of July, 105,—Arro-.
gent Launch : , Lieutenant, Henry V. Haggard ; Mr.
Regd. T. Clark, Mate; Lieutenant POnsoilliy R. Holmes,
M, ; Mr. George 0. Siddal H. Dresser. Barge : Lieu-
tenant Henry B. Woollcombe, Hon. JaMes'Fitthaurice,
acting male. 'Pinnace : Mr, Clayton .11.itchell, midship-
man. First Cutter:. Mr. Algernon J. Montagu,. midship-
man. Second Cutter : Mr. George E. Storey., midshipman
(killed). Magicienne—Pinnace : Lieutenant Henry B.
King.
List of the Men Wounded belonging to her Majesty's
ship Magicienne, on the 13th of July, 1815.—Victor Han-
non, ordinary, gun-shot wound, severe, through the right
leg; James Cunday, stoker, gun-khot wound; slight, on the
head ; John Bishop, A. 8., contusion of left angle from
splinter.
(Signed) R. VANBITTART, Captain.
ROBERT CLAEICR, M.D., Surgeon.

RUSSIAN ACCOUNT OP THE LAST

ASSAULT.

The Invalide Rune of the 15th publishes Prince
Cottschakoff's report on the assault and, repulse of
June 18. The report, besides being a document
essential to the history of the war, enters more
completely into the details of the defence than the
summaries which the Russian official journal has,
hitherto presented. We subjoin it at length :

ACCOUNT OF, THE ASSAULT OF SEBASTOPOL,
REPULSED BY THE RUSSIAN TROOPS,
JUNE 18.
After the third bombardment, which was prolonged
in a terrible mariner for five entire days, from June 6 to
June 11, the line of the defences of Sebastopol had been
completely restrwed to its primitive strength in a very
short time. The valorous defenders of the place,
strangers alike to fatigue and fear, had repaired their
half-destroyed works under a terrible fire, and with the
greatest sang froid raised new batteries against the
enemy's approaches. '
On the 17th of June, at 3 o'clock in the morning, at
a signal'given, the enemy opened a violent fire from all
his batteries against the bastions of the Karabelnaia
suburb. For two hours his artillery acted by salvos al-
most continuous. Our batteries replied to them with a
rapid fire.
At 2 o'clock in the afternoon the besiegers commenced
a violent cannonade 'against our right lice of defence ;
the fire became general, and continued so until a late

hour of the evening. As soon as it was dark, and for
the remainder of the night, the enemy bombarded the
place most furiously, causing bombs and shell to rain
down, sn to speak, upon the town, the roadstead, and
the northern side. One of the enemy's frigates fired
broadsides against our coast batteries, the roads, a'hd the
town.

Notwithstanding the vertical and sweeping fire which
beat upon our works, the repair of these last and the
replacement of the dismounted guns was kept up with
activity. I should particularly mention the infantry
regiment of Sevsk, which, on the•night of the 17th, per-
formed service of this kind in the Korniloff bastion with
extraordinary activity under a murderous fire.
The extreme severity of the bombardment and the un-
usual movement of columns on the right flank of the be-
siegers led to the conclusion that the enemy meditated
decisive operations against the fortifications of the Kara-
belnaia. suburb. Conformably to orders given before-
hand to the garrison by Count Osten•Sacken, the troops
were in readiness to repel an assault. On the 18th, at

dawn, the enemy advancing, sustained by strong sup-
porting columns, and by large masses of reserves, placed
at a distance, attacked simultaneously the left half of
our line of defence from Bastion No. 1 as far as to Pe-

ressype.
On the right flank, and in the centre of the attack,
were the French ;on the 1.-ft flank the English. The

ravine of the docks served as a line of demarcation be-
tween. the French and Engli%h troops. _ _ _

From the depositions made by officers who have been
:aken prisoners,* it appears that the iiiittirctions given
;o the attacking forcA were to make themselves masters

of the whole eastern part of Sebastopol, as far as the
southern bay.. The French were to take possession of
the bastions Korniloff, and those marked 1 and 2 ; the

English were t 3 make themselves masters of that

marked 3.

The following was the order of the attack :—Five
French divisions—the 2d, sth, Bth, 9th, and that of the
Guard, amounting to about 30,000 men. In addition
to this were five English divisions—the Ist, 2d, 3d, 4th,
and the Light Division, from 15,000 to 20,000 men.
The French troops were divided into two great divi-
sions. The first, or the right, under the command of
General Mayran, was directed against bastions Nos. 1
and 2. The other, under the command of General
Brunet, was 'directed against the Malakhoff Mamelon.
To the third, or left, consisting of the English, under
Lord Raglan, was entrusted the mission of taking the
bastion No. 3. The first line of the French columns
was composed of a dense ma=s of riflemen, supported by
continual reinforcements in the rear.
The first line of the English was composed of volun-
teers, taken at the rate of 30 from each regiment, and
amounted in the whole to 1,500. The second line was
composed of three reeiments of each division ; in all 15
regiments, about 10,500 men. The rest of the English
and Scotch regiments formed the general reserve.
The events of the day took place in the following
order.:—
FAILURE OF THE ATTACK AGAINST THE BASTION NO. 1.
About two o'clock in the morning the Second Lieu-
tenant, Khroustcheff, of the regiment of Chassenrs de
Brianstk, aide-de-camp of Prince Gortschakoff—who was
posted behind the bastion No. 1, conveyed to General
Ourussoff the intelligence that the troops of the enemy
were concentrating themselves in great numbers in the
Quarantine Bay.
On the receipt of this intelligence, our troops in the
bastions held themselves ready to make good the posi-
tions previously marked out for them.
About three o'clock the columns' of the enemy left
Quarantine Bay, and at the same time a dense mass of
riflemen rushed towards the bastion No. 1. This attack
was made under the protection of the trench batteries
and the field artillery which had been placed on a height
behind the redoubt Selenguinsk.
In accordance with the plan laid down by Colonel
Serbinioff, commander of the Regiment or Masseurs
(Krementchouk), the corps of riflemen and the hostile
columns were received with a heavy fire of artillery and
musketry, and forced to pause in their attack. At the
same time our steamers, the Vladimir, the Gromonosetz,
the Krymn, the Bessarabia, and the Odessa worked up
to the point of Quarantine Bay, and, by a murderous
fire, threw the reserve of the enemy into the greatest
confusion.

In spite of the vigour of our fire, and the terrible
damage it inflicted, the besiegers after two unsuccessful
attacks threw themselves for the third time against the
bastion. There, however, they were received with a hot
fire of artillery and musketry, and retreated in disorder
in spite of the cries of their leaders, who vainly strove
to bring up their troops to the attack.