The Sun.
London, England, 1855-04-03 00:00:00

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SUN OFFICE, Seven o'Clock.

LINCOLN RACES.

(THIS DAY.)

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)

CONSOLATION SCRAMBLE
Lady of the Lodge
Kennyaide Hero
Dan Cupid

Six ran.
STEEPLECHASE.

Bolsi azzar
Massa Mungo

Jan us

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Four ran. . .
SELLING. (TWO YEARS).
Napoleon 111 ......................................
Gipsy Girl .....................

SELLING STAKES.

Gaose
Jack Leeming
Five ran.
Gwynne.

OFFICIAL DE!PATCH FROM FIELD-
MARSHAL LORD RAGLAN.

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(From the Gazette of this Evening.)
WAR-DEPARTMENT, APRIL 3.
Lord Panmure has this day received a despatch and its
enclosures, of which the following are copies, addressed to
his Lordship by Field-Marshal the Lord Raglan, G.C. B.:—
Before Sebastopol, March 20, 1855.
My Lord,—lt is with deep concern that I transmit for
your Lordship's information the copy of a letter which I
received on the 18th instant, from General Canrobert, an-
nouncing, with every expression of concern, the death of a
British officer, who appears to have wandered into the
French camp, and not answering the challenge that was
repeated three times was shot dead by the French sentry,
whose post he had approached.
This officer, Surgeon Le Blanc, of the lJth Foot, occu-
pied a tent near the hospital huts of his regiment, situated
at some distance from the encampment of the regiment
itself. He was a gentleman of most temperate habits, and
was occupied in reading, when suddenly, upon the alarm
sounding, he rose from his seat, leaving his candle lighted
and his book open, and walked out. He was never seen
alive afterwards.
It should be explained that shortly after the close of day
on the 17th there was a very heavy fire on the left of the
French right, which was maintained for severalhours. None
of the English posts were attacked, but it was considered
prudent to get the greater portion of our troops under arms.
Mr. Le Blanc was shortsighted, and probably mistook his
way from the first, the night being excessively dark, for he
was found far distant to the left, and must have wandered
from our position without knowing the direction in which
he was going.
Being anxious to ascertain the facts of this unfortunate
case as correctly as possible, I have set on foot an inquiry
to be conducted by English and French officers, in associa-
tion with each other; and I propose to do myself the
honour to send you their report.
I have addressed a similar letter to the General Com-
manding-in-Chief.—I have, &c.,

The Lord Panmure, &c.
(Translation.)
H March 18, 1855.
My Lord,—l am grieved to have to inform you of an
event, much to be regretted, which painfully engrosses the
French army and its Commander-in-Chief.
Last night, whilst the troops were kept perpetually on
the alert, an English officer presented himself before the
line of the 18tn Regiment, established near the watch
tower behind our trenches of the left attack. Although
summoned three times by tho qui vire the officer did not
reply; the sentinel fired, and he was killed on the spot.
I can hardly understand how this unhappy officer found
himself at such an hour so far from the English camp. I
believe that his death can only be attributed to his own
imprudence; but I do not the less deplore this event,
which must also be attributed to the natural emotion of a
young soldier, who, in the midst of the events which
marked last night, rigorously executed the military regu-
lation.--I have, &c.,
(Signed) GL. CANROBERT,
General-in-Chief of the French Army.
Field-Marshal Lord Raglan, &c.
THE LONDON GAZETTE.

RAGLAN.