The Sun.
London, England, 1855-03-28 00:00:00

MARCH 11.
18th Regiment of Foot.
Private John Conners, severely.
77th Regiment of Foot.
Private Timothy Connell, severely.
Private James Clarke, dangerously.
J. B. BUCKNALL ESTCOURT,
Ad j u taut- General.
Before Sebastopol, March 17, 1855.

My t, )rd,—The progress of the parallel, which I reported
to sot tr lordship in my despatch of the 13th instant (No.
205), 3 not been as rapid as was anticipated, the ground
being e: Ktremely rocky, and the difficulty of procuring
cover co: asequently excessive, and rendering it almost im-
possible to carry on the operation (luting the day.
Both .:the English and the French have now, however,
succee(to ti in establishing the communication between
them. :Her Majesty's troops have not been assailed ; but
our Al lies have been kept constantly in action, and they
have s a cceeded in driving the enemy from the rifle pits,
in whi c h they had established themselves in their imme-
diate 1 i ont, with distinguished gallantry and great perse-
veranc e. They, however, have sustained some loss, though
not eq ttt 1.1 to that which they have inflicted upon their
oppor ts.

.A. st• dy fire has been maintained upon the =melon in
the occ a pation of the enemy, from the guns is our right
attack •„ and the practice of both the navy and the artillery
has 13( conspicuously good, and reflects the highest
credit o. a those branches of her Majesty's service.
Alth o, igh no positive attack has been directed against
our we irks, our approaches are carried so close to the
enemy, that the casualties are greater than they have
lately 1 )ei3n, as your lordship will be concerned to remark
in expo aning the returns I have the honour to enclose;
and it is my painful duty to announce to your lordship
the de s. el of Capt. Craigio, of the Royal Engineers,
whose zeal and devotion to the service could not be sur-
passed, sind who was killed on the 13th, after he had been
relieved. from the trenches, and was on his way to the
Engine ei• Park, by a splinter from a shell, which burst
close to him. •

I haNro•the honour to report the arrival of Lieut.-Gene-
ral Sim? )s an, who joined my head-quarters yesterday, and
that of Rr John 11• Neill and Colonel Tulloch, who reached
Balakla ra a few days before.—l have, &c.,

RAGLAN.

The I to rd Panmure, bcc.

Enclosure 1.

RETUTI V OF CASUALTIES FROM THE 12TH TO
15TH OF MARCH, INCLUSIVE.
7th Rai iment of Foot-1 rank and file, wounded.
18th Fa it-1 rank and file, killed.
liOth Fa 4-1 rank and file, wounded:
34th Fa ,t-2 rank and file, killed.
38th Fa )t-2 rank and file, wounded.
41st Foe t—lrauk and file, killed; 4 ditto, wounded.
55th I !oat-5 rank and file, wounded.
62d F oo t-1 officer, 1 rankand file, wounded.
77th Pc,ot-1 rank and file, killed; 1 ditto, wounded.
88th JO' Dot-3 rank and file, wounded.
89th Foot-1 rank and file, wounded.
97th .Fliot-2 rank and file, wounded.
2d Bi btl alion Rifle Brigade-2 rank and file, wounded.
Royal: .Artillery 1 rank and file, wounded.
Royal.) 'Angi neers —1 officer, killed.
Total--1 officer, 5 rank and file, killed; 1 officer, 26
rank ar.3,/,, file, wounded.
J. B. BUCKNALL ESTCOURT,
Adjutant-General.

Enclosure 2.

NOMIN'AL RETURN OF OFFICERS WHO HAVE
BEES KILLED FROM THE 12TH TO THE ]STH
MARC H, INCLUSIVE.

KILLED.
MARCH 13.
Rom' Engineers.
Captain A. D. Craigie.
J. E. BIICKNALL ESTCOURT,
Acjj utant-General.

Enclosure 3.

NOMINAL RETURN OF OFFICERS WHO HAVE
BEEN WOUNDED FROM THE 12TH TO THE
16TH TARCH, INCLUSIVE.

WOTINDED.
MARCH 15.
62d Regiment of Foot.
Captain J. B. Forster, slightly.
J. B. BUCKNALL ESTCOURT,
Adjutant-General.

Enclosure 4.

NOMINAL RETURN OF NON-COMMISSIONED
OFFIXERS AND PRIVATES KILLED FROM THE
12Ta, a‘o 15TH MARCH, 1835, INCLUSIVE.

KILLED.
MARCH 12.
41st Regiment of Foot.
Private Patrick Cunningham.
MARCH 14.
18th Regiment of Foot.
Corporal Owen Whelan.
34th Regiment 'of Foot.
Private Thomas Gately.
MARCH 15.
34th Regiment of Foot.
Private William Heritage.
77th Regiment of Foot.
Private Francis Burfoot.
J. B. BUCKNALL ESTCOURT,
Adjutant-General.

Enclosure G.

NOMINAL RETURN OF NON-COMMISSIONED
OFFXCERS AND PRIVATES WOUNDED FROM
.THEi 12TH TO 15TH MARCH, 1855, INCLUSIVE.

WOUNDED.
MARCH 7.
Royal Artillery.
Gunn :r and Driver Hugh Mcßride, severely (omitted in
a-oturu of 9th Kant).
MARCH 12.
38th Regiment of Foot.
Private Francis Haynes, severely
55th Regiment of Foot.
Private John Singleton, severely
88th Regiment of Foot.
Private Daniel Quinn, slightly
MARCH 13.
7th Regiment of Foot.
Private William Bas dray, severely
30th Regiment of Foot.
Private John Filstead, severely
Private John Callaghan, slightly
41st Regiment of Foot.
Corporal Richard Ivers, slightly
2d Battalion Rifle Brigade.
Private James Thornelly, slightly
Private Thomas Stephens, slightly
MARCH 14.
30th Regiment of Foot.
Private Patrick Kavanagh, slightly.
41st Regiment of Foot.
Private John Evans, slightly
Private John Navin, slightly'
Private James Downes, slightly
55th Regiment of Foot.
Private James Lawrence, slightly
Private George Miller, slightly
• Private Patrick Guering, slightly
88th Regiment of Foot.
Private John Hough, slightly
Private William Huntly, slightly
89th Regiment of Foot.
Private Jeremiah Ward, dangerously, since dead
97th Regiment of Foot.
Private Francis Carty, slightly
Private James Hargreaves, slightly
MARCH 15.
35th Regiment of Foot.
Private Joseph Peverett, slightly
55th Regiment of Foot.
Private Michael Farrell, severely, since dead
62d Regiment of Foot.
Private Hugh Reilly, slightly
77th Regiment of Foot.
Private William Grange, dangerously
J. B. BUCKNALL ESTCOURT,
• Adjutant-General.

OFFICIAL DESPATCHES FROM REAR-
ADMIRAL LYONS.

(Fromm cc supplement to last night's Gazette.)
ADMIRALTY, MARCH
from
Despatches, of which
Rear-Admiral tho following
Sirar e
Edmundco p e have
been received Lyons,
Bart., G.C.8., Commander-in-Chief cf her Majesty's ships
and vessels is the Mediterranean and Black Sea.
DESTRUCTION OF THE TOWER OF DJIMITEIA BY HER
MAJESTY'S STEAM-VESSEL VIPER.
Royal Albert, off Sebastopol, March 17, 1555,
Sir,—l have the honour to enclose, for the information
of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, a copy of a
letter that I have received from Captain Criffard, of hor
Majesty's ship Leopard, enclosing one from Lieutenant
Armytage, reporting his having destroyed in her Majesty's
steam-vessel Viper, under his command, the martello
tower and barracks of Djimiteia, which had been recently
erected for the defence of the direct communication be-
tween Anapa and Kertch.
This very useful service has been performed by Lieut.
Armytage in the manner that might have been expected
from an officer of his acknowledged merit.-1 am, kc.,
(Signed) EDMUND LYONS,
Rear-Admiral and Commander-in-Chief.
To the Secretary of the Admiralty.

Enclosure.
Her Majesty's ship Leopard, off Kertch, March S.
Sy,--The wind being off shore this morning, I sent her
Majesty's ship Viper to examine the Boghaz of the Kuban
Lake, and also the coast as far as the Tower of Djimiteia,
and have the honour to enclose a letter from Lieutenant
Armytap, reporting his having, in the latter placo, de-
stroyed tho new tower, with two guns, also the barracks
and other buildings.
Lieutenant Armytago deserves great credit for the able
manner in which he has performed this service with his
small vessel.—l have, sze.,
(Signed) GEO. GIFFARI,), Captain.
Rear-Admiral Sir Edmund Lyons, Bart., G.G.8.,
Commander-in-Chief.

Sub-Enclosure.
Her Majesty's stea
Mm-vesBsel
18 Viper, off Kertch,
arch , 55.
Sir,—l have the honour to report that, in obedience to
your instructions, I left this anchorage at 5.30 this morn-
ing, for the purpose of examining the mouth of the Kuban
Lae. I arrived off there at nine, and observing a small
force of Cossacks on the north spit, opened fire and
dis-
persed them, then examined the lake in the whale-boat of
this ship, but observing nothing of consequence
along the coast to the south-eastward. proceeded
I had just previously taken IVssession of a small vessel
laden with charcoal and other goods,
in with me, with three prisoners whichbrought
have _
on board. enclose
you her papers, &e., as they may be useful to his Excel-
lency, the Commander-in-Chief, and request your direc-
tions in reference to the prisoners.
At I'so p.m. I arrived off the Martello Tower, at Diimi-
teia, anchoring bow and stern at a distance of 500 yards
from the beach, and a:. 2 p.m. opened fire upon the fort.,
dispersing the few Cossacks that remained.
It is now my pleasing duty to inform you that I have
effectually destroyed the fort, barracks, and granaries
(having set fire to the latter), spiked and disabled the two
guns, destroying the ammunition ; and all, I am happy to
say, without any casualty on board the Viper.
I beg to bring under your notice the conduct of Mr,