The Sun.
London, England, 1855-03-17 00:00:00

Bore Sbas, March 3, 5.
My Lord,—Some moreef shipse t are said to have been sunk
since I wrote to your lordship en the 27th. lam not cer-
tain of this ; but, according to my observation, the new
bariier across the harbour appeared yesterday evening to
have been extended beyond the point at which I had seen
it two days before.
The enemy is busily occupied in establishing a work
considerably nearer the French batteries on the extreme
right than that which was attacked by our allies on the
morning of the 24th.
The enemy seem to be increasing their folce in the neigh-
bourhood of Sebastopol, both to the northward and upon
the Tchernaya.
The railway continues to progress satisfactorily, and we
already make considerable use of it in the conveyance of
stores, hutting materials, &c., as far as Kadikoi ; and the
electric telegraph is completed between that village and
my head-quarters..
The weather has again become extremely cold, and there
was a fall of snow yesterday, and some little this morning.
I inclose a return of casualties to the Ist inst. inclusive.
I have, ko.,
RAGLAN.
The Lord Panmure, &c., &c.

Enclosure 1.
RETURN OF CASUALTIES FROM THE 26TH

FEB. TO IsT MARCH, 1855, INCLUSIVE.
4th Regiment of Foot-1 rank and file, wounded.
23d Foot-1 sergeant, wounded.
34th Foot-1 rank and file, wounded.
44th Foot-1 rank and file, killed.
77th Foot-1 rank and file killed ; 2 rank and file
wounded.

*Bth Foot-1 rank and file, wounded.
1.139 th Foot-1 rank and file, wounded.
- Royal Sappers and Miners-2 rank and wounded.
Total-2 rank and file, killed ; 1 serjeant, 8 rank and
file, wounded.
J. B. BUCKNALL ESTCOURT,
Adjutant- General.

Enclosure 2.
NOMINAL RETURN OF NON-COMMISSIONED
OFFICERS AND PRIVATES KILLED, FROM
26TH FEBRUARY TO IST MARCH, 1855, IN-
CLUSIVE.

KILLED.
FEB. 25.
44th Regiment of Foot.
Private M. MyNamara (omitted in last return)

FEB. 27.
Private John Murray
J. B. BUCKNALL ESTCOURT,
Adjutant-General.

Enclosure 3.
NOMINAL RETURN OF NON-COMMISSIONED
OFFICERS AND PRIVATES WOUNDED FROM
THE 26TH FEBRUARY TO IsT MARCH, ISS
INCLUSIVE.

WGUNDED.
FEB. 27.
77th Regiment of Foot.
Private John Magrath, severely
Private John Moore, severely
88th Regiment of Foot.
Private Daniel Cockerry, severely.
89th Regiment of Foot.
Private John Knowles, severely
Royal Sappers and Miners.
Private D. Cuthbert, severely
Private T. Gilchrist, slightly

FEBRUARY 28.
4th Regiment of Foot.
Private Michal Jeffrey, severely
34th Regiment of Foot.
Private Jeremiah Bates, dangerously
MARCH 1.
23d Regiment of Foot.
Serjeant Frederick Nixon, slightly
J. B. BUCKNALL ESTCOURT,
Adjutant-General.

OFFICIAL DESPATCHES FROM BEAR-
ADMIRAL SIR E. LYONS.

(Prom the London Gazette of Last Night.)
ADMIRALTY, MARCH 16.
Despatches, of which the following are copies, havabeen
received from Rear-Admiral Sir Edmund Lyons, Bart.,
G.C.8., Commander-ia-Chief of her Majesty's ships and
vessels in the Mediterranean and Black Sea.
AHMED PACHA'S THANKS FOR THE SERVICES RENDERED
BY HER MAJESTY'S SHIPS AT EUPATOBIA.
Royal Albert, off Sebastopol, March 2, 1855.
Sir,—With reference to my letters of the 20th and 24th
ult. (Nos. 140 and 152), I beg leave to inclose, for the in-
formation of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, a
copy of a letter from Ahmed Pacha, Commander-in-Chief
of the Ottoman squadron, returning thanks for the assist-
ance afforded by her Majesty's ships during the attack on
Eapatoria by the Russians on the 17th ult.—l am, &c.,
ED. LYONS,
Rear-Admiral and Commander-in-Chief.
To the Secretary of the Admiralty, London.

(Enclosure.)
Feize Bari, Rade a'Eupatceia,
le 26 Fevrier, 1855.
MONSIEUR L'AMTRAL,—L'empressement que mettent les
marina Anglais qui se trouvent ici, soit pour le de-
barquement des troupes, de leurs provisions, des
chevaux, ainsi que de tout le materiel de guerre,
qui nous arrive continuellement, soit pour courir
au secours de nos troupes, concourir a la defense
de la ville, en appuyant par mer et par terre les operations
militaires, comma ils Pont fait le 17 du mois courant,
lorsque l'ennemi nous a attaque avec des forces consider-
ables ; en un mot, les services que la marine Anglaise, sous
votre commandement superieur, nous rend journellement,
avea zele et elevoneraent, sent trop grands et trop sensileles
pear que j'hesite davantage a vous les faire coanaitre.
Je vous prie (lone d'agrer l'expression des sentiments
sincerer de notre reconnaissance eternelle.
J'avaie l'iatention de m'acqaitter verbalement d'un de-
voir si agreable : je ne le fais mammies quo par ocrit a
present, esperant de pouvoir le faire plus tard en personne
Veuillez agreer, Monsieur rArairal, l'assurance des sea
timonts de raa haute consideration.
Le Commandant-en-Chef de l'Escadre
0 ttorhate,
(Signe)

ARMED.

ARMY _BEFORE_ SEBASTOPOL COM-

MITTEB.

(Continued from our first edition of yesterday.)
Mr. Macdonald, in continuation, said—Supposing be
hai considered it his duty to make any representation
as to the state of the hospital, he should have gone to
the Ambassador, and not to the medical head. The two
hospital hulks had a medical staff of their own, but were
still under the authority of the hospitals on shore. The
transport system for the sick was not a special one.
The operation of landing was under the disposal of Ad-
miral Boxer ; but during the passage, and previous to
landing, the sick were under the direction of the medical
officer of the vessel.

Mr. Eilice—Whose duty was it to supply food and
comforts to the sick and wounded on board the tran-

sports, after their arrival in the Bosphorus, and before
they were landed?
Mr. Macdonald—Food was supplied by the captain of
the vessel under the authority of the Admiralty ; and
medical comforts and medicines sera distributed by the
medical department ; so that, in fact, it was necessary
that the authorities of two departments should interft.ra
in the matter. _ _ _

Mr. Layard—When the sick- were placed in the hos-
pitals, t 3 whom was application to be made for bedding
and other necessaries?
Mr. Macdonald—The purveyor was the person.
Mr. Layard—Will you be kind enough t r explain to
the committee your own mode of proceeding whilst you
were at Scutari?
Mr. Mar.s.denald then entered into a detailed statement
of-the course he pursued with regard to the purchase and
administration of necessaries and comforts to the sick
and wounded, stating that in his exertions he was ma-
terially assisted by the co-operation and kind offices of
Miss Nightingale. He added that he supplied one regi-
ment (the 39th) with warm clothing on the application
of the surgeon of that regiment. He obtained that
clothing at Constantinople. The surgeon stated that it
would be a charity to the men it the clothing were given
to them, as they bad come from a warm climate without
any provision in the way of clothing for a colder tem-
perature, He (Mr. Macdonald) obtained the supply at
Constantinople, and got it on board the next day. He
never supplied any other regiment or persons going to
the Crimea. Ho did, however, contribute medical com-
forts, bedding, Turkish quilt., and other articles, to the
convalescents proceeding home in Government trans-
ports, on the application of the Rev, Mr. Sabine.
By Mr. Ler:l'd—Can you state what was the style of
cooking in the hospitals ?
Mr. Macdonald—The provision far this was of the
modest possible kind, and there was a great deal of
delay and irregularity in getting meals prepared and
served up. For instance, if a mutton chop were ordered
for a patient at one o'clock, it would not, perhaps, be
ready before eight o'clock at night.
By Colonel Lindsay—He knew of several persons
baying been asked by the sentries what there business
was at the hospitals. But he had never been interfered
with in that manner ; yet he could not say why. He
believed that in some hospitals it was not the custom to
admit strangers.
By Lord Seymour—He thought it advisable that
strangers should have had admission at any time with-
out any formalities. Before he went out he had an inter-
view with the Duke of Nevicastle and Dr. Andrew
Smith ; from the latter of whom he got a letter of intro-
duction to Dr. Cumming, and was also informed that
no strangers were admitted to the hospitals except at
certain times to see a patient, or to inspect it ; but, in
either case, they must be accompanied by some official
of the establishment. He was further told the same
facility, compatible With these regulations, would be
eitended to:him as a matter of course. On his arrival
he called upon Dr. Menzies, and informed him that he
bad come out with money for the relief of the sick and
wounded ; at the shine tittle requesting facilities for the