The Sun.
London, England, 1855-01-24 00:00:00

GENERAL O.RDIRS.

Head-Quarters before SebasteP°ll
Janary 8, 1855. toil
The Commander of the Forcues has the highe'ijolt
faction in publishing to the army the unanimous LAI
tiers of the Houses of Lords and Common?, 7;70
their sense of the conduct of the officers, non-. 104
sioned officers, and soldiers in the operation:ll)4
thj
they have been engaged in the Crimea, in
and decisive victory on the Alma,
feat of a very superior force of the enemy on th
of Inkerman. 854)
r December -6,101
"Resolved,—By the Lords Spiritual and T 10101
Parliament assembled :—That the thanks of thie'iltie'
given to Field-Marshal the Riht Hon. Lord r'-of
and in the op
Knight Grand Cross of the most honourable' rd.olll,
Bath, for the energy and distinguished ability w' foot)
he has conducted the opeiations of her Maiestfil bt
the Crimea, for the brilliant and decisive victor
over the enemy's army on the Alma, and the sigricd
of a force of vastly superior numbers on the Pe'
Inker
Rman.
" esolved—That the thanks of this house be
Lieut.-General Sir John Fox Burgoyne G.0,33',4011
General Sir George Brown, K.C.8.,
Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, •'
General Sir De Lacy Evans, K.C.8., Li°u"
Richard England, K.C.8., Lieut.-General
Lucan, Major-General the Earl of Cardigen,,,
General, new Major-General, the Hon. J. r
Major-General H. J. W. Bentinek, MaPr7
Colin Campbell, K.C.8., Major-General J. L.
C. 13., Major-General W. J. Codrington, Br
now Major-General, li. W. Adams, C.
General, now Major-General, Sir John Can2l
Brigadier-General, now Major-General, G.:„'
Brigadier-General, now Major-General, w•
Brigadier-General, now Major-General, A.,
and to the several other officers, for their ze!,
and distinguished exertions in the several seti°'"
her Majesty's forces have been engaged with i
" Resolved,—That this house cloth highly
the distinguished discipline, valour, and ,'
played by the non-commissioned officers and
army under the command of Field-Marshal -
A
in all the operations in the Crimea, and tlot
signified to them by the commanders of tir.'"'
who are desired to thank them for their d'
gallant behaviour.

"De,
" Notice being taken that tho names of
ral, new Major-General, R. Airey, QL
and Brigadier-General, new Major-Genes
court, Adjutant-General, were omitted in til•
lution,—
" Resolved,—That the like thanks be
General, now Major-General, R. Airelt
General, now Major-General, J. B. B. Est
The same resolutions were passed unapt,
House of Commons on the 15th and I°l'
1854.

Lord Raglan congratulates the arm,' 111
this unequivocal rec )gnition of their ardin
the Parliament of the United Kingdom),
of the opportunity of declaring that the
the troops have borne the privations and
have to endure, and in which they have
arduous duties they have to discharge fll
out an interval of rest, entitle them net °I)"
probation, but to the admiration which .
been manifested for their conduct, thl
United Kingdom.
The Field• Marshal has the pleasure at
to announce to the troops, that the gout;
anent have desired that the same tribute 0,
be conveyed to General Canrobert and
army, for their gallant and successful CO-(
her Majesty's forces in the attack 0,1,
position at Alma, :or their energetic and
tance in repuising the enemy at Inker Tan,
distinguished exertions, in concert with ,
troops, in the siege of Sebastopol.
(Signed) J. B. B. ESTCOUVrt

-
The following order has been issued by
I
Canrobert :
Soldiere!—l have already made knovq.,
flattering and worthy terms in which 1"
her Majesty the Queen of Great Britain to"
the medium of her Minister at War, your

Renee of the enemy.
I have now to inform you with legitimate.,
you partake the distinguished and rare hone:
great authorities of England have just decree',
On the 15th of December, the Chambers e'
Commons solemnly voted to you their wag:,
thanks, which thy charged the worthy Cloe'
lish army, Field-Marshal Lord Raglan, to
The resolution of the two high .A.ssela'
words :
Resolved unanimously, —That thanks be
French army and its Chief for their valiant
co-operation with the land forces of her
attack on the enemy's position at the Alma'
tune and energetic assistance which they_ii.,
pulsing the enemy at Inkertnan ; and,
raarkable exertions which they displas'arn3d
topol, in conjunction with the British a 1:
to
Field-Marshal Lord Raglan is charged
them the present resolution. ero°l
This striking manifestation is not orillt:;
of which you may we 1 be proud; it ldallyin
the sympathy of a great nation, our
which all Europe proclaims the justi43llnoi.
You will feel all the value of such in
I shall assure Field-Marshal Lor ore '''3,r close,, if •
and my own, that it will drag. zl,v hied' strong
Bible, the ties of good fellowship
„„ between
esteem, and blood, shed in coillm‘'"' Doi
companions in arms—the Britishra
taj
The present Genera.lOrder hall be read au
cutive parades.
Grand Head-Quarters before Sebastopol,

-January 5,.1,4,55,

- (Signeneradl-) The Gein-Chief, Lip'''.
(Counter-signed)
The General-in-Chief °

• u
The following division order has been issue
General Codrington :
The Major-General regrets that, in the
night by the enemy on the advanced works'
Hill, the breastwork was quitted, the !rill
and have caused a loss of 1 officer (missing)'
18 wounded, and 12 missing.
The loss of life, this riskiyg of credit and
pears to have arisen from the sentries '
to the works that they could perceive ec"
late. The alarm could only be given when
upon the work, and thus a handful of It'*-
troops would eagerly have attacked by
enabled to take our ground from us fora
The attention of the field-officers, and
the senior officers, present in the advi
particularly called to these eircunistanF.
see, by frequent visiting, that the sentries
the front, and in their proper advanced -
And it must be an order positively oil'
the enemy, that at least ono-half of Or
main up, in a compact body, with their
ready either to fire upon the enemy, or to _
with the bayonet, by which he was sure t°
at once.
This is to be read to each company by
(Signed) W. CODRINGTON,

SIR DE LACY ErAO
We have alluded to the speech acidre°ise4l
Lacy Evans to the deputation which We
Folkestone. Most sincerely is it to be
health of the gallant General may enable
part in the impending debates on the
war. He is a ripe and approved soldier,
can feel for his brothers in arms from the,
lowest. The calm but firm manner in w"'
the tasteless and ill-judged attempt of the
the deputation to draw him into a prom;
of his opinions respecting the manager
and the liberal and candid manner in
the commanders in the Crimea, are a
attempt to make him an instrument of
upon then will be in vain. At the I°ll3
dropped from him which show that he is ,
to represent the real condition of the area
the improvement of the conduct of the
exactly what was to be expected ill:"
Evans, from all his antecedents. We 110.1
his chivalrous enterprise, in bygone peas
Constitutional Government in Spain. ,
he feels for the soldier as a military chi,
We remember the frank and forward
which, at a perilous crisis of the Reform
he declared that, " if an attempt was 133(,,,
the sword, he would resist it with the so
minded, generous gentleman—an eiP!rii
fearless spirit—that is the man who Is
true and soothfast evidence to tke ACV
army, of whose deeds, and sufferings,
has been an eye-witness. Should his
words will be listened to in the House Tl,
respectful attention ; and he will be si"
one side, the unscrupulous apologists of,lio of
ciency ; on the other, the empty declarns;,,l
ambition, seeking to make political OP"
mistakes and short-comings of men is
Nan.

COURT CI.ROULfr-

-WINDS°;j?
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There was no addition to the Royal 4013
terday. en or
His •Royal Highness Prince Albert /° c"
~„,
this morning by special train of t'"oirril
Railway, to preside at a meeting of the b-
Wellington College. er°Y
The Prince was attended by Major-
Colonel F. H. Seymour. The other goal'
were the Earl of Derby, Sir Howard °sit,
Rev. G. R. Gleig. Colonel the Hon, dent!
hon. secretary, and Mr. Chance also at,teA,
The meeting was held at eleven oel°;a01'
Palace of Westminster, and broke UP ,
one o'clock.
. His Royal Highness returned to Wrill
twenty-five minutes past two o'clock. ,e 11;
ko°
A deputation, consisting of the folloslivrialod°
had an inter view with the Earl of Clore. I°"4
day, to pr, sent a memorial, signed by cs%
influential merchants, on the eubjecil f,, ,6
blockade from the river Danube :----31r,fog" r,IIM
M.P., Mr. Mitchell, M.P., Messrs', Oal
Melvill, F. G. Goodliffe, Powell, Books" Or
01,01
and Draper. ittecAls
A meeting of the Finance Co g5l viree,
Commission for the Exhibition of 1°„,',.," re
day at the Palace of Westminster. ''':endeAr,
Earl Granville (chairman), Sir OP'
Bart., Sir W. Cubitt, Mr. T. F. Gihe°-'
Bowring (secretary). r V°
Mr. H. R. Williams (financial otos—
sion) and Mr. Cole were also present,

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