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OFFICIAL DESPATORES FROM FIELD-
MARSHAL LORD RAGLAN.

( From a• Supplement to. Tuesday's Gazette.)
WAR-DEPARTMENT, Mancg 28.
Lord Panmure has this day received two despatches and
their enclosures, of which the followinx are copies, ad-
dressed to his Lordship by Field-Marshal the Lord Rag-
lan, G.C.B.

Before Sebastopol, March 13, 1855.
My Lord,—The enemy commenced working upon the
=melon in front of the tower of Malakhoff in the night of
Friday ; but the nature of the work, from the thickness of
the atmosphere, could not be distinguished.
Great progress, however, had been perceived on Sunday,
and that night a strong working party of the British troops
was occupied in commencing a parallel from the advanced
point of our light attack, with a view to form a junction
with the corresponding parallel to be made on their side
by the French, who began it on the following evening;
and much was done to forward the operation before day-
light.this morning, and it is hoped that the object will be
completed to-night. •
The weather is generally fine in the early part of the
day, but towards evening heavy sea fogs come rolling in,
and wholly obscure the view of the place.
The enemy have shown a batt'dion and same Cossacks
on the heights above Balaklava and towards Ran:ma, pro-
bably with the view to interrupt the French and English
wood-cutting parties, for the construction of gabions, in
the immediate neighbourhood, but the allied detachments
have not been obliged to discontinue their work.
_ _

I enolose a return of casualties to the 10th inst.
I have, &c., RAGLAN.
The Lord Panmure, &c., &c.

Enclosure 1.

RETURN OF CASUALTIES FROM THE 9TH TO
11TH MARCH, 1855, INCLUSIVE.
18th Regiment of Foot-1 rank and file, wounded.
34th Foot-1 rank and file, killed.
44th Foot-1 rank and fi!e, wounded.
55th Foot-1 rank and file, killed. _ _
77th Foot-2 rank and file, wounded.
97th Foot—l rank and file, killed.
Total-3 rank and file, killed ; 4 rank and file, wounded.
J. B. BUCKNALL ESTCOURT,
Adj utant-General.
• Enclosure 2.
•

NOMINAL RETURN OF NON - COMMISSIONED
OFFICERS AND PRIVATES KILLED 'FROM 9Ta
' TO 11M ,IJIARCII, 1855, INCLUSIVE.
KILLED. - •
MARCH 9.
97th Regiment of Foot.
Private John Widows.
MARca 10.
55th Regiment of Foot.
Private John McGuire.
MARCH 11.
34th Regiment of Foot.
Private William Callaghan.
J. B. BUCKNALL ESTCOURT,
Adjutant-General.

Enclosure 3.

NOMINAL RETURN OF NON-COMMISSIONED
OFFICERS AND PRIVATES WOUNDED FROM
9TEt TO 11TH MARCH, 1855, INCLUSIVE.

WOUNDED.
MARCH 9.
44th Regiment of Foot.
Private Thomas Saddler, severely.
MARCH I].
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 utant-General.
Before Sebastopol, March 17, 1855.

My Lord,—The progress of the parallel, which I reported
to your lordship in my despatch of the 13th instant (No.
205), has not been as rapid as was anticipated, the ground
being extremely rocky, and the difficulty of procuring
cover consequently excessive, and rendering it almost im-
possible to carry on the operation during the day.
Both the English and the French have now, however,
succeeded in establishing the communication between
them. Her Majesty's troops have not been assailed ; but
our Allies have been kept constantly in action, and they
have succeeded in driving the enemy from the rifle pits,
in which they had established themselves in their imme-
diate front, with distinguished gallantry and great perse-
verance. They, however, have sustained some loss, though
not equal to that which they have inflicted upon their
opponents.
A steady fire has been maintained upon the mamelon in
the occupation of the enemy, from the guns in our right
attack; and the practice of both the navy And the artillery
has been conspicuously good, and reflects the highest
credit on those branches of her Majesty's service.
Although no positive attack has been directed against
our works, our approaches are carried so close to the
enemy, that the casualties are greater than they have
lately been, as your lordship will be concerned to remark
in, examining the returns -I have the honour to en-close ;
and it is my painful duty to announce to your lordship
the death of Capt. Craigie, of the Royal Engineers,
whose zeal and devotion to the service could not be sur-
passed, and who was killed on the 13th, after he had been
relieved from the trenches, and was on his way to the
Engineer Park, by a splinter from a shell, which burst
close to him.

I have the honour to report the arrival of Lieut.-Gene-
ral Simpson, who joined my head-quarters yesterday, and
that of Sir John M'Neill and Colonel Taloa', who reached.
Balsklava a few days before.—l have, &c.,
The Lord Panmure, &c.

RAGLAN.