The Sun.
London, England, 1855-08-17 00:00:00

OFFICIAL DESPATCH.

(From a supplement to Tuesday's Gazette.)
WAR DEPARTMENT, A.IIG. 16.
Lord Panmure has this day received a despatch and
its Enclosures, of which the following are copies, ad-
dressed to his Lordship by General. Simpson, command-
ing her Majesty's forces in the East

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Before Sebastopol, Aug. 4.
My Lord,--I have the honour to inform your Lord-
ship that on the night of the 2d inst., between 10 and 11
o'clock, the enemy made a sortie in considerable force
by the Woronzoff-road. The strength of the enemy is
computed to be about 2,000. Their object was to de-
stroy a heavy iron chevanx de frize, made across the
Woronsoff road, between_ our right and left attacks, and
being further supported by heavy columns in rear to
take advantage of such circumstances as might present
themselves.

They came on with loud cheers and bugling, and were
received with great gallantry, by our advanced picquet,
under the command of Lieutenant R. E. Carr, of the
39th Regiment, who withdrew his men, firing at the
same time upon the enemy, to the main body, under the
command of Captain Leckie, 39th Regiment.
A heavy and well-directed fire was opened upon the
enemy by the party wider Captain Leckie on the Wo.
ronzoff•road, as also by the guards of the trenches on
the right of the fourth parallel, under the command of
Captain Boyle, of the 89th Regiment, and Capt. Turner,
of the Ist Royals, which, in about ten minutes, caused
the enemy to retire from an attack which, if it had not
been so well met, might have been a serious affair.
The enemy left four men killed, and some wounded
were carried away. We had only one man slightly
wounded in this affair.

I have the honour to transmit the returns of casualties
from the 30th July to the 2d August.
I have the satisfaction of informing your lordship of
the return to this army of Captain Montagu, of the
Royal Engineers, from being a prisoner of war. He
expresses himself highly grateful for the kindness with
whioh he was treated by the Russians during his cap-
tivity.
It is with great regret that I have to communicate to
your lordship that Lieutenant-General Sir R. England,
G.C.8., has been compelled, upon the recommendation
9f a Medical Board, to return to England. Sir R. Eng-
land is the last of the General Officers who left the
United Kingdom in command of a Division ; he has
remained at his post throughout the trying heats of Bul-
garia, and the seventies and hardships of the winter's
campaign in the Crimea ; and great credit is dug to
this officer for the constancy and untiring zeal he has
exhibited in carrying out arduous and difficult duties
on all occasions.—l have &c.,
JAMES SIMPSON,
General Commanding.

The Lord Panmure, &c.

Enclosure 1.

NUMERICAL RETURN OF CASUALTIES FROM
THE 30ra JULY TO THE 2D AUG. INCLUSIVE.
3d Battalion Grenadier Guardd-1 rank and file wounded.
Ist Battalion let Regiment of Foot-1 rank and file
wounded.
3d Foot-1 rank and file killed.
7th Foot-2 rank and file killed ; 9 rank and file,
wounded.
9th Foot-3 rank and file wounded.
17th Foot-4 rank and file wounded.
19th Foot-2 rank and file killed ; 1 serjeant, 8 rank and
file wounded.
. 20th Foot-1 rank and file wounded.
21st Foot-1 rank and file wounded.
23d Foot-1 rank and file killed ; 1 rank and file
wounded.
31st Foot-1 serjeant, 1 rank and file wounded.
33d Foot-1 rank and file wounded.
34th Foot-1 rank and file wounded.
39th Foot-1 rank and file wounded.
41st Foot-2 rank and file killed ; 4 rank and , file
wounded.
42d Foot-1 rank and file killed ; 3 rank and file
wounded.
46th Foot-2 rank and file wounded.
47th Foot-5 rank and file wounded.
48th Foot-4 rank and file wounded.
49th Foot-1 rank and file wounded.
50th Foot-2 rank and file wounded.
55th Foot-2 rank and file wounded.
57th Foot-1 rank and file wounded,
68th Foot-1 rank and file killed.
77th Foot-1 officer, 7 rank and file wounded.
79th Foot-1 rank and file wounded.
89th Foot-7 rank and file wounded.
95th Foot-1 serjeant, 2 rank and file wounded.
97th Foot-2 rank and file wounded.
Ist Battalion Rifle Brigade-3 rank and file wounded.
2d Battalion Rifle Brigade-2 rank and file wounded.
Royal Sappers and Miners-1 rank and file killed:
Total-12 rank and file killed ; 1 officer, 3 serjeants,
80 rank and file, wounded.
W. L. PAKENHAM, Lieut.-Col., I
Acting Adjutant• General.

Enclosure 2.
NOMINAL RETURN OF OFFICERS WHO HAVE
BEEN WOUNDED FROM THE 30TH JULY TO
THE 2D OF AUGUST, 1855, INCLUSIVE.
WOUNDED.
AUG. 2.
77th Foot—Lieut. W. T. E. Fosbery, dangerously.
W. L. PAKENH AM, Lieut.-Colonel,
Acting-Adj.-General.

Enclosure 3.
NOMINAL RETURN OF NON-COMMISSIONED
OFFICERS AND PRIVATES KILLED, FROM
THE 30TH JULY TO THE 2D AUGUST, 1855, IN-
CLUSIVE.

KILLED.
JULY 30.
7th Foot—Private John Newby.
19th Foot—Privates Bernard McFadyeu ; Patrick
Brown.
41st Foot—Privates James Regan ; John Wilson.
63th Foot—Private Stephen Murphy.
JULY 31.
3d Foot—Private James West.
7th Foot—Private Patrick Lyons.
23d Foot—Private William Bramwell.

AUG. 1.
33d Foot—Private William Barrows.
42d Foot —Lance-Corporal Michael Mahoney.
AUG. 2.
Royal Sappers and Miners—Lance-Corporal John Miller,
W. L. E'AICENH AM, Lieut.-Colonel,
Acting-Adjutant-General.

Enclosure 4.
NOMINAL RETURN OF NON-COMMISSIONED
OFFICERS AND PRIVATES WOUNDED, FROM
THE 30Trr DAY OF JULY, TO THE 2D AUG.,
INCLUSIVE.