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London, England, 1855-03-31 00:00:00

LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, MARCH 31, 1855.

TEE LONDON GAZETTE OF LAST NIGHT.

DOWNING-STREET, MARCH 27.
The Queen has bees pleased to appoint William Todd
and Alexander Mc L. Seely, Esq., to be members of the
Legislative Council of the Province of New Brunwick ;
Patrick Walker and James Croswell, Esqs., to be members
of the Legislative Council of the Island of Prince Edward ;
and John McCormack, Esq., to be Assistant Police Magis-
trate for the Colony of Sierra Leone.
WHITEHALL, MARCH 28.
The Queen has been pleased to present the Reverend
Augustus White Wetherell, M.A., to the Rectory of
Stonegrave in the county and diocese of York, void by the
death of the Reverend Theophilus Barnes.
CRO WN-OFFICE.

MEMBERS RETURNED TO SERVE IN THE PRESENT PARLIA-

MENT.

Borough of Wilton —Edmund Antrobus the younger, of
Amesbury, in the county of Wilts, Esq., in the room of
Charles Henry Wyndham A'Court, Esq., who has accepted
the office of a Special Commissioner of Property and In-
come Tax.
Borough of Liverpool—Joseph Christopher Ewart, of
New Brighton, in the county palatine of Chester, Esq., in
the room of the Honourable Henry Thomas Liddell, now
Lord Ravensworth, summoned to the House of Peers.
WAR-OFFICE, MARCH 30.
sth Regiment of Dragoon Guards Burton John
Daveny, Gent., to be Cornet, without purchase, vice
Montgomery, promoted, March 30.
Gth Dragoon Guards—Edmund Robinson, Gent., to be
Cornet, by purchase, vice Bott, promoted, March 30.
2d Dragoons—Thomas Philip Parr, Gent., to be Cornet,
by purchase, vice Browne, promoted, March 30.
4th Light Dragoons—Frederick Augustus Weatherby,
Gent., to be Cornet, without purchase, vice Martin, pro-
moted, March 30.
17th Light Dragoons—Lieut. Sir G. H. Leith, Bart., to
be Captain, by purchase, vice Hartopp, who retires, March
30.
Ist Reginient of Foot—Lieut. F. A. Smith to be Captain,
by purchase; vice Davenport, who retires ; Charles Boyes
Steer, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, March 30.
4th Foot—,John Charles Segrave, Gent., to be Ensign,
without purchaie, Much 30.-
7th Foot—Lieutenant James Anthony Gardner, from the
Royal South Gloucester Militia, to be Ensign, without
purchase, March 29 ; Henry John Barnard, Gent., to be
Ensign by purchase, March 30.
16th Foot—George Palmer Lockwood, Gent., to be En-
sign, by purchase, March 30. .
17th Foot;—To be Ensigns, by purchase—Samuel Brad-
burnt), Gent., March 29; John Theophilus Bolton Mayne,
Gent., March 30.
19th Foot Digby Cotes Pedder, Gent., to be Ensign,
by purchase, March 29 ; Edward Hales, Gent., to be En-
sign, without purchase, March 30.
20th Foot.—To be EnSigns by purchase.—Thomas Shore
Macdonogh, Gent., March 28 ; George Gethin, Gent.,
March 29. To be Ensign without purchase.—John Henry
Herbert. St. John, Gent., March 30.
_ _

21st Foot.—To be Ensigns by purchase.—Francis Nevil
Reade, Gent., March 29 ; William Henry Ker, Gent.,
March 30, _ _ _ _

23d Foet.—Lieutenant F. F. Vane to be Captain, by
purchase, vice Hopton, who retires.
26th Foot —To be Captains, by purchase—Lieutenant
C. R. B. Calcott, vice Andrews, who retires ; Lieutenant
E. H. P. Elderton, vice Roberts, who retires, March 30.
To be Lieutenants by purchase—Ensign G. W. Appleby,
vice Calcott ; Ensign J. Lowndes, vice Elderton, March
30. To be Ensigns by purchase—Francis Da Bois Lukis,
Dent., vice Appleby, March 30.
30th Foot- -Ensign Charles Proby Fitzgibbon, from the
Royal Limerick County Militia, to be Ensign. without
purchase, March 30.
36th Foot- Ensign F. X. de C. Orange to be Lieu-
tenant, by purchase, vice Harvey, promoted in the 4lst
Foot ; Quartermaster-Serjeaut Joseph Brookes to be
Quartermaster, vice Mills, deceased, March 30.
38th Foot—John Mayo, Gent., to be Ensign, without
purchase, March 30.
39th Foot—Lieutenant G. Swaby, from the Ist West
India Regiment, to be Lieutenant, March 30.
40th Foot—John Parker Gillmore, Gent., to be Ensign
without purchase, vice H. G. Rogers, whose appointment
has been cancelled, March 30.
42d Foot—To be Ensigns, by purchase—George Armand
Furse, Gent., March 29 ; William James, Gent., March
30.
49th Foot—Jonas Dalmage, Gent., to be Ensign, by
purchase, March 30.
50th Foot—Brevet-Major Honourable J. P. Maxwell
to be Major, without purchase, vice Weare, whose pro-
motion on the 29th December, 1854, has been cancelled,
Dec. 29 ; Lieutenant D. W. Tupper, to be Captain, with-
out purchase, vice Weare, promoted, Dec. 22 ; Lieute-
nant R. M. Murchison to be Captain, without purchase,
vice Tupper, whose promotion on 29th Dec., 1854, has
been cancelled, Dec. 29 ; Lieutenant A. M. Fawcett to be
Captain, without purchase, vice Murchison, whose promo-
tion on 12th Jan., has been cancelled ; Ensign C. R. John-
son to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Fawcett,
Jan. 12 ; Frederick Buschell Ehrenberg Allhusen, Gent.,
to be Ensign, . without purchase, vice Pasley, whose ap-
pointment has been cancelled, March 30.
60th Foot—John Baptist Shackle, Gent., to be Ensign,
by purchase, March 29 ; William F. Carleton, Gent„ to
1 Ensign, without purchase, March 30.
62d Foot—Ensign John Augustus Staines, from the Ist
West India Regiment, to be Ensign, without purchase,
inciahltb3WerkafirtiViesauk‘42lo424llo*
,

purchase, March 30.
63d Foot—George Rochfort Byron, Gent., to be Ensign,
without purchase, March 30; Lieutenant W. S. Manson
to be Adjutant, vice Bennett, who resigns the Adjutantoy
only, March 3.
68th Foot—Ensign G. H. Thornton to be Lieutenant,
without purchase, vice Thompson, whose promotion on the
9th March has been cancelled, March 9 ; George Faulkner
Wilkinson, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, March 28.
To be Ensigns, without purchase—George Cecil Gooch,
Gent., March 29 :James 0. D. Annesley, Gent., March 30.
71st Foot—Robert Heron, Gent., to be Ensign, without
purchase, March 30.
87th Foot—Ensign E. Biron to be Lieutenant, by pur-
chase, vice Delhoste, who retires, March 30.
88th Foot—Ensign William Cole Hamilton, from the
Bth Foot, to be Lieutenant, without purchase, March 30.
93d Foot—Lieutenant W. S. Ewart to be Captain, by
purchase, vice Young, who retires ; Charles Warden Ser-
gison, Gent., to be Ensign, without purchase, March 30.
95th Foot—Charles Edward Fisher, Gent., to be Ensign,
by purchase, March 28. To be Ensigns, without purchase
—Frederick Herbert Suckling, Gent., March 29 ; Joseph
Gabett, Gent., March 30.
Rifle Brigade—Henry Blundell Hollinshead
Gent., to be Ensign, without purchase, March 30.
Ist West India Regiment—Ensign H. R. Sykes to be
Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Swaby, appointed to
the 39th Foot ; Ensign W. W. W. Johnston to be Lieu-
tenant, by purchase, vice Ryan, who retires ; William
Kenrick, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Johnston,
March 30.

LAND TRANSPORT CORPS.
Superintendent James Young, to be Quartermaster of
Brigade, March 30.

MEMORANDA.

Lieut. John Hedley, late of the 50th Foot, who was dis-
missed the service by the sentence of a general court-mar-
tial, on the Bth of June, 1853, to be reinstated in his for-
mer rank in the army, and appointed to a Lieutenantcy in
the 19th Foot, without the admission of any claim to back
pay.
Tho second Christian name of Captain Fitz Gerald, 60th
Foot, is John.

The third Christian name of Ensign Fitz Gerald, 38th
Foot, is John.

The second Christian name of Ensign Barrow, 20th Foot,
is Edward.

The name of the Lieut. promoted in the 88th Foot, on
the 9th of lUarch, 1855, is "John Berkeley Michell," and
not " Mitchell," as previously stated.
The name of the Lieut. promoted in the 23d Foot, on the
9th of March, 185$, is James de Vic sipper.
The names of the Ensign appointed to the 7th Foot, ox
the 221 of December, 1854, are Henry Neville Cotten
Thurston.

The name of the Lieut. promoted in the Rifle Brigade,
on the 22d December, 1854, is Fitzßoy Wm. Freemautle.
The Christian names of Ensign Astley, appointed to the
49th Foot, on the 9th of Feb., 1855, are Edward D'Oyley.
The second Christian name of Ensign Swainson, of tho
71st Foot, is Sergeant.

The first Christian name of Ensiga Butts, of the 77th
Foot, is Aubrey.
The third Christian name of Ensign Page, of the 28th
Foot, is Adolph.

Th-e third Christian name of Ensign Travers, of the 17th
Foot, is Clarke.

STAFF.

Brevet-Lieutenant-Colonel Henry B. Harvey, half-pay
Unattached, to be Major of a Depot Battalion, vice White,
appointed to the Staff in Ireland, March 30
CLIATLAINS.—The Rev. E. G. Parker to. be a Commis-
sioned Chaplain to the Forces ; his Commission to boar
date March 3.

BREVET.
Brevet-Lieutenant-Colonel William Calder, retired full-
pay, Staff Officer of Pensioners, to be Colonel in the Army,
the rank being honorary only, March 30.
Brevet-Major Benjamin Beaufoy, Retired Full Pay,
Staff Officer of Pensioners, to be Lieutenant-Colonel in the
Army, the rank being honorary only, March 30.
Captain Richard Plunkett Ireland, of the 3d West India
Regiment, attached as Major to the Land Transport Corps,
to have the local rank of Major in Turkey, March 30.
Colonel Richard James Dacres, commanding the Royal
Artillery with the Army in Turkey, to have the local rank
of Brigadier-General in Turkey, March 30.
First Lieutenant John M'Kenzie Macintyre, of the
Madras Artillery, employed oa a particular service in
Turkey, to have the local rank of Captainin Turkey, while
so employed.

HOSPITAL STAFF.
TO BE ASSISTANT•SURGEONS.

Assistant-Surgeon F. S. B. Frangois de Chaumont,
M.D., from the Depot Battalion, Isle of Wight, vice
Edwards, who resigns.
Acting Assistant-Surgeon G. H. Finlay, vice Poison,
deceased.
Henry Sherlock, vice Boyle, deceased.
Frederick M`Kenzie Skues, Gent.
Henry Joseph Rose, Gent.
Charles William Innes Moffat, M.D.
William Skeen, Gent.
Alexander Grant, Gent.
William Kortright Brock, Gent.
William Henry Harris, Gent.
George Hayward, Gent.
Henry Robins Dew, Gent.
Peter Allen, M.D.
Charles Alexander Innes M.D.
John Copeland Knipe, Gent.
Frederick William Peskett, Gent.
George Bull, Gent.
Charles John Kirwan, Gent.
John Nople Shipton, Gent.
TO BE PURVEYOR TO THE FORCES.
David Robb, Gent.

COMMISSION SIGNED BY THE QUEEN.
Worcestershire Regiment of Militia—Quartermaater
Henry maple, half-pay 49th Ilegt., to be Paymaster.

COMMISSIONS SIGNED BY LORD LIEUTENANTS.
Forfarshire—John Inglis Chalmers, Esq., and Reginald
Howard Alexander Ogilvy,. Esq., jun., to be Deputy Lieu-
tenants.

2d Cornwall Rifles.—Seeond Lieutenant John Travers
Lawrence to bo Lieutenant, March 23.
Royal Berks Militia,—Charles Stuart Vonles, the
younger, Gent., to be Ensign, vice Curtis, resigned,
March '24.
Stirlingehire, &c., or 90th Regiment of Militia.—John
Glass Gordon Stuart, Esq., to be Ensign.
Oxfordshire Regiment of Militia—Edward Wigley
Severne, Gent., to be ',Ensign, vice Gifford, promoted,
March 28.

3d Regiment of the Duke of Lancaster's Own Militia—
Ensign Michael Fenton to be Lieutenant, vice Motherwell,
resigned, March 24.
Gth Regiment of Royal Lancashire Militia—Charles
James Whitley Deans Dundss, Esq., late Captain Cold-
stream Guards, to be Captain.- March 23.
Royal Cumberland Regiment of Militia—Wm. John
Robinson, Gent., to be Lieutniant, vice Bryan, resigned,
March 12 ; Wm. Henry Wes-on, Esq., late Lieutenant in
the 77th Regiment, to be Captain, vice L'Estrange, who
retires, retaining his rank ; Alured Augustus Darby
L'Estrange, Gent., to be Liettenant, vice Weston, pro-
moted, March, 20.
Edinburgh or Mid-Lothian Regiment of Militia—Alex.
Forbes Mackay, Gent., to be Thsign, via° Kemp, promoted,
March 20.

Royal Monmouthshire Liglt Infantry—Samuel George
Homfray, Esq., to be Captain, vice Partridge, resigned ;
Houghton Forrest, Gent., to le Lieutenant, vice Homfray,
promoted ; George Arthur Ito d, Gent., to be Ensign,
vice Forrest. Memorandum—The commission of William
Grey Pitt, late of the 11th Dragoons, to an Ensigncy in
the Royal Monmouthshire Milt* has been cancelled.
[This article is substituted for that which appeared in
the Gazette of 23d March :—T
Dorset Regiment of Milittat7Randal Foot, Esq., late
14th Regiment, to be Captain, vice Sande, - retired,
March 19.

BANKRUPTCY ANNULLED.
John Price, linen draper, High-street, Newport, Mon-
mouthshire.

BANKRUPTS.

John Laker, men., builder, Maidstone, Kenb, to surrender
April 14 and May 11, at half-past eleven, at the Court of
Bankruptcy. Cannan, officisl assignee, Aldermanbury ;
Hughes and Hooker, St. Swithin's-lane, city.
Charles King Witt, grocer, New Sarum, Wiltshire,
April 14 at eleven, and May 11 at twelve, at the Court of
Bankruptcy. Cannan, official assignee, Aldermanbury
Parker, Lambert, and Durrant, Pall-mall.

IsaaC Hugh White Hunt, builder, Red-hill, Reigate,
April 13, at eleven, and May 10, at one, at the Court of
Bankruptcy. Johnson, oftisl assignee, Ba4nghall-
street ; Lawrance, Plows, and Boyer, Old Jewry
Chamlers.
Edward Hale, fellmonger, Ware, Alla 17, at half past
one, and May 9, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy.
Graham, official assignee; Debi•nham, and Brown, Salter's.
hall, Swithin's-lane.
Daniel Culhane, apothecary, Dartford, April 17 and
May 9, at t half past twelve, a; the Court of Bankruptcy.
Stansfeld, official assignee; Willis, Queen-street, Cheap-
side ; Gibson and Wates, Danford.
William Gedrych, farmer, Woodfield House, ff Llanda,
April 13, Sind May 11, at eleven, at the Court
of Bank-
ruptcy. Miller, official assignee, Bristol ; Peterson and
Ashton, Brisrol. _ _

Samuel Harris Armitage, surgeon, Aldmoudbury, York,
April 17, at half-past eleven, and May 8, at eleven, at the
Leeds-District Court. Hope, official assignee ; Clough,
Hudderifield ; Bond and Barra*, Leeds.
Isaac P,ochin, jeweller, Leicester, April 17 and May 1,
at ten, 'at the Birmingham District pOurt. Harris, official
assignee, Nottingham; Harby, Leicester; Motteram and
Knight, Birmingham.
Richard Underwood, hosier, Leicester, April 'l7 and
May 1, at ten, at the Birmingham District Court. Harris,
official assignee, Nottingham ; Miles and Gregory, Leices-
ter ; Mfdgson, Birmingham.
Charles Warwick, warehouseman, Highbury-place,
Islington, April 7, at one, and May 21, at twelve, at the
Court of Bankruptcy. Penton, Guildhall-chambers;
Lawrence, Pleivs, and Boyer' Old Jewry-chambers.
EdwOrd Spencer, builder, Coventry, April 16, and Mhy
7, at half-past ten, at the Birmingham District Court.
Whitmore, official assignee, Birmingham ; East, Ann.
street, Birmingham.
Joseph Samuel Arwidsson, ship-chandler, Kingston-
upon-Hull, April 11 and May 2, at twelve, at the Leeds
District Court, Kingston-upon-Hull. Carrick, official
assignee, Hull • Ashley and Wats, Old Jewry; Shackles
and Son, Hull:

Joseph Bunnell-Thompson, linen draper, Rotherham,
Yorkshire, April 14, at twelve, aid May 5, at ten, at the
Leeds District Court, Sheffield. 3rewin, official assignee,
Sheffield; Terry and Watson, Bradford; Bond and Bar-
wick, Leeds.

Peter Stainsby, smelter mauufeeturer, Parewes-green,
Fulham, April 17, at eleven, and May 24, at one, at the
Court-of Bankruptcy. Johnson, official assignee, Basing-
hall-street ; Lawrauce, Plews, and Boyer, 014' Jewry-
chambers, Moorgate-street.
DIVIDENDS DECLARED.
J. 0. Holmes and Y. L. Drarshall, Sunderlanti, tjusber,
merchants—third and final of 21d., in addition to 38:
Ad. previously declared, any SatUbley„ at Mr.-Baker's,.
t

Tyne.
D. Macleod, late of Ealing, sealer —first div. of 3id., on
Monday next, and any subsequent Monday, at Mr. Can-
nan's, Aldermanbury.
CERTIFICATES TO BE GRANTED.
April 23, C. Dearie, Frederick's-place, Old Jewry, mer-
chant—April 20, H. Wooldridge, Strand, publisher—
April 20, E. Hall, Greenwies, licensed victualler—April
20, S. G. Fairbrother, Bow-street, Covent-garden, printer
—April 20, W. E. Schottlaelder, George-lane, Botolph-
lane, Eastcheap, merchant—April 21, J. Daniel, Bug-
brook, Northamptonshire, coal merchant—April 21. S.
Lampkin, Gibson-street, Oaklor-street, Lambeth, baker—
April 20, C. Haselden, Wigmore-street, Cavendish-square,
bookseller—April 21, H. J. Todd, Pancras-lane, ware-
houseman—April 21, J. Roots, Luton, near Chatham, and
Snodland, Kent, bricktnaker—April 21, St. Plimsoll, Shef-
field, coal merchant—April 2D, J. Ward, Panistone, York-
shire, sargeon—April 20, V. Milligan and W. and G.
Gandy, Bradford, Yorkshire, stuff merchants.
SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS.
Alexander Chisholm, cattle dealer, Lower Ardiagrask,
Fort William.
J. and J. Thomson, bricklayers, Paisley.
James M`Donald, cabinetmaker, Banff.
Peter Stoddart, boot and EiaCte maker, Dundee.
James Sutherland, furniture dealer, Edinburgh.
James Esson, tavern keeper, Edinburgh.
Aitken and Drummond, merchants, Glasgow.
William naeburn and Co., drapers, Union-st., Glasgow.
Bache, Ballantyne, and Co., flint glass manufacturers,
Port Dundas, Glasgow.

BANK OF
An Account pursuant to the Act
the Week ending on Saturds

ENGLAND,
'th and Bth Victoria, cap, 32, for
the 24th day of March, 1855.
JrniENT.

Government debt.... 11,015,100
Cther securities ...... 2,984,900
Gold coin and bullion 14,186,880
Silver bullion .. .. .. • • ---

X 23,186,880
11ARSHALL, Chief Cashier.
La b%

;PUTMENT.

Government securities
(incluag.Dead Weight
Annuity)
o.her securities, 14,279,061
Notes .. 9,129,110
(bid and silver coin 734,766

£35,724,004
MIRSUALL, Chief Cashier.
1855.

enemy, and their remains now rest on the spot ennobled
by their fall. I am much indebted to all these officers
for their valuable services on that day ; and when I
remind your Highness that the following named officers—
Lieutenant-Colonels Youer Bey (Balfour Ogilvy) and Bey.
zs,d Bey (Hinde), Captains Arnold, Ballard, and Meynell,
were all volunteers, freely and gratuitously giving their
services in the just cause of his Imperial Majesty the Sul-
tan, I feel confident your Highness will permit me to re-
commend the survivors—Lieutenant-Colonels Youer Bey
(Balfour Ogilvy), Beyzad Bey (Hinde, 65th Regiment Ben•
gal Infantry), and Captain Ballard, to your Highness's
most favourable consideration. _ _

I have already, in a separate despatch, done myself the
honour to bring the services of Captain Bent, of the Royal
Engineers, under the, favourable notice of his Excellency
General Lord Raglan.
_ _

With the highest respect, I have &c.,
(Signed) BEHAAM (GENERAL CANNON).

WAR DEPARTMENT, MARCH 30.

Lord Panmure has received from Field-Marshal the
Lord Raglan, G. C.B.' amended returns of Officers wounded
at the Battles of the Alma and of Inkerman, of which the
following are copies :

AMENDED RETURN OF THE OFFICERS 'WHO
WERE WOUNDED AT THE BATTLE OF THE
ALMA,

Camp before Sebastopol, Feb. 23, 1855.
WOUNDED.
SEPT. 25.
33d Regiment of Foot.
Major Thomas Bunbury Gough, severely
Captain Henry C. Fitzgerald, slightly
Lient'uant A. B. Wallis, severely
Lieutenant W. S. Worthington, severely
Ensign Charles M. B. Sine, severely
Ensign John James Greenwood, slightly
- . J. B. BUCKNALL ESTCOURT,
Adjut.a4-Genorala
, • •

AMENDED RETURN OF OFFICERS WHO 'WERE
WOUNDED AT THE BATTLE OF INKEBBIAN,
Camp before Sebastopol, Feb. 19, 1855.
1 --; - WOUNDED.

Nov. 5, 1864.
55th Regiment of Foot. '
Lieutenaat-Colonel and Brevet-Colonel Charles,Warren,
C. 8., severely.
Major and Brevet-Lieutenant-Colonel H. C. 13. . Diubeney,'
slightly,
J. B. BUCKNALL' ESTC6URT
• - • • Adjtitant-Gloneral.

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• • ADMIRALTY, Miacn 29.
The following despatch and enclosure were' received
at the Admiralty on the 15th January, last
GALLANT. REPULSE og THE .ENEMY FROM,
EUPATORIA,-INNOVEMBER. LAST. •
-Britannia, in, the Archipelago, Dec. 20; 1854. "
Sir,—l beg you will lay before the Lords Commissioners
eit the Admiralty the accompanying letter, sent to me some
time since, by Captain Brock, from Eupatoria, detailing
the gallant repulse of a large body of the enemy by the
force under his orders.—l have, &c.,
J. W. D. DUNDAS, Vice-Admiral.
To the Secretary of the Admiralty, &c., ?cc., &d. • -

Enclosure. • •
Eupatoria, Nov.'ls, 1854.
Sir —I have the honour to inform you, that, encon-
raged by the catastrophe * mentioned in my other letter
Of this day's date, and our rockets having been blown
down, i_large body of the enemy's cavalry, between seven
and eight thousand, supported by sixteen guns of horse "
artillery, made an attack on us at 3.45 p.m.
They planted their guns (under cover of the mills) at
about a thousand yards, in: front of -our upper rocket bat-
tery, `where we .had two rockets,. one 12-pounder howitzer,
and ah 18-poundei iron &ironed°, procured from a mer-
chant ship. •. , • • , _ . „
, They; commenced a heavyfire of Shot and shell; and with
sufficiently good practice to fall-very thick areund us, and
many shot lodged; and several shell exploded, in the pars,-
et of the redoubt: Their fire-wets returned -with great
Spirit on our side, by the two rocket batteries, the upper I
one commanded by Lieutenant Latiabert, of )thel Spiteful,,
and Mr: Lake, midshipman of the Leander ; Lieutenant
good, of the. Arethnsa, attended the lower battery, 'with.
Mr. Mitchell, mite of ,the Leander, where *es two 12i
pounder ' howitzers; and one 18-pounder merchant ship's-
guns,. and three, rockets, one 21-pounder, and two
pounders. - , • - ..„.
Islaving no marines and but a few seamen, I riinforced,
both batteries with fifty. Arab tronps, who, however, as the
enemy did not approach within musket shot; hid no op.
portunity of tieing anything, though; froia their behavissiar
under fire they Seemed to promise well. The fire was' kept up
with animation onboth sides for nearlyan hour, wlthout any ,
:casualties nmongist uf, *Vert ono num.'s that* slightly
wounded, -although-it seemed wonderful that no one was
,struek by the shot and ihell,:pvhich flew pretty thiekly.' The
enemy's cavalry was draWn inidenits masses in the rear
and on each flank of their artillery, and, thong*as occa-
sional shot or rocket fell aniongat there and disturbed their
)formation, they seemed to. be in excellent order. Both
sour officers and -men seemedn'ninusted- With the higkest
;spirit, and, considering-the-immensely superior force on the
.eueuay's side, their firmness merited my warmest approba-
..tion. litr attention was,detote4o the battery, being
tiaA se,

by Lamb,l gunners' mate of the Aretlmaa,iitalllr
quartermaster of the Leander, and appeared to fall amongst
the horse artillery, and I have no doubt contributed to
hasten their retreat, which they did at about 4.40.
I may aid that the officers and men did their duty
with alacrity, and seemed anxious to have an oppor-
tunity of meeting the enemy. I have particularly to call
your attention to the steady and cool conduct of Lieu-
tenant Hood, who rode over the field this morning, after
the action, and ascertained that our shot and rockets were
well directed, and appeared to fall exactly in the right
place ; ho has recovered many of our shot at a time when
we most need them. I have likewise groat satisfaction in
bringing before your notice the zeal and intelligence of
Mr. Brine, mate of the Leander, in charge of two 18-
pounder merchant ship's guns, at the Hospital post, and
he has reported to me the good conduct of James Mon-
gomery, leading seaman of her Majesty's ship Leander ; I
beg to recommend him to your favourable consideration.
The Tartars say the Russians lost many men, as they saw
many saddles vacant.
I have great pleasure in particularising the conduct of
Mr. Hamilton, senior lieutenant of the Leander, from
whom' have received the most efficient assistance through-
out these trying times to both officers and men, as well as
that of Messrs. Irvine, mate of the Meic,qera, Dupuis, mid-
shipman of the Leander, Phillips, master's-assistant
of the I,legrera, who has acted as my aide-de-camp,
Doctor Blake, assistant-surgeon of the Leander, and
the Reverend S. Robson, of the same ship, whose
manifold services in the field, as well as his own
duties, have merited great praise. Assistant-Commissary-
General Gardiner I have found a most able assistant in
everything connected with his duty. I respectfully trust
that, in the defence of this town that you have done me
the honour to entrust me with, I have, as my limited
means will allow, carried your wishes imo effect.—l
have, Sze. SAUMAREZ BROCK.
Captain, R.N., Commanding the Forces.
Vice-Admiral J. W. D. Dundas, C. 8.,
Commander-in-Chief.

* Damages done by gale of November 14.
+ Lamb promoted in vacancy caused by death of Gunner
of Banshee.