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London, England, 1855-12-31 00:00:00

GENERAL ORDERS OP THE CRIMEAN

ARMY.

Headquarters, Sebastopol, Dec. 11, 1855.

No. 1. All requisitions for transport made to the
Director-General shoild be sent to the office of the As-
sistant Director-General of Transport, before 2 p.m.,
the day previous, replies to these requisitions being
then obtained by those who make them. The commis-
sariat is authorised to issue 4 cwt. of coals to every
officer in command of a brigade of the Land Transport
Corps having a forge.
No. 2. Brevet-Major Brice, 17th Regiment, is ap-
pointed instructor of musketry to the Ist Brigade 2d
Division, vice Capt. Kai's, 3d Regiment, prevented by
illness from fulfilling the duties.
No. 3. The following officers have been appointed to
act as field officers. and may draw field allowance and
forage accordingly, from Nov. 18, 1855 :—Brevet-Majors
Villiers, 47th Regiment; Hunter, 47th Regiment; Sar-
gent, 95th Regiment; Hon. E. Massey, 95th Regiment;
Le Couteur, Coldstream Guards ; Praston, 44th Re&i-
ment ; Hon. H. Keane, Royal Engineers; E wart, do. ;
Gordon, do. ; Montagu, do. ; Deshon, 48th Regiment ;
Cooke, Royal Engineers ; Nicholson, do. ; Ranken,
do. ; Maynard, Mb Regiment ; Stevens, do. ; Fraser,
Scots Fusilier Guards.

No. 4. Leave of absence is granted, at the recom•
inendation of medical boarils, to Capt. W. Barnard,
A.D.C. Grenadier Guards ; Lieut. F. Griffin, Royal
Artillery, to proceed to Malts. On urgent private affairs,
to Commissariat Clerk R. Farssett, to Dec. 25, 1855,
to proceed to Constantinople ; Lieut. N. Harris, Royal
Artillery, to Feb. 29, 1856.

No. 5. The following officers being in command of
companies may draw field allowance and forage as cap-
tains :—Lieut. E. S. Smyth, 28th Regiment, from Dec.
6, 1855 ; W. Steward, 28th Regiment, do. ; F. Magenis,
28th Regiment, from 6th Dec., 1855 ; Swettenbatn, 31st
Regiment, do. ; J. Moore, 34th Regiment, from sth
Dec., 1855 ; Austin, 30th Regiment, from 7th Dec.,
1855.

No. 6. The following officers having left horses at tho
public service, forage may be drawn for them until 31st
Dec., 1855 ;—Bre►et-Majors Aplin, 28th Regiment, for
three horses ; Roberts, 28th Regiment, for two horses ;
Capt. Prevost, 31st Regiment, for one horse; Lieutenant
Waldy, 28th Regiment, for one horse.—By order,
(Signed) C. A. WINDHAM, Chief of the Staff.

Head-quarters, Sebastopol, Dec. 12.
No. 1. The regimental promotions and appointments
published by authority in the London, Gazette of the 23d
November, 1855, will take effect in this army from their
respective dates.

No.
2. The Rev. H. 0. Wrench, officiating chaplain
to the Forces, will proceed to Ismaid and do duty with
the Hussar Brigade, under the command of Brigadier-
General Shewell.
No. 3. The Rev. Mr. Williams, military chaplain,
will be attached to the Land Transport Corps.
No. 4. Until further orders, the Post•office at head-
quarters will be closed at 3 o'clock a.m. on Tuesdays
and Saturdays ; and that at Balaklava, at 8 o'clock p.m.
on Mondays and
No. 5. Acting Assistant• Surgeon A. E. Marsden is,
at his own request, permitted to resign his appointment.
No. 6. Capt. P. Campbell, having been appointed to
the Reyal Horse Artillery, will proceed to Woolwich.
No. 7.—Leave of absence is granted on medical cer-
tificate to Lieutenant Griffiths, 23d Regiment, to Jan.
15, 1856, to proceed to Scutari ; on urgent private af-
fairs, to Captain C. Shuttleworth, 88th Regiment, to
Jan. 81, 1856, to proceed to Smyrna; Assistant-Surgeon
R. Meadows, 9th Regiment, to Dec. 31, 1855, to pro•
teed to Constantinople ; Surgeon R. Anderson, 90th
Regiment, to March 15, 1856.
No. 8. Sergeant Robert Hughes, 62d Regiment, is
appointed Deputy Provost Marekal, with pay at 4s. 9d.
a day, ♦ice O'Leary, discharged, from this (late.—By
order,

(Signed) C. A. WINDIIAM, Chief of the Staff.

Head-quarters, Sebastopol, Dec. 13.
N.. 1. The following officers have joined the staff of
this army :—The Re 7. H. 0. Wrench, officiating chap-
.l:4lu, from Dec, 5, 1355. Medical Staff—Deputy In•
'spector-General of Hospitals T. D. Hume, M.D.,f rout
Dec. 8, 1855 ; Second class Staff-Surgeon H. Finish,
M.D., from Dec. 8, 1855; Civil-Surgeon Vaughan
Hughes, M.D., from Dec. 8, 1855.
No. 2. The Field-Marshal Commanding-in-Chief has
been pleased to grant leave of absence to Major Wolfe,
39th Regiment, to Jan. 31, 1854 ; Brevet-Major Green,
30th Regiment, to Jan. 1, 1856 ; Assistant-Surgeon
Popplewell, 13th Regiment, to Deo. 24, 1856; Assistant-
Surgeon Cusack, from the 47th Regiment, until his
name appears in the Gazelle.

No. 3. The services of the following Civil Assistant-
Surgeons, belonging to the Smyrna Hospital, being no
longer required in the Crimea, they will proceed to
Smyrna Assistant-Surgeons J. W. Hulke, W.
Eddowes, H. Ranke, and J. H. Lakin.
No. 4. Major Shaw, Royal Artillery, having com-
manded the siege train at the left attack from Sept. 24
to Oct. Id, may draw staff pay and field allowances ac-
cordingly.

No. 5. Capt. H. W. Campbell, 79th Regiment, will
act as a field officer, and may draw field allowances and
forage accordingly, while second in command of his regi-
ment, from this date.

NO. 6. In future a rate of postage of 2d. per quarter
ounce will be charged upon all letters sent by officers,
non commissioned, and private soldiers, between any of
the British hospitals at or near Smyrna or the Darda.
males, and any ports or places in Turkey or the Mack
Sea.

No. 7. The woollen clothing provided by government
for the non-commissioned officers and men is to be worn ;
it is essential for their health, is given for the purpose ;
and officers commanding regiments will be good enough,
by inquiry and frequent inspection, to see that this ex-
cellent and liberal precaution for health is not neglected.
Nu. 8. Leave of absence is granted on urgent private
affairs to Lieutenants R. Carr and R. Currie, 39th Regi-
ment, and Lieut. J. Blackie, 18th Regiment, to Feb.
29, 1856 ; and in extension to Purveyor's Clerk Black-
more, to Dec. 25, 1855, to remain at Scutari.
No. 9. Thefollowing officers being in command of com-
panies niay draw field allowances and forage as captains :
—Lieut. Wardlaw, 31th Regiment, from Sept. 18 ; Lieut.
Pocklington, 38th Regiment, from Oct. 20.
No. 10. The following officer having left horses at the
public service forage may be drawn for them until Dec.
31 :—Surgeou W. Weld, 47th Regiment, for two horses.
—By order. (Signed)
C. A. WINDHAM, Chief of the Staff.