The Sun.
London, England, 1855-09-26 00:00:00

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Turner, Captain Heyland, Catpain Hibberc, Lieu-
tenant Hickie, and Lieutenant Jones (Alma), were
wounded. 67 men were wounded and 11 killed.
In the 23d (Royal Welsh Fusiliers) Lieutenant
Somerville and Lieutenant Gubb are dead ; the
first was killed ; the latter died of his wounds the
following morning. Lieutenant-Colonel Lysons is
slightly wounded, and the following officers are
more or less injured by shot, shell, or bayonet :
Captain Vane, Lieutenant Poole, Lieutenant Mil-
lett, Lieutenant Tupper, Ensign O'Connor, and
Ensigns Redcliffe, Perrott, and Beek ; 130 men
wounded ; killed not known. In the 33d Lieut.
Donovan, a most promising and dashing officer,
lost his life while looking over the parapet at
the fight. He accompanied the regiment as
an amateur, in company with his brother, all
through Bulgaria, and went into action with them
at the Alma as a volunteer, where he so much dis-
tinguished himself that the Colonel recommended
him for a commission which he received. Lieu-
tenant-Colonel Gough, who was shot through the
body at the Alma, was severely wounded ; Captain
Ellis and Lieutenants Willis and Trent were
slightly, and the Adjutant, Tonsell, severely
wounded ; 45 men wounded, killed not known.
In the 34th, which was in the parallel behind the
columns, Lieutenants Harris and Laurie are
severely wounded, and 62 men are wounded. In
the 19th nearly every officer was touched more or
less, but none were killed ; 148 men were wounded,
and 27 were killed. The officers wounded are
Col. Unett, severely ; Major Warden, slightly ;
Captain Chippendall, ditto ; Lieutenants Godfrey,
Martin, Doran, and Massey, dangerously ; Moles-
worth, severely ; Bailey, slightly ; Ensign Martin,
slightly ; and Ensign Young, dangerously. In the
77th 42 men were wounded ; killed not known ;
Capt. Parker killed. Wounded, Capt. Butts,
slightly ; Lieutenants Knowles, Leggatt, and
Watson, ditto. In the 88th Regiment 105 men
were wounded ; killed about 25. Capt. Grogan
was killed ; Lieut.-Colonel Maxwell, C. 8., was
was wounded twice in the thigh and once in the
arm severely, but not dangerously. Captains
Mauleverer and Beresford ; Lieutenants Lambert,
Hopton, Scott, and Waterer ; and Ensign Walker,
are wounded severely. In the Rifle Brigade Capt.
Hammond, who was only three days out from Eng-
land, and Lieut. Ryder, were killed ; and Lieut.
Pellew(slightly), Lieut. Eyre severely, Major Wood-
ford (slightly), Capt. Eccles and Lieut. Riley se-
verely. There were no less than 125 men wounded
and 13 killed. It will be seen by this that no less
than 964 men were wounded in the Light Division,
and it is most creditable to the medical officer in
charge, Dr. Alexander, and to his surgeons, that all
these men were comfortably in bed and had their
wounds dressed and their wants attended to by 8
o'clock the same evening. The loss of officers in
Windham's Brigade, and in the portion of Warren's
Brigade which moved to his support is equally
severe. The loss in the two brigades a this divi-
sion is not less than 790 men. The whole loss can-
not be estimated at less than 2,200 or 2,300 men.
SUNDAY, SEPT. 9.
At 8 o'clock last night the Russians began quietly
to withdraw from the town, in the principal houses
of which they had previously stored up combusti-
bles in order to render Sebastopol a second Moscow.
With great art the general kept ups fire of musketry
from his advanced posts, as though he intended to
renew the attempts to regain the Malakhoff. Ere
3 o'clock this morning the fleet had been scuttled
and sunk, with the exception of the steamers.
About 12.30 the men of the 2d division on duty in
the trenches observed a preternatural silence iu the
Redan, and some volunteers crept into it. No-
thing could they hear but the heavy breathing and
groans of the wounded aed the dying, who, with
the dead, were the sole occupants of the place. As
the Redan was known to be mined, the men were
withdrawn, and soon afterwards the Russian tac-
tics began to develope themselves. About 2 o'clock
flames were observed to break out in different
parts of the town. They spread gradually all over
the principal buildings. At 4 o'clock a stupendous
explosion behind the Redan shook the whole camp;
it was followed by four other explosions equally
startling. The city was enveloped in fire and smoke,
and torn asunder with the tremendous shocks of
these volcanoes. At 4.45 the Flagstaff and Garden
Batteries blew up. At 5.30 two of the southern
forts went up into the air, and the effect of these
explosions was immensely increased by the rash of a
great number of live shell into the air, which ex-
ploded in all directions. All this time a steady
current of infantry was passing in unbroken masses
to the north side over the bridge, and at 6.45 the
last battalions passed over, and the hill sides op
posite were alive with their masses. Several small
explosions took place inside the town at 7.10.
Columns of black smoke began to rise from the
neighbourhood of Fort Paul at 7.12. At 7.15 the
connexion of the floating-bridge with the south
side was severed. At 7.16 flames began to ascend
from Fort Nicholas. At 8.7 the bridge was floated
off in portions to the north side. At 9 o'clock
several violent explosions took place in the works
on our left, opposite the French. The town was
by this time in a mass of flames, and the pillar of
black, grey, and velvety fat smoke from it seemed
to support the very heavens. The French kept up
firing guns on the left, probably to keep out strag-
glers, but -ere the Russians left the place the Zou-
ayes and sailors were in it, and engaged busily in
plundering. Not a shot was fired to the front and
centre. The Vladimir and Grossomonetz were
very busy towing boats and stores across. Cavalry
and sentries were sent up to prevent any one going
into the town, but without much success. I visited
a good portion of the place. Explosions occurred
all through the day. The plunder was enormous.
The following After-Order of the day has been
issued :