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London, England, 1855-07-10 00:00:00

OFFICIAL DESPATCH FROM THE

CRIMEA.

( Front a Supplement to the London Gazette of Friday.)

WAR DEPARTMENT, JULY 9.
Lord Panmure has this day received a despatch and its
enclosures, of which the following are copies, addressed to
his Lordship by the late Field-Marshal the Lord Raglan,
G.C. B.:--

• flefore Sebikstopol, June 26.
My Lord—l have the honour •to transmit to your
lordship the'accompanying letter, dated this day, from
the Inspector-General of Hospitals.
Your lordship will observe with pain that this report
exhibits a considerable increase of both admissions and
deaths, arising chiefly, however, from the accidents of
war, resulting from the assault of the Redan and the
attack of the Cemetery on the 18th inst., on both which
occasions the troops were exposed to a heavy fire of
grapeshot.

I It will be satisfactory to your lordship to find that
the. arrangements both for the accommodation and
treatment of the sick and wounded were such as can
rarely be expected under such circumstances, and no
exertions have been spared to render their situation as
comfortable as possible.
I regret to say that cholera and bowel complaints
have been somewhat on the increase ; but neither the
admissions nor the deaths have been so marked as to
attract 'special attention. I have, however; with much
sorrow, to report the very sudden death, from cholera, of
Captain Charles Bowles, 10th Hussars, an officer of
great merit, who had served in India with distinction,
and is much regretted in the regiment.
Amongst the killed I lament to announce the loss of
Lieutenant and Adjutant H. Marsh, 33d Regiment, who
was killed in the trenches on the 24th inst. This young
officer had served throughout the campaign, and was
distinguished for his gallantry and devotion to the ser-
vice ; and his conduct on a former occasion I had the
honour to bring under your lordship's notice. •
I beg to enclose the lists of casualties on the 18th alt.
and of those that have since arisen up to the 24th inst.
inclusive,-,—l have, &c.,
The Lord Panmure, &c.

RAGLAN.

Enclosure 1.

Head-Quarters, Camp before Sebastopol,
June 26, 1855.
My Lord,—The weekly return of sick and wounded,
I regret to say, exhibits a considerable increase of both
admissions and deaths, arising chiefly from the accidents
of war, occasioned by the assault of the 18th instant on
the Redan Battery and the works in the Dockyard
Creek. Many of the injuries received were occasioned
by grape-shot, fired at short range, and were of a very
serious nature. The loss, consequently, has been heavy ;
but I have much satisfaction in being able to assure your
lordship that prompt aid was afforded to all, and the
action having taken place within a short distance of our
fixed hospital establishment, Accommodation was pro-
vided for them at once. This ,is an advantage rarely
attainable on active service in the field, so that the
wounded were placed under as favourable circumstances
as could be expected ; the amount of mortality, there-
fore, amongst them is mainly attributable to the se-
verity of their wounds, and not to any want of either
surgical aid or hospital accommodation, as both were
at hand. There was no occasion either to remove
the more seriously wounded when once they were
brought in ' • and the cases selected to be sent down..to
the surgical hospital at Balaklava were of a nature not
likely to be injured by the journey, and I am happy to
say they are nearly ail progressing in a most satisfactory
manner. Indeed they have done so well, I regret our
accommodation at the Castle, Balaklava, is not more
extensive, but, unfortunately, the ground will not admit
of its being enlarged.
. The hospital now in course of erection on the high
bold promontory near the Monastery of St. George will
soon be ready for the reception of patients ; and so far
as position is concerned, I think they will be placed un-
der as favourable circumstances as can possibly be ob-
tained. The situation is high and dry, overlooking the
sea, and subjected to no malarious influence that I can
discover ; and, whatever the result may be on trial, the
site is admitted by all who have seen it to be unexcep-
tionable.
Cholera and bowel complaints still prevail, and have
been on the increase within the last two or three days,
but neither the admissions nor the deaths have been so
marked as,to attract special attention, though numerous
enough to create uneasiness.

Taking the whole force, the admissions to strength
during the week have been in the ratio of 10.52 per
cent., which is very high, but the deaths to strength are
in the ratio of 0.68 per cent., which is more moderate ;
but it must be borne in mind that 1,659 of the admis-
sions during the week were from wounds alone.
The Sardinian contingent has suffered muoh morn than
the British troops have done since the epidemic first
made its appearance at the end of April. Great atten-
tion is paid to the cleanliness of the different camps, and
on the first appearance of cholera the attention of medi-
cal officers was drawn by me in a circular memorandum,
dated April 30, to the great importance of detecting and
arresting the premonitory diarrhoea which generally pre.,
cedes the more formidable stage of the disease.
I have, &c., JOHN HALL,
Inspector-General of Hospitals.
To Field-Marshal Lord Raglan, G.C.8.,
Commanding-in-Chief.

ENCLOSURE 2.-NUMERICAL RETURN Or CASUALTIES ON

THE MORNING OF THE 18TH JUNE, 1855.
Staff-1 killed ; 3 wounded. Ist Battalion let Foot-2
rank and file killed ; 3 rank and file wounded. 2d Battalion
Ist Foot-3 rank and file wounded. 3d Foot-1 sergeant
killed ; 4 rank and file wounded. 4th Foot-6 rank and file
killed ; 1 officer, 17 rank and file wounded ; 2 rank and file
missing. 7th Foot-2 officers, 3 sergeants, 12 rank and file
killed ; 8 officers, 1 sergeant, 54 rank and file wounded ; 1
officer missing. 9th, Foot-1 officer, 2 rank and file killed;
2 efficers, 3 sergeants, 42 rank and filo wounded. 14th Foot-
-3 rank and file killed ; 4 rank and file wounded. 17th Foot-
-1 officer, 1 sergeant, 8 rank and file killed.; 5 sergeants, 28
rank and file wounded. 18th Foot-1 officer, 1 sergeant,
22 rank and file killed ; 10 officers, 19 sergeants, 3 drum-
mers, 195 rank and file wounded ; 1 rank and file missing.
19th Foot-1 rank and filo wounded. 20th Foot-3 rank
and file killed ; 3 officers, 8 rank and file wounded. 21st
Foot-3 rank and file killed ;1 officer, 3 sergeants, 17 rank
and file wounded. 23d Foot-1 officer wounded. 28th
Foot-9 rank and file killed ; 5 officers, 1 sergeant, 1 drum-
mer, 44 rank and file wounded; 3 rank and file missing.
30th Foot--1 rank and file wounded. 31st Foot —5 rank
and file wounded. 33d Foot -1 officer, 1 sergeant, 9 rank
and file killed ; 5 officers, 30 rank and file wounded ; 1 offi-
cer, 1 rank an d file missing. 34th Foot-1 officers, 40 rank
and file killed ; 6 officers, 11 sergeants, 2 drummers, 148
rank and file wounded. 38th Foot-1 officer, 2 sergeants, 15
rank and file killed ; 5 officers, 8 sergeants, 113 rank and
file wounded; 5 rank and file missing. 39th Foot-1 sergeant
wounded. 41st Foot-1 rank file killed ; 1 officer, 1 ser-
geant, 8 rank and file wounded. 44th Foot- 3 officers, 1
drummer, 15 rank and file killed; 4 officers, 10 sergeants, 2
drummers, 96 rank and file wounded ; 7 rank and file miss-
ing. 47th Foot-5 rank and file wounded. 40th Foot-2
rank and file killed; 2 rank and file wounded. 50th Foot-
-2 rank and file killed ; 4 rank and file wounded. 55th
Foot-1 sergeant, 6 rank and file wounded. 57th Foot-2
officers, 6 sergeants, 14 rank and file killed ; 6 officers, 10
sergeants, 77 rank and file wounded. 77th Foot —2 rank
and file killed ; 1 sergeant, 5 rank and file wounded. 88th
Foot-1 rank and file killed ; 1 officer, 3 rank and file
wounded. 89th Foot-1 rank and file wounded. 90th
Foot - 2 rank and file wounded. 97th Foot-1 rank and
file wounded. Ist Battalion Rifle Brigade-1 sergeant, 5
rank and file killed ; 1 officer, 11 rank and file wounded;
1 rank and file missing. 2d Battalion Rifle Brigade-1
officer, 2 sergeants, 21 rank and file killed ; 3 officers, 4
sergeants, 74 rank and file wounded. Ambulance Corps-
-1 rank and file wounded. Land Transport Corps-3 rank
and file wounded. Royal Artillery-6 rank and file killed ;
1 officer, 2 sergeants, 13 rank and file wounded. Royal
Engineers and Royal Sappers and Miners-3 officers, 5 rank
and file killed; 3 officers, 1 sergeant, 6 rank and file wounded.
Total-21 officers, 18 sergeants, 1 drummer, 211 rank
and file killed ; 70 officers, 82 sergeants, 8 drummers, 1,040
rank and file wounded ; 2 officers, 20 rank and file missing.

TOTAL CASUALTIES.

Officers
Sergeants
Drummers
Bank and file

98
100
9
1,271

Total 1,473

Enclosure 3.

SUPPLEMENTARY NOMINAL RE [URN OF OFFICERS
WOUNDED ON THE MORNING OF THE 18TH JUNE.
Camp before Sebastopol, June 25.
Staff—Deputy Assistant Quartermaster-General Brevet
Major Stuart 'Wortley, Ist Dragoon Guards, slightly.
alBth Foot—Captain H. J. Stephenson, slightly.

Enclosure 4.

NOMINAL RETURN OF NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS AND
PRIVATES KILLED ON THE MORNING OF 18TH JUNE•
2D DIVISION.

41st Foot—Private John Creig.
49th Foot—Privates John Donovan, William Fortune.

3D DIVISION.
Ist Battalion, Ist Royals—Privates Patrick Horan, Luke
Kennidy.
4th Fuot—Privates George Garrett, Patrick Hagan,
Michael Healey, Thomas Swinter, William Lucas, Ber-
nard Cotton. _ _ _

9th Foot—Privates Luke Caffy, peter Flanigan.
14th Foot—Privates Michael Lynch, William Thompson,
John Martin.

18th Foot—Colour-Sergeant Thomas Mallow ; Corporals
; Michael Hortigan, George Morgan, James Watson Pri
Cotter, vates William Birmingham, Timothy Patrick
Dowd (1), Michael Gorman (1), Robert Gordon, Cornelius
Hannigan, Lawrence Keelan, Patrick Kearns, Abraham
Reane, Thom as McCormick, Samuel McEvoy, John Molouy,
James Murray, Michael Murphy (2), Rernard Quinn, Jas.
Rodgers, Patrick Maloney, George I'ugh, Michael Cantlin.
28th Foot—Corporal Michael Collins ; Privates Joshua
Collins, Thomas Davis, Richard English, Owen Leonard,
William Smith, Hugh Thompson, James Watson, James
Tobin.

38th Foot—Sergeants Edward Slater, George Baugh,
Corporal Henry Goodman ; Lance-Corporals John Grace,
Samuel Argue, William Bruce, Charles Connor; Privates
Thomas Corrigan, John Gratton, David Jones, James
Woods, Patrick O'Brien, Charles Bradley, George Reed,
Samuel Rowley, Patrick Farrett (Farrell), Samuel
Gardner.

44th Foot—Drummer Joseph Smith ; Corporal Robert
Bruce ; Privates John Browne William Barns, John
BrAtiley, Javan Darby, John Diebh gorge Glum, Jan