The Sun.
London, England, 1856-07-26 00:00:00

OUR GRAVES IN THE CRIMEA.

( Front tie Special Correspondent of the limes.)

The British army, relieved from the pressure of military
;uties, and warned of their approaching
,departure, have by
boured, regiment by regiment, for many long weeks, to erect
memorials to the comrade whose remains will be left behind
him by the last Englishman `who . quite this soil ; and tile:
works of this nature, which their hllsty embarkation did not
permit them to complete, have been undertaken by the few
skilled soldier-labourers now belonging to the fragments of,
the army. . The Chemonese is covered with isolated graves,
with longer burial-groundS, and detached cemeteries from
Balaklava to the verge of the roadstead of, Sebastopol. Ra-
vine and plain—hill and hollow7-the roadsidcr and.secluded
valley—for miles around;from the s:•.a to the TChernaya, pre-
sent those stark white stones, singly or in grouvs, stuck up-
right in the arid soil, or just peering over the rank vegeta-
tion which springs from beneath them.
I have already_ described Cathcart's-hill Cemetery. The
burial-grounds of the Light and Second Divisions have since
►ttainod such dimensions that it would be impossible in a
iewspaper to give .even, an idea of their position, and of'the
I.tonsainents they contain. Without pretending to offer a
guide-book, or to notice the many sad memorials of our losseS
and sufferings in the Crimea, a brief suppleMentary uotioe of
.:OM3 of the principal burial-grounds may not be uninterest-

ing.
The French have taken but little pains with their graves.
One large cemetery has been formed with great care and good
tasto.near the old Inkerman camp, but in general our
allies
omit not enclosed their burial places. The Sardinians have
erected a pedestal and obelisk of- stone on the heights of Ba-
laklava, close to their hospital, to the memory of their de-
parted comrades, and we have erected similar monuments on
the heights of Inkerman and on the plain of Balaklava to
commemorate the sth of November and the 25th of Octobers
Chose will endure for ages if they are permitted to remain
untouched by man.
At the Malakhotl there is nothing but a large wooden cross
at the head of a mound full of dead, with this inscription in
white paint (sic)
:
" Unis pour la victoire,
" Reuni par la most
" Du soldat c'cst la gloire •
" Du brave &est le sort."
Outside the vineyard, at the English head-quarters, there is
ti small graveyard which contains but two monuments. One,
ormed of a large horizontal slab of marble, marks the spot
~vhere lies the body of our excellent Adjutant-General, and
to addition to some Russian inscriptions has the simple words
—" To the memory of Major General J. Bucknall Estcourt,
Adjutant-General of the British army, who died of cholera,
Jane 24, 1855. Bern 1802." The next is a handsome cross
—" To the memory of C. R. Cattley, Esq.' who died of cho-
lera while serving on the stiff of Lord Raglan, July, 1855."
The rest are all nameless.
In a small enclosure, separated from the natural meadow
on-the slopes of Inkerman, near the most southerly point of
the Russian attack, are three monuments. The centre is a
slab of fine white stone lying horizontally on two deep slabs
of larger size, so that they form as it were a small flight of
steps. It bears a cross at the head and the following inserip-
sion " 41st Regiment. Sacred to the memory of Lieut.-
jlolonel C irpenter, Captain Richards, Lieut. Swaby, Lieut.
Taylor, Lieut. Stirling, who fell at the Battle of Inkerman,
November the sth, 1854 ; also of Assistant-Surgeon Lamont,
who died on the sth of January, 1855."
On the left of this is a horizontal monument of stone, in-
scribed—" Sacred to the memory of Sergeant-Major Spence,
41st Regiment, who was killed at the battle of Inkerman, on
the sth of November, 1854, aged 28 years ;" and on the right
is a smaller slab " Sacred to the memory of J. Lillies, pri-
vate, 41st Regiment, who was killed at the battle of Inker-
man." There are many other graves scattered up and down
over the slope, of the hill, andba large enclosure is devoted
almost exclusively to the 30th Regiment.
In leaving the Inkerman plateau, and proceeding down the
Woronzow-road past the burial ground of the Light Division,
you come on the rear of Gordon's battery. Here many a
poor fellow has been brought to die, and then has found- a
resting-place near the scene of his last fight. Over one mound
there is a stone, " Sacred to the memory of E. Churchill and
W. Lattiman, killed 17th October, and of J. Radmore, killed
18th June, of H.M.S. Diamond." Further on, behind the
first parallel, there is a monument, " Sacred to the memory
of Serjeant R. M'Coy, H.M. 55th Regiment, who fell in the
assault on the Quarries on the evening of the 7th Juue.
Erected by his affectionate brother, John M'Coy, Colour-
Sericant, 49th Regiment." This is an affecting prookof bro-
therly love, but somewhat further on two soldiers have given
a still more conspicuous proof of the same feeling. In front
-of the third parallel, and just in rear of the Quarries, there is
a very haudsome.stone, slab, surrounded with a flue wall of
cut stone. The slab is richly ornamented and carved, and
bears the following inscription :—" Erected by William and
James Weir, 47th Regiment, to the memory of their beloved
brother Robert, who was killed in the trenches before Sebas-
topol on the 12th of July, 1855, aged 31. Also to Serjeant
J. Keefe of the same regiment, who was killed at the same
time and place.—' Blessed are the servants whom the Lord
when:he comes shall find watchine—Luke 12."
In a secluded ravine, once busy with frequent marchesand
resounding with the roar of cannon, thebursting of shells, and
-the turmoil of the neighbouring camps, lie all that was mor-
tal of those of the Naval Brigade who rest in the Crimea. The
cemetery is enclosed by a wall, and is entered by a gateway,
in good preservation. The first stone which strikes the eye
is a handsome vertical slab of marble, with a cross engraved,
and the inscriptions, " Requiescat in pace. Sacred to the
memory of Lieutenant E. H. Hughes D'Aoth, late First Lieu-
tenant of her Majesty's ship Sidon, who, after having served
nine months on shore with the Naval Brigade, died of cholera
August 7; 1855, aged 31. years. This stone is erected by the
captain and officers of her Majesty's ship Sidon iu testimony
of their esteem and regard." The second grave is inscribed,
" Sacred to the memory of.J. Nichols,. who was killed in ac-
tion on the Bth of September, 1855, aged 21. ' Unto the Lord
I lift up my soul." The third is a simple memorial "To the
memory of William Barry, • killed 17th, 1855, Him that
cometh unto me I will in nowise cast out.' " No. 4. "To J.
Pinhorn, late gunners' mate, her Majesty's ship Albion, May
-6, 1855, age 32." No. 5. "In memory of W. Hubank, W.
Jones, S. Smith, and S. Wallace, killed in action ; erected by
crew or her Majesty's ship Albion, in token of their re-
spect." No. G. "In memory of William, her Majesty's ship
s lbion, killed in Greenhill Battery, April 9." No. 6. "To
W. Haynes, beg Majesty's ship Albion." No. 7. "To Johu.
Mullet, her Majesty's ship Leander." No. 8. "To C. Gas-.
ton, her Majesty's ship Leander." No. 9. " To J. Tobin, died
of wounds received in action.R Beneath is this -quaint in-
scription : •
" I am anchored here below with many of the fleet,
Put once again we wiliest sail our Admiral Christ to meet!'
In the north-west angle of the enclosure are four graves with-
out stones. In the second row aro 17 graves, of which eight
are marked by headstones. In the third row there are 13
graves, two of which have slabs and inscriptions to the me-
mery of seamen, named Collis and Hughes. The third
-grave is distinguished by a fine slab—" To the memory
of Lieutenant W. 11. Douglas, R.N., her Majesty's !ship
Queen ; killed 11th April while serving in the battery with
the Royal Naval Brigade at the siege of Sebastopol." Next
is a fine monument Sacred to the memory of Lieutenant
S. Twyford, R.N., who was killed by the fire from the Rus-
sian trenches while serving with the Naval Brigade, April 9,
1855," At the foot there is a handsome slab, with a similar
inscription in Russian characters. In the same row (No. 5)
there Is a substantial and massy monument—" In memory of
Henry John Spalding, R.N.:, mate of her Majesty's ship Lon-
dou, killed in the trenches before Sebastopol on the 21st of
January, 1855." No. 6 is to "R. Gardner, her Maje Sty's
ship London, killed April the 9th, 1855." In the fourth'row
there are 13 graves—No. lis to " J Arnold, her Majesty's
ship Leander, killed ou the Bth of June, 1855." No. 2, to
" J. Pascoe, her Majesty's ship Leander, killed on the 9th of
June, 1855.1' No. 3, to G. Cass, her Majesty's ship Leander,
killed-in the storming party at the Redan oil the 18th of
June, 1855," No. sis -a large and well-executed tomb, with
inscriPtiOns oil the slabs in English and Russian. It is in-
. scribed, memory of Lgeon Ilssher Hammett, Comman-
der, It N., of her Majesty's ship London, who was killed in
thestrenehes'before Sebastopol, -August 17, 1855, While Serv-
ing with the Naval Brigade and in command of its batteries
of the right attack." In the sth row are 13 graves. No. 1
is a small stone, " Sacred to the memory of Lieutenant T. 0,
Kidd, killed in the action before Sebastopol, June 18, 1855,
aged 24." No. 2is to "E. Collins, January 7, 1855."
,The
other graves are nameless. On the 6th row there are 13
graves, of which only one is provided with any memorial, and
this one is a large slab of wood already decaying and inscribed
as follows :—" Sacred to the memory of the following seamen
of her Majesty's ship Queen, serving in the Naval Brigade-be-
fore Sebastopol—George Sullivan, E. Eames, R. Ladrick,
W, Good, 3, Morrows, 3. Duggan, J. Davison, F. M.
Collier, W. Soulsby, J. Trim, J. Bryant, N. Harvey,
W.
Co M`D onald,.
lips,
J. Jones, B. Taylor, H. Hill,
J. Symons, .IL • Bazinrbally, J. Phillips,
J. g, J.
S. Welsh, J. Blewitt, J. Medlin, J. Coffin, Pat Mahoney; it.
Johns, T. Lanahan, T.. Clark, H. Chester, and F. Driver."
fu the seventh row are. 14 graves. No. 1, a wooden slab,
" Sacred to the memory of J. Price, J. Reed, W. Davidson,
and E. Quinn, who fell in action in the execution. of their
duty on the 18th of June ; also, of J. Murphy, J. Ennis, and
M. Kearns, who fell in the storming party the same day,
much lamented by their shipmates of H.M.S. Rodney." No.
2 is a large wooden slab—" Sacred to the memory of J. Glan-
ville, killed 9th of April, aged 23; S. Turner, killed in action
April 11,' aged 25 ; J. Woodford, killed in actiou 14th of
April ; Logan, killed it, action 6th of June ;J. Lane, W.
Wheeler, R. Morris, J. Callinane, -J. Brooks, J. Swift, T.
Short, Fullerton I'. Douaghuc. This board is erected by the
ship's cetnpany'of H. M;S:-Wasp, in token of respect to their
departed shipmates." The gross grows green over these
graves, and numberless wi:d flowers have sprung up in the
rich mould of the ravine. The enslosure is but a short way
from the site of the mule of the Naval Brigade, but it is situ-
ated on the left-hand side of the ravine as you descend to-
-wards S ebaetopol, whereas the sailors pitched their tents on
the rig
ht,hand side.
By the side of the road from Balaklava to the front there
are two graveyards filled with slabs and with monuments in
cut, stone, one erected by the Army Works Corps to their own
officers and men who died here; the other, the work of the
scene corps, in memory of the officers and men of the Land
Transport Corps who fell by sickneSs in the Crimea.
lusthe plain below the site of the Turkish camp, near head-
quarters, stands a solitary grave. It is enclosed joy a substan-
tial stone wall, and the head is marked by a handsome slab of
oolite, or, white sandsfone, with au ornamental carving above
an incised cross. On the body of the stone is engraved—,
cred to the memory of Col. Balfout Ogilvy, who died July 12,
1855. This stone was erected as a mark of respect by his bro-
ther officers." Such isolated records are not uncommon. Peer
Ogilvy I I travelled with him to the East when he Same out
in February, 1854, to seek service in the Turkish army under
his friend Colonel Cannon, and I soon heard of his distins
guishitig himself at Silistrie., and subsequently of his gallant
behaviour at Eupatoria. While the Turkish army was lying
inactively on the hills near Lord Raglan's quarters he sickened
and died just at the very time that Omer Pasha had triumehed
over the scruples and objections of the allied generals to the
removal of his troops to Ktrais.
The burial-ground of the non-commissioned officers and
men of the Brigade of Guards is enclosed by a substantial
wall. It is entered by a handsome double gate, ingeniously
constructed of wood, and iron hoops hammered out straight,
and painted, which is hinged on two massive pillars of cut
stone, with ornamental capitols, each, surmounted by a can-
graves, each containing 30
non ball. There are sa rows of
or more bodies. Over each of these is a tombstone or a
mound, fenced.inby rows of white stones with the initials or-
sometimes the name of him who lies below, marked on the
Mould by means of pebbles. Facing the gate, and close to
it stands a large stone cross, erected on a series of four mas-
sive blocks of the same materiel. On the west face of tl.e
block supporting the cr ss are the words—" Cr withers,
CoVstreanes, Scots Goads; A.D. 1T55." On the
ofp ;site face is the following inscription—" To the memory
Of the non-commissioned officers and men of the brigade of
Guards who fell in the Crimea this cross was erected by their
surviving comrades, AD. 1836." There are but few monu-
mental stones in. this cemetery ; one is a stone cross, with
the inscription, "Sacred to the memory of Lieutenant A.
Hill, 22d Regiment, who died June '2l, 1850. This stone
was erected by his friends in the Crimea." Another is "
lu
memory of Serjeant-Major Rennie, 93d Highlanders.
Erected by a friend." A third is " Sacred to the memory of
,Serjeaut George' Mancor. Xrecised by a friend." A fourths
is to " Quartermaster J. M`Donald, 72d Regiment, who died,
on the 16th of September, from a wound received in the
trenches before Sebastopol on the Bth of Septeqberi aged 35
Tears,"

IDAPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

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HOU3 OF LORD2--(This Day.)
The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat cn the woolsack

It a quaitcr past 12 o'clock.

The Earl f DUNG-ANNON gave notice that early in
the next session he should call attention .to the inaee-
pate remuneration of the commanders of the mail ships
between Holyhead and Kingstown, •and also that he
lhould move for certain returns in connection with- the

administration of the poor laves in Ireland.
TETE AUSTRALIAN MAIL CONTRACT.-
The Earl of HARDWICKE begged to call the atten•
,tion of their lordships to the contract that had litely

been entered into by the Government for the conveyance
)f the mails to Australia. He disapproved of the terms
of the contract, because he believed it:would ultithatcly
•ie found impossible that the voyage could be madti iu

the time specified in the contracts,-namely, 39 days for
she outward voyage and 35 days for the homeward. A,c•
cording to the speed at which the steamers of the company
:ere stated to travel-91 knots an hour— it would be
inipossible to accomplish the voyage within the time
,pecifiefl. It was true that a penalty of 1001. per day
vas stipulated for the non-performance of the terms of
the contract, but the company might very safely engage
-o pay such a penalty, as the profits to be derived from
he contract would be enormous. The situation of the
colonies was thus not much imp,r3ved. As the Post-
,naster-General was not in his place he could not expect
ouch information ; but, as the house was not to meet on
Aonday, he thought it his duty to make these observa•
Lions.

Lord STANLEY of ALDERLEY chid he was not
in 'a position to give much information on the point, but
he understood that the penalties for the non-performance
:kf the voyage within the specified time would be str,ictly
enforced, and that they would be amply sufficient to
insiire the perfcrmance of the contract, and the Govern-
:neat had the power to terminate the contract if its
provisions were not fully carried out.
STOKE POGIS HOSPITAL BILL.

The Commons' amendments to the Stoke Pogis
pital Bill were considered and agreed to.
EVIDENCE IN FOREIGN SUITS BILL:

, The Commons' amendments to this bill were alsocm-
sidered and agreed to.
THE' BISHOPS OF LONDON AND DURHANI
RETIREMENT BILL.-
The .Cemmons' amendments to this bill were•also con-
•idered and agreed to.
The Commons' antendinent3 to the Hay and Straw
Bill, the Metropolis Local Mhnagereent Bill, the Vice-
President of Committee of Council of Education• Bill,
and the Reformatory and Industrial Schools Bill , a ere
also agreed
THE, CONSOLIDATED FUND (APPROPRIA-
TION) ,BILL.
This bill was read a third time and passed.
THE NEW PEER.
Lord REDESDALE said he understood „that her
Majesty had graciously signified her intention Of c
(erring a peerage on the Hon. Edward Strutt, by the
title of Lord Kingston. Now, as there was already
a peer of that title, he thought some difficulty might
arise by_two peers sitting. in that house by a similar
title. •- • • •

The 'Marquis Of LANSDOWNE said the new title
was tolie Lord Belner.
.The. LORD CHANCELLOR said that even :if it
were true that the new peer-was to bear the same title
as another member of the house, there were various' pre-
cedents for it.
LEASES AND SALES OF SETTLED ESTATES

BILL.
The reasons of the Commons' Amendments to this bill
were then considered.
Lord REDESDALE raised an objection to the clause
re inserted in the bill which restrained Sir T. M. Wilson
from building on Hampstead-heath.
The LORD CHANCELLOR moved that this house
do not insist in disagreeing to the Commons' amendinents
to this bill. . , _

After some discussion their lordships divided, when
, •
here appeared—
For the Lord Chancellor's proposition lO,
Against it

Majority
The Commons' amendments were then agreed te.i
Their lordships then adjourned until one o'clock on
Tuesday next.

HOUSE
.OF COMMONS.—(This Dal.)

The SPEAKER took the chair at twelve o'clock.

Several unopposed returns were ordered.
LEASES AND SALES OF SETTLED ESTATES

BILL.
On consideration of the Lords' reasons for disagreeing
to an amendment introduced into this bill in this house,
preventing Sir T. M. Wilson from leasing Hampstead-
heath, .
- Lord R. GROSVENOR, in the absence of the [hem
member for. Sheffield (Mr. Hadfield), moved that the
home' Zio- insist on the amendment made in the bill by
them on a former occasion being retained in the bill.
-The amendment was then agreed to.without A divi•
sion, and a committee was appointed to confer with the
Lords on the subject.