The Sun.
London, England, 1857-06-26 00:00:00

BALTIC.

GEORGE INGOUVILLE, C ptaiu of tl:e Mast. -On the
13th of July, 1855, while the boats of the Arrogant were
engaged with the enemy's gunboats and batteries off Vi-
borg, her second cutter was swamped by the blowing up
of her magazine, and drifted under a battery. Notwith-
standing that he was wounded in the arm, and that the
boat was under a heavy fire, Ingouville, without any order
to do so, jumped overboard, caught hold of her painter,
and saved her.—(Despatch from Capt. Yelverton, Nov. 18,
1850, and Rear-Admiral Hon. Sir R. T. Dundas, Dec 12,
1856, No. 759,)
JOHN BYTHESEA, Commander.—On the 9th of August,
1854, having ascertained that an aide-de-camp of the
Emperor of Russia had landed on the island of Wardo,
in charge of a mail and despatches for the Russian Go-
vernment, Commander Bythesea obtained permission to
himself and William Johnstone, a stoker, to proceed on
shore with the view to intercept them. Being disguised
and well armed, they concealed themselves till the night of
the 12th, when the mail-bags were lauded close to the spot
where they lay secreted in the bushes. The mails were
accompanied by a military escort, which passed close to
them, and which, as soon as it was ascertained that the
road was clear, took its eeparture. Availing themselves
of this opportunity, Commander Bythesea and the stoker
attacked the five men in charge of the mail, took three of
them prisoners, and brought them in their own boat on
board of the Arrogant. The dispatches were carried to
General Baraguay d'Hilliers, who expressed himself in the
highest terms of approval. ( Despatch from Captain Yel-
vet ton, enclosed in a letter from Vice-Admiral Sir C.
apier of 31st January, 1856.)
WILLLIAIII JOHNSTONE, Stoker.—This person was the
companion of Commander Bythesea in the above-men-
tiened enterprise. ( 'espatch from Captain Yelverton,
enclosed in a letter from Vice-Admiral Sir C. Napier of
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13th January, 1856.)
CHARLES, D. LUCAS, Lieutenant. This officer was pro-
moted to his present rank on the 21st of Juno, 1851,, fur
his gallantry i❑ throwing overboard a live shell, at the first
attack on the batteries of Itomarsund. Captain Hall writes
to Sir C. Napier:—" With regard to Mr. Lucas, I have the
pleasure to report a remarkable instance of coolness ant
presence of mind in action, he having taken up and thrown
overbo ird a live shell thrown on board the Hecla by the
enemy while the fuze was burning."—( Letter of Captain
Hall to Sir C. Napier, 22d June, 1814 ) Sir C. Napier, in
forwarding Captain Hall's letter, remarks :—" Their lord-
ships will observe in Captain Hall's letter the great courage
of Mr. C, D. Lucas, in taking up a live shell, and throwing
it overboard; and I trust their lordships will mark their
sense of it by promoting him."— (Sir C. Napier to Secre-
tary of Admiralty, 28th June, 1851.)

ROYAL MARINES.
GEORGE DARE DOWELL, Lieutenant, R.M.A.—An ex-
plosion having occurred in one of the rocket boats of the
Arrogant, during the attack on some forts near Viborg,
L'eut. Dowell (who was on board the Ruby gunboat, while
his own boat was receiving a supply of rockets) was the
first to jump into the quarter-boat of the Ruby, and with
three volunteers, himself pulling the stroke-oar, proceeded
instantly, under a heavy fire of grape and musketry, to the
assistance of the cutter's crew. The Russians endeavoured
to prevent his object of saving the men and boat, but Lieu-
tenant Dowell succeeded in taking up three of the boat's
crew, and placing them on boas
d the Ruby ; and on his
returning to the spot, was mainly instrumental in keeping
afloat and bringing off the sinking cutter.—(Despatch from
Rear-Admiral Hon. Sir R. S. Dirndls, 17th July, 1855,
and letter from Colonel Wesley, Deputy.Adjutant-General
of Royal Marines).
JOHN PRTTYJOHN, Corporal, R.M.—Reported for gal-
lantry at the battle of Inkerman, having placed himself
in an advanced position ; and noticed, as having himself
shot four Russians.— (Despatch from Lieutenant-Colonel
Hopkins, senior officer of Marines engaged at Inkerman,
an i letter from Colonel Wesley, Deputy-Adjutant.
General.)

THODI A S WILKINSON, Bombardier, R.M.A.—Specially
recommended for gallant conduct in the advanced batte-
ries, 7th June, 1855, in placing sandbags to repair the
work under a galling fire ; his name having been sent up
on the occasion, as worthy of special notice, by the com-
manding officer of the artillery of the right attack.—
(Letter from Colonel Wesley, Deputy-Adjutant-General,
Royal Marines.)

THE ARMY.
2d Dragoons.
Sergeant-Major JOHN GRIEVE (No. 774).—Saved the life
of an officer, in the Heavy Cavalry charge at Balaklava,
who was surrounded by Russian cavalry, by his gallant
conduct in riding up to his rescue and cutting off the head
of one Russian, disabling an,i dispersing the others.
4th Light Dragoons.
Private SAMUEL PARSER (No. 63.5).—1n the charge of
Light Cavalry Biigade at Balaklava, Tiumpet Major Craw-
ford's horse fell, and dismounted him, and he lost his
sword ; he was attacked by two Cossacks, when Private
Samuel Parkes (whose horse had been shot) saved his life
by placing himself between them and the trumpet major,
and drove them away by his sword. In attempting to fol-