The Liverpool Standard, and General Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-12-05 00:00:00

Albion, slightl;

THE FRENCH DESPATCHES.
The General-in-Chief of the Army of the East has ad-
dressed to the Minister of War the two following reports;
which he has received'fronv Generals Forey and Bosquet,
commanding the French troops engaged on the sth of
November, at the battle of Inke

SEBASTOPOL, Nov.
CORPS DE SIEGE

ARMY OF THE EAST
Mon. General,—l have the honour to acquaint you that
on the sth of November, at 9 o'clock in the morning, the
reft of our attack against Sebastopol was assailed by a
Russian column, composed‘of four battalions forming the
Regiment of Minsk, one battalion of the regiment of Wol-
hynsk, and of a certain number of volunteers who joined
them. This column, 5,000 strong, supported by a battery
of artillery, left the city by the-bastion of the Quarantine,
and proceeded along the ravine-situate on the left of our
lines. Its march, favoured by a thick mist, could not be
immediately arrested, and it threw its force upon the bat-
teries Nos. 1 and 2, which it reached. The occupants of
these• .batteries having been compelled to retire towards
the battalions of the 39th and the 19th Regiments of the
Line, • and upon four companies •of the Foreign Legion
charged with the defence of the trenches. These bat-
talions, or portions of battalions, were also compelled to
retire before the efforts of the Russian column, but they
vigorously resumed the'offensive, when two companies of
the 19th battalion of Chasseurs, in reserve at Clocheton,
and four companies of the Foreign Legion, from the
building of the Carrieres, arrived' at the scene of the
conflict.
The-General De la Motte Rouge,-who occupied his post
at the trench in the first parallel, rapidly advanced with
some companies of the 20th Light Infantry upon the
points attacked. When he reached the batteries No. 1
and 2, they were already abandoned by the enemy, who
was thrown back upon the opposite side of the ravine, at
a little distance from the trench. Encouraged by the
general, our soldiers advanced 'with; ardour beyond the
first line of defence, pursuing the enemy, and subjecting
him to a murderous fire. They stopped themselves at the
height of the building called Du Rivage," taking up a
position• behind the walls, whence they continued the:.
fire.
While these events were going en, and at the first re-
port of the I mounted my horse and adopted the
following. dispositions :—I ordered General de Lourmel
to proceed directly upon the burnt house, and General
,d'Aurelle •to march in advance of 'his- front along the
Sebastopol road, which borders the sea,
His Imperial Highness Prince Napoleon was instructed
to hold his division under arms, and it advanced as far as
the Maison du Cloohcton to support my right, while an
effort was being made on the left.
Levaillant's division, having taken the place of the
brigades- of Lourmel and of Aurelle, at the moment of
their departure, went in advance of their front in columns
by brigades. General Levaillant placed himself at 500
metres behind this line, to judge of the moment when his
aid •would be necessary.
I placed myself at the head of the sth battalion of
Chasseurs and of my artillery, and .1 followed the ravine
of Carriere perpendicular to the Sebastopol road, for the
purpose of cutting off the retreat of 'the enemy in case he
should have advanced beyond the batteries Nos. 1 and 2.
Such- were the general dispositions which I took to

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upon myself to recommend the surviving officers of the put myself in a condition to he prepared_ for every event on and a ham over his shoulder. As he wai had 1/*;eCer;tr
Staff, viz.: Colonel Wyndham, Assistant-Quartermaster- the side of the corps de siege. I was briskly attacked ; I if I could spare him a few potatoes. All 400 ,g ti,
General, and Captain Hugh Smith, 3rd Foot, Deputy- heard the fire in the direction of anaerman ; I knew that cold cooked ones,. which, I showed him, ae'va ir.lol ~
Assistant Quartermaster-General ; Major Maitland, De- you.were then smartly engaged ; but not being able to most thankfully, and begged me to Put th.s, be 'letatoci
puty-Assistant Adjutant-General, who is wounded; and judge from what side the most violent effort would be tiful dresscoat which he had on ; and as"- ad Oa reel
Captain Street, 57th Regiment, and Lieut. Torrens, 23rd made, I felt bound to advance to , the combat with my a greasy ham over his shoulder and his as"- Os veto
Regiment, brigade majors; and I may here express my first lines, supported by the whole of my reserves. his pocket. Every one- is obliged to betasre al",,f OA
deep regret that Lieut.-Colonel Charles Seymour, Scots The brigade of Lourmel, carried away by indescribable here. Next day I met the colonel on sPi all "0 iIV
Fusilier' Guards, should have fallen. He had served on ardour for their chief, bore down the enemy before them Raglan and the Duke, of Cambridge, :1,itheY_13,,,,,/
the staff with the lamented Sir George Cathcart at the as soon as they met. Two battalions of the 26th Regi- thanked me for the potatoes—they saki r Off'lo),eil
Cape, and had accompanied him to this country in the ment of the Line furiously pursued the Russians, who re- fried, which were the first they had tasted.° eXigltre
capacity of Assistant-Adjatant-General; and he was re- tired in disorder. It was then that General de la Motte THE DUKE OF CVMDRIDGE AND LOU'I ,A 1 Poete.
markable for his intelligence, gallantry, and zeal. Rouge, perceiving General de Lourmel arrive on the height We regret to state that the health of his -I'c'ry c` IS LS
I would likewise beg to solicit your grace's attention to. of the Quarantine, where he was-in position, followed him and of the Earl of Cardigan has suffered ''e aeicje°
the services of Colonel Horne, who commanded the 20th, in his movement of offence. Our troops, stimulated by lily. It is to be hoped: sincerely that' OT: I.P 05'
and came out of action the senior officer of the divisiona the ardour of success, very nearly reached the walls of Crimea will soon regain the invaluable au !fa t;eo
Captain Inglis, commanding the 57th, and Lieut.-Colonel the fortress, impelling before them the mass of Russians, both those officers.e-Mooning Herald.i
~,, e fa.,,,CarA
Smyth, commanding the6Bth Regiment, who was severely, while the section of artillery, commanded by Lieutenant SPIRIT OF THE FRENCH TROOPE.7-", lil ii, tPtif iiiiier,
wounded; and Captain Dallas, commanding a detachment de la Hitte, poured upon them a showerof shells and balls. —.. A letter from one of our correspondent": of to
el er
of the 46th; of Lieut.-Colonel Ainslie, of the 21st, who I had taken position, with the five battalions of Chas- gives us interestbag details as to the -sPirl Os' eoot!i
was wounded; of Lieut.-Colonel Swyny, who unfortu, seurs, on the right flank of General de la Motte Rouge,. which, in every rank, is most satisfactorY• tileie,to,,,a,
nately fell at the head of the 63rd, and was succeeded in and on the height of the Quarantine, have become so accustomed to the dangerstooo ,c;e ti,' o
the command by Major the Hon. Robert Dalzell, _ and Thinking that, the pursuit of the enemy was carried posed to, that, he the midst of the -prodiee,i„a, 'Ol/511)',
Lieut.-Colonel Horsford, of the Rifle Brigade; of Lieut.- much too far, I sent the Chef d'Escadron Dauvergne and falling amongst them they chat and '3-ng tt)rell:1)
Colonel D. Wood, the-senior officer of the Artillery of the le Captaine d'Etat Major. Colson, to bear orders to the meals, and play. at cards, without aPPesear-aersf`" ri e '''
Division ; and Majoe-Townsend, of the Artillery, who was Generals to retire immediately, There was much difficulty the death which threatens them. The ow" ue 000°, bi
unfortunately killed. He was considered a most valuable- in effecting this movement, so.great was the ardour of the calm, and in the same good spirits-. theY tit,. then, s'
officer, and was ably succeeded by Captain Hoste. Lieut.- chiefs and the soldiers- The retirement was supported way of pastime in the trenches, where al a slie el
Colonel Powell would have commanded the 57th, but he• by the position which I. occupied on the right, with: the them have been struck by the splinters ° the err
was on duty in thetrenches. five battalions of Chasseurs, in the centre, by the rest of a shot." ia tbe ef6
lia 01 0
The officers of the Light Division whose services have the brigade of Lourmel; leheloune'e, and on the left by RUSSIAN.. BILITTALITY.—As I.was 5ta,11,1,,a fn' arils oo„
been brought to my notice by Lieutenant-General Sir General d'Aurelle. This general officer had inclined to- bag Battery a short time ago (says a xe;-arels' "oti'ij
George Brown, who was obliged by a wound in his arm wards the sea-shore, and had taken, by main force,,in the mea) talking to some officers of the Geoeyagteraleee
to quit the fiekit before the action terminated; and by midst of a mass of projectiles discharged from the bastions describing their terrible losses, Colonel (pa vePA
Major-General. Codrington, who succeeded him in the of the town, the buildings of the Quarantine, which he Lieutenant-Colonel Wilbraham,. of thnet t4l,..silieor ;11,b
command, are Lieutenant-Colonel Yea, of the Royal occupied with the first battalion of the 74th Reiment of General'astaff, rode up towards the sP--1, ea, the bye
Fusiliers ; Major Sir Thomas Troubridge, of the same the Line. He had left in second line, in a Borninant the operations. The instant their cocket,t oli ! 1),,,a010,
regiment, who-was commanding in a battery, and, though position, Colonel Beuret with two battalions, ready for above the ridge a burst of smoke arose c,' wilisl ps' 0,1
a faze . 01°4 0,
desperately wounded, behaved with the utmost gallantry , every event. from the head of the harbour, surd - a in"- b. plat, .e'
and composure:. Major Bunbury, of the 23rd, who replaced The occupation of this building was very useful. It came n shell right over us, anh email Aia 40.1101 a,
him in command; Brevet-Major Mundy, commanding the protected effectually the retreat of the brigade of Lourmel, where our men were actually enga,7- 0 cf"a -basai;
33rd; Lieutenant-Colonel Shirley, of the 88th, who was and I cannot too much approve of this disposition adopted Russian dead ! Such atrocity flee'; :t a"„41;13to triie
employed- in the trenches • Lieutenant-Colonel Jeffries, by General &Aurelle, for it put an end to the desperate officers and men were alike indign, rd flaaaaas as 0
commanding the portion Of that regiment which was in fusillade by the Russians, who, having been brought again Conynghame told me he understood -14° 01°_efrtieci0,11 e
the field,; Lieutenant-Colonel Egerton, commanding the in advance, bordered anew the opposite (the north) side of tually sent in a flag of truce that veribe as`,/,es:fiVio
77th ; Majors Straton and Dixon, of the same regiment : the Bay of the Quarantine. The fire of the 74th Regi- Russian generals to inform them that L'e arcs t° ttetoo
Lieutenant-Colonel Unett, of the lOth, on duty in the ment, directed with certain aim, forced them to retreat a hill-side were burying the dead. A-,,,111 ,a5,0,' 09,1aA
trenches ; Lieutenant-Colonel Lawrence and Captain second time and to retire into the fortress. It was, upon second shell was directed at us and IFl4,';of o:desZo.
Ebrington, of the Rifle Brigade ; and Captain Hopkins, the opposite' side (the north) that I wished to arrest the but it was quite evident that the Soc,eig the -ages.; fry,
commanding a detachment of Royal Marines, which had pursuit of the enemy, if, impelled by a warlike ardour, cocked hats and on horseback was not 0, teetp
been brought up to replace a wing of the Rifle Brigade which I deplore, the brave General de Lourmel had not led world at that particular moment, and wie get ea faBfos a'
that had been sent down to Balaklava,
_and fully main- his troops beyond. In this pursuit, seriously wounded by though I confess I would have willing_rg/Ditt A t?opl,
tained the reputation of that distinguished corps; Lieu- a ball which traversed his chest, he gave up the command them more rapidly than my legs Pi' ,cts,ile i cal/
tenant-Colonel Lake, of the Royal Horse Artillery,. and to Colonel Niol, who was obliged to effect a retreat under' One thing is quite- clear, that, if Weil 3 wiP they,, ho'4
Captain Morris, commanding the battery attached to the an extremely violent fire from all the batteries of the place, approved of by the Russian authorities,l, ,01,411,,a1t
division ; Colonel Sullivan, Assistant-Adjutant-General ; a movement which did not terminate until they reached ble to treat their men as civilised beingoi ba".; rel'
Lieutenant-Colonel Airey, Assistant-Quartermaster-Gene- the back of the ravine of the Quarantine. will
fare. asslutmiseimthree
ral ; Captain Hallewell, Deputy-Assistant Quartermaster- Our losSes have been very considerable, but Ido not
General; Captain Macdonnell and the other officers of the believe lam far from the truth in calculating at about hitherto lavished kindnesses on the fer`q Doper.:cr
Lieutenant-General's personal staff ; Lieutenant the Hon. 1,200 the number of the Russians,killed, or placed hoes de had fallen into their hands, can Pera)joisflOl" (V!
a .ri a 0
H. Campbell, Aide-de-Camp to Major General Codring- combat. diery to murder the wounded, eau c---dotg glea tlw
ton; and Brigadier-General Buller's Aide-de-Camp, The enemy obtained no advantae in compensation for to fire on men employedin the sacred 50 OJ, 0,4,
0
swsiobrslettochbaerliacetveeristthiacts
..,-.lllss.,kj','efrfra,eetlie
Lieutenant the Hon. H. Clifford, whose conduct is repre- his losses, for our trenches are intact; and of the eight dead. afo, °a f lie e
sented to have been peculiarly conspicuous ; Captains guns spiked, six renewed their fire immediately, and the SHEEPSKINS POR THE CRDlEAcalliifie t Clp
Mackenzie and Glyn, the Brigadier-Majors of the division. other two did so to-day.
It is due to the principal medical officers of the several I cannot give too much praise to the troops engaged on butchers of this place," says the 5„.41114,,,,,.5011; fil il);,1°
past commercial travellers have beent paPittseo 0/
divisions, Drs. Alexander, Cruickshank, Forest Linton, the sth of November. I was most completely supported " buying up, at any price, all the ste'`ieg 'f tit°,
rao short
la
tt
11'ex. Yfe'sft 'it: j:,
and Humfrey, to report that their able exertions have by every one—generals, officers, and soldiers. The officers disposed of. The object of this Prou,,ace °,03 " 48';
been strongly represented to me, and deserve to be most of my staff, from the commencement of the siege, and in large firm to furnish, within 1.9 oto
honourably mentioned, and the arrangements of the particular during the day of the sth, have never ceased to dressed skins, intended to P
Inspector-General of Hospitals, Dr. Hall, for the care of distinguish themselves by their bravery and sangfroid. the Crimea against the cold. neil%! to giavolltil
the wounded, merit the expression of my entire appro. General d'Aurell exhibited a high degree of military in- ADMIRATION OF THE FRENCH -,t-T ietter)ptl °ct °Dell!'
bation. telligence during this day. is , 00 „ t elf
—lt would be difficult (says a 138rii 10d. 'c° jilio 10 i
Lieutenant-Colonel Gambier, of the Royal Artillery, General Lourmel, who, though wounded very seriously, idea, of the her °lc lOrd°,eoa.ll
who had the command of the artillery in the trenches did not give up has t commanda until his strength was classes of the people of Paris, by
and,the whe!'„atiaa All,,ite;4
during the siege a duty which he discharged to my exhausted, has been he
Idrairation of all. He has sue- English at the battle of the sth ;
,t
the °f the °;t t",v
admiration excited on a
perfect satisfaction—was, I regret to say, unfortunately cumbed to his wound... cannot express to you the grief they in some measure seem to forg
raise 0 r.., 01. p_ 0
whose chivalrous bravery knew no obstacle, and
wounded when moving up with the two 18-pounders, which this misfortune occasions me. The army loses in him a own soldiers in their enthusiastic Poie ea"elicsoll le re..`l°o
behreserved a high destinya say
I had ordered to be brought to the right of the Second Divi- general
there seemed to if it dared,. eqorced t aoaeole tru.,4
sion ; and I have great pleasure in speaking in terms of chief for whom_".Among all classes, bees hecauseaeress itty 01) are )11.°41,
faction, who would,
high panegyric of Lieut.-Colonel Dickson, who had charge Youforwill remark, General, 11yt Jienninber of officers put , triumphs of our allied armies, .1:
~ „y that tola itiipilyt:
hors de combat, that the were special object of the ! willing silence. It is but just t
of those guns, Captain D'Aguilar,and the officers and menablice'l'tllc je;liP °V4
Position, do not disguise their rank, like the enemy, who worked them. They performed, under Lieut.-Colonel fire of the enemy. The yFrench officers, proud of their lin their praise than the RePlities °oorsi;i Oolliti
Dickson's directions, the most effective service, notwith- P .
the under eager to do justice to fine c 111.3 ogle fellolY to 0,0 0.
g a d o $
standing that they had a very heavy fire upon them, and the capote of soldier.
I am, with respect, &c than those who were, until tins imate .bfite ,ite ler
that their loss in consequence was very severe, 17 men
tself cent bier, t
The General commanding the "'
having been either killed or wounded, and one officer

wounded.
I derived, as upon every other occasion, the most able
and effective assistance from the adjutant and quarter.
master-general, Brigadier-General Estcourt and Brigadier.
General Airey, and their assistants ; Major the W
4-1,. Hon. A. Gordon

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FOREI
BEFORE SEBASTOPOL, Nov. 7, 1854.
kRMY OF THE EAST—CORPS OF OBSERVATION
THE BATTLE OF INRERMANN ON

Ism, and

THE STH OP NOVEN

Pakenham and Lieutenant-k.,ow.—
and the officers of their departments ; and from the mili-
tary secretary, Lieutenant-Colonel Steele, Lieut.-Colonel
Poulett Somerset, and the officers of my personal staff;
and I feel deeply indebted to Lieutenant-General Sir John
Burgoyne, for the constancy with which he applies him-
self to the discharge of his arduous duties, and the benefit
I derive from his advice and assistance, as well as to Capt.
Gordon, commanding Royal Engineers, Captain Chapman,
and the officers of that corps ; and' to Major Adye, the
Hon. Captain Gage, and Captain Fortescue, the staff-
officers of the Royal Artillery, to the command of Which
Lieutenant-Colonel Dacres has succeeded by the lamented
death of Brigadier-General Strangways, whose aide-cle
camp, Captain GOOOll, I WOllld also bring to your grace's-
I notice. . .

vue ureax or (Lay, on the 6th of November, the companions. newo- 1- ein
Dv showed themselves in position upon three points of and smooth hat—a cosarit„,
--
)on this side of the bridges of
vessels in the harbout:,
right of the English. 2. In the Sebastopol to see the
+he English redoubt inter
of the
of the town and ow

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.reeo the
of WIN !)It`t 001;01

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Inkerman, opposite
plain of the Tchernaya,
3. In face of the telegraph.
They had occupied these positions under cover of the may
cost ti
night and of a thick fog, and they opened their fire about
tion does n
half-past ri
six o'clock. before Inkermnn. nel of the trip.

menacing

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I ordered the whole corps of observation under arms P Ikl va r cb other'too Op
and .I went myself beyond the mill. General B baki
ur ? speculators of Ba a a , 4 eao—c
battalion of the 6th Regiment of the Line, fourg companes
followed me with a battalion of the 7th Li ht °lnfantry,a 21st. The pair looked bali",,:alid titl Fie
Purchasers who encumber tliv g ;to P-icc
of the
Foot Chasseurs, and two Ho S tt •
e a erns. by the corpor.al. The latter
individual in the bat wince' hositatg`