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wilkticianLand fileee,rws wounded.
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Zand file, wounded.'
28;.__°1 bragoon Guards—
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tea urageons-2 rank
~thsDlo rank and file,
Gnards—
pilleli„-elB, 9 rank and file.
dal Artillery-1 officer, 2 sergeants, 4.rank and filel/o;2,officers, 1 sergeant, 23 rank and file, wounded.
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tle 4ngineers and Sappers and Miners.-3 rank and
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13 d , officers, 16 sergeants, 4 drum-
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riZe, 381 horses, killed ; 27 officers.
''''lll,en, 199 rank and file, wounded.
J. B Bucx.NALL ESTCOURT, Adjutant-General,

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drummer, 14

72 horses,

'wounded.

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32 rank and file,
2 drummers, 31

10 horses, killed
and file, wounded

Ls---2 rank and file, 14 horses
48 rank and file, wounded.

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wounded.

ses, killed;

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21 sergeants,

• " of Casualties among Officers from the
the 26th of October, 1854, both clat,- •

22nd to

inclusiv

Staff OCTOBER, 27.
--Lieutenan-General the Earl of Lucan, wounded
Ivophal; Brigadier-General the Hon. J. Y. Scarlett,
rapt sled slightly ; Capt. the Hon, W. Charteris,
; `-/eorge Lockwood, killed or missing ; Lieut. H. F.
114' wounded slightly ; Lieut. A. I. Elliot, wounded
Ittglit) •
."ragoon Guards—Lieut. F. H. Swinfen, wounded
Cornet the Hon. G. Neville, wounded severely.
~ttoYal D ons—Lieutenant-Colonel John Yorke,
,A.ed severely ; Captain W. de Elmsall, wounded Be-
l? i; Capt. George Campbell, wounded severely ; Cornet
2nd• klartopp, wounded severely.
ns-C H. D. Griffith,
"`peeled slightly • Captain G. C. Clarke, wounded severely;
tql:ltiLenox Prendergast, wounded severely; Cornet H.
• ,dleY, wounded slightly.
qetli., tight Dragoons—Major J. T. D. Ilalkett, killed;
fop H. A. Sparke, killed ; Captain G. J. Brown,
elect severely; Captain Thomas Hutton, wounded
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klll4 -Quasars—Lieutenant J. C. Viscount Fitzgibbon,
1447_ (doubtful) ; Cornet G. Clowes, killed (doubtful) ;
ZuWW t D. Clutterbnck, wounded slightly ; Lieutenant
b•llo,Mtant Edward Seager, wounded slightly.
mk, t_-_*lussars—Captain A. E. Cook,
.wounded slightly;
r.lretant H. Trevelyan, wounded slightly ; Cornet G.
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Dragoonded severely.
ht in J. A. Oldham, killed;
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-tir T. H. Goad, missing; Cornet H. Montgomery,
noers —Captain J. P. Winter, killed or missing;
nd ant J. H. Thompson, killed or missing:; Cornet
wiitia-Nutant J. Chadwick, killed or missing:; Captain
t}y
41 Morris, wounded severely ; Captain Robert
koi,„e, Wounded severely • Captain A. F. C. Webb,
Irolia_,."'ed severely • Lieutenant Sir William Gordon,.
• 7 severely.
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lotlirY—Captain S. Childers, killed ; Captain E.
_NY, wounded slightly ; Lieutenant J. E. Hope,
.11stT lightly.
'trlegunent—Lieutenant J. M. Brown, wounded
11,..1143\p„,.,
regiment—Captain F. T. Atcherley, wounded
4ist3• 7,; Captain P. Bayley, wounded slightly.
Itegiment—Lieutenant H. C. Harriott, wounded
'37.
41W, Regiment—Lieutenant J. A. Conolly, wounded
Ensign Cahill wunded severey.
'ol,ha Regiment—Bre P.
vet-Majoro Hon. J. P. Maxwell,
'6/t "ed slightly.
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IN:: Regiment—Lieutenant and Adjutant A. D. Maule,
severely.tided
ode-de-campto Brigadier-General Airey—Captain L.
'olan, killed.
J. B. BIICKNALL ESTCOURT, Adjutant-Gen

23rd of October:tolhe

411,)%n of casualties from the
26th October, both days inclus

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tn---1 officer, killed.
''''''‘l4.lqtalion Grenadier Guards-1 rank and file
ISt Fe,
Pe62tlient of Foot-1 officer, wounded ; 4 rank and
/Eh p,_
19tis'egi, ment-10 rank and file, wounded.
2,6„' ftegiment-4 rank and file, wounded.
Cu Regiment-1 rank and file, wounded.
218 N, Regiment-1 rank and file, wounded.
Regiment-1 rank and file, wounded.
M ° Regiment-2 officers, wounded ;1 sergeant, wound-
rank and file, killed; 22 rank and file 1
, wounded.
flt Re • ent-1 officer, wounded ; rank and Me,
9 rank and file, wounded.
tircitegimen_ t-1 rank and file, wounded.
oh rank and file, killed; 7 rank and Lie,
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,-...vgiment —2 officers, wounded : 1 sergeant,
41.41; 1
drumer wounded; 1 rank and file, killed ;
tottt,' and le,ounded.
Itotim'etißegiment-1 officer, wounded ; 1 rank and file,
4tk
ent-1 officer, wounded.
71th
.4egiment-1 rank and file, wounded.
ment-2 rank and file, killed.
Neti negiment-1 officer, wounded; 1 rank and file,
1,,95;, 6 rank and file, wounded.
41€4 'iegiment-1 sergeant, wounded; 1 rank and file,
ht 8 rank and file, wounded.
2/1 Battalion Rifle Brigade-1 rank and file, wounded.
7hOttalion Rifle Brigade-5 rank and file, wounded.
'l` 4legiment-1 rank and file, wounded.
it•':',h()tatsl---1 officer, killed ; 9 officers, wounded; 3 ser-
-144: wounded ; 1 drummer, Wounded ; 14 rank and file,
4 it
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.I?,;rank and file, wounded.
. BIIMNA.LL ESTCOIIRT, Adjutant-General

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%of the Killed and Wounded in the Naval
'rigade on the 23rd October, 1854.
WOUNDED.
Pober-I.lleell, A.B , Trafalgar, slightly.
~„barl:t'l6l3Thonce, A. 8., Rodney, slightly.
,I.veor„ Aberdeen A.B , Queen, slightly.
'4Rhtf3,6e Wilkinson', Coxswain's Pinnace, Vengeance,
11„ •
1%1147 Colvide4 5n A B Rodney, slightly.
Total w,„an
STEPHEN LUSHINGTON,
The Captain commanding Naval Brigade.
--"'"arY secretary to his Excellency Lord Raglan,
Commander-in-Chief of the Army
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41.11 of the Killed and Wounded in the Naval
Brigade on the 24th ofOctober.
Tre.. WOUNDED.
4k 4; °I. Dunning, Diamond, slightly.
thalti," Bevan, ordinary, Queen, slightly.
l'ee Sllnmons, eaptain's-erew, Queen, mortally; died
Wiii.°llrs afterwards.
11,14n1 Bailey, LB., Rodney, severely.
Lawrenee, orinary, Queen, slightly.
Total Steele, Royal Marine Artillery, Bntarua,
°I died from wounds, 1; total wounded 5.
STEPHEN LUSHING TON,
Captain commanding. Naval Brigade.

'46 Military Secretary to his Excellency Lord Raglan,
4 it, Commander-itt-Chief of the Army.
turn of the Killed and Wounded in ,the Naval
Brigade on the 26th of October, 1854.
LED.

James Coleman, coxwain's barge, Trafaiga

408 WOUNDED.
13,01311 Day, A. 8., Trafalgar, severely.
.12nas Nott, ordinary, Trafalgar, slightly
44 killed, 1; total wounded, 2.
STEPHEN LUSHINGTON.
The Az Captain commanding Naval Brigade.
....uitary Secretary to his Excellency Lord Raglan
. Commander-in-Chief of the Army.

bIe.ANCH OFFICIAL DESPATCHES.
S4l,tlfoniteur of Wednesday published the following
"to-s. 111 t -tr(mnhe Feral Canrobert, commander-in-chief of the
ast :

N "Before Sebastopol, Oct. 22, 185,4._ .
Nom ,it works of approach continue inth e sense mdi
1741 ton HIS' previous despatch of the 18th. I have not
`°vre write at length, but I have the honour to address
tlli (41 the journal of the siege, which will give you al
the of our operations.
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To this report was appended a journal of the siege of
Sebastopol, from the Ist to the 22nd of October. Of this
journal the following are the portions which relate to the
operations since the opening of the fire on Sebastopol :
"Oct. 17.—At half-past six in_ the morning, at a signal

agreed upon, the fire was opened simultaneously by al the
French and English batteries ; 53 pieces on the French
side (including the four of the Genoese fort) and 73 on the
English side, in all 126 pieces. The town replied almost
immediately, with all the batteries bearing upon the two
attacks, and mounting not under 250 guns. The fleets
have not yet been able to get under weigh. For three
hours the fire continued with the same energy on both
sides, without a possibility of forming any estimate of the
result, when, at half-past nine, a shell fell upon the pow-
der magazine of battery No. 4, and blew it up. This ex-
plosion disorganised the battery, killing and wounding
some 50 men. The firing, nevertheless, continues in the
other batteries ; three-quarters of an hour afterwards a
chest of cartridges exploded in battery No. 1, manned by
sailors. The general-in-chief leaves it to the judgment of
the general in command of the artillery to continue the
fire. At half-past ten in the morning our batteries, upon
which the fire of the enemy is concentrated, being reduced
to three, and not able to reply except at a disadvantage to
the cannon of the place, the general commander of the
artillery orders the firing to cease ; the fire of the enemy's
batteries slackens immediately. The fire of the English
batteries continues,',without any marked advantage or loss;
the guns of the place, however well directed, do not cause
any sensible damage to the English works. About three
in the afternoon, a considerable magazine of the great
Russian battery called the redan, opposite the English,
blows up, leaving only three guns serviceable. At four
o'clock, an ammunition waggon in the rear of the English
blows up. This is the fourth explpsion during the day.
At one p.m. the fleet took up a position, its right line near
the Genoese battery, and directing its fire on the Quaran-
tine battery and on the town, the batteries of which re-
spond with energy. The mass of balls fired by the ships
must have caused great damage ; but the whole theatre of
action is enveloped in so dense a smoke that it is impos-
sible to see the results. At night the firing ceased on all
sides, and silence prevailed; the ships returning to their
anchorage without any of them having suffered serious

damage, notwithstanding the persevering efforts of the
enemy. The damage done in our attack consists in twelve
guns uncarriaged; two guns temporarily rendered useless;
some of the embrasures and battery works demolished.
About four p.m. the Russians send skirmishers to see
whether the batteries are abandoned. They retire within
the walls. During the day nothing important took place
on the side of the army of observation.

V. 4“, •••.•.., •
" 18.—The night between the 17th and 18th passes
over tranquilly ; the town does not fire. The men are
busily employed repairing the batteries. This work is
'continued during the day, notwithstanding the fire of the
enemy, which is well kept up, but which 'caused no loss.
Batteries 1,2, 3,4, 7, and 8, will be ready for service on
the morning of the 19th. The engineers, at nightfall,
push on their works towards the second parallel on the
right, facing the Mast bastion. The armament of its bat-
teries is regulated anew as follows, comprising a battery
(No. 9) to be established on the right of our line of attack :
Batteries I, 2,3, and 4, maintained.
Battery No. 5, suppressed.
Battery No. 6, maintained.
Battery No. 7 { ruin: gff 2,6.4'
Battery No. 8 {: Inmoorrla„ra„off
Turkisho mmoorrttaarrss
ooft.
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Battery No. 9 {1
The arrival of the last battalion of the Ist regiment of the
foreign legion completes the sth division (Levaillant), the
troops of which landed on the previous days, and which
consist as follows :-Ist brigade, General de la Motte
Rouge, 21st regiment of the line, 42nd ditto ; 2nd brigade,
General Couston, sth leger, 46th of the line ; 3rd brigade,
General Bazaine, Ist regiment of the foreign legion, 2d
regiment ditto. This division forms part of the siege
corps ; it is encamped on the second line behind the 4th
division. In consequence of this addition, the Ist division
established itself on the 17th on two lines to the right of
the cavalry and of the head-quarters, in an intermediate
position between the corps of observation and the besieg-
ing corps. The English artillery continues its fire, seem-
ingly with success.
" OcT. 19.—1 n the night between the 18th and 19th
the works were not disturbed. At about half-past ten,
however, an alerte was made in Sebastopol. A clamour
was audible, and a brisk cannonade in all directions, with
platoon firing and cheering. In half an hour silence was
restored, and the works were regained. At half-past six
in the morning the French artillery opens fire ; the
English does the same ; the place replies. The firing is
tremendous, notwithstanding a 'dense fog, which clears
about eight a.m. The firing then 'becomes more steady
and precise. On our side it is kept up with equal chances,
and towards the end of the day it has evidently an advan-
tageover that of the place. At two o'clock the tower of
the central bastion was a heap of ruins. The embrasures
of the Mast bastion (right hand) had suffered consider-
ably. About three p.m. the firing on all sides slackened.
Our batteries suffered little, and were easily repaired dur-
ing the night.
" OCT. 20. —The embrasures of the Mast bastion could
not be completely repaired during the night; at dawn,
when the firing recommenced, only two guns were service-
able. A portion of this result is to be •attributed to the
smart firing of our sharpshooters, which 'did not allow
the artillerymen to serve their guns. The engineers push
on their works to the right, before the Mast bastion, to
the ravine which descends into Sebastopol and separates
us from the English. The proidmity of the town, and
the nature of the ground, which is rocky, render their
labours difficult and slow. They work a 11a sape volante.
From ten a.m. to one p.m., and -from two p.m. to three
p.m., the enemy directs a brisk Ire upon these works ;
two or three breaches are made by the artillery of the
town on some of the weak points of the parallel. The
artillery re-opened its fire, and continued it 'during the
day. The firing of battery No. 2, however, (marine) was
interrupted in the morning by the explosion of a powder
magazine, which wounded no one, and did very little
damage.
"Ocr. 21.—1 n the night between the:2oth and 21st, the
besieged made a sortie about two in the morning, with the
intention of spiking the guns of the French batteries.
_They_penetrated between batteries 3 and 4, and had.
.already approached some of the guns, when the artillery-
men, seizing their arms, and seconded by the guard in the
trenches, and especially by the first company of the Volti-
geurs of the 74th, drove back the enemy with loss. Six
Russians remained dead in the trenches, and four mounded
—one an officer, since dead—were made prisoners. The
rest of the night passed over tranquilly. At six a.m., the
general-in-chief visits the battery of the Genoese fort
(No. 6, marine), and orders it to be suppressed. The
French artillery re-opens its fire at six.; the place replies,
but not so vigorously. Our batteries acquire a more
marked superiority. Batteries No. 7 and 8 obtained
good results. The engineers continue their works before
the Mast bastion. _ _ _

"OCT. 22.—The night is calm. The firing re-com-
mences at daybreak. The armament of the outworks of
the enemy is much reduced, and the works much cut up
and damaged. Recently-constructed batteries are dis-
covered on the back of the ravine descending to the south
port, and another in construction ; the latter is meant to
bear especially against the English. The artillery com-
mences the erection of the battery No. 9, and its powder
magazine. Sincetwo days, the enemy, who had displayed
some battalions, a battery of artillery, and some Cossacks
on the Tehernaya, is no longer visible there. The general
return of our losses since the commencement of the siege
to this day is.:—Rilled, 4 officers and 54 men ; wounded,
14 officers and 451 non-commissioned and rank and file."

OPERATIONS BEFORE SEBASTOPOL.

A correspondent ,of the Morning Chronicle gives the
following, dated -Sebastopol, -Oct. 23 :—On the 18th of
October the firhig.commenced on both sides at daybreak.
It was discovered that, during the night, the damage in-
flicted on the redan fort by the explosion of the previous
day had been completely repaired and fresh guns had re-
placed those which had been disabled. This sight was most
unsatisfactory, for it tended to confirm one in the opinion
of the length of the siege, and of the utter inutility of
combating mud forts with mud forts. The French were,
unfortunately, unable to re-open their fire ; consequently
the whole Russian cannonade was directed against our
batteries. The firing teased early on both sides. Our
casualties of the day were only 4 killed and 19 wounded.
The volunteer skirmishers and the party of Rifles did
great execution that day, for they had become better
acquainted with the ground, .and with the spots affording
the best and nearest cover. The Russian skirmishers
were completely driven back :by the superior skill and
activity of our men. A man of the Rifles was seen to
pick off eight men in succession, from a Russian bat-
tery. The skirmishers, in fact, found their work so
exciting and agreeable to their feelings, that, on
being relieved they expressed mu& regret. Towards
dark, a party of ten men, belonging, I believe, to the 33rd,
found themselves without a single cartridge left. Return-
ing home, they encountered a dozen Russian skirmishers,
who had likewise expended all their ammunition. The
two parties looked at one another -With great astonish-
ment, both expecting a volley. At length an impatient
33rd man tooleup a large stone and flung it into the midst
of the Russians. The example was followed on both sides,
and the original spectacle of a stone match now offered
itself. The English at length became tired of the exercise,
and charged the Russians with the bayonet, with which
the latter, with very good judgment, declined to be tickled,
and consequently retired. On the 19th inst„ the firing
commenced as usual at daybreak, and towards noon the
French guns were enabled to open, and thus relieve the
English batteries from their double labour. The fire of
the redan soon slackened under that of our two large
batteries, and that was the only advantage of the day.
At half-past three an explosion took place in the sea
battery, caused by a French shell. The idea first enter-
tained of sparing the town had evidently been given an,
for in the course of the afternoon many rockets were thrown
into it. At four o'clock p.m. a fire was kindled by one
of these projectiles, but was soon got under by the inhabi-
tants of the town. The latter, it would appear from the
reports of deserters (we have some 80 of them), lead any-
thing but an enviable life ; not only are their houses and
their lives endangered by our fire, but they are forced to
work in the trenches, and perform equally unpleasant
duties to civilians. Some of the latter, who ventured to
expostulate, were forthwith hanged, as an example, by
Prince Mensehikoff. Towards the afternoon, the apex of
the redan had suffered considerably, and the fire of the
enemy had decidedly slackened. Some of the skirmishers
from the light division penetrated that day to within
range of the ships, and commenced peppering down
the decks. A shower of shells, however, soon caused

'4rpoon a private of t

33rd, who had fired his last cartridge, was- crouching to
loin the covering party nearest to him, when two Rus-

sians, to his great surprise, sprang from behind a rock, and
seizing him by the collar, dragged him off' towards Sebas-
topol. After having recovered from his temporary stu-
nefaction at this sudden change of route, our friend of

course commenced reflecting on the possibility of an es-
cape. The Russian who escorted him on the left side
held in his right hand his own firelock, and in his left the
cantured Millie. By a sudden spring the 33rd man seized

the Russian's firelOck, and, on speculation of its being
harped it at its owner. The man rolled over
4 not less PPLaIY clubbed.

his companion

THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, AND GENERAL COMMERCIAL

v picking up his own Minie, our friend returned
Is the camp and joined his regiment. This little
rnd several other

)y a sergean

skirmishers. Another anecdote, somewhat cruel, is related
of a skirmisher, who, having picked off his man, took the
body to a covered spot and laid it down. He issued forth,
shot a second and a third Russian skirmisher, and quietly
deposited their bodies in h row with the first. Then, see-
ing a Highlander approach, he led him by the arm to the
spot, and said, " That's not such a bad afternoon's bag,
Willie !" A report was in circulation that afternoon of
our ammunition being nearly exhausted. Some vessels
have since arrived bringing ample supplies. The Blue-
jacket battery most certainly manifested no signs of want
of power and shot, as the condition of the redan amply tes-
tified. Captain Peel gave one of his many proofs of deter-
mination and sangfroid. A shell fell into the battery, upon
which he instantly seized it in his arms, and hurled it
over the parapet, where it exploded harmlessly. In the
course of the night two 68-pounders were added to his
battery. The monotonous roar of artillery awoke every-
body, as usual, at daybreak of the 20th instant. Nothing
occurred of interest until twenty minutes past ten, when a
small explosion took place within the French lines. From
the position of the French, it had been hoped they might
sap towards the town, but the rocky nature of the ground
proves decidedly antagonistic to any engineering under-
taking. We occupy either heights or ravines where any
such attempts is, of course, out of question. In the course
of the day one of our Lancaster shells, which had not burst,
was politely returned from a Russian gun. Onr furnaces
were at work in the afternoon, and several hot shot were
hurled into the town. At four o'clock p.m., an edifice,
near the dock yard was in flames, but the absence of the
slightest breeze prevented the conflagration from spread-
ing, and before night the flames were extinguished. To-
wards midnight some severe musketry fire was heard in
the direction of Balaklava, and the alarm was speedily
sounded in the French camp. At the same time the rear
towards Balaklava was menaced, a Russian column had
made a sortie, and had succeeded in entering one of the
advanced batteries, but were speedily driven out, with the
loss of several prisoners. Brigadier-General Goldie was
despatched with 850 men of the 4th division, and 60
Rifles, to the rear. His instructions were to proceed'
towards the telegraph post, on the road to Balaklava, and
to await there further orders. At daybreak he was direc-
ted on Balaklava, and on the road his division was passed
by three columns of French infantry and three of Turkish.
All the heights were occupied by Turkish troops, prepared
to give any advancing force a warm reception. The Rus-
sians, who appeared on the heights far to the rear, declined
to give battle, and retired. Our cavalry was out all night,
and have been lately much harassed by these night alarms.
The deserters from Sebastopol unite in stating that large
reinforcements are expected to arrive in that town be-
fore the 28th. This is probably one of Menschikoff's
little artifices, to encourage the gunners and garrison to
resistance. On the 21st the firing commenced as usual. At
three o'clock in the afternoon an explosion occurred in the
Russian redoubt by the white tower. The explosion was
not very violent, and proceeded evidently from an expense
magazine. Late in the afternoon a fire broke out in the
town, but, as usual, was soon extinguished. All the public
edifices, and most of the private houses of Sebastopol, are
constructed of white freestone, and very little wood has
purposely been employed in the buildings. Some of the
houses within range of the French batteries have been un-
roofed, in order to prevent, as far as possible, shells or
rockets taking effect. On some of the barracks layers of
sand-bags have been formed, and, in a word, every precau-
tion has been taken to preserve the town from the flames.
The practice of the Lancaster one-gun battery has been
much more effective since the opening day. Owing to the
construction of the battery, a small portion of the Twelve
Apostles alone presented herself as a range, and that at
too great a distance to be satisfactory. Since then the
" Lancaster" has been pointed on the town, and the exe-
cution committed by it is certainly immense. A shell
was seen to fail on a house, which literally appeared to be
rent asunder. I believe, however, it is running short of
proper umunition. This gun was dismounted that even-
ing, and conducted, under the superintendence of Captain
Baddeley, R.H.A., to the Frenchman's Hill Battery,
where its destructive powers will have wider range. The
engineers were not prepared for the reception of this "Lan-
caster," and it was not till last night that it was placed in
position. Our casualties were very small on that day, and
never in the annals of a siege has a besieging force
suffered so little as we have in the present instance. During
the 26 days the British army has been before Sebastopol,
not 200 men have been placed hors de combat from the
actual fire of the enemy. In the Frenchman's Hill Bat-
tery two guns were disabled in the course of the day. One
had been struck in the muzzle and severely damaged, but
the gunners worked it nevertheless. A second ball, how-
ever, completely disabled it. Fortunately our reserve of
guns would permit us to remount all the batteries over
and over again. The cannonade opened very briskly on
the morning of the 22nd. The French batteries were
worked with great vigour, and apparently with consider-
able success. One of our guns in Green-hill Battery burst
towards the afternoon, killing two men and wounding
five. A breeze sprang up which would have favoured a
conflagration in the town had a fire been kindled. None,
however, declared itself. Two prisoners, one an officer,
were brought in by the skirmishers of the light division.
The officer was badly wounded, and has since expired.
According to the private's account, the loss sustained by
the Russians was very large, and the streets were filled
with killed and wounded. Such like statements must be
received with great caution. A more probable report is
current, viz., that the inhabitants are suffering from want
of water. In fact, large water parties may be seen leaving
and entering the town daily. At night the cannonade
ceased, and thus terminated the sixth day's siege of Se-
bastopol. To-day (Oct. 23) the batteries opened at the
usual time, but up to this hour (twelve o'clock) nothing
of interest has occurred. In the course of last night two
new batteries were traced out, and the trenches com-
menced. Both these batteries (5-gun ones) will be
established slightly in advance of Frenchman's Hill. Bat-
tery, and will command the dockyard. The Russians are,
it is said, constructing a battery of heavy guns near the
ruins of Inkermann, directed on the encampment of ,our
extreme right (the second division). Most certainly they
have been seen at work in that direction for the last five
days, without being disturbed by our authorities.
A correspondent of the Morning Post, under date of
October 23, ten a.m., says :—I am sorry 'to say that at last
we have had the misfortune to lose one of our officer's—
not by ball or sword, but by deficiency of vision. Lord
Dunkellin, who is exceedingly near-sighted, started during
the night of Saturday with a party of the Guards for one
of the batteries, missed his road, and walked into the
'hands of the Russian outlying picquet. He must have
been well in advance; for his men, when they discovered
their error, rushed at once from the danger and escaped.
Being unarmed, and few in number, all assistance to their
officer was out of the question; moreover, it was quite
dark. Lord Raglan has directed that,•for -the future, all
parties shall be guided to their respective posts by staff
officers thoroughly qualified for the service. During the
night of the -21st, the French, who have now a mortar
battery, advanced 360 yards, shelled the extreme right of
'Sebastopol, but no musketry troubled them or us. While
passing, early in the morning, near head-quarters, I saw
two Poles under the charge of a sergeant and two pri-
vates; they proved to be two deserters who had come over
to our picquet a few hours before. They gave a most pro-
mising account to us—the besiegers—confirming many of
the reports already received. The streets are said to be
filled with wounded and dead men, women, horses, camels,
dogs, &c., and disease is devouring the survivors. Large
numbers have been destroyed by our guns, which, occu-
pying a commanding position, and now that the best
artillerymen are dead, the garrison is in the lowest pos-
sible spirits. I grieve to say a large hospital was burnt
by the fire of which I have already written. Our casual-
ties, now that the French are at full work, do not exceed,
daily, eight killed and wounded. This morning (Monday)
the town was seen in a blaze, caused by the regular shel-
ling of the French, who night and day deliver their de -
ftruetive missiles.

BIRTHS, 3IARIUAGES, and DE

BIRTHS

On the sth inst., the wife of Mr. James Hewitt, Wake
field-street, of a son, which survived only a few days.
On the sth inst., Mrs. Wm. Rutter, of a daughter.
On the 6th inst., at Fairfield, the wife of Mr. H. J
Hampshire, of a daughter.

On' the '7th inst.,- the wife of Mr
Mill-street, of a son.

Alfred Higginson,

On the Bth inst., at Woolton-hill, Mrs. James Jack, of

On the Bth inst., at Beechwood, Lady Sebright, of a son.
On the Bth inst., at Barthomley, Cheshire, the wife of
the Rev. Thomas St. Hill, of a daughter.

MARRIED.

On the 2nd inst., at St. Oswald's Church, Chester, by
the Rev. W. Harrison, Mr. John Jones, of this town, to
Alice, widow of Mr. John Wakefield, Lichfield.
On the 2nd inst., at Lowe-house Roman Catholic Chapel,
St. Helen's, by the Rev. Mr. Costello, John Addison, Esq.,
Blackbrook, to Margaret, eldest daughter of the late S.
Ashton, Esq., glass-manufacturer, Newton-le-Willows.
On the 4th inst., at St. Silas's Church, by the Rev. H.
Gough, Mr. John bliddlefell, woollen-draper, to Ethelinda,
daughter of George Hunt, Esq., shipowner.
On the sth inst., at St. John's Church, by the Rev. G.
L. Ireland, Mr. P. Lightfoot to Miss C. Whittle ; also,
Mr. James Wignall to Miss M. Draper.
On the sth inst., at St. Silas's Church, by the Rev. H.
Gough, Mr. James Ainscough to Mrs. M. E. Scott.
On the sth inst., at St. Stephen's Church, by the Rev.
D. Anderson, Mr. Henry Collins to Elizabeth, youngest
daughter of the late Mr. Christopher Warbrick.
On the sth inst., at St. Philip's Church, Mr. Thomas
Hunking to Miss Sarah Chamberlain.
On the 6th instant, at St. John's Church, by the Rev.
G. L. Ireland, Mr. W. Eaton to Miss M. Nicholson.
On the 6th instant, at St. Silas's Church, by the Rev.
H. Gough, Mr. T. Rawlinson to Mrs. M. Casimer, Green-
land-street ; also, Mr. J. Hargreaves, tailor, to Mary
Ellen, daughter of the late Mr. T. Lee, tailor, Everton.
On the 6th instant, at St. Philip's Church, Mr. Thomas
Paton to Miss Mary Thornton. _

On the 6th inst., at Heigham, by the Rev. William
Robbins, Edward Charles Morgan, Esq., of Norwich, to
Martha Browne, daughter of the late Charles Whaites,
Esq., of Wilton-hall, Norfolk.
On the fith instant, at St. John the Baptist's Church,
Mr. Thomas Woof to Edner, daughter of Mr. W. Parr,
Toxteth-park.
On the 7th instant, at Flint, by the Rev. T. Williams,
Mr. James Ross, of the county Aberdeen, to Ann, eldest
daughter of the late Richard Philpott, Esq., of Chester.
On the 7th inst., at St. Mary's Church, Birkenhead, by
the Rev. A. Knox, Mr. John R. Dealy, merchant, of Liver-
pool, eldest son of Lieut. W. J. Dealy, R.N., to Jane, only
daughter of the late Mr. W. Anderson, merchant, Dublin.
On the Bth inst., at Trinity Church, Birkenhead, by the
Rev. Dr. Baylee, Mr. Edward Firth, merchant, Sheffield,
to Christina, only daughter of the late Captain John
Leitch, of Liverpool.
On the Bth instant, at St. Peter's Church, Everton, by
the Rev. S. B. Sutton, Mr. John Dry to Jane Martin,
both of Kirkdale.

On the 9th instant, at St. Philip's Church, Mr.
William Robert Harris to Miss Isabella Hough.

On the 9th inst., at the Parish Church, St. Helen's, by
the Rev. Dr. Carr, A. C. Macrae, Esq., merchant, of this
town, to Annie, only daughter of the late R. Speakman,
Esq., solicitor, St. Helen's.
On the 9th inst., at Aughton Church, by the Rev. W.
Wignall, incumbent of Bamber Bridge, D. W. Pearse,
Esq., of London, to Jane, second daughter of the late
Thomas Barton, Esq., of Holly-house, Aughton.
On the 9th inst., at Runcorn, by the father of the bride-
groom, assisted by the Rev. John Barclay, vicar, the. Rev.

Virilliam Chartres Safford, 8.A., of Corpus Christi College,
Cambridge, eldest son of the Rev. J. C. Safford, of Mot-
tingham Castle, J.P. for the county of Suffolk, to Mary,
third daughter of Philip Whiteway, Esq., of Grove-house,
J.P. for the county of Cheshire.
On the 11th inst., at St. James's Church, Toxteth-
park, by the Rev. H. Hampton, M.A., Stephen Rowan,
Esq., shipbuilder, St. John, New Brunswick, to Jessie
Boyle, daughter of Stephen Rowan, Esq., writer, Ayr,
Scotland.

On the 13th inst., at St. Peter's Church, Sackville-
street, Everton, by the Rev. J. R. Sutton, 8.A., incumbent,
Mr. Thomas Looney to Miss Mary Shepherd, both of
Upper Beau-street, Everton.

ADITEETTSER.

THE LONDO

v GAZETTE

TUESDA

xov. 7, 1864

BANKRUPT s.—Daniel Jc
merchant, Nov. 17, Dec. 14, 11. o'clock, Ale Live
pool District Court of Bankruptcy : solid, 25, Messrs,
Francis and Almond, Liverpool; official assignee, Mr.
Turner, Liverpool. Esther Blenky, otherwise Esther
Blenkhorn, Liverpool, lodging-housekeeper, Nov. 17, Dec.
14, at 11 o'clock, at the Liverpool District Court of Bank-
ruptcy : solicitor, Mr. Yates, jun., Liverpool ; official
assignee, Mr. Bird, Liverpool.—John Thornton, sen., and
Joseph Ridgway Thornton, Godley and Hyde, Cheshire,
cotton waste dealers, Nov. 23, Dec. 21, at 12 o'clock, at
the Manchester District Court of Bankruptcy : solicitor,
Mr. Sutton, Manchester ; official assignee, Mr. Hernaman,
Manchester.—John Samuel Smith, Liverpool, drysalter,
Nov. 24, Dec. 22, at 12 o'clock, at the Manchester District
Court of Bankruptcy: solicitor, Mr. Wilson, Manchester;
official assignee, Mr. Hernaman, Manchester.—William
Waithman, Yealand Conyers, Manchester, Higher and
Lower Bentham, Holme Mills, Milnthorp, and Gate
Beckall, flax merchant, Nov. 23, Dec. 14, at 12 o'clock, at
the Manchester District Court of Bankruptcy : solicitors,
Messrs. Barlow and Aston, Manchester ; and Mr. Clark,
Lancaster; official assignee, Mr. Hernaman, Manches-
ter.—Henry John Todd, Pancras-lane, warehouseman.—
James Dungey, Rochester, grocer. William Cross,
Melville - place, Hackney, printer. Henry Hadlow,
Jewry - street, Aldgate, apothecary. Thomas Bun-
yard, Maidstone, grocer. Edward Buehler, Cullum-
street, merchant.—Walter Longhurst, Queen's-buildings,
Knightsbridge, builder. John Winkfield, Greenwich,
cement merchant.—Henry Lucking, Corriugham, Essex,
grocer.—William Wade, Northampton, leather-seller.—
Adolphe Devin, jun., Red Lion-square, jeweller.—Joseph
Greenstreet, Leicester, commission agent.—John Pollard,
South Cerney, Gloucestershire, miller.—John Fell and
John Learoyd, Huddersfield, woollen manufacturers.

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PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. Baxter and Chadwick,
Blackburn, tailors.—H. 0. Croasdale and T. Kenyon,
Whalley, Lancashire, grocers.—J. and J. Jones, Liverpool,
cart owners.
PAYMENT OF DIVIDENDS.—W. Green, Birkenhead,
auctioneer—second div. of 2s 10d, and a first div. of 7s on
new proofs, on Wednesday, the 15th of November, or any
subsequent Wednesday, at Mr. Morgan's, Liverpool.—
H. Hadland, St. Helens, glass manufacturer—second div.
of is sd, and first of div. 4s 8d on new proofs, on Wed-
nesday, the 15th of November, or any subsequent Wed-

nesdai, at Mr. Morgan's, Liverpool.
DIVIDENDS.—Nov. 29, M. Gladstone and J. C. Bond,
Manchester, general brokers.—Nov. 28, B. Redfern, Man-
chester, stone mason. Nov. 28, E. Coultate and T.
Swindells, Manchester, brokers.—Nov. 28, P. F. M`Kenna,
Egremont, Cheshire, and Liverpool, wine merchant.—Nov.
28, W. Laycock, Liverpool, iron merchant.
CERTIFICATES.--Nov. 30, G. H. Cripps, Shrewsbury,
wine merchant.—Nov. 30, J. Milligan, Chorlton-upon-
Medlock, draper.—Nov. 29, A. Smith, Liverpool, merchan.

SHIPPING NEWS.

TUESDAY. Nov. 7.—Wind N.W., light

ARRIVED.—BaItic (m.s:). Comstock, from New York—
Lampedo, Cronk, St. John, N.B.—Texian, Sewell, Mazatlan—
Annie, Burnett, Maranham—ldas, Westcott, New Orleans—
Thom:,sin, Baker, Cadiz.
SAlLED.—Wandering Jew, Stackpole, for Akyab—Union,
Wilkinson, St. Michael's—British Merchant, Witt, Havre—
American Union, Kelly, and Yorkshire. Marshall, New York
—Teneriffe (s.s.), Bell, Constantinople—Courier de Mar-
seilles, Beal:mean, Marseilles Felicity, Ross, Jamaica—
Canadian (s.s.), WMaster, Portland—Erato, Don, Rotterdam
—Commodore (s.), Anderson, Havre—Plata, Pernambuco—
Danube (s.s.), Reid, Trieste—William Stevenson, Williams,
Adelaide Parliament, Putman, Boston Blanch, White,
Mobile—Simois (s.s.), Farres, Marseilles—Harmony, Jamie-
soli,-Mobile--Dorothy, Elliott. Constantinople—Wave, Finch,
HaVre—Marie Emelie, Boucard, Port-au-Prince—Dundonald,
Gillies, Callao—Hortense, Hofkamp, Antwerp—Napan Belle,
Abbott, Alexandria—Glencalpe, Hunter, Laguayra —Aron
Lais; Rees, Dunkirk. •
Marian, Ryrie. in the Downs.
Astoria, Guy. hence at Boston.

ilinneiota, Allen, hence at New York.
Niagara (r.m.s), hence at Boston. 26th Oct.
Neptune's Favourite, Lane, hence at Philadelphia.
Albert Gallatin, Salter, hence at Portsmouth. N.H.
Sir Alexander, Walsh, hence at Prince Edward Island,
Rover's Bride, Larken, and Franklin, Say—both hence at
Savannah.

Pudyona, Arkle, and Levant, Lenniston—both hence at
Charleston._ _ _ _ ... . . .... . . . ..

-..-......._.
Conway, Duguid, from Geelong, and Tigris, hence—both
off Saugor.
The Swarthmore, from Melbourne for London, at Tahiti,
27th July, with damage and leaky, and would have to dis-
charge to repair.