The Liverpool Standard, and General Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-11-21 00:00:00

" GENERAL ORDER

" HEAD-QUARTERS BEFORE SEBASTOPOL,
' 27th OCTOBER, 1854.
.4 The Commander of the Forces has much pleasure in
",blishing the copy of a despatch received from the Mi-
-4111 ter of War, conveying Her Majesty's gracious approba-
rO2f the gallant conduct of the army at the battle of
Lord Raglan feels it to be his duty to draw the atten-
inof the troops to the sorrow her Majesty expresses for
Closs of so many valuable officers and men, as well as
of
manner in which Her Majesty is pleased to
Dathise in the sufferings of the wounded, and in the
ef of those whose relatives fell upon this occasion.
" WAR DEPARTMENT, OCT. 10, 1854.
ip 043, Lord,—Major Lord Burghersh arrived here early
9oh,l'e,Thorning of the Bth instant, and delivered to me
tlbT."ordship's despatch of the 23d ult., communicating
ti,t.'ietails of the glorious and important victory on the
41," of the Alma, which your telegraphic despatch, re-
b,ll,..ed on the Ist of this month, had already led me to
lost no time in submitting to Her Majesty your
tolirill's able and interesting description of this great
N'lct, and it is now my gratifying duty to express to
vkit lordship the sense which the Queen entertains of the
kliphle service which you have rendered to this country,
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The Commander of the Forces feels deeply indebted to
Major-General Sir Colin Campbell for his able and perse-
vering exertions in the action in front of Balaklava on the
21st inst., and he has great pleasure in publishing to the
army the brilliant manner in which the 93rd Highlanders,
under his able direction, repulsed the enemy's cavalry-
The major-general had such confidence in this distin.
guished regiment that he was satisfied that it should re-
ceive the charge in line ; and the result proved that his
confidence was not misplaced.
The Commander of the Forces considers it his duty to
notice the brilliant conduct of the division of cavalry
under the command of Lieutenant-General the Earl of
Lucan, in the action of the 25th instant. He 'congratu-
lates Brigadier-General the Hon. J. Y. Scarlett, and the
officers and men of the heavy brigade, upon their success-
ful charge and repulse of the Russian cavalry, in far
greater force than themselves ; and while he condoles
with Major-General the Earl of Cardigan, and the officers
and men of the light brigade, on the heavy loss it sus-
tained, he feels it to be due to them to place on record the
gallantry they displayed, and the coolness and perseverance
with which they executed one of the most arduous attacks
that was ever witnessed, under the heaviest fire, and in
the face of powerful bodies of artillery, cavalry, and
infantry.
The Commander of the Forces has the greatest satis-
faction in thanking Lieutenant-General Sir De Lacy
Evans, and the officers and men of the second division,
for the gallant and energetic manlier in which they
repulsed the powerful sortie made upon this position on
the 26th inst.
The conduct of all engaged was admirable ; and the
arrangements of the lieutenant-general were so able and
effective as at once to ensure success and inflict a heavy
loss upon the enemy.

The. folloviing despatch describes a piece of truly sea-
manlike courage on the part of an acting mate of the
Beagle :

" Britannia, off the Katcha, Nov. 1, 1854.
" Sir,—l have much pleasure in transmitting, for the
information and favourable consideration of the Lords
Commissioners of the Admiralty, the accompanying extract
of a letter I have received from Captain Lnshington, in com-
mand of the Naval Brigade, employed in the siege opera-
tions before Sebastopol.
"2. Mr. Hewett, of whom Captain Lnshington reports
so highly, has been actively serving on shore since the 4th
of October, with the guns, &c., landed from the Beagle.
"1 have the honour to be. Sir,
" Your obedient servant,
J. W. D. DIINDAS, Vice-Admiral.
" The Secretary of the Admiralty."

ADMIRALTY,

Nov, 17, 1854.

As a mark of their approbation of the gallant conduct
of Mr. Hewett, the Lords of the Admiralty have promoted
that officer to the rank of lieutenant, dating his commis-
sion the tlay on which he showed so worthy an example.

Extract of a letter from Captain Lushington to Vice-Ad-
miral J. W. Dundas, dated Head-quarters, Naval Brigade,
Oct. 28:—
" I beg to call your attention to the spirited conduct of
Mr. Hewett, the mate of the Beagle, in charge of the
right Lancaster battery, now containing one gun. On
the 26th instant, the Russians made a sortie in force—
about 8,000 men, on our right, placing our Lancaster gun
in jeopardy ; indeed, some skirmishers approached within
300 yards of it, pouring in a sharp fire of Minie rifles.
Some mistake occurred in the orders of the officer com-
manding the picquet, and the word was passed to spike the
gun and retreat, but Hewett replied, ' That such an order
did not come from Captain Lushington, and he would not
do so till it did.' (He was aware I was in the vicinity.)
He then pulled down the parapet, and with the assistance
of some soldiers got his gun round, and poured a most
destructive fire of grape into a large column of Russians,
and on their retreating from the British troops followed
them down the hill with solid 68 lb. shot, fired with fatal
precision. I am happy to say there were no casualties
among the sailors, and report says only 71 among the
troops. The Russian loss was very severe, as we saw the
bodies lying on the hill, but I am not in a position to give
you an authentic account."

GREAT BATTLE
BEFORE SEBASTOPOL.

(From a London Gazette Extraordinary of Thursday.)
Portman-square, November 16, 1854.
12.30 a.m.
The Duke of Newcastle has to-night received a tele-
graphic despatch, of which the following is a translation,
from General Lord Raglan, G.C.B.
The despatch was delayed between Bucharest and
Vienna by an interruption of the telegraph from injuries
received during a violent storm.
TRANSLATION OF 1 TELEGRAPHIC DESPATCH RECEIVED
BY THE DUKE OF NEWCASTLE ON 16TH NOVEMBER,
12.30 A.M., FROM LORD RAGLAN.
" November 6,185 t.
" The enemy, with immense forces, attacked, yesterday,
in the dawn of morning, the right of the English position
before Sebastopol, which was defended by the 2nd Division
and the Brigade of Guards of the first Light Division,
the 4th Division, and part of the 3rd, and subsequently
by the division of General Bosquet, and other corps of the
French army, which, by their gallant conduct, contributed
essentially to the decided success of the day.
"General Canrobert immediately came to the spot, and
gave in the support of his assistance, and of his excellent
counsel.
" The battle was extremely obstinate, and it was not till
past noon that the enemy was definitively repulsed and
forced to retreat, leaving the field of battle covered with
his dead and several hundred of prisoners.
" The number of the enemy much exceeded that which
was opposed to us at Alma, and the losses of the Russians
have been enormous : our losses have also been very great.
" General Sir George Brown, 'Major-General Bentinck,
Brigadier-Generals Adams, Buller, and Torrens have been
wounded. They are all doing well.
" The conduct of the troops, in the face of an enemy
so superior in numbers, has been excellent.
" RAGLAN."
Received at Bucharest, Friday, the 10th November, at
p.m., and forwarded to Kronstadt at 6 p.m.
THE BRITISH AGENT.

RUSSIAN ACCOUNT,

The following is a written despatch which was handed
about at the Paris Bourse, as having been sent by Prince
Paskiewitsch, under the date of Nov. 6:—
" You will find enclosed a despatch which the grand
dukes have written to their august father. The arrival
of their imperial highnesses excited in the army and in
the town the greatest enthusiasm, and the princes were
received with hurras and transports of delight. The
troops would have been delighted had the princes wit-
nessed our success of the day before, and the garrison of
the town testified its impatience to welcome their high-
nesses by a new exploit.
" In the afternoon a column, consisting of 16 battalions,
marched resolutely on the right wing of the enemy, and
seized a redoubt. After a furious contest hand to hand, our
battalions returned to the town without being disgusted.
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The following additional details of the attack upon the
English lines on the sth inst., which is known to us
hitherto only by the despatches of General Canrobert and
Lord Raglan, are forwarded by special telegraphic des-
patch, via Varna, from Constantinople, dated the 9th
instant :
VIENNA, FRIDAY, HALF-PAST 1, P.3l.—A fierce battle
was fought before Sebastopol on the sth. The Russian
troops, newly-arrived from Perekop, attacked the English
position. After a battle which lasted seven hours, the
Russians were repulsed with a loss of 8,000 men. The
English lost 102 officers and 2,500 men, and the French
48 officers and 1,300 men, killed and wounded. Three
English generals were killed—General Cathcart, and
Brigadier-Generals Goldie and Strangways. Five were
wounded—Generals Adams, Bentinck, Buller, Torrens,
and Sir George Brown. General Canrobert is also
wounded. The British Guards suffered severely. On the
6th and 7th the allies were fortifying their positions.
PARIS, FRIDAY. The Moniteur publishes the fol-
lowing :—" Vienna, Nov. 16.—A telegraphic despatch
from a Russian source, dated Odessa, November 11,
announces that no events of importance had taken place
before Sebastopol on the 6th, 7th, or Bth. The Russians
were occupied in repairing the damage done to the fortifi-
cations. On the 6th the allies were actively pursuing
their siege operations. The situation of the besiegers on
the Bth was evidently a good one. The action of the sth
had produced its effects."
The French brigade under General Mayran has left
Athens for the Crimea.
• The Moniteur states that a sixth company of the
3rd battalion is to be immediately added to 100 regiments
of the line.
According to advices from Constantinople of the sth,
5,000 French troops had left for the Crimea. There was-.
no recent intelligence from the army in Asia. 4,000 Tu-
nisians had embarked at Batoum for the Crimea.
VIENNA, FRIDAY EVENlNG.—Suleiman Pasha, who
commanded the Turkish troops in the Crimea, has been
degraded by the Sultan. The Charlemagne, Napoleon,
and Jena returned to Constantinople on the sth. The
frigate Egyptienne was wrecked at the entrance to the
Bosphorus. Prince Napoleon, who is suffering from
dysentery, has returned to Constantinople. The horses
of the allies in the Crimea have suffered so much from
want of water that it is doubtful whether powerful cavalry
reinforcements ought to be sent there. The Egyptian
ship Abadid Schibad is said to have gone down, with the
admiral and 700 men on board. Steamers have been sent
to fetch 4,000 men of the garrison of Tchuruksu to Sebas-
topol. The Russians have retired from the neighbour-
hood of Balaklava to wait for reinforcements. Up to the
7th there had been little rain at Balaklava.