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DESPATCH FROM LORD RAGLAN.

BnoRx swAsroPoL, April q, 1856.
Ny Lord-0mer Pssha having considered It expedsnt
to make reconnas.ancs in front Of BaIsklsva, with
yiew to ascertain what force the enemy had on the
sss q M es OF n: s
towards kamara, with about twelve battaions Of
Fsn tni.Ssry having in the plain on hi. t body
X and. and tro lquadrons Of the 10th T husss,s. -
.ho whoie OF which regiment have happy to say,
sp.vsd and hsn troop Of horse artillery under Colonel
These dstasbmsnts Of French and English troops
raj Canrobert and myself.
The enemy showed only few Cossashs ON this side Il
sne nver VINO remained on height Overlooking Cns-
gouria tin driven from 1t by discharges Of socEets
fns french artillery and on the other side, behind
vulbIe. ~ -"
oner Pssha did DOT tbink IT desirable to move ACROSS
that the enemy not In strength and the troops ro
turne 70 their the nfsntry covered by tho ca
valIy taa Ine arsery Inc appearance o. the Turkish
Tie ries pits in froas q the approach from the 3D.
tackled and ,aed by as7ault thesnt before sst in tho
most gallant manner BY dstachment Of the 73th Rsgi
onal force sent to reinforce the guard Of the trenches
In the evening.
speedily by the im1saosty of on9 trooDs "a
the pit which it desirable retain WAS witi0ut
the loss of momsst, connected with our spyrossh, ID
thereby fnrpsbed protection to the working party -
continue its laborr without interruption for conside
able time. At the interval however, OF about thres
which they retired which ths5 eaectusly dsisndsd
accomplished without considerable sacriace OF life and
most painful 70 me to have 20 announce g yosr
lordAhip the death Of Col Esston OF the 77th
unfortunately killed when forming troops for thosap
port OF those the extreme advcnce, and Of thst
fast affair, in which also Colonel Eerton received 60
fusion that only incspactated him frenrduty for Ssw
minutes and i've officers we're wounded, three of thsm
Colonel Eserton an oascer Of superior merit ana
conducted all his duties, whether in the cemp In tA6
held, In manner highly to hiN honor nd
to the advantage OF the public and her MAesty's
@ "9my sn n ns more % s.d
much beloved and Ia deeply lamented.
Of III shs and ao@
her Asjestys ships Leopard and sidon.
squsdrons oi Turkiah cavalry were also in hs
plain have, &c, RAGLAN.
The Lord Panmure, sc.
AMOUNT OF AMMUNITION IN THE ALLIED CAMP
The Paris correspondent OF the London Times writiur
on May LIST observes-The announcement of the sus-
pension o. the ars before sebassopO he: produced
of runors more less unfounded respecting the osses
Of the army the state Of our works and the want o.
With regard to this last point, I am in.
formed on good authority that there 10 scarcity.
Ammunition to an enormous amount has been sent 10.
the CrimeA and is stil sent without ntensdsn; ana
with the 1t Is calculated that ths total
force including the ssrdinisn contingent and the
serves at Coostantnope win be little II at ALL short o.
2oo, 000 Such Army-the greater part composed Of
French and EDglish-ought to be able to do anyhng,
TIM BRITISH NAVAL BoMBAaDxBNr.
The London Times Of MAY 4th says:-At 1l.a0 p. n,
on the goth ult all hands turned mp board thS
Dauntless (o Sebasto poll for the purpose of takiyg
their turn at firing the batteries. The steam was
up and shs got under and gradually advanced In
loaded with shell. She fred broadsde, The Russana
in reply let ay about hundred Shells which burst
around the ,hp, one shell passing through the fore
stays. another broadside immediately 6lsd from ths
steamer when explosion took place The OF "Hrs
raised and she steamed out quickly pos
sble The are extinguished in five minutes and -
the smoke permitted discovered that thu
in the cAptain's cabin had vou nd forsv.
men and boy, blowing away the beams and part ef
the upper and main decks The muzzle of the gun was
blown ont OF the port; the rest few around In haeo
pieces, smashing the cabin and everything in IT, The
master, clerk and signal mdshipman wereN thrown o
the bridge to the DECK The compasses with ever1
light on the main deck, destroyed 1t s suppose
the vessel must 60 to Malta to repair.