Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1857-03-24
THE ENGLISH AR"v-THE WAR lN
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THE ENGLISH AR"v-THE WAR INVCS-
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From the London Times. Feb. %
s,,; Inc documents just pub.hed seem to bring 10
ui"s oi"se the inquiries and controversies respect
S 'he war. Both afford valuable inf ni,rms'iJn &"
.or'an and nit full of ir.eres, 10 those "iJ
has9 ~ 'aAen any part in the late discussions TIE
~ " ne'uln ~ ~ address "f II. House OF CUmmoEa
Ho"i i","'sS As !ae Army IN the East: the oher j.
me 'iet VI brave rne iourrd with III, Victoria Cr0
ana record 9! the services ny which they tay,
earned 1t. We will take the Return relative TO ;.s
ARMY hrs, oo'h because /; is Of the greater imp.
tance, and because the events with which il !, "a
nected are best treated os before turning 70 MA
pleasing theme. The R,urn then. gives the .xarl
ranbsre Of the British Army which was engaged iu
The East during the two years of IT,, war. the ury
strength OF each regiment on ming the rxpegi'iln-
AIRY furcr; the date of arrival the East; The ,ol4.
number OF non commissioned officer. ard men rs.
ceived after lauding up 10 Septerb.r g. 1855 ,Ha
number of men VITO were killed Or d;.d up ~ the
same nate the number who we're invalided or ~
came non. effective through other CAUSES; aud ;Hc
strength OF the Army at the taking of S.bas,opol -
Inc numoer actually killed in action and the nuH.
oer wounded are AFRO given in separate columns -
NOW this accurate aud comprehensive rc:c is Ger.
taiuly aJusthcation Of all that has been suited .s
spechnS ths mortality in the Army. Tae newsp.,
pers OF january, 1885, asserted facts which we're cor
tradlcted with real or fsgned indignation bv cs,InU
Minlssers at home. The present Return conhrm. II
original statements, aud altogether dispYovrs he ri.
nia A tew mouths afterwardg ths Crimesn E n
miseiohers came to cOnciuei ms similar 20 Hoe -
earlier observers On the spot, and In h's RECENT
pamphlet Col. Iulloch rslterafes, in forcbie sr-gg
mis- stntemsnt that the morality WAS eIc-,Sis- e.. I
in great msasure preven!ibie. OGt o. 600 Iisu
be d. cIares only ,2UU wers cut of by spldru,c gs
rest P.rahed by disease wh!ci was capable .: ~ -.
CATION, f not OF prevention. The dsas;e- ~ v !.
cheren; he says. sinks iro insignifcanre osriGe t.
Of the Crim1a. which has Fever been psral-ec ~
modern times Lnt those who think rhIs isnsurs.
exaggerated attend IN the t,Ires nov az lss: whist
ed by the Goverpu-n Mt itself
Inc general tulai u; the reg msn's and rrrrs
which originally landed in the Erst was IS So tu.
total Ut non commissioned officers and ntsu WnI
were added 10 these during the progress OF The
was u 81; thus The total ut British tr,nps ;n I
10 last amounted ~ no less than s. gUi. O. rh.a
l5 927 were killed or died. But la auuiher cnu,rS
We have the number killed returned at az 2,59S u.
as of The il 36l returned az wounded Only SIS ruU
seq ueny died, We we'll believe the sfaieln-nt 0:
Cunn- Tuloch, That up 10 the tim. oi his INC i,ry
lD0OO men had peri-hed independently .! the ns-..
Inflicted by the en-ny. But there is org iac; g!u.l
aas no: yet been sufficiently brought !,rward--uv..
many were Disabled by sickness wiihou, rcruel
finding grave in the East7 The al s~rr given.
the return is startling No les, than 37i met ~.r.
:nvaidsd or becamo non.-f-ctive up 10 hopteu >, =
1855. Put, ihan, these two numbers fng-th-r-irs
IL 927 who sc'uaiy died, and the ll37i wh" 'r--c
disabled and We have the total loss Of The Ii,r
army 3D.30l for period OF Is months only L. u.
which were paased in the presence OF Ihs enemy. In
-'nnd r"'n"'"s. out Of 900 men We los, 3u,Cuy
during the war.
TO ,no .nucipai fact 10 be learnt from 'he Re-
turu, but the record Of the actual numbers @, ,he
different arms 10 NOT unInteresting. The strengrh
the original regimeuts OF Csvslry which Went ,.l
was Sl9; the draughts amounted TO 2GUl the ,lr.l
Cavalry was therefore 6.S20 fr"m first 10 Iasr-s
soodly force, considering the character of the sug
ia. 1hAt rhNl. ~F thaf
valided WINS 5S7 5S7-consid-rabIy und~r The a,esays
Of the Infantry reg mrnt., out sn,ll proportion
IN itself The strength Of the Royal Artillery. on
joining. vas 032, which was increased at'crward.
10 s,Si4i the losses amounted to 22S6, snd - NAN.
Der lett AZ the taking Of Srba.f"pol Wa 6fSs OF
hs officers l57 in all were killed and 51y wuunded
.iurng tho war, u numb-r exceeding :he p?opor;ip..
among the under their oommnud, though, ar the
officers ei,j ,yed comparative immunity from .!,.
nees the total balance is in their !svnr. OF tr-
Cavalry officers We're killed and ~ Uound.d IL ii8
Artillery ~ killed aud 80 wounded; vi the Engine
. killed and II wounded; Of the Ir.anry il9 Ai.i
aud 422 wounded; OF the Staff IL killed and -
wounded. OF tins Cavalry horses i0l wers Killed
and 2 .226 died during the war.
We may turn 10 NOR. cheerful su'isc TIE
Victoria Cross, tor bravery in the field III eh>., rs-
been awarded 20 q number Of distinguished oifi,,,
and m-n in the Army, Navy, and Maripes. Ii hs,
oeen decided that thi. decoration sha be given only
tor courage displayed in the presence Of The -Lc0y
Skill or conduct does not eDiitie aTnan TO the dc
snction, nor can the sodier earn il by eIfinguisfrs
IRE III powder magazine at nome, nor the rs,!N:
~ galantry in saving his vcssel in storm al
How far this Limitation Is founded on lust basis
must be left tho authorities and the services to de-
clare but IL bravery in actual war is TO be pre.em
neny rewarded, there 10 certainly no reason 10 lee
dissatisfied with the iRt NJ names AMI achievements
published in Tuesday, Gazette. We can only meu.
ton few Of these, and, though where all have done
81 Well any preference may be inv idious We r'."Y
give Instances Uf gallant conduct in each branch {
the service TO show Shot kind of merit Tho Govern.
ment has selected for reward In the Naval Brig-ns
Capt. WIN. Peel receives the Cross for having "Du
the 18Th Of October, 1854, at the greatest pos,iba
risk, taken up live shell. the fuses III burning uou.
among several powder eases outside the mSgazm,.
and thrown ii over the perape,. the sbe bursting
It lstt his hands, thereby saving the msgs1 nr snt
the lives Of those Immediately around IT," II iG;.
brilliant act the Captain nf ibe Diamond added rv.
thers. At the battle Of Inkermau he JOINED ~. a..
icers Of the Grenadier Guards. and sss.'ed III
tending the coora of the reg IIneni when hrri pr-
4. the Sand5ag Battery; and on the lslh q: Jun.
1855, he volunteered To lead the latter parry 'g
assault on the Reden, end carried the frat ladder u
ii! wounded. Capt. Pests claim to the reward OF !;
three fold galanfry will hardly be contested
Of the campaign 10 the Baltic similar acts Of prov.
are recounted. George lngOuvilir Captain ol lha
Mast, in boat scticn of Nlborg, saves the ss"nad
cutter of the Arrogant which had bern swsmYre
4Dd had drted under battery, by jumping INTO ~"
ga, though wounded, and catching hold OF the pgn
Ter. Lieutenant Charles ID. Lucas, like Capt.
Peel, throws overheard live shell during tha sta,
IN Bomnrsund. In the army private Samue Peins.,
f the 4;h Light Dragons. saves the life Of Irump.
Major Crawford al BalnHIavu. after both their hp''.s
had been kill d. Parks defends birsr,f and iTi' IL
against elk Russians, whom he kept Of bay, sad r.
tired slowly fighting and defending the frn:npe'-
Major tor some time until deprived Of HE sworc p !
y ssot" COrpursl John Ross oi the Engineers 90
tans the Cross for, among oiher achievements ~.
trepd and devoted conduct in creeping TO ''e Rd"i
u The night of the h Of September, and port ~
It's evacuation, which its Occupation by 'ac En-.
i.h took place." Pr!vsts Anthony Palmer 'ch.ry%4
singy upon the enemy, az witnessed by Sir c Ru..
SELL and is said to have saved Sir Z: Russell, t~
Brev.t Major Lindeay of the Scols Fusll..r Gunrr-
IS distinguished for having "a' mO.' trying nome
With few men, charged party OF Ru-sians dri. s
hem back and running one through the BODY him.-r'
Private John Conner,, of The 81 Regiment, slit.
yuished himself mcst consplru"usly at The a'saut
be Reden in personal conflict With .he ku..s'l..
'e,cued an officer Of the 3)'h Regiment who Gr.
ounded by Russians, by shootIng one ard bav"nc :.
another, AID was observed inside Of the hrrr" .
PERSONAL combat with the Ru-saus for sn'n. Iirn,.-
vas selected by his company for the Fr,ulG Va
u. . dal.
Thrse exploits ocem To carry u. b>ck TO No wc-'ar
# Troy or Ascann, and il il pie snx /" ~ r-'a..-
hat In spite OF science. the struggles oi ma n.a'r
educed ~ more mechanical destruction IL u "r"
lie by long ranges auu monster shells. We,i't' !
'ongI auiate the brave ec;i.nis " ne ne" G"c''t
Ion, Wa COlS!8rulHt tDr utt.OU WHICH couHlH
among her sons, and the Sovereign who r-cs'"es 'i-
allegiance aud give. her To the c.riGc;cn my
have earned. is happy thing that in ccar.-Y
With such d.pariiiss Of rank and fortune Fi- spy
Df great qualities is able unite The aob- and -
born, the rich andihe poor, in common nou"r IA u1
present instance merit seems 10 have been !.ward,t
without pr, judce or favor. While such stPlri' gfI.
walls in the selection there Is Danger t" be duI ~
I'd to tho popularity of n. Vc'nrn Cross.
THE NATIONAL HUrEL EPIDEMIC.
WAsHtsoroy, Marcn 20.-Tne sub Commit ~
hs Board of Health conG'utrd their eHhrnl,,r'i' =
The p,. m ses OF the National Hotel to-day. T'f e,a
fully impr. s-ed with the op'hion mat the oees''
ssdiny 10 the to;sl cellars. They will report T. t.-
8nard OF Health ,n narrow aud tho subj will D.
,id b FIRE the Councils Monday. The Ho p!
viii bs closed Tomorrow, as under pres-nr cirrun
,tsnoes II would be folly to keep itopsn any l"es
rh, has been assd disaster 70 Messrs Guy T. Briggs
h. Iesaata breaking up lhsir brsntas LII III LIZ.