The Sun. — 1857-09-26 (London, England)

WAR-OFFICE, SEPT. 25. The Queen has been graciously pleased to signify her intention to confer the decoration of the Victoria Cress on the undermentioned officers and noncommissioned officer of her Majesty's army, who have been recommended to her Majesty for that decoration, in accordance with the rules laid down in her Majesty's warrant of the 29th January, 1856, on account of acts of bravery performed by them before the enemy during the late war, as recorded in connection with their several names, viz. : Lieutenant Christopher Charles Teesdale, C. 8., Royal Artillery ; date of act of bravery, 29th of September, 1855 ; for gallant conduct in having, while acting as aide-de-camp to Major-General Sir William Fenwiek Williams, Bart., K.C.8., at Kars, volunteered to take command of the force engaged in the defence of the most advanced part of the works, the key of the position, against the attack of the Russian Army ; when, by throwing himself into the midst of the enemy, who had penetrated into the above redoubt, he encouraged the garrison to make an attack so vigorous as to drive out the Russians therefrom, and prevent its cap Lure ; also for having, during the hottest part of the action, when the enemy's fire had driven the Turkish artillerymen from their guns, rallied the latter, and by his intrepid example induced them to return to their post ; and further, after having led the final charge which completed the victory of the day, for having, at the greatest personal risk, saved from the fury of the Turks a considerable number of the disabled among the enemy, who were lying wounded outside the works—an action witnessed and acknowleiged gratefully before the Russian Staff by General Mouravieff. Sergeant Joseph Malone, 13th Light Dragoons ; date of act of bravery, 25th of October, 1854 ; for having stopped under a heavy fire to take charge of aiptain Webb, 17th Lancers, until others arrived to assist him in removing that officer, who was, as it afterwards proved, mortally wounded. Sergeant Malone performed this act of bravery while returning on foot from Vie charge at the battle of Balaklrava, in which his horse had been shot. Captain Henry Mitchell Jones, 7th Fusiliers (late) ; date of act of bravery, 7th of June, 1855 ; for having distinguished himself while serving with the party which stormed and took the Quarries before Sebastopol, by repeatedly leading on his men to repel the continued assaults of the enemy during the night. Although woueded early in the evening Captain Jones remained unflinchingly at his post until after daylight the following morning. Captain Thomas Esmond°, 18th Regiment ; date of acts of bravery, 18th and 20th June, 1855; for having, after being engaged in the attack on the Redan, repeatedly assisted, at great personal risk under a heavy fire of shell and grape, in rescuing wounded men from exposed situations ; and also while iu command of a covering party two days after, for having rushed with the most prompt and daring gallantry to a spot where a, fireball from the enemy had just been lodged, which he -effectually extinguished before it had betrayed the position of the working party under his protection, thus saving it from a murderous fire of shell and grape, which was immediately opened upon the spot where the fireball had fallen.