THE FIELD. 
of them at Balaklava ; other* at the north of Sebaatonol, m 
the environs of Eupatoria- The despatches published by the 
Euglish Government, and some private letters, have thrown 
a complete light on the two combats. 1 he Russians, after a 
trifling success, have lost the last chance of delivering Sebas- 
topol It is known that the allied army forms a semicircle 
round Sebastopol. The French extend from Cape Chersone- 
sus and the sea to the rivulet which flows into the military 
port of Sebastopol, and the Euglish from that rivulet to the 
liver Chernaya. At about 24 leagues from the lines of the 
besiegers is Balaklava, where the English artillery was dis- 
embarked, where the magazines of the allies arc established, 
and where the latter communicate with the fleet. The pro- 
tection of Balaklava was confided to 1,200 marines, supported 
by a detachment of cavalry and artillery. At two kilometres 
(H miles) above Balaklava, on the road which leads to 
Sebastopol, and at the point at which a second road leading 
to Simferopol and into the interior of the Crimea strikes off, 
we meet t he first heights of the Tauric chain. These heights, 
which dominate on the one hand Balaklava, and on the 
other the barren Btoppc in which the allies are encamped, 
were defended by redoubts, the guard of which were con- 
fided to the Turkish troops. Finally, at the foot of these 
heights, and in the. rear of the besiegers, were the 
corps destined to cover the siege; for the French, 
the division of General Bosquet supported on the 
sea ; for the English, the division of the Duke of Cam- 
bridge ; and finally, two brigades of English cavalry, under 
the orders of Lord Lucan, protecting the Chernaya. After 
receiving General Liprandi’s reinforcements, Prince Men- 
sebikoff resolved to turn the right of the allied artny, in 
order to place the besiegers between two fires, and make a 
bold attack on Balaklava. If this coup dc main had suc- 
ceeded, the allies could only have communicated with the 
fleets by Cape Cliersonesus, would no longer have had an 
open road to the sea, and would have been deprived of their 
magazines; and yet they would have been obliged to reply 
to the fire of Sebastopol, and to defend themselves iu their 
entrenchments. They would, consequently, have become 
besieged in their turn. General Liprandi, with all the troops 
which Prince Menschikofl’ could spare, entered the mountain 
from which the Chernaya flows, and which the allied army 
had crossed in its turning movement from the Belbek to 
Balaklava. He succeeded completely in disguising his march 
from the allies, as is proved by the arrival of the English 
despatch, and the ignorance in which General Canrobert in 
his report says he was as to the position of the enemy. 
That, however, need cause no surprise in such a mouu- 
taiuous country, cut through by frightful ravines, and 
covered with forests almost impenetrable — iu which, con- 
sequently, it is impossible for the cavalry to be on the 
look-out. All that the allies could do was to be on then- 
guard iu their entrenchments ; and that is why they had 
thrown up so many points of resistance from Chernaya to 
Balaklava. The difficulty of the ground appeare not to have 
permitted General Liprandi to execute completely his turn- 
ing movement. The complete absence of beaten paths 
obliged him no doubt to take the road from Simferopol to 
Balaklava, and on the 25th October the Russians appeared 
on the heights in face of the redoubts of the allies. Whether 
the Turks were not on their guard, or wore not iu sufficient 
numbers to defend themselves, is not known ; but it is certain 
that they abandoned their redoubts after spiking their can- 
non, threw themselves into complete disorder into the plain, 
and wcl! to gi • an alarm to the corps wlich covered tl.e 
siege. These corps immediately marched out. The division 
of light cavalry, under the command of Lord Cardigan, 
arrived the first, aud immediately charged the Russians, who 
descended iu good order into the plain in pursuit of the 
Turks. In spite of their courage, the three regiments which 
compose this brigade in vain endeavoured to check the 
march of the enemy. The Dragoon Guards went 
to their aid, and were at first more fortunate ; but 
their ranks were broken by the artillery of the redoubts, of 
which the Russians had turned the cannon, after unspiking 
them, ngaiust the allies. In the meantime the British 
infantry arrived in line. It held firm under the fire of the 
Russian infantry, and under that of the redoubts, and thus 
gave time to the division of General Bosquet, the farthest 
from the scene of action, to come up, and to form. The 
allies then took the offensive, and drove back the Russians 
to the heights. There the latter succeeded in maintaining 
themselves iu possession of two of the redoubts which they 
had carried. Thus ended the first day, which was extremely 
sanguinary and undecided. 
“ Of what took pluce on the following day we have only few 
details. The bold movement of General Liprandi had partly 
failed, since Balaklava remained in the power of the allies, 
and the latter preserved their communication with the sea ; 
it had partly succeeded, since the Russians were in posses- 
sion of the sole beaten road, which lends from Balaklava to 
Sebastopol, and had taken position in the rear of the be- 
siegers. Accordingly, on the 26th, Prince Menschikoff made 
a strong sortie against the English lines in order to place 
them between two fires. If he had succeeded in carrying 
them, and effecting a junction with General Liprandi, in the 
midst of the besieging army, the operations of the allies 
would have been almost irreparably compromised. But the 
26th put an end to the hopes of the Russian Generalissimo ; 
after a very sharp engagement, he was driven back into 
Sebastopol by the division of General Sir De Lacy Evans, 
with a loss of more than 1,000 men. At the same time the 
allies attacked in front the heights occupied by General 
Liprandi, took the redoubts which the Russians had cap- 
tured the previous evening, and drove back the latter, 
completely broken and demoralised, beyond the Chernaya, 
in the ravines of the mountains. The fortunate issue of 
these two combats appear to us to decide the fate of 
Sebastopol. The attack of General Liprandi was the last 
chance which the Russians possessed of compelling the allies 
to raise the siege. The siege will henceforth follow its 
regular course. The result is the less doubtful, as, masters 
of the course of the Chernaya, the allies are equally in pos- 
sesion of the great aqueduct, parallel to that river, which 
alone conveys potable water to the military establishments 
and all the eastern part of Sebastopol. By cutting off this 
aqueduct, the allies have been able to reduce the garrison 
aud the inhabitants to the water in the cisterns. As the 
rainy season has not yet commenced, almost all the cisterns 
are empty, and the place consequently suffers frightfully. 
Some letters eveu affirm that at the last date a glass of clear 
,v; 'ter cost a rouble. We see, for the allies, nothing but 
motives for hope.” 
DESPATCHES FROM LORD RAGLAN. 
The following despatches appear in the London Gazette 
Extraordinary . — 
Portman-square, Midnight, Nov. 6, 1854. 
His Grace the Duke of Newcastle has this evening 
received despatches, of which the following are copies, 
addressed to his Grace by General Lord Raglan, G.C.B. : — 
Before Sebastopol, Oct. 23, 1854. 
My Lord Duke, — The operations of the siege have 
been carried on unremittingly since I addressed your 
Grace on the 18th instant. [This despatch has not yet 
been received.] 
On that afternoon, the French batteries not having been 
able to re-open, the enemy directed their guns almost 
exclusively on the British entrenchments, and maintained 
a very heavy fire upon them till the day closed, with less 
damage, I am happy to say, to the works, and with 
fewer casualties, than might have been anticipated. 
O 11 the following morning, shortly after daylight, 
General Canrobert not only resumed bis tire from the 
batteries which had been injured, hut materially added to 
the w eight of his attack by the fire of batteries w hich lie 
had caused to he constructed the previous day, and these 
have continued ever since ; and he has had it in his power 
to push his approaches forward, and, like- the English, 
materially to injure the defences of the place ; but these 
are as yet far from being subdued, neither is a serious 
diminution of their fire perceivable. 
Our fire lias also been constant and effective ; but the 
enemy having at their disposal large bodies of men, and 
the resources of the fleet and arsenal at their command, 
have been enabled, by unceasing exertion, to repair tlieir 
redoubts to a certain extent, and to replace many of the 
gims that have been destroyed, in a very short space of 
time, and to resume their fire from works which we had 
succeeded in silencing. 
The facility of repairing and rc-arming the defences 
naturally renders the progress of the assailants slower than 
could he w ished ; and I have it not in my power to inform 
your Grace, with anything like certainty, when it may be 
expected that ulterior measures may be undertaken. 
I have the honour to transmit to your Grace the return 
of killed and wounded between the 18th aud 20tli instant, 
inclusive. 
I 11 my last I announced to your Grace the death which 
had just been reported to me of that deeply lamented 
officer the Honourable Colonel Ilood of the Grenadier 
Guards. No other military officer has since fallen ; but 
Major Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar was slightly 
wounded on the ID th. His Serene Highness insisted, 
however, upon remaining in the trenches until the detach- 
ment to which he was attached was relieved at the usual 
hour, and he has now resumed his duty. 
Captain Lord Dunkellin, of the Coldstream Guards, was 
unfortunately taken prisoner yesterday morning, before 
daylight, in front of the trenches. 
The naval batteries have continued their exertions with- 
out intermission, and I regret to have to report the deatli 
of two gallant officers of the Royal Navy — the Hon. 
Lieutenant Ruthven, who lias died of his wounds, and 
Lieutenant Greatlied, of ILM.S. Britannia. Both are 
universally regretted. The latter received a mortal wound 
while laying a gun, after having, to use the language of 
Brigadier-General Eyre, who was [then in charge 01 the 
trenches, “performed liis duty in the batteries in a manner 
that excited the admiration of all.” 
A considerable body of Russians appeared tw r o days ago 
in the vicinity- of Balaklava, but they have since with- 
drawn, and are no longer to be seen in our front. 
I have reason to believe that Prince Menschikoff is not 
in Sebastopol. He is stated to have placed himself with 
the main body of the army in the field, which is repre- 
sented to be stationed in the plains south of Bakshi-Serai. 
Admiral Korniloff, chief of the staff, and temporarily 
in command of Sebastopol, is reported to have died 
of his wounds the day before yesterday. — I have, &c.. 
His Grace the Duke of Newcastle, &c. Raglan. 
Nominal Be turn of Casualties among Officers from the 18 th 
to 21sf October, 1854, both days inclusive. 
Crimea, Oct. 22, 1854. 
3rd Battalion Grenadier Guards — Colonel the Hon. F. G. Hood, 
killed ; Captain Cameron, Major his Serene Highness Prince Edward 
of Saxe Weimar, and Lieutenant F. Davies, wounded. 
95th Regiment — Lieutenant E. P. Smith and Captain Raines, 
wounded. 
44th Regiment — Captain A. Browne, Lieutenant M. Bradford, and 
Assistant-surgeon J. Gibbins, wounded. 
68th Regiment — Captain H. H. Morant, wounded. 
Artillery — Major C. C. Young, wounded. 
J. B. Bucknall Estcourt, Adjutant-General. 
Returnof Casualties from 18 th to 21st October, 1854, both days 
inclusive. 
Artillery — 3 rank and file killed ; 1 officer, 2 sergeants, 19 rank and 
file wounded. 
Royal Engineers — 1 rank nnd file killed. 
3rd Battalion Grenadier Guards — 1 officer, 3 rank and file killed 
3 officers, 1 sergeant, 8 rank and file wounded. 
1st Battalion Coldstcam Gourds — 2 rank and file killed ; 1 drummer, 
2 rauk and file wounded. 
1st Battalion Scots Fusileer Guards — 5 rank and file wounded. 
42nd Regiment — 3 rank and file wounded. 
79th Regiment — 1 rank and file wounded. 
95th Regiment — 2 officers. 1 rank and flic wounded. 
4 1st Regiment — 1 rank and file killed; 2 rank and file wounded. 
4 7 th Regiment — 2 rank and file killed ; 1 rank and file wounded. 
4 9th Regiment — 2 rank and file wounded. 
4th Regiment — 2 rank and file killed ; 4 rank and file wounded. 
28th Regiment — 1 sergeant, 1 rank and file killed; 5 rank and 
file wounded. 
38th Regiment — 3 rank and file wounded. 
4 4th Regiment — 1 drummer killed; 3 officers, 9 rank and file 
wounded. 
20th Regiment — 2 rank and file wounded. 
21st Regiment — 1 rank and file wounded. 
67th Regiment — 1 rank and file wounded. 
03rd Regiment — 1 rank nnd file killed; 1 sergeant, 2 rank and 
file wounded. 
0 8th Regiment — 1 officer, 2 rank and file wounded. 
7th Regiment — 1 rank and file killed; 1 rank and file wounded. 
10th Regiment — 1 sergeant killed ; 4 rank and file wounded. 
23rd Regiment — 1 rank and file killed ; 4 rank and file wounded. 
33rd Regiment — 3 rank and file wounded. 
77th Regiment — 1 sergeant, 3 rank and file wounded. 
2nd Battalion Rifle Brigade — 1 sergeout, 7 rank and file wounded. 
Total — 1 officer, 2 sergeants, 1 drummer, 18 rank and file killed 
10 officers, 6 sergeants, 1 drummer, 95 rank and file wounded 
J. B. Bucknall Estcourt, Adjutant-General. 
Nominal Return of Casualties from ISth to 20th October, 1854. 
both days inclusive. 
Crimea, Oct. 22, 1854. 
3RD BATTALION GRENADIER GUARDS 
Kitted. — Private G. Bowel!, Private J. Malone, Private R. Bridle. 
Wounded. — Sergeant — Serjeant, Corporal W. Key, Private W. Coop« r 
Private B. Luthers, Private W. Jackson, Private G. Bacchus, Private J 
Harmon, Private E. Crickmay, Private W. Vine. 
COLDSTREAM GUARDS. 
Kitted . — Private S. Bull, Private S. Tipple. 
Wounded. — Private G. Randle, Private P. Smith, Drummer J. Martin 
SCOTS FUSILIER GUARDS. 
Wounded. — Private A. Fcmistcr, Private G. Edy, Private J. PurvU, 
Private S. Gartrle, Private J. Watson. 
42nd REGIMENT OF FOOT. 
1 rounded — Corporal D. McKenzie, Private R. McCrcady, Private 
G. Fox. 
79tu REGIMENT OF FOOT. 
Wounded. — Private A. Saunderson. 
95TU REGIMENT OF FOOT, 
Woumled. — Private Micliucl Leonard. 
4 1st REGIMENT OF FOOT. 
Kilted — Private P. Hoe.v. 
Wounded. — Private M. Madigan, Private John Lyons. 
47tii REGIMENT OF FOOT. 
Killed. — Private D. Flynn. Private T. Hill. 
Wounded — Corporal T. Cable. 
49th REGIMENT OF FOOT. 
Wounded. — Private P. Cunningham, Private W. Murphy. 
4th REGIMENT OF FOOT. 
Killed. — Private H. Ewcn, Private J. Frawley, 
Wounded. — Private J. Banks, Private M. Mulquearn, Private J. Cross, 
Privoto J. Hagan. 
2STn REGIMENT OF FOOT. 
Kitted — Colour- Sergeant W. Faulkner, Private S. Door. 
Wounded. — Private J. Bailey, Private F. Daley, Private J. Tinson, 
Private J. Timpson, Private F. Cavan. 
3Sth REGIMENT OF FOOT 
Wounded. — Private Myles Can-oil, Private John Littin, Private John 
Keeff. 
44th REGIMENT OF FOOT. 
Killed. — Drummer F. Neill. 
Wounded — Corporal II. Simmons, Corporal R. Young, Private John 
Keane, Private W. Kearns, Private J. Magnnn, Private J. Black, Private 
W. Doole, Private T. M’Peake, Private S. Thompson. 
20th REGIMENT OF FOOT. 
Wounded.— Privates James Ritson and James DcwelL 
2 1st REGIMENT OF FOOT. 
Wounded. — Private William Bishop. 
57tu REGIMENT OF FOOT. 
Wounded. — Private James Phillips. 
63ed REGIMENT OF FOOT. 
Kitted . — Private Robert Preston. 
Wounded. — Sergeant Thomas Field, Corporal William Clarke, Private 
John Hannon. 
CSth REGIMENT OF FOOT. 
Wounded — Privates Patrick Holder and Stephen Hayes. 
7th REGIMENT OF FOOT. 
Kitted . — Corporal William Linegar. 
Wounded. — Corporal Charles Blacker. 
19th REGIMENT OF FOOT. 
Kitted. — Sergeant-Major William Dunn. 
Wounded. — Private John Dunn, Private James Renny, Private Jacob 
Beer, Private George Haigli. 
2 3rd REGIMENT OF FOOT. 
Killed . — Private Owen Shine. 
Wounded. — Private Edward Athorson, Private Joseph Crowtlier, 
Private William Elvis, Private Thomas Stack. 
33rd REGIMENT OF FOOT. 
Wounded. — Private John Wentherall, Private James Campbell, Pri- 
vate James Swadkins. 
17th REGIMENT OF FOOT. 
Wounded. — Colour- Sergeant Jolin Fitzliarris, Private Timothy Par- 
ton, Private Abraham White, Private Michael Glynn. 
2ND BATTALION RIFLE BRIGADE. 
Wounded — Sergeant R. Bridglan, Corporal J. Cupper, Private W. 
Lynch, Private R. Muir, Private W. Jackson, Private H. Kent, Private 
E. Kerswell, Private J. Parsons 
ROYAL ARTILLERY. 
Killed. — J. Tinsley, gunner and driver ; O. Sweeny, ditto ; R. Wyler, 
ditto. 
Wounded. — G. Smith, sergeant ; J. Moran, ditto ; H. Organ, cor- 
poral ; J. McPherson, bombardier; W. Kenan, ditto; W. Galton, 
gunner and driver ; J. White, ditto ; Hugh Davis, ditto ; A. Suther- 
land, ditto ; W. O’Neill, ditto ; C. Cunningham, ditto ; J. Wyatt, ditto ; 
J. Mattlson, ditto; R. M'Kee, ditto ; J. Withers, ditto; W Dennison, 
ditto; Robert Russell, ditto; John Light, ditto; John Hill, ditto; 
John Honey, ditto; John Bradley, ditto. 
ROYAL ENGINEERS. 
Killed. — Private William Denholm. 
J. B. Bucknall Estcourt, Adjutant-General. 
A List of the Killed and Wounded in the Naval Brigade 
for the Two Days ending the 18 th of October, 1854. 
OCTOBER 17th, 1S54. 
Kilted. — Ed. Churchill, captain maintop, Diamond; William Lake- 
man, Diamond ; Charles Wilding, A.B., Trafalgar ; Michael Blakeney, 
A.B., Arethusa; John Carner, A.B., London; Francis Vincent, A. B.. 
Bellerophon. 
Woumled. — Hon. C. B. H. Ruthven, Lieutenant, dangerously ; Mr. N 
Norman, Lieutenant, Trafalgar, seriously ; Mr. William Sanctuary, 
Mate, Queen, seriously; Mr. J. J. Bullock, Trafalgar, slightly; Richard 
O'Brien, A.B., Trafalgar, severely; Charles Murphy, ordinary, Albion, 
slightly; John Moslin, A.B., Queen, seriously; John Faithful, ordi- 
nary, Queen, slightly ; William Ilurds, ordinary, Trafalgar, slightly . 
Thomas Heddun, A.B.. Bellerophon, amputation of left arm ; Thomas 
M'Crcdie, A.B., Britannia, slightly; George Roberts, A.B., Vengeance, 
severely; John Glllliam, A.B., London, severely; John Curtis, A. Ik. 
Bellerophon, slightly ; Jame9 Tregurthen, boatswain's-mate, Diamoml, 
severely. — Total, lulled, C ; wounded, 1 5. 
OCTOBER 18th, 1854. 
Kitted. — William Naylor, A.B., Britannia ; James Brown, sailmakci - 
crew, Arethusa. 
Wounded. — Richard Wallice, A.B., Albion, dangerously; Thoms* 
Bush, A.B., Queen, dangerously (since dead) , William McCann, A.H. 
Diamond, slightly ; William Matson, A.B., Diamond, severely ; William 
lloggan, A II., Diamond, severely ; Thomas Symcs, A.B., Diamon 
severely; Thomas I.nndcn, A.B., Arethusa, severely ; George Thompson' 
A ll, Diamond, slightly ; John Buchan, A.B., Diamond, slight!) 
Nathaniel Anthony, A.B., Diamond, dungerously ; Edward Latto, A 
Britannia, severely; Austin Rice, A.B, Beagle, severely; Frond 
Lewis, A. B., Britannia, slightly ; Bernard Killamey. A.B„ Britannia, 
slightly; Thomas Worrell C. Crew, Britannia, severely; Mr. Georg' 
Loyon, mate, Vengeance, slightly. — Killed on the IStli, 2; wounded, I 1 
— Total, killed, 8 ; wounded, 31. 
Stephen Lushinuton, 
Captain commanding Naval Brigade. 
