Vol. IV.— No. 100.] 
Saturday, November 25, 1854. 
TIIE NEWSPAPER. 
[Gratis. 
THE FIELD OF W A R. 
THE ALLIED POSITION. 
‘ I lost no time in submitting to her Majesty your lord- 
I ship s able aud interesting description of this great couflict, 
I lt H no ' v . »>>' gratifying duty to express to your lordship 
the sense which the Queen entertains of the valuable service 
, which you have reuderod to this country, aud to the cause 
of the allies, aud the high approbation which her Majesty lias 
1 been pleased to express of the brilliant gallantry of the forces 
under your command, their discipline — worthy of veteran 
soldiers — and their irresistible resolution which lit . 1 » rl 
The allied armies are encamped upon a plat of above four | soldiers— and their irresistible resolution, which' no dlsad- 
mdes m length and six in breadth, but the ground is so high vantages of position could subdue 
3 hb0U ? n , 8 Vft ' leys tbat a lar S e f ° rce on the3 ° “ <The Q«««n commands me to convey through your 
heights could resist ten times its number. Towards Bala- . lordship her Majesty’s commendation and thanks to° Lieut. - 
klava the ascent from the plain below is, generally spsakiug, General Sir George Brown, the other generals of divisions 
T y th« r vinp 8 h ^ f ^ m ?e, ae ^ t0 W e Inkermill ‘ Valley— aud to all the officers, non-commissioned officers ami 
i c., the valley by the side of which an important part of the privates of the army, who have on this occasion revived the 
harboui of beoMtopol runs— is easily defended. The French recollection of the ancient glories of British arms, aud added 
have raised a bhaastwork along the whole line, batteries are fresh lustre to the military fame of England, 
placed in well-selected positions, redoubts and redans com- I “ ‘ Her Majesty feels additional pleasure in thus re- 
mand certain roads and passes, and where the smallest cognising the noble daring of her soldiers, aud sympathising 
Chance ottered lor a cavalry passage due protection has been in their victory, when she reflects that that courage has beeu 
applied . so that as long as we have an army of the present | evinced aud those triumphs won side by aide with the trooin 
strength, no enemy need be ’ 1 
feared in this direction. The 
!?.!=, lu V bcit, ’'i. hei ' sympathy 
plateau on which we rest is 
not square, but bounded by 
three curves — one on the coast 
line ; the second, or Balaklava 
line, from the sea to the point 
whence you lookdowu into the 
Inkerman Valley ; the third 
running from that point to- 
wards the sea, parallel with 
the town, aud dipping to- 
wards the coast, until at last 
it is about level with the 
highest part of the arsenal- 
side of Sebastopol. Along this 
last line, upon spurs of hills 
running out towards the for 
tress, our batteries are placed ; 
the Freuch, or left attack, oc- 
cupying the broad slip spoken 
of above as level with a part 
of the town. Of course, be- 
tween these spurs there are 
gorges, and these run down 
and meet the plaiu, which 
-narrows as you draw from 
Inkerman seaward. The only 
assailable part of our position 
is that towards the fortress ; 
but even that may be set down 
as perfectly secure, considering 
the force we a 1 ways have at 
hand, provided ordinary watch- 
fulness be exercised. We have 
on the right attack four batte- 
ries, named as follows : — Right 
Lancaster, Left Lancaster, Green-hill, and Four-gun Battery, 
mounting about 30 guns ; aud ou the left the large Green-hill 
Battery, with 36 guns, our nearest gun being at least 1,200 
yards from Sebastopol. Iu advance we hive run an approach 
and approval. Their sufferings from before 
were such aa might have subdued the ardour of loss gallant 
troops, but have in their case only proved that, in the hour 
of battle, they remember nothing but the call of duty. 
Your lordship’s cordial acknowledgment of the invalu- 
able service rendered by Sir Edmund Lyons and the officers 
aud seamen of the Royal Navy will ho as highly appreciated 
as it is justly deserved by tlioso gallant men. ’ Deprived of 
an opportunity of vindicating their ancient prowess against 
a fleet which refuses to take the sea, they have ronderod 
every assistance in their power to the operations of the army ; 
and tlioir noble conduct ou the field of battle, where they 
soothed the sufferings of the wounded, and performed the 
last sad offices to the dead, will over bo remembered to their 
honour, aud bind still more indissolubly the bonds which 
have long united the military and naval service of tho 
Queen.— I have the honour to be, my Lord, your lordship’s 
most obedient humble servant, “ 1 Newcastle. 
" ' General the Lord Itaglan, (i.C.11. Src. Ac. .to. 
“ ‘ By order, (Signed) “ 1 J. B. B. EsTCOUHT, Adj.-Gen.’ .. 
POSITION OF THE ALLIES BETWEEN THE ACTIONS OF BALAKLAVA AND INKERMAN 
of a nation whoso valour tho British army has iu former 
times admired and respected in hostile combat, but which 
it has now for the first time tested iu the generous rivalry 
of an intimate brotherhood in arms. 
BATTLE OF INKERMAN. 
(From the " Extraordinary Ga- 
zette" of Wednesday.) 
War Department, 
Nov. 22, 1854, l>4 a.n». 
Ilis Grace the Duke of New- 
castle has this day received a 
despatch, of which the follow- 
ing is a copy, addressed to his 
Oruce, by Field Marshal the 
Lord Raglan, O.C'.B. 
Before Sebastopol, Nov. 8, 1854. 
My Lord Duke,- I have tho 
honour to roportto your Grace 
that tho army under my oom- 
round, powerfully aided l>y the 
corps of observation of tho 
French army, under tho com- 
mand of that distinguished 
officer, General' Bosquet, effco 
tually repulsed and defeated 
a moat vigorous and deter- 
mined attack of tho enemy on 
our position overlooking tho 
ruins of Inkorman, on tho 
morning of tho 6th instant. 
In my letter to your Oraco 
of tho 3rd, I informed you 
that tho enemy lmd consider- 
ably increased their forco in 
the valley of tho Tsohornayn. 
Tho following day this aug- 
mentation was still further ap- 
parent, and largo masses or 
troops hud evidently arrived 
from tho northward, and on 
Her Majesty trusts 
which is within 600 yards of the enemy ; but this is not that tho blood >>f the two nations so profusely shed ou the 
intended to aid a battery so much as to form a cover 
for the storming parties iu an attack. In rear of these 
batteries, beginning from our extreme right, lie the 2nd, 1st 
Light, 3rd, and 4th Divisions, ready at a moment’s notice to 
repel any sortie, should the covering parties find themselves 
unable to hold their own. The great difficulty on the 
English side consists in the rocky nature of the ground, 
which quite prevents sapping close up to the walls, aud ter- 
ribly increases the labour for the poor men. Between us and 
the Freuch there is a long and deep ravine, beyond which are 
the French batteries, finely placed on a level with the high 
ground of the town ; and, as the soil is comp n atively deep, 
the engineer ha3 a better chance. General Bizot is one of 
banka of the Alma — a subject of deep regret to herself and 
her people— may consecrate an alliance which shall endure 
for the benefit of future generations when the remembrance 
of this battle-field is hallowed by gratitude for the conse- 
quences, as well as the glories, of victory. 
“‘Within the compass of a despatch, your lordship has 
comprehended every detail which is necessary to render 
intelligible the plan of operations agreed upon by Marshal 
St. Avnaud aud yourself, and the mode iu which that plan 
was carried out by the ability of the officers and the bravery 
of the men of the allied armies. Ou one subject alone you 
are silent — your own distinguished service. To this, how- 
ever, others have borne witness, aud her Majesty is profoundly 
the Vauban school, and is quietly, but confidently, approach- sensible, that, if her army has shown itself worthy of its 
ing the walls. The batteries defending Sebastopol are five ancient renown, its Commander has proved himself able to 
iu front aud two in the town, all mud works, and apparently 
well constructed. As to the number of guns it is impossible 
to speak accurately. There are probably not less than 1 50 
in position, and the injury received from the allies during 
the day is repaired from the arsenal during the night. 
THE QUEEN AND THE ARMY. 
The following General Order, conveying the Queen's appro- 
bation of the conduct of the British army ou the memora- 
ble occasion of the battle of tho Alma, has been issued to 
the troops : — 
“ General Order. 
“Head Quarters before Sebastopol, Ort. 27 , 1854 . 
I " The Commander of the Forces has much pleasure in 
publishing the copy of a despatch received from tho Minister 
at War, conveying her Majesty’s gracious approbation of the 
gallant conduct of the army r.t the battle of the Alma. 
_ V Lord Raglan feels it to be his duty to draw the atten- 
tion of the troops to the sorrow her Majesty expresses for 
the loss of so many valuable officers and men, ns well as the 
gracious manner in which her Majesty is pleased to sympa- 
thise in the sufferings of the wounded, and in the grief of 
those whose relatives fell upon this occasion. 
* War Department, Oct. 10 , 1854 . 
uphold it, and has fulfilled the prediction written forty years 
ago, by him, under whom he learned tho art of war, and 
whose loss we still mourn, that he would “become uu 
honour to his country.” 
“ ‘ I am instructed by her Majesty to express to your 
lordship tho very sincere sorrow which she has experienced 
from the perusal of the long list of gallant officers and men 
who have been either killed or severely wounded iu this 
memorable engagement. Such a victoiy could not be 
attained without n heavy loss, and there is every reason to 
believe that no disposition of your forces would have 
entailed a lens sacrifice, and at the same time obtained a 
result so decisive, that it may be hoped much future blood- 
shed will bo prevented. Her Majesty trusts that such of 
her subjects as have been plunged in grief by the loss of 
relatives and friends, will find some consolation in the re- 
flection that those who have not survived to share the 
triumph of their comrades have fallen in a just cause, and that 
their names will henceforth be inscribed in the annals of 
their countfy’s glory. 
“ ‘ The Queen will be moBt anxious to receive such further 
despatches from your lordship as may tend to relievo the 
affectionate anxiety of the friends of the wounded, aud her 
Majesty trusts that a very large proportion of these brave 
men may before long be restored to the ranks of your army, 
My Lord,— Major Lord Burghersh arrived here early „ „ - 
in the morning of the 8th inst., and delivered to me your and may enjoy iu future times of peace tbe well-earned 
lordship's despatch of the 23rd ult., communicating' the honours of their gallant exertions. . 
detail# of the glorious and important victoiy on the banks of “‘The patience with which the regimental officers and 
two several occasions persons of distinguished rank were 
observed to have joined the Russian camp. 
I have subsequently learnt that the 4th corps d’urmco, 
convoyed in carriages of the country, and in the lightest 
possible order, had boon brought from Moldavia, and were 
to bo immediately followed by the 3rd corps. 
It was therefore to ho expected that an extensive move- 
ment would not be long deferred. 
Accordingly, shortly before daylight, on tho 5th, strong 
columns of the enemy came upon the advanced pickets 
covering the right of tho position. These pickets behaved 
with admirable gallantry, defending tho ground foot by foot 
against tho overwhelming numbers of tho eueiny, until the 
2nd Division, under Major-General Ponnefathcr, with its field 
guns, which had immediately beeu got under arms, was 
placed in position. 
The Light Division, under Lieutenant-General Sir George 
Brown, was also brought to tho front without loss of time; 
the 1st Brigade, under Major-General Codriugtou, occupying 
tho long slopes to the loft towards Sebastopol, and protecting 
our right battery, and guarding against attack on that side, 
and tho 2nd Brigade, under Brigadier-General Bullcr, form- 
ing on the left of the 2nd Division, with the 88th Regiment, 
under Lieutenaut-Colonel Jeffreys, thrown iu advance. 
Tho brigade of Guards, under hie Royal Highness the 
Duke of Cambridge aud Major-General Bcntinck, proceeded 
likewise to the front, and took up most important ground to 
the extreme right onthealigncmout of the 2nd Division, but 
separated from it by a deep and precipitous ravine, and 
posting its guns with those of the 2nd Division. 
The 4th Division, under Lieutenant-General Sir Goorgo 
Cathcart, having been brought from their encampment 
advanced to the front and right of the attack ; the 1st Brigade, 
under Brigadier-General Goldie, proceeded to the l"ft of the 
Inkorman-road ; tho 2nd Brigade, under Brigadier-General 
Torrens, to the right of it, and on the ridge overhanging tho 
valley of the Tschemaya. 
The 3rd Division, under Lieutenant-General Sir Richard 
England, occupied in part tho ground vacated by the 4th 
Division, aud supported the Light Division by two regi- 
ments under Brigadier-General Sir John Campbell, while 
Brigadier-General Eyro held the command of the troops in 
tho trenches. . . , 
The morning was extremely dark, with a drizzling ram 1 
rendering it almost impossible t.> discover anything beyond 
the flash and smoke of artillery and heavy musketry tire. 
It, however, soon became evident that the enemy, under 
cover of a vast cloud of skirmishers, supported by dense 
the Alma,' wldch yo^rTeTeg^phi7deapIteh, received on the men bore.* without a murmur, the unusual privations to columns of infantry. had 
1st of this month, had already led me to anticipate. 1 which they w 3 e necessarily subjected after they landed in ' largo calibre to the high ground to the 1 lt u l out of the 
