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THE FIELD. 
<7th — 1 sergeant, and 83 rank and Ale. 
60lh — Ensign Lee, and 74 rank and Ate- 
85th— Lieutenant Ectaalaz. and 127 rank and file. 
CSth— Ensign Sanderson, and 26 rank and Ale 
93rd— Lieutenant Boll, Ensign Kirby, and 41 rank and Ale. 
Lord P-iget, Colonel of the 4th Light Dragoons, • on board 
the Frenc h steamer. He left the Crimea on the 1 lth, to 
which day no Russians had been seen. They are evidently 
much cowed. 
GENERAL ORDER. 
Lord Raglan has issued the following General Order 
“ Head-quarters btfore Sebastopol, A or. 9. 
<< The Commander of the Forces returns his thanks to the 
officers and troops for their conduct in the Battle of Inkerman, 
on the 5th mst., in which, aided by their gallant Allies, they 
succeeded in completely repulsing and de feating the cnemv, 
by whom they were attacked, in very superior numbers, with 
masses of artillery, both of field and position, as well as of 
ship guns. 
•• The army have thus taken advantage of another oppor- 
tunity of distinguishing themselves, and of showing that, 
under all circumstances, and in presence of every difficulty, 
their determination to devote their best energies to the ser- 
vice of their country is still the same. 
'* On this occasion the troops had the good fortune to be 
associated with and supported by a division of the 1-rench 
army, and they will join in the expression of gratitude and 
admiration for their splendid advance at a most critical 
moment. , _ , , _ , 
•• The loss sustained both by the French and English 
armies on this trying day cannot he too strongly deplored ; 
and, while he deeply regrets having been deprived of the 
services of so many valuable officers and men, it is particu- 
larly painful to Lord Raglan to announce that among those 
who fell, nobly discharging their duty, were Lieutenant 
General the Hon. Sir George Cathcart, Brigadier-General 
Goldie, Brigadier-General Strangways (all officers of 
distinction— Sir George Cathcart especially being one whose 
conduct c-lsewliere had particularly attracted the gracious 
notice of her Majesty, and the attention of the country). 
“ By order, 
“ J. B. B. Estcourt, Adjutant-General.” 
HOSPITAL AT SCUTARI. 
Names of Officers who Died at Scutari from Wounds 
RECEIVED IN ACTION, FROM NoV. 8 TO NOV. 14. 
Lieutenant the Hon. G. Neville, 5th Dragoon Guards, November 11. 
Lieutenant and Adjutant Maulc, 88th Regiment, November 14. 
Lieutenant-Colonel Alnslic, 21st Regiment, November 14. (In 
harbour, on board the Andes.) 
Return of Deaths at Scutari Hospitals, as Reported 
at the Commandant’s Office by the Medical 
Authorities. 
Private Joseph Ross, 8th Hussars, wounds, November 8. 
Private James Millard, Scotch Fusilier Guards, wounds, November 8. 
Private Frederick Campbell, 2nd Dragoons, wounds, November 8. 
Private W. Topharn, 57th Regiment, diarrhoea, November 8. 
Private George Hewdlcy, Coldstream Guards, diarrhcea, November 8. 
Private John Eyres, 2nd battalion Rifle Brigade, diarrh®a, 
November 8. 
Private George Goldsmith, 3Sth Regiment, dysentery, November 6. 
Private Maurice Scanlan, 28th Regiment, diarrhoea, November 8. 
Private William C. M'Beath, 2nd Dragoons, vulnus, November 8. 
Private James Watt, 30th Regiment, diarrhoea, November 9. 
Sergeant James Buck, 23rd Regiment, vulnus, November 9. 
Private James Newton, 33rd Regiment, vulnus, Nov 9. 
Private John M Nomara, R.A., ascites, November 9. 
Private William Barrett, 49th Regiment, diarrhoea, November 9. 
Private Thomas Westlake, R. A., jaundice, November 10. 
Private Edward Fox, 19th Regiment, dysentery, November 10. 
Private John Gaffrey, 20th Regiment, diarrhoea, November 10. 
Private Patrick McCarthy, 21st Regiment, diarrhcea, November 10. 
Private Daniel Miller, 93rd Regiment, diarrhcea, November 10. 
Private James Lacey, 33rd Regiment, wounds, November 10. 
Private James Thompson, 79th Regiment, diarrhoea, November 10. 
Private William Gouch, 19th Regiment, amputation, November 10. 
Private Robert M Lceran, 79th Regiment, paralysis, November 10. 
Private Thomas Stapelton, 44th Regiment, diarrhoea, November 11. 
Private William Lloyd, 77tli Regiment, diarrhoea, November 11. 
Private William Chookley, 6th Dragoons, diarrhoea, November 11. 
Sergeant Thomas Rich, Coldstream Guards, diarrhoea, November 11. 
Private Henry Wood, Scotch Fusilier Guards, wounds, November 11. 
Private James Long, 77tli Regiment, wounds, November 12 
Private James Taylor, 98th Regiment, vulnus, November 1 2. 
Private Stephen Brant, 33rd Regiment, diarrhoea, November 12. 
Private James Alnsbury, 28rd Regiment, pulmonitis, November 12. 
Private Richard Bums, 1st Foot, diarrhoea, November 12. 
Private Thomas Taylor, 23rd Regiment, contusion, November 12. 
Corporal John Davidson, 49tli Regiment, wounds, November 12. 
Private Robert Quiltor, Coldstream Guards, wounds, November 12. 
Private James Curry (supposed to be) 98th Regiment, wounds, 
November 12. 
Private Janies Price, Grenadier Guards, wounds, November 12, 
Private Thomas Thompson, 38rd Regiment, diarrhoea, November 12. 
Private Thomas Whitmore, 33rd Regiment, diarrhoea, November 12. 
Corporal George Ford, Scots Fusilier Guards, diarrha-a, November 1 2. 
Private William Midd.eun, 19th Regiment, diarrhoea, November 12. 
Private Richard Bev i-s, 1st Foot, choleraic dysentery, November 12. 
Private William MTntosh, 93rd Regiment, diarrhaio, November 13. 
Private Jeremiah Burns, 33rd Regiment, wounds, November 13. 
Private John J. Monger, 94th Regiment, wounds, November 13. 
Private Thomas Loveren, 95th Regiment, syncope, November IS. 
Private William Reynolds, It. A., diarrhcea, November 13. 
Private William Dunn, 57th Regiment, wounds, November 13. 
Private Elijah Townsend, 19th Regiment, diarrhcea, November 13. 
Private Joseph Ritson, 2nd battalion Rifle Brigade, amputatation, 
November 14. 
Private William Ilill, Coldstream Guards, wounds, November 14. 
Private Peter Donnelly, 30th Regiment, diarrhoea, November 14. 
Private David Patrick, 1st battalion Rifle Brigade, diarrhoea, 
November 14. 
Colour-Sergeant Garrett Woods, Ambulance Corps, diarrhoea, 
November 14. 
Private Honry Palmer, Coldstream Guards, diarrhcea, November 14. 
The Caledonian Mercury has the following extract from a 
letter by a surgeon who arrived at Scutari with the Vectis on 
the 5lh instant, to his friends in Edinburgh :— 
“Scutari Barracks, Nov. 9, 1854. 
“ I am sorry I cannot write you a long letter just now ; 
but as the mail is going off to-morrow, I will tell you how I 
am quaitered here, and what I have been doing As soon as 
we were landed, three of us were bundled into a room, with 
whitewashed walls, containing two iron bedsteads and nothing 
else. No food was to be had, and I don’t know what we would 
have done if we had not fortunately been recognised by 
s .veralold college companions, who very kindly shared their 
rations with us for three days, when we thought it necessary 
to look out for ourselves. So the third day I mounted a 
havresack and went a foraging. 1 went to the village and 
bought slcwpans, pots, plates, teapots, &c., including but- 
ter, tea, and sugar. I put them all in my bag, and, with a 
bunch of candles in my hand, I walked into the hospital 
quite proud of my expedition. Next morning we got a servant 
and by sending him to forage for us, were relieved of hat 
woik We made free with some wood, which we made into a 
table and two chairs ; and now we are as comfortable as any 
of the others here. Just as I had finished my forenoon 
work, a vessel arrived from the Crimea with 500 of the 
wounded at the battle which took place on Sunday (5th). I 
happened to he orderly officer for that day, and it was my 
du'y to see them carried on shore and taken to the hospital. 
It was a melancholy sight, and such as I cun/l describe. I he 
poor fellows were either carried to the hospital on stretchers, 
or staggered to their quarters unassisted. Almost the whole 
of them had lost their fire arms, and great portions of their 
clothes except their great-coats, which formed their principal 
covering. As they passed up I could see distinctly where the 
bullets had penetrated their great-coats, for they fought in 
these, and I knew from this circumstance where they had been 
wounded. Officers came hirpling up in the same way, their 
once brilliant uniforms all in rags. In fact you can form no 
idea of the mess every one was in. I got this duty finished, 
and then set off to dress as fast as I could. I do not know 
how many I dressed, but I was occupied until six p.m. 
The wounds were all gun-shot wounds, some of them very 
serious. The shot generally passed through, but I hnd 
to extract one Minitf bullet from a poor fellow * back, 
which I have kept as a memento. From another I got 
a splendid revolver, which he told me he had taken from 
a Russian soldier, who was in the act of running away 
with a horse which he had captured. In the encounter 
for its recovery, the Russian was about to make use of 
his pistol, when he was shot by his antagonist, who car- 
ried it off as a trophy, and, as I have said, gave it to me 
for dressing his wounds. It is still loaded just as he took 
it. I could fill a whole letter with tales of the battle, but 
I am sorry there is no time at present. The next mail is on 
the 15th, and I will try and write again before it leaves. I 
cannot promise, however, as we expect more woumled men 
every day for some time. * * * The men are all as plucky 
as possible, and since they are made comfortable, many of 
them feel proud of their wounds— their only wish being to get 
soon well, ‘and have a rap at the for this yet.’ The 
barracks and hospital are splendid buildings. The former is 
qui e full, and we are filling the latter, where I am stationed. 
Taking all, I think we have 2,000 patients and upwards. I 
have been talking of the wounded only, but one-half of the 
inmates have diarrhoea, dysentery, &c. These are all brought 
from the Crimea ; if cured, they are sent back ; if not, they 
are sent home or die. You will think this a hasty^ letter, but 
you must excuse me, as I have had so much to do. 
The Hospitals in Turkey— Scutari, Nov. 10.— Most 
gladly did we welcome good Miss Nightingale and her party, 
and before evening they were all comfortably lodged and pro- 
vided for. They will be invaluable in severe cases of illness, 
and in any emergency. Our surgeons last night one and all 
confessed that they were of the greatest use in attending to 
600 wounded who came in during the afternoon. These were 
the wounded of the 5th, when the Russians gave us a hard 
day’s fighting ; but we held our own, and they lost, it is said, 
10,000 men. Miss Nightingale appears eminently qualified 
fir the noble work she has undertaken, and l trust she may 
have strength to carry it out. Her labours will spare the 
clergy many a sad sight of men sinking for want of proper 
nursing, and because food cannot be administered often 
enough. This is impossible with only hospital orderlies ; but, 
with the nurses, all who need will be supplied. Mrs. nnd Mr. 
Bracebridgc are most active, and to day I may say all are in 
full work. Mr. S. G. Osborne has arrived here offering his ser- 
vices, and bearing credentials from Sidney Herbert. I have put 
into his care half of the Barrack Hospital, which to-day 
numbers 2,300 patients, and will have another 600 added 
during the day. The hospital proper numbers still 1,000 
patients. Mr. Wright has sent for Mr. Gilburne, so that 
I have only Mr. Lewis here, who takes the hospital. 1 am, 
therefore, most thankful for Mr. Osborne’s help. Two 
Roman Catholic priests are here, Messrs. Cuffe and Butt. 
Mr. Hallett went up to the Crimea on Sunday in the Prince, 
but did not come to me, or I should have detained him ; 
but Mr. Osborne in some sort supplies his place. We re- 
quire another chaplain here yet, as I have not been able to 
get to the hulk for a fortnight past, and there are 500 men 
on board her. Mr. A. Stafford, M.P. for Northamptonshire, 
is here, and has volunteered to write letters for the men. 
They are very glad of his services, nnd I have seen him 
sitting hour after hour on the beds, most patiently 
writing the words which will cheer many hearts at home. 
Mr. Osborne's son is also engaged in the same work. 
The gentlemen who are sent by the Times to dispose 
of the fund are also here, and anxious to spend the fund in 
the best manner. I have suggested several things to them, 
and will give them every assistance in helping our men. 
Mr. Osborne has some funds, and generally adds one or two 
pounds to Mr. Stafford's letter, where the wives or families 
at home arc in need. Lady Stratford comes and sends fre- 
quently, and has made me her almoner for jellies, pies, and 
soups for the officers. Miss Nightingale only take3 care 
of the men, so Lady Stratford sends for the officers. We 
much need religious books and small Common Prayer- 
books. My Block is exhausted, but I have Testaments 
still. I have distributed 1,100, and more are needed. 
The Bible Society in Stamboul send me any quantity 
of Testaments. Devotional books are much needed. 
The Bishop of London’s Private Devotion is much prized ; 
but 1,U00 Prayer-books would be the best gift. There must 
now be immense numbers here all the winter, since we now 
number so many, and Sebastopol not yet attacked, so any 
books sent out will be in time. Captain Webb, 17th Lancers, 
died here on Monday'after amputation of the leg Our sol- 
diers are delighted with the nurses. One poor fellow burst 
into tears and exclaimed to me, “ I can’t help crying when I 
see them. Only think of Englishwomen coming out here to 
nurse us it is so homelike and comfortable.” 
The number of Sisters of Charity sent to the East to tend 
the sick and wounded of the French army amounts to sixty- 
two. They are attached to the ambulances and hospitals. 
Some of them have to bear the hard life of the camp, without 
any other shelter than a tent. The Russian prisoners are at- 
tended by Polish 6i6tcrs of the same order. The Ottoman 
Government lately applied for a certain number to take charge 
of the Turkish hospital at Constantinople, where they are 
paid the greatest respect, and are perfectly independent. 
The Cork Reporter contains the following : — “ On Satur- 
day evening a telegraphic despatch was received at the 
Convent of the Sisters of Mercy, Baggot-street, Dublin, re- 
questing that eight nun6 and a chaplain should at once pro- 
ceed by the first conveyance to London, their final destination 
being the Crimea, before Sebastopol. Among those who axe 
to accompany these nuns are the sisters who left Kinsale 
Convent for Dublin, on an application for their services at the 
seat of war. Nothing could exceed the enthusiastic joy 0 f 
the good sisters on the intelligence reaching them that they 
were without further delay to proceed on their mission of 
mercy, although well aware of the hardships and privations 
they will have to endure.” 
The 68th Reoiment. — (To the Editor of the Times ) — 
Sir, — A mis-statement affecting a regiment in which I feel a 
deep interest has appeared in several of the papers lately, and 
is repeated in the Times, in which we read that six additional 
regiments are to be sent to the Crimea, and in the list of these 
is “ the 68th, from Gallipoli.” The 68th, Sir, are not, nor 
have ever been, at Gallipoli. They word sent on from Malta, 
where they were stationed, to join the expedition at Varna. 
They landed with it at Eupatoria, were present at the battle 
of the Alma, marched with the army to Balaklava, have been 
engaged there ever since in the operations of the siege, and 
bore a distinguished part, under the leadership of Sir George 
Cathcart, in the battle of Inkerman, where, as you will see in 
the Gazette, two of their officers— one of whom was a brother 
of my own -were killed, and two others wounded. Trusting 
to your sense of justice to correct, by the insertion of this, the 
error which you have unintentionally been led to commit, I 
am, Sir, your obedient servant, Charles Wynne. 39, Port- 
man-square, Nov. 29. 
LETTERS ABOUT THE CRIMEA. 
FROM AN ARTILLERY OFFICER. 
“ Sebastopol , Nov. 6. 
“ You will all in Old England hear of the desperate battle 
fought before Sebastopol yesterday. Lord Raglan ordered 
the siege train off duty in the trenches to bring up and place 
in position two heavy 18-pounders; this we did, and worked 
them all day with excellent effect. We contrived to bring 
most of the fire of the Russian artillery upon us, and lost many 
men at our guns. The enemy were repulsed again and again, 
and at length retired into Sebastopol. Their loss must be 
awful ; such a sight as their killed and wounded 1 never saw, 
lying so thick I could hardly steer my horse through them. 
I rode for an hour among the dead and wounded Russians ; 
we have not yet had time to remove those of the enemy's 
wounded who are unable to walk. I did not go from any 
vain curiosity, but to take my canteen full of good rum and 
water, and a havresack full of biscuit, to the poor suffering 
wretches It would break your heart to see or think of half 
what I have seen yesterday and to-day. I held my wooden 
canteen to the lips of Russians wounded and dying, in every 
stage of pitiable human suffering. Some tried to kiss my feet, 
and, crossing themselves, took off their caps, pointed to 
Heaven, and blessed me in their uncouth tongue. I re- 
sponded by also looking upwards, and pronouncing the only 
words I found we had in common, ‘ Chr.stian,' and the name of 
our blessed Saviour. My eyes fill with tears as I write. I 
am sorry to say they give no quarter to our wounded ; such 
are their orders. Poor ignorant fanatics ! their leaders tell 
them we are devils in human shape, that on our side we give 
no quarter, and are fighting against God and the Emperor. 
The following is a copy of a letter received from an officer 
in the Second Division : — 
“ Camp before Sebastopol, Nc. 7. 
“ The word was passed on the 5th, to 1 Stand to our arms, 
for the enemy were coming in force. I was sent on to support 
the advance, and on trying the muskets, to my horror, I found 
that only about fifteen out of the company would go off, and 
out of those fifteen only about six men would follow me to the 
front. However, there was nothing to be done but push to 
the front, and I soon joined the advanced picket, which I 
found in much the same state, with regard to the arms, as my 
own. We retired gradually before them, as they were coming 
on in masses of columns, supported with a very powerful 
artillery, and soon had most desperate work, almost hand to 
hand, in the thick brushwood, with their guns plajing on us in 
a most fearful way, and ours answering them over our heads, 
while we were firing musketry into each other at between 
fifteen and thirty paces distance, now and then charging and 
driving them back, and then driven back by superior numbers 
again. The French and nearly every regiment of English got 
all mixed up in one mass, which kept on advancing and retiring 
as we gained or lost the advantage. We had luckily built a 
loose stone wall along the front of our position, which we 
could manage to hold against an enormous force. The 
allies were five times driven back quite to the crest of our 
position ; but we every time drove the enemy back and fol- 
lowed them up. After a long time our people got some 18-lb- 
battery guns into position, by which we were enabled to knock 
about their artillery a good deal, and at last they were every- 
where driven back. Our poor division, as usual, bore the 
brunt of it, and our loss was 720 odd killed and wounded. The 
enemy are said to have brought 52,000 men, according to the 
prisoners, and something frightful in artillery. The shot, 
shell, and bullets were coming about us like hail, and I cer- 
tainly thought my time was come, but, thank God, I escaped 
without ajscratch. The battle lasted from about half-past five 
or six a.m. till four p.m., and was a constant succession of re- 
verse and success on both sides. The brigades of the division are 
so much cut up that they talk of making regiments of them. 
Our brigade would not make more than a strong regiment, it 
is so much reduced.” ... 
Another officer of artillery says: — “The crest of the hui 
was covered with smoke, and the entire ground there 
thickly clothed with brushwood, through which we with the 
greatest difficulty moved the guns. Suddenly, the smoke 
cleared away, nnd we discovered the Russian infantry in 
great force within ten yards of us. I shall never forget the 
aspect of those fellows, dressed in their long grey-coats and 
flat glazed caps, firing most deliberately at our poor gunners 
and picking them down like so many crows. We at this 
time were under a very heavy fire of shot and shell. Major 
Townsend saw at once the critical position of the guns, an 
most wisely gave the order to retire as we were quite un- 
supported — but too late ; the enemy’s skirmishers had come 
up to the guns. However, five out of the six escaped ; an 
one of our men, 6eeing the last, as was then supposed, cei 
tain to be taken, judiciously spiked it. The gun belonged 
a division of our battery, to which was attached young 
Miller, one of our lieutenants ; and poor Major Townsen , 
turning round his horse, seeing what was likely to 0CC “J’ 
cried out, “ You won’t disgrace me.” The words were hard ) 
out of his mouth when a shell burst in among us, and one 
unfortunate fragment struck him on the head, and liter® 11 f 
crushed it to pieces, of course killing him immediate ) ■ 
Miller drew liis sword, and single-handed galloped his hor 
towards the gun, riding down one and cutting down a seco 
Russian. He alone turned aside a dozen of the enemy, 
we recovered the gun. Was not this a most plucky thing 
do ? He returned with his gun, without having received eve 
a scratch. Our poor fellows were dxeadfully knocked abou 
