to the weight of his attack by the fire of batteries which
he had caused to be 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 has 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 their redoubts to a certain extent, and to replace
many of the guns that have been destroyed, in a very
short space of time; and to resume their fire from works
which we had succeeded in silencing.

"This facility of repairing and re-arming the defences
naturally renders the progress of the assailants slower
than could be wished; 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 and
20th inst. inclusive.

"In my last I announced to your Grace the death,
which had just been reported to me, of that deeply-
lamented officer the Hon. Colonel Hood, of the
Grenadier Guards. No other military officer has since
fallen, but Major Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar was
slightly wounded on the 19th. His Serene Highness
insisted, however, upon remaining in the trenches until
the detachment 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
without intermission, and I regret to have to report the
death of two gallant officers of the Royal Navy—the
Hon. Lieutenant Ruthven, who had died of his wounds,
and Lieutenant Greathead, of Her Majesty's ship
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 of the trenches, 'performed his
duty in the batteries in a manner that excited the
admiration of all.'

"A considerable body of Russians appeared two days
ago in the vicinity of Balaklava, but they have since
wihdrawn, 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
represented to be stationed in the plains south of
Baktchiserai.

"Admiral Kornileff, the chief of the staff, and
temporarily in command of Sebastopol, is reported to have
died of his wounds the day before yesterday."

Return of Casualties from 18th to 21st October.—
Artillery—3 rank and file killed; 1 officer, two sergeants,
19 rank and file, wounded. Royal Engineers—1 rank
and file killed. 3rd Battalion Grenadier Guards—1
officer, 3 rank and file, killed; 3 officers, 1 sergeant, 8
rank and. file, wounded. 1st Battalion Coldstream
Guards—2 rank and file killed; 1 drummer, 2 rank and
file wounded. 1st Battalion Scots Fusilier 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 file, wounded.
41st Regiment—1 rank and file killed; 2 rank and file
wounded. 47th Regiment—2 rank and file killed; 1
rank and file wounded. 49th 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. 44th 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. 57th Regiment—1
rank and file wounded. 63rd Regiment—1 rank and
file killed; 1 sergeant, 2 rank and file, wounded. 68th
Regiment—1 officer, 2 rank and file, wounded. 7th
Regiment—1 rank and file killed; 1 rank and file
wounded. 19th 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 sergeant, 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.

Names of Officers Killed and Wounded from the 18th
to the 21st October.—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.

The next great incidents of the siege occurred on the
25th and 26th of October, when two desperate attacks
were made by the Russians, and repelled with great loss
on both sides. The first intelligence of these events was
contained in a telegraphic message from Lord Stratford
de Redclifie, at Constantinople, to the Duke of
Newcastle, received at the Foreign Office in the night of the
3rd instant.

                   "Constantinople, Oct. 28th, at Midnight.
"The captain of an English steam-transport, which left
Balaklava on the evening of the 26th, confirms in great
part the information brought this morning by a French
ship, and transmitted immediately to London by way of
Marseilles. It appears that the Russians attacked the
forts in the vicinity of Balaklava on the 25th. Their
numbers are supposed to have been about 30,000 men.
The attack was unexpected. The Cossacks preceded
the infantry. To resist them at first there were Ottoman
troops and Scotch. The Turks gave way, and even
spiked the guns, which, seized by the Russians, were
turned against them. The Scotch, on the contrary,
remained firm in their position. Other forces arrived, and
the Russians were obliged to yield the ground, remaining,
nevertheless, masters of two forts, from which they
fired upon our troops. Three regiments of English
light cavalry, exposed to the cross fire of the Russian
batteries, suffered immensely. The French took part in
the affair, with admirable bravery. On the next day,
their position was attacked by a body of 8,000 Russians,
as well from the side of the town as from that of Balaklava.
They repulsed the enemy with great slaughter.
Generally, the loss of the Russians must have been very
great. It is affirmed that the fire of the batteries of the
town had much slackened; and according to the report
of wounded officers, some of whom have arrived at
Buyukdéré, the belief continued that Sebastopol would
soon be in the hands of the allies. This is nearly what
has been gathered from several persons who were eye-
witnesses of what took place. The names of the killed
and wounded are reserved for the official occasion.
Among the names there is none of a general officer.
STRATFORD DE REDCLIFFE."

This news caused great anxiety, and gave rise to many
gloomy reports. The following official despatches
were published in the London Gazette extraordinary of
the 12th instant. The first, from Lord Raglan, relates
to the attack on the 25th.

                                  "Before Sebastopol, Oct. 28.
"My Lord Duke,—I have the honour to acquaint your
Grace that the enemy attacked the position in the front
of Balaklava at an early hour on the morning of the
25th instant.

"The low range of heights that runs across the plain
at the bottom of which the town is placed was protected
by four small redoubts hastily constructed. Three of
these had guns in them; and on a higher hill, in front
of the village of Camara, in advance of our right flank,
was established a work of somewhat more importance.

"These several redoubts were garrisoned by Turkish
troops, no other force being at my disposal for their
occupation.

"The 93rd Highlanders was the only British regiment