his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge advocated this measure, and advised that, as far as the English army was concerned, it should occupy the heights round Balaklava.

This morning (8th) 1000 Turks were ordered to be employed in collecting the Russian dead on the field of Inkermann, as up to this time only the dead of the allied armies have been interred. This, although it may appear rather a menial office, was not without considerable danger, as the enemy had never ceased since the close of the action to throw up occasional heavy shot and shell, from steamers which they had stationed for this purpose near the head of the harbour, upon any groups they could discover. The enemy must have been perfectly aware of what we were about, as the distance was not too great to discover with the naked eye the burying-parties occupied with their melancholy duties. This also is made a subject of complaint by the allied generals in their letter to Prince Menchikoff.

Yesterday and the day before the Turks were employed in bringing in the Russian wounded; and of these we have in camp nearly 1100. We are now able to judge to a certain extent of the losses of the Russians at the battle of the 5th. There are

said to be nearly 4000 corpses lying on the field; so that, if you allow three wounded men to every one killed (which is very much inside the usual calculation), their loss at that proportion would be 16,000 men. With us the proportion has been about four and a half wounded to one killed, both at the battles of the Alma and Inkermann. But independent of the dead left on the field, the Russians appear to have lost numbers who have since died; for during the last two days large working-parties have been employed on the further side of the valley of Inkermann in making great pits for the receptacle of their dead; and by the aid of a telescope we could see numbers of corpses perpetually brought down from the camp on the heights above. They had placed close to where they were working a large black flag, and put up a high white cross, I suppose, to show us what they were about, so that they should be unmolested. I need hardly say that nothing was done by us to prevent their performing the last rites to those who had fallen for their country's sake. It is strange that they should not have the same regard for us.

Captain Fellowes (Deputy Assistant QuartermasterGeneral) went in to-day with a flag of truce from our lines in front of Balaklava to take the letter of which

I have spoken. He was received by two Russian officers at their outposts, who informed him that an answer should be sent as soon as possible.

I will end by giving you the general total of our dreadful losses on the 5th instant:

* This includes the losses in the trenches on the 5th, as well

as those in the battle.

Redoubts

CHAPTER IX.

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Change of weather - Prince Menchikoff's letter to the allied generals Court of inquiry Reinforcements Dreadful state of roads - Deserters from the enemy - False alarm -"Shaves" in Russian camp - Lord Raglan's accurate calculations Anecdotes of the battle- English force engaged at Inkermann Dreadful hurricane, November 14th - Tents, &c., blown down Sick and wounded exposed to the storm Sufferings of the troops in the trenches Losses of transports off Balaklava The Prince goes down with warm clothing, &c., &c., on board — Damage to English and French fleets Losses at Eupatoria Russian deserters

- Numbers of English generals incapacitated or deadPolish deserters Capture of the "Ovens" by a party of Rifles - Death of Lieutenant Tryon - Dreadful weather Lord Raglan visits all the camps - Losses in cavalry horses

- Sufferings of the troops from the inclemency of the weather

- The cholera again breaks out - Lord Raglan visits the different hospitals Council of war of the English generals

of division - Three sorties on French trenches.

Head-quarters before Sevastopol,
November 13th, 1854.

I WILL now give you some extracts from my

Journal.

November 9th.-Last evening, three redoubts and a heavy battery were traced out on the high ground on which the battle of Inkermann was fought. One redoubt, to the right of the Inkermann road and

between the Sandbag Battery and our 2nd Division camp, was commenced by the French, and by this morning had already assumed a formidable appearance. The heavy battery was traced on the spur next to that on which is the Sandbag Battery; it will be constructed as soon as the redoubt just mentioned is finished. The other two were begun by a working-party of 800 Turks, under the direction of some officers of the Royal Engineers and a party of Sappers and Miners. One of these is placed on Cossack Hill, and is of considerable dimensions; the other, some way in advance, overlooks the bridge and causeway in the Valley of Inkermann. Neither of these two last field-works make much show, as unfortunately the ground is very rocky and requires blasting, added to which the Turks progress but slowly with our English intrenching tools. In the afternoon, Lord Raglan, with his staff, went again over the field of Inkermann, and also to see the new works above alluded to. The enemy threw several immense 84-pound hollow shot (10-inch diameter) at us, but without their ever taking effect. The dead have now all been interred, although doubtless there may yet be a few undiscovered bodies in byeplaces. All the dead horses have been dragged to