time we should not make any offensive movement against the enemy, but confine ourselves to acting on the defensive, holding our present works without making any absolute advance. For the better protection of the right of our position, he (General Canrobert) engaged that the French troops should construct the greater portion of the new works to be erected there, and also that they should occupy the same. Lord Raglan, although utterly opposed in every way to the first part of this scheme, had no alternative but to accept it, as the English army was now reduced to little more than 16,000 bayonets. It was also finally settled that, as now there could be no doubt of the army wintering in the Crimea, and probably on their present ground, measures should be immediately taken for hutting the troops; and for this purpose it was resolved to despatch vessels to Constantinople, Sinope, and other parts, where it was likely that they would be able to procure wood and the necessary materials for housing the army. There were certain generals present who thought so badly of our actual position that they proposed that the siege should be raised, and the troops withdrawn to different ground, if the idea of the army being embarked was impracticable; and I understand that his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge advocated this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. CHAPTER IX. - Redoubts-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 accuAnecdotes of the battle- English force rate calculations 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 dead - Polish 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, 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 |