GENERAL ORDERS

BALAKLAVA;

1^st JULY 1856.

No. 1. --- The undermentioned Officer having embarked for England, is discontinued from the Staff of this Army, from 26^th June, 1856:--

Captain E. Hunt .. .. 6^th Dragoons .. Major of Brigade.

No. 2. --- The undermentioned Staff Officers will proceed to England, the force to which they were attached having been broken up:--

Captain S. Blane, Scots Fusilier Guards, in charge of Croatian Labourers.

,, F. Hammersley, 14^th Regiment, D.A.Q.M.G.

,, W.J.Brooks, 30^th Regiment, D.A.Q.M.G. Regiment

Lieutenant A. B. St. Clair, 4^th Regiment, Interpreter.

,, E. Budgen, 82^nd Regiment, Staff Adjutant, Kazatch.

Principal Veterinary Surgeon Gloag.

No. 3. --- Brevet-Major M. Earle, 57^th Regiment, Major of Brigade, will take charge of Croatian Labourers from this date.

No. 4. --- Brevet-Major H.L. Gardiner, Royal Horse Artillery, being in command of the Royal Artillery in the Bosphorus, may draw command pay and field allowance accordingly, from 25^th June, 1856.

No. 5. --- Leave of absence is granted to---

Captain Philips .. ..56^th Regiment ..To 31^st August, 1856.

No. 6. --- Sergeant Walford, 4^th Dragoon Guards, employed as Provost Sergeant at the Head Quarters Land Transport Corps, will be attached to the 10^th Battalion of that Corps, from this date.

By Order (Signed),

HUGH SMITH, Lieut.-Colonel,

A. A. G.

GENERAL ORDERS.

BALAKLAVA;

2^nd JULY, 1856.

No. 1.--- The undermentioned Officers will proceed to England, the force to which they were attached having been broken up: --

Sir John Hall, K.C.B. .. ..Inspector-General of Hospitals

Thomas Ligertwood .. ..Staff Surgeon (2^nd Class).

Mr Michael .. .. Medical Clerk.

Mr Morris .. .. ,,

The Rev. Marcus Southwell .. Chaplain, 4^th Division.

,, Mr Duffy .. ..Roman Catholic Chaplain.

,, Mr Gleeson .. .. ,,

No. 2. – Heads of Departments, and the Officer superintending Croatian Labourers, will send to the Assistant Adjutant-General, a Return showing the actual number of Officers and Men of their Departments at present in the Crimea, and will from time to time notify any alterations that may take place.

No. 3. – Leave of absence is granted to---

Captain S. Blane.. .. Scots Fusilier Guards .. To 30^th Sept. 1856.

No. 4. – A Court of Inquiry will assemble tomorrow, at 11 o’Clock, at the Office of Captain McAlester, Provost-Marshal: --

President. – Lieut.-Colonel Waddy, C.B., 50^th Regiment.

Members… { 1 Captain ..50^th Regiment

{ ,, ..72nd ,,

No. 5. – Notice is hereby given that the Parcel Office, in Balaklava, will be closed on the 7^th July next.

No. 6. – In No. 1 of yesterday’s General Orders, ordering Captain S. Blane, Scots Fusilier Guards, to proceed to England, is hereby cancelled.

No. 7.- The following Soldier has been appointed Clerk in the Post Office, at Balaklava: -

Serjeant Rooney, 89^th Regiment, at 2s. a-day, from 1^st May, to 23^rd May, 1856.

By Order (Signed),

HUGH SMITH, Lieut.-Colonel, A.A.G.

GENERAL ORDERS.

BALAKLAVA;

3r^d JULY, 1856.

No. 1. – The undermentioned Officers will proceed to England, the force to which they were attached having been broken up: --

Mr George Taylor .. .. ..Staff Surgeon (1^st Class)

Mr Pinkerton .. .. ..Assistant Surgeon.

No. 2. – The undermentioned Officers will proceed to England, the Services they have been employed on being completed: --

Mr G. G. Munro .. .. ..Deputy Storekeeper.

Mr R. Mends .. .. .. War Department Clerk.

No. 3. – From this date all Reports and returns connected with the Medical Department, will be addressed to Dr. Mouat, C.B., Deputy Inspector-General of Hospitals, Senior Medical Officer in the Crimea.

No. 4. – General Orders No. 6 of yesterday’s date is cancelled.

By Order (Signed),

HUGH SMITH, Lieut.-Colonel,

A.A.G.

GENERAL ORDERS.

BALAKLAVA;

4^th JULY, 1856.

No. 1. – The undermentioned Officers will proceed to England, the Service they were employed on being completed: --

Mr Eyre Lloyd .. .. .. War Department Clerk.

Mr J. Easton .. .. .. ,,

No. 2. – Detachments to be detailed by Lieut.-Colonel Hallewell, A.Q.M.G., will embark, at Kazatch, in H.M.S. Resistance, and at Balaklava, in Australian.

Lieut.-Colonel Hallewell, A.Q.M.G., will make the necessary arrangements.

No. 3. – The Head Quarters of the 11^th Hussars, and Detachments to be detailed by Lieut.-Colonel Hallewell, A.Q.M.G., will embark , at Balaklava, in Calcutta.

Lieut.-Colonel Hallewell, A.Q.M.G., will make the necessary arrangements.

No. 4. – Officers and Soldiers of the 11^th Hussars, who remain in the Crimea, on the embarkation of the Head Quarters of the Regiment, will be attached to the 82^nd Regiment.

No. 5. – A Medical Board will assemble to enquire into the state of health of –

Acting Assistant Surgeon Moffat.

The Principal Medical Officer will be pleased to give the necessary directions.

By Order (Signed),

HUGH SMITH, Lieut.-Colonel,

A.A.G.

GENERAL ORDERS.

BALAKLAVA;

5^th JULY 1856

No. 1. – The 72^nd Highlanders will embark at Balaklava, in H.M.S. Sans Pareil.

Lieut.-Colonel Hallewell, A.Q.M.G., will make the necessary arrangements.

No. 2. – The Soldiers of the 1^st, and 2^nd Battalion Royals, 42^nd, 71^st, 79^th, 92^nd, and 93^rd Regiments left in the Crimea, and attached to the 72^nd Regiment, will on the embarkation of that Regiment, be attached to the 82^nd Regiment.

No. 3. – The issue of Treasury Bills by the Commissary General for Officers’ remittances will cease, at Balaklava, after Monday next the 7^th instant.

No. 4. – The undermentioned Officers will proceed to England, the force to which they were attached having been broken up: --

The Rev. D. Somerville . . . . Chaplain.

,, E. East . . . . ,,

,, J. Fergusson . . . . Presbyterian Chaplain.

By Order (Signed),

HUGH SMITH, Lieut.-Colonel,

A.A.G.

GENERAL ORDERS.

BALAKLAVA;

6^th JULY 1856.

No. 1. – The undermentioned Officers will proceed to England, the force to which they were attached having been broken up: --

Mr G. Cleary . . Assistant Surgeon.

,, A. Saltar . . Acting Assistant Surgeon.

,, Blakeney . . Assistant Commissary. )

,, Russell . . ,, ) Field Train

,, Hewitt . . Deputy Assistant Commissary ) Department

,, McKane . . ,, ,, )

,, F. Weaver . . Dispenser of Medicine.

,, M.L. Poad . . ,,

,, R.C.Mossman . . ,,

,, A. Wormul . . Cutler to the Forces.

,, A. Beauchamp . . ,,

To Malta –

Mr W.H. Price Assistant Surgeon, 14^th Regiment.

To Scutari –

Mr Woodthorpe Purveyor’s Clerk.

,, Nairne ,,

,, Parks ,,

,, Henderson ,,

,, Mills ,,

No. 2. – Leave of absence is granted at the recommendation of a Medical Board to –

Acting Assistant Surgeon Chas. Moffat.

To proceed to England. On arrival he will report himself to the Adjutant-General.

By Order (Signed),

HUGH SMITH, Lieut.-Colonel, A.A.G.

GENERAL ORDERS.

HEAD QUARTERS BALAKLAVA;

7^th JULY 1856.

No. 1. – The following Officers, being in command of Companies, may draw field allowance and forage as Captains: --

1^st Batt., 1^st Regiment, British Swiss Legion.

Lieutenant Alex. Hostache . . From 6^th April, to 30^th June, 1856.

,, Frederick Berger . . ,, 3^rd Dec. 1855, to 30^th Jan. 1856.

No. 2. – Brigadier-General Staunton having left Three Horses, and Captain Herbert, A.D.C. One Horse for the Public Service, forage may be drawn for them.

No. 3. – The following Interpreters are struck off the strength of the Army, their Services being no longer required: --

2^nd Class G. Ginsette . . From 7^th inst.

3^rd Class J. Brodie . . ,, ,,

No. 4. – The following Soldier is appointed Senior Clerk in the Assistant Adjutant-General’s Office, Balaklava: -

Serjeant W.G. Street, 46^th Regiment, at 2s. 6d. per diem, from 1^st July, 1856.

No. 5. – The following Soldier is appointed Assistant Printer at Head Quarters:--

Lance-Corporal A. Ford, 82^nd Regiment, at 1s. per diem, from 2^nd July, 1856.

By Order (Signed),

HUGH SMITH, Lieut.-Colonel,

A.A.G.

GENERAL ORDERS.

HEAD QUARTERS BALAKLAVA;

8^th JULY 1856.

No. 1. – The Families of Officers with their Female Servants in the Crimea must leave Balaklava at once, there is an opportunity on Wednesday by the Bosphorus, Private Steamer. Passages cannot be permitted now in Government Vessels for the Wives and Families of Officers remaining.

No. 2. – All Payments from the Treasury Chest, will cease on Thursday after-noon the 10^th instant.

No. 3. – Staff Pay Lists for the Crimea will be made up to the 12th inst. Inclusive. The Payments will be made from the Commissariat Chest, till 4 p.m. on Thursday next the 10^th.

No. 4. – Leave of absence is granted to—

Paymaster Bernard, 82^nd Regiment, from the 10^th July, until the arrival of the Regiment in England.

No. 5. – The undermentioned Officers are discontinued from the Staff of this Army, from the 2^nd of July, 1856, the force to which they were attached having been broken up: -

Brigadier-General Lawrenson.

,, Wooldridge.

Lieut.-Colonel Shute, A.A.G.

,, Mayow, A.Q.M.G.

Major Connolly, D.A.Q.M.G.

Captain Sir Wm. Gordon, A.D.C.

,, Rister, A.D.C.

Lieutenant Lewis, A.D.C.

No. 6. – The undermentioned Regiments having embarked at Scutari for England, are struck off the strength of this Army, from 2^nd July, 1856: -

1^st Jäger Regiment of the British German Legion.

2^nd Regiment, Light Infantry, British German Legion.

By Order (Signed),

HUGH SMITH, Lieut.-Colonel,

A.A.G.

GENERAL ORDERS.

HEAD QUARTERS BALAKLAVA;

9^th JULY 1856.

No. 1. – The undermentioned Officers will proceed to England, the force to which they were attached having been broken up:--

Mr Carpenter .. .. Deputy Commissary General.

,, Knight .. .. Acting Staff Assistant Surgeon.

,, Fernandez .. .. Apothecary to the Forces.

,, Philpot .. ..Dispenser of Medicines.

,, Blelock .. ..Bookkeeper.

No. 2. – Head Quarters and 4 Companies 50^th Regiment, and 82^nd Regiment, will embark at Kazatch, in H.M.S. Royal George.

Lieut.-Colonel Hallewell, A.Q.M.G., will make the necessary arrangements.

No. 3. – Supernumerary Officers, to be detailed by Lieut.-Colonel Hallewell, A.Q.M.G., will embark at Kazatch, in H.M.S. Royal Albert.

No. 4. – The undermentioned Officer will be struck off the strength of the Staff of this Army, the force to which he was attached having been broken up:--

Major M. Earle . . 57^th Regiment . . In charge of Croatian Labourers.

No. 5. – The Services of the undermentioned Officer being no longer required as Paymaster in the Land Transport Corps, he will proceed to Malta, to rejoin his Regiment:-

Quartermaster Hopkins . . 31^st Regiment.

No. 6. – Leave of absence is granted to –

Major Earle, 57^th Regiment, from 11^th July, 1856, to 11^th Sept. 1856.

No. 7. – The undermentioned Officer has been granted an increased rate of Pay at 5s per diem:-

Mr Maxwell Reeve, Chief Paymaster, Land Transport Corps, from 19^th Dec. 1855.

No. 8. – The undermentioned Officers are struck off the strength of this Army from the dates set opposite their names, the force to which they were attached having been broken up: --

Mr.Farmer, Acting Assistant Surgeon . . From 27^th June, 1856.

Dr. Cruickshank, Deputy Inspector-General ,, 30^th ,,

,, McIlree, Staff Surgeon (1^st Class) . . ,, ,, ,,

,, Gorringe, Staff Surgeon (2^nd Class) ,, ,, ,,

,, Wilson, Acting Assistant Surgeon . . ,, ,, ,,

Mr. Macpherson, Staff Surgeon (2^nd Class) ,, 2^nd July, 1856.

,, Madlin, Acting Assistant Surgeon . . ,, ,,

,, Tessier, Medical Clerk . . ,, ,,

By Order (Signed),

HUGH SMITH, Lieut.-Colonel, A.A.G.

GENERAL ORDERS.

HEAD QUARTERS, BALAKLAVA;

10^th JULY 1856.

No. 1. – All Baggage of Troops, and Staff, and Stores of every description, will be embarked by 4 p.m. to-morrow afternoon.

All Officers and Men of Military Staff, and Civil Departments, will be embarked by

6 p.m. to-morrow, except the Infantry. The Commander of the Forces, and Major-General Garrett, with their personal Staff.

No. 2. – Mr Jackson attached to Head Quarters on special service will proceed to England, the force to which he has been attached having been broken up.

No. 3. – The Head Quarters of the Land Transport Corps will embark, at Balaklava, in the Steamer Pacific.

Lieut.-Colonel Hallewell, A.Q.M.G., will make the necessary arrangements.

No. 4. – The 3^rd, 10^th and 11^th Companies, Royal Sappers and Miners, will embark, at Kazatch, in H.M.S. Dragon.

Lieut.-Colonel Hallewell, A.Q.M.G., will make the necessary arrangements.

No. 5. – The Post Office will finally close at 10 p.m. to-morrow, Friday the 11^th inst., no letters will be received after that hour.

No. 6. – Lieutenant Herbert, R.N., of the Land Transport Corps, late Commandant at Sinope, will proceed to England, the establishment at Sinope having been broken up.

No. 7. – The Price of Preserved Meats and Soups has been altered from 6d. to 10d. per lb. on the 17^th June, 1856.

No. 8. – The following Officers will embark for duty in the Steamer Gibraltar, Sick Ship, to which all Sick unable to embark with their Corps, are to be transferred: --

Dr Huish in Medical Charge

Dr Hamilton

Dispenser James.

No. 9. - The undermentioned Officers will proceed to England, the force to which they were attached having been broken up:--

Mr Knox . . Acting Assistant Surgeon.

,, Knipe . . ,,

To Scutari –

Mr Buchanan . . Purveyor to the Forces.

,, Ravenhill . . Purveyor’s Clerk.

,, Little . . ,,

,, White . . ,,

,, Baker . . ,,

,, Hagerty . . ,,

,, Howard . . ,,

,, Taylor . . ,,

,, Monck . . ,,

,, Thompson . . ,,

No. 10. – Leave of absence is granted at the recommendation of a Medical Board to—

Lieutenant Lewis . . 50^th Regiment.

To proceed to England. On arrival he will report himself to the Adjutant-General.

By Order (Signed)

HUGH SMITH, Lieut.-Colonel, A.A.G.

GENERAL ORDERS.

HEAD QUARTERS BALAKLAVA;

11^th JULY 1856.

No. 1. – The remaining portion of the Army, viz. the 56^th Regiment, and one Wing of the 50^th Regiment, will embark at Balaklava, in H.M.S. Algiers.

Major-General Garrett, with his personal Staff, and the remainder of the Staff of the Army, will embark to-morrow in the Steamer Argo.

The Commander of the Forces, with his personal Staff, will embark in H.M.S. Algiers.

No. 2. – The Services of the undermentioned Interpreters being no longer required, they will be struck off the strength of this Army, from the 12^th instant, inclusive:--

Chief Interpreter . . . . Mr H.Suter.

2^nd Class Interpreter . . H. Summat.

,, . . J. Passapian.

3^rd ,, . . J. Krasilnikoo.

,, . . J. Glyn.

,, . . N. Haralampides.

,, . . V. Calagaro.

,, . . D. Venondrio.

,, . . J. Stuck.

,, . . L. Francopulo.

,, . . E. Vivell.

,, . . R. Artino.

No. 3. – Mr James R. McTurk, Dispenser of Medicines, 72^nd Highlanders, having tendered the unconditional resignation of his Commission, will proceed to England by the first opportunity. On his arrival he will report himself to the Adjutant-General, Horse Guards.

By Order (Signed)

HUGH SMITH, Lieut.-Colonel,

A. A. G.

GENERAL ORDERS.

HEAD QUARTERS BALAKLAVA;

12^th JULY 1856.

The Russian Troops relieved the Main Guard of the English Army, composed of a Wing of the 50^th Regiment, at 1 p.m. this day, at Balaklava.

The remainder of the English Army is embarked this day.

The Staff of the Army in the Crimea is broken up.

Head Quarters will be transferred to Constantinople till further orders.

The General Orders for the Army in the Crimea will cease this day.

(Signed),

W. J. CODRINGTON, GENERAL COMMANDING.