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Tin: I'LAXK MAi:cir. 23 and Jhlilt'd, luo, IVuui his sliipping Ly a 'ct chap, I'aither tract of country now left in the liands of ' the enemy, Lord llaghin, from his bivouac at the ['."""on^tlfe Tractir bridge, was anxious, as may well bo sup- '^^einR.va: posed, to make known to our Admirals the suc- cess of his march on the Tcheruaya, and his now unconditional I'csolve to seize the port of Inda- clava. Tiiis object was effected twice over in the Course of the night. Captain Hugh Smith was ordered by Cathcart to endeavour to carry a de- spatch to Head(piarters ; and although the Captain passed a Russian battery, which opened upon him and killed one of his orderlies, he was able to reach the Tchernaya, and thence bring Ijack from Lord Raglan a message which Cathcart was to iiiscom- send on to the ivatcha. Colonel mdham, en- wiui Catii- trusted by Cathcart with the duty ot carrymg on admiiau the message, succeeded in reaching the Katcha, and delivered it safely to the Admiral. Also, Lieutenant Maxse, despatched from the Agamem- non, was able to find our Headquarters on the Tchernaya, and to bring back, during the night. Lord llaglan's message for Lyons. Lord Raglau did not choose to risk a despatch, lest it should fall into the hands of the Russians ; but the message, repeated iu duplicate, which he had thus been enabled to send, inl'ormed the Admirals of the progress of his maich, and of his now final determination to move to the south coast, con- veying, at the same time, his hope that a naval force Nvould come round to Balaclava, and be there to meet him.