The Admiral having approved of the exchange, allowed _Acre_ to be shifted into Kazatch Bay. Now it was settled, a sinking of the heart came on at the idea of removing myself from the good fellows with whom I had been serving. [Sidenote: July 7.] I had promised Lady Churston, Sir Robert Newman’s sister, to remove his remains from “a green field through which ran a small stream by the stump of a tree.” This was my only description. To Cathcart’s Hill, however, I had sent a party from the _Rodney_, early, with the necessary implements to work through granite, and when about it to make a grave large enough to hold two. It took me hours to find the place. At last I examined a space occupied by 3000 Turkish soldiers without a particle of green on it. Stumps of two small trees, a quarter of a mile apart, caused me to think they could not now be standing unless fed by water. We had not far to dig. I had prepared a coffin large enough to hold that in which poor Newman might have been buried. But, alas! we found only bones, rats had been at work. The only thing that made me believe I had the right remains was a pair of brown silk socks. All we could collect was carefully arranged, and the coffin screwed down: the Union Jack spread over it. [Sidenote: July 9.] Rode to the artillery camp at Balaklava, and obtained from the officer in charge a corporal and a six-horse limber waggon, on which the coffin was placed. With my smart corporal we rode through the camp on our five or six mile journey. Among others we met Honourable William Colville of Rifle Brigade; he was a good draughtsman, and kindly dismounted, taking from his sabretasche pencil and paper, and made a sketch of this cavalcade for me to send to Newman’s sister. [Illustration: _Sketch by Col. Hon. W. Colville._ _Jack, to newly-arrived subaltern, “Sorry I can’t obleege you with a horse, but I have a quiet dromedary I can sell you.”_] [Sidenote: July 10.] After breakfast read commission on board _Rodney_, King reading his on board _St. Jean d’ Acre_. Sad day for me. In the evening escorted Mrs. Williams on board _Europa_ for passage to Scutari. Dined with Charlie Talbot on board _Algiers_. [Sidenote: July 11.] Early dinner in Wardroom. Pretended to be going to _Rodney_, and so avoided taking leave of my good fellows. Young Harry Stephenson and Thompson transferred to _Rodney_. [Sidenote: July 12.] Dined with General Barnard, who had just been appointed Chief of Staff. [Sidenote: July 13.] Dined with General Simpson, now Commander-in-Chief, and reminded him of our meeting at his mess when he commanded the 29th at Mauritius in 1829, I then a mid of the _Tweed_. [Sidenote: Letter to M. S. July 14.]