[Sidenote: In Naval Brigade, Aug. 18.] Continued vigorous bombardment on our side, but enemy nearly shut up. Whole day on Right Attack. Six men only were wounded on Left Attack. Dined with Charlie Windham, the almost too plucky Brigadier General of Second Division. Met Duke of Newcastle. [Sidenote: Aug. 19.] _Sunday._--Bombardment continuing. Getting used to narrow escapes; had two on Left Attack. Dog killed on Right Attack in afternoon. Redan much cut up, also Malakoff. General Barnard, staff and Steele to dinner. [Sidenote: Aug. 20.] Visit from Bob Stopford. Returned to usual routine of firing. Visited Left Attack. Sir Thomas Pasley and son coming there. Young Pasley just made a Commander to take Hammett’s place. Generals Barnard and Bentick to dine. [Sidenote: Aug. 21.] Threatened sortie. Troops out. Visited Right Attack; fired some long range near the Russian three-decker and bridge, etc. [Sidenote: Aug. 22.] Accompanied Lord Rokeby to show him our long range practice on Right Attack. But little time to go elsewhere. Dined with General Sir William Eyre to meet the Duke of Newcastle. [Sidenote: Aug. 23.] Introduced Pasley to Right Attack. Not much going on. Threw several shot round, if not into Russian ship. Mail arrived. Wynyard, Wenny, Connell, and others to dine. [Sidenote: Aug. 24.] To headquarters and Balaklava and hospital, Cossack Bay. Lieutenant Everett, severe wound in battery. General Sir William Eyre to dine. [Sidenote: Aug. 25.] Turned out at 2.30 A.M. to meet expected sortie. No go. Lord Rokeby and Wenny to dine. [Illustration: _Inside the Naval Brigade Battery._] [Sidenote: Aug. 26.] In batteries at an early hour (3 A.M.). Billy Fyler and Fitzroy to dinner. [Sidenote: Aug. 27.] Grand meeting at headquarters to invest certain parties with order of G. and K.C.B. Visited Right Attack and demolished new works on the salient of Redan. [Sidenote: Aug. 28.]