Bombardment—Tents blown down—Siege—Lieut. Williams—Wounded— Sailors—Go to Hospital—Description—Sardinians—Discharged from Hospital—Attack on Quarries—Flag of Truce—Burying the Dead 203 CHAPTER XX. Bombardment—The Assault—Great Redan—The Battle—Balaklava— Hospital—Miss Nightingale—Nurses—Promoted—Discharged from Hospital—Death of Lord Raglan 214 CHAPTER XXI. Captain Colthurst—Siege—Bombardment—Assault—Redan—The Battle—8th September—The Evacuation—Russians—British in Sebastopol 228 CHAPTER XXII. Expedition to Kinburn—The Voyage—Odessa—Landing—Cutting Trenches—Bombardment—The White Flag—Capitulation—The Prisoners—_Reconnaissance_—The March—Village—Bivouac—March— A Village—Pigs and Geese—Departure—The Fleet—Return—Sir W. Codrington—Russian Spy 241 CHAPTER XXIII. Armistice—Cessation of Hostilities—Exchange of Coins—Heir to French Imperial Throne—Treaty of Peace—Invitations—Grand Review—Removal of the Army—Embarkation—The Voyage—Ship on Fire—Arrival at Malta—Join the Reserve Battalion—Proceed to Alexandria—The Voyage—Arrival—Visit Places of Renown—Visit Cairo—The Nile—Arrival—The City—Bazaars 253 CHAPTER XXIV. The Pyramids—Crossing the Nile—Island of Roda—Ark of Bulrushes—Visit Cheops—Heliopolis—Palace of Shoobra—Palm Groves—The Citadel—Joseph's Well—Dervishes—Return 266 CHAPTER XXV. The Hospital—Mohammedan Sabbath—Departure—The Voyage—Malta— Departure—Voyage for England—Portsmouth—Voyage to Dublin— Arrival at Limerick—The 6th Royal Regiment—Promoted—Aldershot— Route for Gibraltar—The Voyage 281 CHAPTER XXVI. Arrival—Spanish Bull-fights—Lieut. Jackson—Change Quarters— The Rock—Monkeys—Caves—Gardens—War in Algiers—Corfu—Voyage— Arrival—Santa Maria—Desertion—The March—Greeks 296 CHAPTER XXVII. Sir Henry Storks—Albania—Visit Nicropolis—The Brigand Chief— Turkish Baths—Coffee Houses—Turkish Ladies' Costume— Sergeants' Ball—The Route—Corfu—Route—West Indies—The Voyage—The Burning Mountain—Gibraltar—Madeira—Teneriffe— Santa Cruz—Cape de Verde Islands—Trinidad—Jamaica 309 CHAPTER XXVIII. Jamaica—The Exhibition—Market—Rebellion—the Commission—Col. Hobbs—The Voyage—Route—Voyage—Queen's Birth-day—Edinburgh— Calton Hill—Tolbooth—Queen Mary's Room—Dunoon—Discharged— Dalkeith—Glasgow—Embark for Canada—The Voyage—Arrival— Montreal—Kingston—Picton—The Dunkin Bill—Marquis of Lorne 327 TESTIMONIALS TO THE WRITER. EDINBURGH CASTLE, _April 26th, 1868_.