the, 236, 308, 322 Sievernaya, the, 133, 309; defence of the, 133 Silistria, bombardment by the Russians, 34; siege of, raised, 48 Simeis, Tartar village of, 481 Simoom, her arrival at Malta, 5 Simpheropol, typhus-haunted streets
Simpson, General, succeeds Lord Raglan as Commander-in-Chief, 300; not suited for the position of Commander-in Chief, ib.; his order of the day announcing his appointment to the command, 301; his personal staff, ib.; receives the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour, 372; his despatch respecting the operations on the 8th of September, 390; hia failure as a commander, 424; suspended, ib.; his farewell address, ib.
INDEX.
Sinope, slaughter of, avenged, 370
Sivash, waters of the, 495
Snow-storm, effects of one, 221-223
Social vultures, 445
Soldier, his hardships, 72
Soldiers, British, their devoted heroism, 2; their departure for Gallipoli, 9; their voyage, 9 et seq.; their arrival at the Dardanelles, 12; quartered at Gallipoli, 15; deficiency of accommodation for the, 16; their difficulties at Gallipoli, 17; their arrival in the Bosphorus, 23; their uniforms, 18; their complaints 46; their disposition, 33; their games and amusements, 35; their sufferings at Varna, 62; their landing at Eupatoria, 84; want of accommodation for, 89; sickness among, 91; their operations and bravery at the battle of the Alma, 107 et seq.; enter Balaklava, 137; their siege and bombardment of Sebastopol, 140 et seq.; surprised at Inkerman, 168; their want of clothing, 179; their distressing position, 180 et seq,; their heroism, 199; continual drain of, 209, 210; effect of the author's statements, ib.; their armament, 305; their severe losses, 354, 355, 357-359; not equal to the French as labourers, 389; their increased comforts, 437, 441; grand review of the, 454; their splendid appearance, 455, 456
Soyer, M., at the Crimea, 328; his system of cookery, ib.
Spahis, their capture of cattle, 91, 92
Spencer, Hon. General A., commander of the expedition to Eupatoria, 394
Spirit vendors, their abominable articles, 445; expelled the Crimea, ib.
Sports of the camp, 234
Spring, sports of the, 234; its. genial influence, 239
Spy, Kussian, in the trenches, 210; his information trustworthy, 216
Squadrons, English and French, their formidable array before Odessa, 399, 400; their plan of operations in the expedition to the Bay of Cherson, 406-409; their attack on Kinburn, 407 et seq.; compel its surrender, 411; their departure from the Bay of Cherson, 417, 419
Strangways, General Fox, slain at Inkerman, 171
Staff of General Simpson, 301
Stanislaff, threatened attack on, 417
Star fort, in Sebastopol, 138, 309
Steamers, Russian, sunk at Sebastopol,
Stewart, Admiral Houston, 7; his operations in Cherson Bay, 413, 414
Storms, in the Mediterranean, 9; in the Dardanelles, 26: their fatal effects, 33, 34, 180-186; in the Crimea, 449
Supplies received by the Russians, 306
Surgeons of the Crimean army, official neglect of, 385
Suttlers, their rapacity, 445
Surgery of the English, its skill, 439
Takli Bournou, Cape of, 266
Tarkan Cape, promontory of, 73, 77
Tartar race of the Crimea, 88, 475; their friendliness, 92; their ruined villages, 478, 479
Tchernaya, the river, 133; occupied by the Russian infantry, 152; the adjoining country, 153; the Russians advance from the, 154, 155; despatch of General Evans after the battle, 161-163; attack on the, 315; position of the, ib.; battle of the, 316 et seq.; the Russians defeated at, 318; a review of the battle-field, struggle between the French and the Russians, 319; fire of the Euglish battery, 320; last effort of the Russians, ib.; their retreat, ib.; memorials of the fight, 322; excursion to the, after the armistice, 483
Tchongar, its defences, 495
Telegraph, information by, 421; at Alma, 486
Thaw, effects of a, 199, 200
Theatre, plav-bill of the, 329; acting in the, 329, 330
Therapia, number of wounded officers
Thomas, General, at the Alma, 102
Thompson, Dr., 129; death of, 139
Times, commissioner, various articles sent by the, 196; his valuable supplies to the troops, ib.
Timoyoieff, General, his negotiations respecting the armistice, 459; characteristics of, 461
Tornado, its violence, 368
Torrens, Brig.-General, at Inkerman,
Traktir bridge, novel scene at the, 458 et seq.; armistice signed at the,