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Jaapy t * itlK 6 r * Tntbbnrs ^ iai reason ; length the tlariri i ^^ m der . ttevp ^ iiskte !^ « j §| lili ^^ , ¦ itiMfiSBsajfetiffi . i ^ rtm ^ Bmw ^ : smt ^ at ¥ ^^ ' s ^ oo " J ^^^|^^^^ p ^ St efe ;^^ 4 teinerged | , ta th ^^ n ^ ^ U ght ; o £ the n ^ tit ^ e ^ and niched Afte ^ the . panjse of ' ag minatecame the fa ^ m ^ J || tfa : r ^ unwarlike spectators ex- ' -MiWil ^ W ^^^^^^ ' ^> % with an tudnraken cb 3 dnoB of hiyonets « and lofejr for- caps , he must iL&VB ^ beien rstmnfrehr disannriinteri- fnr . ilmv- rrislifcrlrfrtWrh tt-ifch
-The service of each of the three first-named ships had , been , thus ., arranged . The battalion of Goldsti » anQ 8 fc which has been , lying , at Chichester since last . week * wera to be conveyed in the-Orinoco , one of the fines ^ thougb , for some unexplained cause , not the mos ^ popular , sarjjs of the Royal Mail Fleet . The , Grenadiers , from London , were to sail in the i& £ O !» and the Manilla r ihe latter a new screw steamer , whicK , hji » : not , yet maiiea voyage * bat of which , if r © po . r « , # peak& ., truly , g 3 eat ,, thinga axe expected astto spBed r * t&feshiniheing fitted with a . Boomerang propeller * . The Qvinoceis , a » magnificent paddle-wheel steanifsfaip . with ample accommodation for ,
thonunaber . tofe tvoop £ ? de 8 iinad > to-be convened in her . The SP ( ac % 'tweea decksiftmeatrly eiglitfeetj and bothon the upjjjBP , andrlowersdeckragrj ^ nadier ^ with his bear ? skin shako , can walk with ease without stooping * The . niai 4 V saloon ofMki& ^ liiprhaabbeen . cleared of . its ordkMil ^ 4 ur ^ ur ^ taad , fittied ; up foe tha ax ; commodaT tioa of ; troops ) ; of 5 , Wih . ojBtt upwards of 900 are housed omba ^ j . witlKM * $ cr ^ wi&nwag ittthefladi&elsalopo , , where an > pie ^ room / for thw ^ nBJBber ^ staffiJfded . ^ Thes Or »« o <; & , is > . con » maaded hy ^ Gftp ^ eiarWilaftB .. 1 i * e Bipo » i& > a > very . fine rBad ^ aie ^ w ^(^ l ^ hip 4 j « pi * te with ; eyery ^ cx > nv ^ nianee 5 fbr « frans ^ or ^ f troo ps Sheiis saraller ^ hantths ^ C ^ noefr , and ^; it ^ oald ^ not ^ Terbeen possible to bertliicoma
fortably ^ tltfe w-kofeeoi the . QrenadieEbattalion ^ ; few coa » R « niew > w * re > drafted- fop conveyance- in the Mantikfy TlBfMa ^ ajagfejpenthasepabl £ d th ^ jSa ^ o to ^ preserve h « r oaain ? salooxtx fort the officers' mess , andt > wi ^ hoa |; dou }) ti 8 h& : W : a » thermos * desiraijle . ship of the-. thi ^ etxaiisport ^^ s ^ nedftQ leaye Soui ^ amplon .: He ^ -g ^ lan ^ fparaiander ^^ pte ^ Moresby , is- a , ibrp > r th ^ rQ £ ^<|( il )]< el ^ Itforerfjyj , wiho at , present has _ the cooaWAQdiiiitherBfieific ; The Manilla , a * already stwked ^ ifea ^ awr ^ ship * § h ^ i « 4 n | ei | ded 4 br ;' . the 4 taa 8 * } gxs $ i flotceala ^ GMVi tljie IJeninsular ? Goro pany ^ s-ser ^ icer teta ^ ndj ( id > ij « a i tuediSliig ^ ljorei and-it ? is : said shewill ^ air ^ 9 t ^ i » h ^^ % (^ t ^ y ^ &lue " , mineral and fuel suffifeieQfejfoKthorvoyagftf -withkengiBes rated at less . than 70 horse-power . ¦ *
precedeated speotacl * in the history of the town The people tunned omt to meet the regiment eomin « from Preston ,, and from the 1 - station- the troops marched to thte-Barehvaaigei r " Thowghi' ^ say . s an eye-witness , "the distance from the- station to the Exchange-fl&ga is trifling , its passage occupied some time , owing , to the thoroughfares heing almost choked up by the multitude . Ttie windows along the route were occupied ^ and . every ele « vationwiuchcafiordedfacilities for adventucous ^ azers was covered with human beings-. Inv 'Changfrstreet two exteasiveheaps ^ of square sets Mid several cot
ton-Iadenloprie 8 were thu * ^ appropriated ? and astthe troops filedipaafc cheer after-oheerburstfrom- ISte'oecttpaata . 19 iet Bxclxange-ftegs- -were speedilyrTeiK ^ ledj and here " a grand-spectacle was presented . A ddseljrjpackedT mass of people were wedged beneath the piazzas * each side of the capacious square waa occnoie"d hy » the troops . formed in double line ; the ^ Ifelsen memo-. rial formed ^ picturesque centre object ; wdule . fr om ; the : Town-ball baleoniea ^ and windows ; fair facea smiled and cambric : liandkerchie&eflattered . Xieuti ^ Colonel Adam * and the commi 8 sk > ne&officers > weroi invited by the mayor ( Mk Ji B * Iloyd ^ into the Tibwn ^ teail , where-th ^ y * hurriedly partooM of Ms hospitaliljr ; Ifr a few minutes the ; troops were again *
formed in marcbihg * order , the "band struck' up a martial air , and : the progress to the landing-stage : was continued .. Tlie windows on each , sida of Castle * street * werev thrdngei with , ladies .. Tho > , vast con * course of people , haed . the spiers oocth aad « so 3 ii < h ofv ; tbeistage ^ blocked . up 4 ts ^ ap , proaches $ > t 0 ofe < posse 3 sion of the old burialrgroauwi-of &t ; Nichrolas ? crowded the-i landing-stag ^ and appeared" to take forcible ^ occu * - pation of the river-steamers .. The , w » fs ^ otf ithjej < wait- ~ ing-rooma on the landing-stage , andfeftm ? saie ^ waterbaths at St . Georges-pier : were also ntade : available ; i ; while the drivers of cah » and loTries j ^ aped an abuu- dani harvest' by con ^ extuig ^ thEirr . TehiclesJiito moyo ^ abh » platforms . " ' ¦ -:
Theitroopawere embatiked ia Canard Usndexs ! and ^ bargeSj at-ithei hradng ^ stage for thet Niagaxa ^ riiiagc at'anchor in the Sloynei As- the tenders ^ with thet barges alongside , soaped their moorings } andsteamedi steadilj r ^^ towards' the ffiiagarar , - each filled * from-how ^ to ^ stern ; with soldiers , cheers , repeatedijr denmndeA * for . the gallant 28 th , " were given with right goodwill , the troops -waving their hats aadeehoing the : " hjjKqsths . " « A 3 E DIBWN .
Before < 7 o ' clocks on Wednesday moKmpg the , 50 th ^ Queen ' s- -Own ^ embarked : ona board ; steamers * at the Morthwall for Kingstown , there to awaits the arrival of the Cambria ^ front Liverpool . The 33 dr ( tie Buke of Wellin ^ on ' s ) left BubUu for emharcation at Kingstown ., A : sudden order from the Horse Guards , arrived in Cork on Saturday ,, directing ^ Major Dalton ,. four officers ,, and 250 rank ~ and fite of the 49 trt Regiment , in that garrison , to prepare Xor emharcation to join the service companies ' at : Malta .
TBm ABTILLEKY . The carbine rifles for Minie balls have been served * out to the batteries under orders for foreign service . Instead of a bayonet , the gunner is suppliedwith a sword about , two feet long , exclusive , of the brass handle , which . he carries in a neat and well-iihished steel scabbard . By a contrivance in the brass handte of the sword , it can be attached , to the carbine to serve as a bayonet , and the . two form a weapon of ' defence , by that arrangement , or 5 feet 6-inchesia length . The swor < i has a double edge about 8 inches from the point , andrrrustrprovea powerful instrument of war in the hands of am active soldier-. Ther carbine ia to be strapped to the ammunitionwaggon , so as . to b « always ready for the protection
of their guns , should the enemy come to close quarters The pouch is a very great , improvement on the ; former cumbrous and awkward hip-pouch of the service , which was Tery annoying to the men when , bouncing , up and down as they mounted and dis * mounted from their seats on the limbers . The new pouch , although in appearance remarkably small , is made to contain 30 rounds of cartridges , and rests * like those used by the Rifle Brigade , in the hollow of the back , to which it is kept quite close and weU > adjusted by the belt ; passing over the left shoulderand under the right arm . The belt is what maybe termed of the natural colour of the leather , and the last vestigo and great annoyance of pipeclay is now banished from the Artillery branch of the laud forces of her Miuesty .
Tie Sadlbattalion of ; the < 3 oldstreamssand the 3 rd of ^ thfi ! Sr 6 n » diei ^ Gua 3 ds embarked in these sbips . TfiesfoMBfiEc arrived * front ? Ghichester- at half-past eigiEtiinsttheunormng ^ and ; , at > once ; wenfc quietly , oni boardi tdni <^ r&ooaiew 3 texe ; i after- a few hours ^ they appeai « d > t ^ settle down , into a tolerable state of order , ami tcomforti Thougb ^ the last 4 o go on . board , the ^ Greiuidiers ^ were tlecfirat to leave the dock > and , wha * iwithi them journey from tovm ^ the excitement of ^ leave ^ taking ^ andi ^ lie short time giventthem , they had ^ liasitty ^ acconimodftted ; theoa » el ^ es- to their , new qujustera-Twhettdihe ^ 'got * under steam . The Manilla fed : tfie ^ w « yraboutLtw «!; o ' clocki . hiving 250 rank : and
file : of . the Grenadiers , and * six * . officers , with . a . large quantity , ofj baggege and stocesron board . Soon after three , the . ; Ripou ^ ., paddlerwheei steamer , followed , having omboaidiefiOiiaak . and file of the Grenadiers ^ 28 ita 32 < offleers $ and 32- women ; Xiast of all , and ' detatriedvfor nw > re 5 thanr two-hourar later by the . wa&t , of- water imtbe ^ doek ; the Orinoco * took her , departure with 854 rank and fite . of the Coldstreamsi 28 to 32 : officers ^ and 32 . women ; She ^ had also on board of heu ^ Colonel Bentinck , Colonel Eyre , and their * respective staffs . As tlie . shipsi passed out . of dock ,. the crow 4 » ithat : lined the quays : rent the air-with theic cheersw and . which w ^ re returned again and again ,
with thrilling effect , by-the soldiersi Any one who has watched a bee-hive in a state of violent internal commotion ^ and will suppose the hive a steamer and the bees soldiers , will havejuvery tolerable idea of the scene Avhich the different decks of the Orinoco , JRipon , and Manilla presented for several hours . Not that there . was the least ill-temper displayed , but erery one was looking oub » for himself ¦ without knowing precisely how . Officers and men weie all in the highest spirits , and leave-taking , although protracted by the former in many instances almost to . t ) fs 4 ast moment , seemed to thcaw no damp over
the general excitement . The whole scene was a mingled and . confused onef through which the general impression of a . rem-arkable event being in progress could , nevertheless , be more or less-distinctly caught . Asj one by one , the steamers slowly hauled out of the basin , their declcs crowded with soldiers , tlie responsive cheers which they sent back to the land told prett 3 clearly what it all meant . The three steamers remained in Southampton Water that night , and only proceeded ou their voyage the next morning—a judicious-arrangement , by which the men are initiated into shipboard life before being caHed upon to pay tribute to Neptune .
It is alleged that the sea god is more exacting in this ^ particular witli soldiers than with uny other class of landsmen ; and though the two battalions cmbajked on "Wednesday looked cheerful and highhoarted enough , it may be questioned whether they are not at the present moment succumbing to an influence tlie power of which tlie Emperor Nicholas may well envy .
jit . The-Twenty-eighth left Liverpool also on Wednesday ; and the spirit which burst out at Southampton was clearly visible , there . It is deaorilK-il us an
un-^ torder fr ^ t ^ e ' nuxroWVrtal-that afew-yardB ^ estof 10 ^ m $ Mmm < ' ' It-seemed ^' -ir ^ ets -nian , oit wl&Ki ^ iv ^ a him , and iii which Ke was' sure to see s < mra > ^ m ^ Am ^ k ^ mp ^ *^ ^ ™^ v ^" etiifitkptiitusnia anaJioisy admirers to ^ piS ' -the column in ^^ P&l ^^ eVWr ^^ hiiw ^ t | £ WBen , fdrmcd ; , thiB
b » w > nete Land blackfur caps above tlie leads of , a vast multitude which filled the Strand , marched over Waterloo-bridge , t 6 $ he . &tiatloiu Tne incessant cheering , . the mnsio , and oeca * BMi ^^ tbe wild but hcarty . chorus ofttle . mob , soon-brought the ^ sleepens to their .-wiindows , and irtanyra strange-figure wif-seett'TaYing andsliduting a farewell' through the dusk ; . Il | ww jBtiU ^ dark , the light was still that ot the bmps , and a atouaiggf ^ uflflenly roused from his bed to look down on . the Siieiiiei'JtBiicirfe ' , have . dreamt of the ¦ Frencli . Revolution and its ttjMttarjniu ^ bixors ^ . As our reporters tell us , the Grenadiers marjehsd , tlittt-escorted , to the Waterloo station ^ and were
t £ « i »^ welcoKnea 4 ) y fresli -thousands . " . flfliet battalions ^ arrived , at the Waterloo station Bhtor tiy before * si » o ' clock * Here the best possible * am » gem « Bt 8 had been made for their reception bythe authorities of the South-Western ltailway . Verjjr little tune was lost in arranging themselves in the carriages * provide * ft » r their- transport , and at half-past six o ' clock" the first * division , of 500 men , with the proper complement of officers , ! and about a
doafen ^ oUliers' wives , left the station ,, under the con » df » Ot of ( Mr . Godson , superintendent of the railway . Whether out of reepect to the entente cordiale so hapj ^ hr tev » tlog [> between \ this country and Erance , or by % 4 OTi& » us-accident , we don't , pjretend to say , —but , emAQVatys enough * the engine ? propelling , the traia twu « 4 ii |!^ nr- bjr- a . Breach engine- < lriver , yclept IVan ^ coifl ^ £ [ aniwnV « MiB t « ti by a-sturdy British stoker rejoicivff ioathenanaeicirf- House .
• mxfilzvBMxeATXoir at- sqojthampton . At SouthniiJ ^ tonijalLwaa bustle and excitement at a very early-hourt The three flWpsrdestinedtolea . 'v © the port' were the Beninaular and . Oriental Steam Navigation Company's ehipftiR ^ Qn and Manttlcb , and the Boyal Mail Company ' s * steam-ship Orinoco . These tlrree vessels- were each lying alongside the quays of the magnificent'docks < which have elevated Souihamnton from the > position of littlo more than a
fishing'village to one of the moat important ports an the empire . The rooming was beautifully fine ; and at seven o ' clock the scene presented by theao fine ships , all " ¦ taut and trim , " ready- for the important service in which they were about to be engaged , was one of the moat magnificent spectacles the mind ; can conceive- The leviathan IJhnalcLya was also lyingyin the docka , with a fl « et of other smaller steam-ships —all adding interest and importauco to the occasion .
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"We &ball soon lieax now . of the preparations for tho 2 nd division , and cmbarcation of the guus and cavalry , Tlia medical etores requisite have been provided partly froju Apotboearies ' -hall , aud partly from tho well-known firm of Savory and Sous , in Now Bond-street . The latter have supplied 12 large medicine chests and 30 panniers , to be carried on mules and donkeys , and neatly packed with every description of medical and surgical appliance . Among the itema included are 100011 ) . of lint , 1000 lb . of tow , 200 old blKiots , aud 100 O yards of adhesive pi as tor . It took four waggons to convey Messrs . Savory's part of the medical stores to the To wer .
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Leader (1850-1860), Feb. 25, 1854, page 174, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2027/page/6/
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