446 APPENDIX. but I am far from wishing to mention his name invidiously, and do not for a moment question that a like recognition was fairly earned by other officers of the depai-tment. NoTK 51. — By his despatch of Wetherall to Constantinople, ante, p. 146, and Note (20) to chap. vii. et seq. Note 52. — I believe it was only after a struggle with the Ad- jutant-General that Yea obtained leave thus to employ the men. Estcourt, acting as the apportioner of the soldier's tasks, sought to protect him from overwork, whilst Yea was seeking to protect him from the cold. Note 53. — Address of the Quartermaster-General, p. 149. Note 54. — Lord Raglan to Duke of Newcastle. Note 55. — Address of the Quartermaster-General. Note 56. — Seb. Comm., 5th Rep., p. 24. Note 57. — The sick were: — In the last week of November, . 7,677 ,, ,, of December, . 9,259 ,, ,> of .January,. . 12,405 — Papers, p. 16. Note 58. — Against 13,022 on the last of January, Note 59. — I choose this date because the subject I am treating is that of the winter misfortunes, and the date of the 1st of No- vember would nearly enough coincide with the beginning of the changeful, wet, wintery weather. Note 60. — The return giving this number does not include the Highland Brigade, or any of the few other men who, because stationed at Balaclava, were not ' before Sebastopol or elsewhere ' away from the Chersonese. ' Note 61. — So early as the 13th December — not many days after landing — the regiment had only 300 men under arms. — Lord Raglan, Private Letter 13th December 1S54. Note 62.— Seb. Comm. Rep., 3414. Note 63. — Statement by Colonel Walker.
