. Pictorial history of the Russian War, 1854-5-6 : with maps, plans, and wood engravings . en had somewhatrecovered, they were supplied each with a newblue cloth suit, new shoes, woollen socks, and acap. Those who died of their wounds wereburied in the church-yard—the funeral beingattended by the officers and principal staying at Karlebyfive weeks, kindly treatedin all things, they were suddenly removed toImola, about seventy miles inland, on account ofthe approach of the English steamer at Imola, they wore an hospital-dress and had soldiers rations, but were al
. Pictorial history of the Russian War, 1854-5-6 : with maps, plans, and wood engravings . en had somewhatrecovered, they were supplied each with a newblue cloth suit, new shoes, woollen socks, and acap. Those who died of their wounds wereburied in the church-yard—the funeral beingattended by the officers and principal staying at Karlebyfive weeks, kindly treatedin all things, they were suddenly removed toImola, about seventy miles inland, on account ofthe approach of the English steamer at Imola, they wore an hospital-dress and had soldiers rations, but were allowed to minglefreely with the kind-hearted peasantry. On the21st of September, consequent on an arrangementrespecting exchange of prisoners, they were sentin light spring-carts from Imola to Abo, whencethey were despatched to Led Sound in a smallsteamer, and thence by one of the larger vesselsto Nargen. The admiral-in-chief received a dispatch, aboutthe middle of the month, ordering him to sendthe principal part of his remaining ships toKiel, on their way to England. Consequent on !. Riga. this order, the Duke of Wellington, St JeanaAcre, James Watt, Princess Royal, Blenheim,Hogue, Edinburgh, Royal George, Nile, Ccesar,Majestic, and Cressy, weighed anchor, and com-menced their westward journey on the several days, the weather was boisterous,insomuch that the ships were scattered, and eachcaptain steered towards Kiel without waiting forthe others: it was not until the 28th that allassembled in the rendezvous off Kiel. A squadronof steamers, including the Imperieuse, Euryahis,Arrogant, Magicienne, Desperate, Basilisk, Bull-dog,and Dragon, under Captain Watson, was leftto maintain the blockade in the Gulf of Finlanddown to the latest date the season would respect to the Gulf of Bothnia, the blockadewas formally raised during the last week in themonth. The gloomy month of November arrived. Afleet of great power was anchored off Kiel; but asthe officers had
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