. Jack Archer : a tale of the Crimea . nded, and sixty-five men killed and170 wounded, while seventeen English were killed and sixty-ninewounded. No less than 250,000 pounds of gunpowder explodedttogether with mounds of shells, carcases, and small of rockets rushed through the air, shells burst in alldirections over the camp, and boxes of small ammunition explodedin every direction. The ships in the harbours of Balaklava andKamiesch rocked under the explosion. Mules and horses sevenor eight miles away broke loose and galloped across the countrywild with fright, while a show
. Jack Archer : a tale of the Crimea . nded, and sixty-five men killed and170 wounded, while seventeen English were killed and sixty-ninewounded. No less than 250,000 pounds of gunpowder explodedttogether with mounds of shells, carcases, and small of rockets rushed through the air, shells burst in alldirections over the camp, and boxes of small ammunition explodedin every direction. The ships in the harbours of Balaklava andKamiesch rocked under the explosion. Mules and horses sevenor eight miles away broke loose and galloped across the countrywild with fright, while a shower of fragments fell over a circle bixmiles in diameter. On the last day of February the news came that an armistice THE CAPTURE OF SEBASTOPOL. 297 had been concluded. The negotiations continued for some timebefore peace was finally signed. But the war was at an end, and afew days after the armistice was signed the Falcon was orderedto England, to the great delight of all on board, who were heartilysick of the long period of
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