A visit to the camp before Sevastopol . -*^^fp. OF BALAKLAVA 7S rut BUCK SEA .1 ^ m BEFOEE SEVASTOPOL, 27 that the receipt of a small parcel of good things(clothing and provisions) from home, cheered himmore than would the arrival of a reinforcement ottwenty thousand men. As soon as we had anchored,army and navy officers—men worth thousands ofpounds—rushed on board, anxiously seeking an inter-view with the steward. One went away with a kegof butter, another took off a turkey, another made aprize of a head of cabbage ; while another carried abasket of bread ; and still another walked off with a
A visit to the camp before Sevastopol . -*^^fp. OF BALAKLAVA 7S rut BUCK SEA .1 ^ m BEFOEE SEVASTOPOL, 27 that the receipt of a small parcel of good things(clothing and provisions) from home, cheered himmore than would the arrival of a reinforcement ottwenty thousand men. As soon as we had anchored,army and navy officers—men worth thousands ofpounds—rushed on board, anxiously seeking an inter-view with the steward. One went away with a kegof butter, another took off a turkey, another made aprize of a head of cabbage ; while another carried abasket of bread ; and still another walked off with alive sheep ! and seldom have I seen men better satis-fied with their purchases. Many inquiries were made for long-legged water-proof boots, and India rubber coats and leggins, andseveral of our passengers who had brought some ofthese articles on speculation, effected a speedy andprofitable disposal of their stock. I remember thatone officer from the front was overwhelmed withdelight at the opportunity of securing a pair of Indiarubber boot
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