INDEX. 371 Crimea, 247— his letter of instruction to Canrobert, ib.— the Generals in the Crimea acquainted with the im- perial plan, 250— frail basis on which it all rested, 252. Interposition of French Emperor continuing and bringing about the recall of a joint expedition, 254 et seq. —project for opening a passage into the Sea of Azof, 254— the Peninsula of Kertch, 256— Baron Wrangel there in command, ib.— eagerness of Eng- lish to have the attack set on foot, 259— Canrobert defers to Lord Rag- lan, 261— sailing of expedition, 202 — the Submarine Cable, 263 telegrams from Paris, 264 — course taken by Lord Raglan, 268— latitude given to Sir George Brown, 270— return of expedition, 274 — Canro- bert's account of the recall, 27S — letter from French Emperor, 279. The Emperor's dictation resisted, collapse of his plan, and resignation of Canrobert, 2S3 et seq.— Pelissier's letter of May 5, 285 — his glowing ascendant, 2SS— expositions of Em- peror's plan, 2S9— the three allied commanders in conference, 290 — agreement as to plan of field oper- ations, 291 — Canrobert and Omar Pasha refuse to guard English trenches, 292— rejection of plan, 293 — Canrobert's endeavours to rid him- self of command, 296 — his resigna- tion tendered, 297 — his comnfand transferred to Pelissier, 298— feeling of French army towards him, 301. ° Siege Operations continuing: the French sapping more closely up to the works in the Karabelnaya, ix 270— and preparing to establish new batteries on ground commanding the Roadstead, ib.— the English strength- ening their hold of ground captured by Eyre, ib.— and afterwards hand- ing it over to the charge of the French, 271 — continuance of the mining and countermining opera- tions, ib. — the moral effect attri- buted by the Russians to their vigor- ous countermining, 272. Siege Park, vi. 372 note. Silistria, ii. 44, 45, 90, 192, 195 198— siege of, 202 et seq., 214, 243, 260, 262. 28/ ; v. 42 note. Sillery, Major, vii. 132, 134 and note, 3S2. Bimpheropol, ii. 368; iii. 12 ■ iv 19 89 162 note, 191, 224 ; ix. 29, 92, 134' Simpson, General James, appointment ot, vu. 3. 5— his instructions, ib.— his report, 306— his course of action, ib. — Lord Panmure's adoption of the report, 3 7— announces the death of Lord Raglan to the British army ix 2SS— he acutely felt the death of Lord Raglan, 293— he choosts Lord Raglan as a guide, 296. Simpson, Lieutenant, at April bom- bardment, viii. 155, 160, 372. Sinclair, Lieutenant, vi. 374, 377, 438. Sinope, the disaster in, ii. 13 et seq.— decision of the English Cabinet in regard to, 22, 34, 35, 136. Siree, Captain, iii. 15S. Sivache, the inner waters of the, ix. 65. Skariatine, Lieut., vi. 450 et seq. ; ix. 105 — one of the early defenders of Sebastopol, 311. Sleeping Cabinet, the, ii. 24S, 249, 250. Smith, Captain Hush, iv. 23; vi. 25S. Smith, Dr Andrew, vii. 29, 123, 12S 377, 404, 432, 47:'. Smith, Dr Fowle, ix. 266. Smith, Mr Jervoise, vii. 344. Smith, Mr Oswald, iii. 382. Smith, Private John, v. 324 note. Smith, William, vi. 349. Smyrna, vii. 131 — improved hospital established at, 364. Smyth, Colonel Henry, vi. 56 note, 227 note, 234. Snelkoff, Colonel, ix. 123. Soimonoff, General, ii. 210, 211 ; vi. 19 et seq , 29 et seq.— his force, 59, 85, 8S — at battle of Inkerman, S9et seq 91 94 note, 106, 109 et seq., 112 et seq., 115 117 et seq., 127, 12S, 138, 152, 155— his guns, 161, 163, 370— his artillery falls back, 448, 451, 456, 457— what if he had ascended the Inkerman heights by the Victoria Ridge? 477, 4S0— his enterprise, 485. Soldier's nature, the mystery of the vii. 479. Soldiers, sickness and failing strength of many of the, ii. 375. Somers, Lord, vii. 401 note. Somerset's, Colonel, charger shelled. vi. 329 ; ix. 2S6. Sorties, Russian petty, viii 17. Soudjak-Kale, attack on, recommended. ix. SO— fall of, ib., 84. Sources of the narrative, i. p. xix. Sousdal Counter-guard, the, attacked by Pelissier, viii. 209 et seq.— losses sustained in attack of, 211— conver- sion of, into a French work, 212, 289 — counter -guard, carrying of, by Pelissier, 304 ; ix. 26. Southern coast, the, ix. 260. 'South Side,' ix. 11, 35, 249. South Valley, the, v. 34, 63, 86, 87, 90 1S2, 345 et seq. ' ' Spanish marriages,' the, ii. 102 note. Sparke, Lieutenant, v. 23S, 327 Spence, Dr, vii. 4S5 note. Spencer, Lord, vii. 406 note. Spratt, Captain, at Kertch expedition. viii. l 1 ':>, 274. Spurs, the, vi. >sr. 1 Staff at Headquarters,' vii. 20.
