Publisher's Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1898 edition. Excerpt: ... index Abel, Chevalier de, 64 Aberdeen, Earl of: Sir R. Gordon's letter to, re Captain Lyons, 5; Foreign Secretary 1841, 1842, 90; letters to Sir E. Lyons, 93--95; Prime Minister 1852, 120; fall of Government 1855, 279 Abydos, Castle of, 13--16 Achmuty, Lt.-Gen. Sir S., 21 Acre, captured by the Egyptians, 61 Active (frigate), 7--10, 13--15, 396 Admiral Greig, Russian ship, 48 n. Admiralty; administration of, in 1830, 56, 57; letter to Admiral Dundas, 290, 291; letter from the, to Sir E. Lyons, on the fall of Sebastopol, 353, 354; telegram to Lord Lyons, Sept. 1856, 390; letter to Lord Lyons from the Secretary of, 414 Adrianople, Russian army at, 45 Adye, Sir John, 'Review of the Crimean War, ' 225, 261 Agamemnon, H.M.S., 127,184,202,205, 207, 208,221, 228, 237, 241, 243, 296, 365, 373, 387, 394, 42; Sir E. Lyons hoists his flag on, 137, 138; enters the Black Sea, 142, 146, 147; con-voys a Turkish squadron to Sinope, 155, 156; operations on the Black Sea coast, 164--168; off Sebastopol, 181; cholera cases on, 190; enters Balaclava harbour, 223, 236; attack on Sebastopol, 246--259; anchors off Cape Khersonese, 261; in Bala-clava harbour, 227 Ahmed Pacha, Admiral, 254 Airey, Sir Richard, 221, 340, 377 Ajar, H.M.S., burning of, 10--13, 396 Albert, Prince; see Consort, Prince Albion, H.M.S. (two-decker), 141, 142, 198, 228, 229, 241, 243, 246, 248, 253, 254 Alcester, Lord, 370 Alexander, Brevet-Major, 343 Gen. G. G., reminiscences of Sir E. Lyons, 274 Alexander, Fort (Sebastopol), 244, 249 Alexandria, the Madagascar at, 60 Algiers, H.M.S., 198, 259, 296, 361, 36s, 373 Allen, Lieutenant, 19, 21 Alma, River, 206; battle of the, 210--212, 222, 383, 388 Amazon, H.M.S., 6 Amboyna, island of, 17, 18 Amelie, Princess (Queen of Greece), 82, 104 Amphion..