Soyer's Culinary Campaign: Being Historical Reminiscences of the Late War.: With The Plain Art of Cookery for Military and Civil Institutions

was on its way to Balaklava, and the captain did not know what he was to do with them. I immediately wrote to Colonel Blane at head-quarters upon the subject, and received the following letter in reply:-- HEAD-QUARTERS, CRIMEA, _19th March, 1856_. SIR,--In reply to your letter of the 13th inst., I am directed to acquaint you that the new field-stoves will not be issued by Captain Gordon until he receives instructions to that effect from the Quartermaster-General. Lieut.-Colonel Halliwell, Assistant Quartermaster-General of the Fourth Division, will give you, on your arrival in the Crimea, every information as to the hut which was directed to be built for your use in the camp of the Fourth Division. I have the honour to be, Sir, Your most obedient servant, ROBERT BLANE, Lieut.-Col., _Military Secretary_. Monsieur A. Soyer, Barrack Hospital, Scutari. The exertion I had undergone for nearly twenty-four hours, I fully expected would have laid me up for as many days. On the contrary, however, I felt as strong again as the day before the ball, and to this event alone I attribute my cure. This proves that a sudden change may often be beneficial in cases of violent disease. In a few days I once more embarked on board the _Ottowa_, and was again _en route_ to the Crimean shore, but received the following letter from Lord de Redcliffe before leaving:-- BRITISH EMBASSY, _February 20th, 1856_. DEAR MONSIEUR SOYER,--I cannot let you go back to the Crimea, which I understand you think of doing, without receiving my written thanks, in addition to those which I have already expressed by word of mouth. It must be a great satisfaction to you to have found so excellent a field for the application of your skill and humanity; and I sincerely hope that your name will be never dissociated from the great and memorable events of the present war. Believe me, very sincerely yours, STRATFORD DE REDCLIFFE. Monsieur A. Soyer. Prior to my departure, to my great satisfaction, the Medical Staff Corps were well established in the Barrack and General Hospitals, these being