FOOTNOTE:
[9] In Scott's Letters to his Kinsfolk it is recorded of Sir John Elley, that there were found, on the field of Waterloo, more than one of Napoleon's cuirassiers cleft to the chine by the stalwart arm of this gallant officer.
TRANSCRIBER'S NOTE
Obvious typographical errors and punctuation errors have been corrected after careful comparison with other occurrences within the text and consultation of external sources.
Except for those changes noted below, all misspellings in the text, and inconsistent or archaic usage, have been retained. For example, advance-guard, advance guard; patrole; piquets; promptitude.
[Pg 10], 'from Lientenant' replaced by 'from Lieutenant'.
[Pg 48], 'of Rio de Janiero' replaced by 'of Rio de Janeiro'.
[Pg 65], 'under the commmand' replaced by 'under the command'.
[Pg 78], 'duty of Commmander-' replaced by 'duty of Commander-'.