Except for those changes noted below, all misspellings in the text, and inconsistent or archaic usage, have been retained.
[Pg v]: ‘Returns to England 5’ replaced by ‘Returns to England 15’.
[Pg viii]: Entries for the first two Plate illustrations in the book have been inserted in the list of Plates.
[Pg viii]: ‘Colours and Uniform of Officers’ replaced by ‘Uniform of Officers’.
[Pg 41]: ‘sland of St.’ replaced by ‘island of St.’.
[Pg 63]: ‘to Bourdeaux,’ replaced by ‘to Bordeaux,’.
[Pg 89]: blank space for a missing date replaced by ‘____’.
[Pg 98 Footnote 17]: ‘as scruulously as’ replaced by ‘as scrupulously as’.
[Pg 100]: ‘the the brilliant’ replaced by ‘the brilliant’.
[Pg 100]: ‘had been drank’ replaced by ‘had been drunk’.