[399]. The names of the succeeding directors of the royal engineer establishment are given in the Appendix III.
[400]. ‘Military Policy.’
[401]. ‘United Service Journal,’ i., 1842, pp. 26, 27.
[402]. ‘United Service Journal,’ i., 1841, p. 443.
[403]. Jones’s ‘Sieges,’ ii. p. 391, 2nd edit.
[404]. Gleig’s ‘Mil. Hist.,’ ch. xxvii., pp. 286, 287.
[405]. Much of the above information is taken from Captain Gibb’s ‘Memoranda in Corps Papers,’ i., pp. 230-238.
[406]. Young, as a sergeant, was overseer of the works at Natal, at 2s. 6d. a-day, in addition to his regimental allowances; and, for his gallant conduct in action and useful services, was awarded a silver medal and an annuity of 10l. a-year. In July, 1850, he retired to Charleston, of Aberlour, in Banffshire, on a pension of 2s. a-day. He was a stern and an abrupt soldier, but an example of faithfulness, accuracy, and exertion.
[407]. This weapon was proposed for adoption in the corps both as a sword for personal defence and an instrument for removing obstructions on active service; but Sir George Murray, then Master-General, refused to sanction its introduction, considering it to be an improper weapon to be used in civilized warfare.
[408]. Such as auctioneer, excise-officer, &c. In carrying on the former duty, among his many sales, he disposed of the ‘Melville’ schooner, a vessel belonging to four partners, obtaining for it, from one of the partners, only 720 dollars! This may be taken as a fair specimen of the wealth of the colonists.