The Liverpool Standard, and General Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-08-01 00:00:00

EMBARKATION OF THE SCOTS-GREYS
4p.

AT an early hour on Tuesday morning,
thoroughfares -leading. towards the Landing-stage werL
densely crowded by an eager assemblage of people of all
ranks, waiting the arrival of the head-quarters and main
body of the Scots- Greys, who were to embark on
board the • screw steam-ship Himalaya, for• the- seat
of war hi Turkey. At about half-past six,. the - first
detachment, from Ptescot, headed by the fine regimental
band, turned from the London-road into Lime-street, and
marched down towards-the Landing-stage, the band playing
"Bonnie Annie Laurie: and other Scotch tunes. They
were foll Owed in about an hour by the remainder of the
gallant corps, who had marched in from St. Helens. As
they proceeded along• the- line of streets, they were fol-
lowed by an immense 'crowd of persons. On arriving at
the George's Dock, the crowd was stayed by barricades
which had been put up to 'prevent any undue pressure of
the• spectators from interfering with the orderly embarka-
tion of the troops; and which were kept by a large-body of
police. constables; under- command of Major Greig,..the
head-constable, and Superintendents Ride, Quick, and
Boyd. Immediately after arriving on George's Pier,-.the
troopers began their preparations for getting on-.ship-
board, which were gone through with order and prompti=
tude, slightly interrupted: here and thereby affectionateleave-takings between the soldiers and their friends,

princip

At a few minutes • before seven o'clock the Himalaya
stood in for the landingrstage, and by seven the noble
vessel was moored alongside; her bow being at the northern
extremity of the stage, and her stern reaching within a
short distance of its southern end. Measures were imme-
cliately taken for rigging up the horse bridge, which, from
the great height of the vessel, was of considerable length,
In getting this • apparatus- fitted up, the only accident

attending-the embarkation. occurred. It made a slight
lurch, and the end of it' striking one of the life-boats-
belonging to the-ship, stove its bow. The horse-bridge
fixed, the embarkation of the horses immediately coin.
menced -.under the superintendence of Captain Engledue,
assisted by Mr. Edmunds, the officer in charge of the
Oriental-and Peninsular Steam-ship Company's vessels in
Liverpool. The embarkation commenced at half-past-
eight o'clock, and so admirable were all the arrangements,
both onishore and on board the vessel, that the last horse
of the two hundred and eight which were shipped at Liver-
pool was put on board at ten minutes past nine o'clock; not
more than forty minutes having been occupied in. per-
forming this arduous. and highly responsible duty. Each
horse on being brought on deck was immediately placed
in the cushioned crib which bad been prepared for its.
reception, and throughout the- whole proceedings the most-
perfect order and decorum prevailed, The Landing-stage
had been kept perfectly clear, and, within less than half-
an-hour after the-horses. had been put on board, the men,
with their accoutrements and marching-baggage, had been
placed on the decks and in the-berths of the ship.
The regiment is under the command of Lieut.-Colonel
Griffiths,. who, along with Major O'Sullivan and Adjutant
Miller, aided by Captain Bevis, commandant of the
transport department at Liverpool, superintended the
general arrangements, in which they were greatly as-
sisted by the judicious care and gentlemanly attention of
Captain Killock, commander of the Himalaya. Includ-
ing the remount„and troop and officers' horses shipped at
Kingstown, and those put on board here, there were three
hundred and ninety-five horses ; besides four hundred
officers, non-commissioned officers, and privates belonging
to the Scots Greys on board : while Assistant-Surgeons
Williams and Sherlock, of the rifle-brigade, go out as
passengers. From the great size and well-considered
arrangements. of the ship, there is ample and convenient
accommodation for this large number of men and horses,.
in addition, to the numerous crew.

Besides the officers named as connected with the em-
barkation, there was a numerous assemblage of the elite
of Liverpool and its neighbourhood in attendance, including
amongst others, John Buck Lloyd, Esq., Mayor ; Samuel
Holme, Esq. ; James A. Tobin, Esq.; Charles Turner,
Esq. ; and many ladies. His worship the Mayor had invited
Colonel Griffiths and the officers of the Regiment to
breakfast at the Town-hall ; but as the commanding and
other officers felt it incompatible with the discharge of
their duty to leave the men, the courtesy was politely
declined.

All the operations connected with the embarkation
having been completed, the mooring hawsers were thrown
off, and precisely at ten o'clock the huge, yet stately ship,
was put in motion, and, after backing a few turns of the
screw, she steamed out into the stream, the band of the
Scots Greys striking up the National Anthem, which was
responded to by loud and enthusiastic cheers by the
crowds assembled on the Landing-stage (which by this
time had been thrown open to the public), and those on
the George's and Prince's piers, and warmly echoed by
the soldiers on board. The band then played, " Should
Auld Acquaintance be Forgot," which was the signal for
further cheering, the expressive strains of the fine air
being ultimately lost in the growing distance as the ship
receded from the shore.

Nothing could exceed the order and good feeling evinced
on all sides, and fortunately no circumstance of a painful
nature occurred to mar the general harmony, or disturb
the enthusiasm. The only disagreeable thing which took
place being the awkward and rather perilous immersion
of a young man about seventeen, who, while endeavouring
to get on board a boat from the Prince's Pier by means of
planks, was seized with a fit and fell into the water. He
was speedily rescued, however, through the prompt inter-
vention of the police, under the instructions of Superin-
tendent Boyd, and taken to the Baths, where, the usual
restoratives being applied, he soon recovered.

Captain Killoa,Of the Himalaya, is a gentleman well-
known in Liverpool, he having for many years sailed in
different vessels from this port ; amongst others in
the Bentinck, from Liverpool to India. It is almost
superfluous to add that he is as much respected and be-
loved for his urbanity and gentlemanly deportment, as he
is esteemed and honoured for his superior nautical
acquirements. _

During Tuesday afternoon and evening the Woodside
and several other ferry steamers carried their passengers
round the Himalaya, and hearty cheers, and cries of
" Give Nicholas a plumper !" "Pitch into ould Nick, my
boys !" from some enthusiastic civilians, were responded
to by the soldiers with equal cordiality and good humour.
As the evening advanced, the troops collected in the bows
of the steamer, and, enveloped in their red cloaks, listened
to the music of their band, smoked their pipes, or chatted
over the prospects of the war, and what might be their
own part in it. At B'2o a.m. on Wednesday morning, the
Himalaya, having weighed anchor, stood down stream and
proceeded on her voyage.