, 1882-09-02

GENERAL WoLSFLEf.
ST, Garnet Wolseley has been appointed
70 the command Of the British land forces
in Egypt, an homer merited by his dlstin
euishei capacity as a soldier. as exhibited
in many instances. Bis rank IN the brlt-
ish army u tha. Of Adiutant-General OF
the Forces. Ii was conferred on the Isl
Of April, 1882. Sir Garnet Joseph Vol
selev comes OF an old Stafordshire family,
the Wolseleys of Wolseley Hall HIS ia
ther, Major G. J. Wolseley, was OF Hoi-
den Bridge House, county Dublin, where
the subject of our present memoir Was
born on June 4th, 1893. In March, 1852,
he entered the army, and very soon after
smelt powder, for in 1852, ss Ersisn' he
took par, in the Burmese War, and led
the storming party upon Myat-tooa, when
he was shot doyl by ball which tore
the muscle and flesh from the right thigh
He was thus compelled 10 return 10 Eng
land. though his name WAS already men
toned in the dispatches. When the Rus
sian War broke out ha was ready for ac-
rive service. and in December 1854, land
ed in Crimea with the 9ota Light lntan-
try, and from that time 10 The fa.l OF Sc
bas.opol, he served in the trenches as az
assistant. engineer. ~ The work OF the
trenches. in the attack un the QuarrIes,
in the assault Of June 18Th, and III the
third, fourth and fii:h bomhariment ol
:Sebastopol, young Wolselsy rendered such
conspicuous services that We find his name
frequently mentioned in the dispatches;
bu; on the Goth Of August, while IL CHARGE
of the advanced sap, and during a sor;le
Of the Russians. he received such injuries
10 his head and face from spllnteTs ct
stone caused by round shot striking
sabion, that not only vas he compslied {"
retro on the sick list, but hIs oyesi9ht
was considered for 4 time 10 be IN PERL!
But this calamity Was sverted, and re
once more joined his regimen, and w2s
wrecked IN 1857 in the Straits OF Banca
whilst proceeding in II. u S. ''IransII
to China During the Indian Aiutny he
took part in the relief ee Lucknow, at the
siege and capture of the same place, and
at the defense of Alumbagh by SIR James
Outram. together with the several engage
ments which took place in connection
with that struggle. After this he Was Iii
Dude with Sir Hope Grant, TO whose force
he acted as Quar.oTmaster General He
continued 10 serve in India during 1898
and 1859. and in 1860 served upon tine
Quartermaster-G Generals staff during the
Chinese War, and vas present at the TAX
ny os the Taku Forts, Colonel WciSeley
was sent 10 Canada during The period
when difficulties were threatened with he
Uuited States. owing to the affair ot the
Trent" and afterwards visited the Con-
fcdurate camp. Ia December, 1872, the
trouhlcs with the Red River Settlement
broke out, which gave him more active
work. 1t was, however, his conduct Of
the Ashautee Wa-, tn.t brought Sir Gar
net Wolseley SO prominently before the
public. The courage, determination, and
above al the excellent gcneralship with
which this enterprise vas conducted, are
well known. For these services Sir
Garnet Wolseiey received the thanks of
both houses of parliament, grant Of
S100,0 and offer OF 6aronetcy, which
latter WAS however declined.
L. 1879, Sir Garnet went or a spvcisl
mission to Natal After some months So
iourn as al interim Governor OF Natal,
he returned TO England, and vas made
member OF the Indian Council until 1873,
when he retired 20 undertake the duties
If High Commissioner and Commander
in-Chief If the Island Of Cyprus. IN May.
1879 After the Islandhwana disaster
Sir Garnet WoIseley was selected to an
dertake the command Of the farce in
Sonth Africa, and though the Zulu war
vas practically over on his arrival, yet he
used all the power he possessed 70 settle
the questions relating thereto. From
1874 to 1876, he was InspectorGenera!
Of the Auxiliary Forces, during which
term he made himself popular Nlth the
volunteer soldiers of the United King
dom. Sir Garne. was married. in 1867.
20 Louisa, daughter Of \. Erskine, Esq.
He has been rewarded with many titles.