The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-01-05

of the way on the previous night, for
he (Sir Colin) declared that he had
never been so furious against any
man in his life. Then the old chief
cooled down, and ended by expressing
his intention to recommend the young
captain for promotion as reward for
his conduct: and Sir Colin-who was
soon to become Lord Clyde-was as
good as his word
During the interval between the No.
vember evacuation of Lucknow, and
the final reduction and occupation of
that city, Outram remained with
division at the Alumbagh; and Wolse-
ley took an active part in the almost
constant fighting between the masses
of Lucknow rebels and that gallant
commander. In March, 1855, Sir Colin
assailed Lucknow in great force, and
| accomplished its final and utter reduc.
! ton. Wolseley's company of the Goth
was early in the Kaiserbagh, and par
ticipated in the loot of that wonderful
| palace. After the capture of Luck
now, he was appointed to the staff of
the quartermaster-ge generals depart
ment of the Dude division under the
| command of Sir Hope Grant, and he
continued in the field without inter
mission until the close of the final
campaign in May, 1889, when the rem
nants of the rebels had been driven
| across the Nepaul frontier. Wolseley
had been gazetted brevet-major soon
| after the fall Of Lucknow and at the
end fthe Mutiny he received further
! promotion, receiving the brevet of lieu
tenant-colonel at the age of twenty
six after only seven years of service
almost the whole Of which had been
passed in actual warfare.
IN CHINA AND CANADA AND A.
VISITOR AT RICHMOND.
In October. 1853 Sir Hope Grant was
appointed to the command Of the Brit
ish troops destined to take part in the
Anglo-French expedition against China
Wolseley accompanied the force which
left Calcutta in February, 1860, in the
capacity of deputy assistant quarter
| master-general in charge of the topo-
graphical department He himself is
the historian of that campaign, in
which he greatly distinguished himself
| and in which he had many interesting
and exciting experiences. He shared
with distinction in the bombardment
and assault of the Taku forts-H was
not then, but year earlier, that brave
old Commodore Tatnall, of the United
States navy, struck in alongside his
| British comrades with the famous
words, "Blood is thicker than waterr'
and later he accompanied the adj
vance on Pekin, during which he had
narrow escape from capture by Tartar
cavalry, and was present at the des-
truction of the famous summer palace
In the words of his biographer, into
that brief space in Wolseleys military
| career incidents had been crowded
sufficient to make lifetime eyentful."
On his return to England in May,
1861, Colonel Wolseley was promoted
to substantive majority. A lengthen-
ed period of leave was before him,
and he was hunting in the county
Cork, when, in the November of that
year. he was suddenly recalled to ac-
tive service. Commodore Wilkes in
the "San Jacinto" had perpetrated the
Trent Outrage" and the British gov
eminent took measures to insist on
reparation. A brigade of guards was
promptly despatched to Canada in
nidwinter on the steamers" Parana"
and "Adrfatic," along with couple
IF batteries of artillery; and the "Mel-
bourne" was sent in advance with
number OF special service officers to
prepare for the reception and forward
ing of the troops. The Melbourne"
was a wretchedly slow ship, and the
| troops were arriving ahead of the
special service officers. While General
Runlev and his staff were despatch
ing relays of sleigh loads from st.
Johns into the interior, Wolseley had
! reached his allotted spot at Rivere du
Loup on the ST. Lawrence by the
circuitous but more rapid route by way
of Boston and Montreal. in time to
receive and forward the earliest and
subsequent contingents of troops But
the pressure Of haste had slackened
with the animation that the govern
ment of the United States had liber-
ated MesSrs. Mason and SlideII in the
end of December, 1861
In the autumn of 1862. Wolseley left
Canada en- leave, bent on attempting
to visit the Confederate headquarters
in the field. He and his companion,
the Hon Frank Lawley, had some
curious and risky experiences in run
ming the blockade of the Potomac; and
after visit to Richmond, where he
met with a very hearty reception, he
proceeded to General Lees headquar-
ters. He and Lawley had the good
fortune to be presented to the famous
chief of the Confederate army, who re-
ceived them with kindly courtesy.
From the headquarters of the COM