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lation of a work by M. de Lesseps, on "The Suez Canal/' and of the subject, of "The Mother Country and the Colonies," and other pamph- lets and articles. He married the only daughter of the late Mr. Sholto Douglas.
 * Letters of Memnon," on the same

WOLSELEY (Lord), General Sir Garnet Joseph, G.C.B., G.C.M.G., son of Major G. J. Wolse- ley, of the 25th Begiment of Foot, was born at Golden Bridge House, near Dublin, June 4, 1833, and was educated at a private school and under tutors. He entered the army as Ensign in March, 1852 ; became a Captain in Jan., 1855 ; Major of the 90th Foot in March, 1858; Lieut.-Col. in the army in April, 1859 ; and Colonel in Jime, 1865. He served with the 80th Foot in the Burmese War of 1852-53, for which he received a medal. After- wards he achieved distinction in the Crimea, where he served with the 90th Light Infantry. At the siege of Sebastopol he was severely wounded, after which he received the Legion of Honour, and the fifth class of the Turkish Order of the Mcdjidie. He was also at the siege and capture of Lucknow, and the defence of Alumbagh, when he was made brevet Lieut.-Col. and men- tioned with commendation in dis- patches. In 1860 he served on the staff of the Quartermaster-General throughout the Chinese campaign, for which he received a medal and two clasps. He was appointed Deputy Quartermaster-General in Canada in Oct., 1867, and com- manded the expedition to the Red River ; was nominated a Knight Comminder of the Order of SS. Mi(.ha;l and George in 1870; and was assistant Adjutant-General at head-quarters in 1871. He was ap- pointed in Aug., 1873, to command the troops on the Gold Coast during the Ashantee War, with the local rank of Major-General. On Sept. 12, 1873, he and his staff embarked at Liverpool for the West Coast of

I Africa. Arriving there in advance of his troops, he commenced his , inland march in the last days of I 1873, and Capt. Glover in the East, and other oificers in the West, were commissioned to raise native levies with which they were to effect a diversion as all the separate forces converged on the capital. The Fantees, with few exceptions, proved utterly worthless as auxiliaries, and there was great difficulty in retaining the bearers and camp followers, whose services were indispensable to the army. The resistance offered by the enemy, though it was resolute and ob- stinate, was overcome without the occurrence of any serious check. After several skirmishes the Ash- antees made a final stand in the neighboiirhood of the capital ; and, after defeating the enemy. Sir Garnet Wokeley, on Feb. 5, en- tered Coomassie, and received the submission of the King, who agreed to appoint Commissioners to con- clude a treaty. After a stay of three or four days Sir Garnet Wolseley thought it prudent to be- gin his return march, and he halted at Adamsi to await the Ashimtee agents. The King's fidelity to his engagements was confirmed by the arrival of Captain Glover with his contingents on the north of Coo- massie, though he had not yet been able to open communications with the General-in-Chief. Capt. Glover afterwards marched through the capital to the coast without opposi- tion ; and the European troops were re -embarked in accordance with the original plan, before the commencement of the imhealthy season. The success of the expedi- tion justified the confidence which had been reposed in the Com- mander-in-Chief. On his retm-n to England Sir Garnet Wolseley re- ceived the thanks of Parliament and a grant of Je25,000 for his "^ courage, energy, and persever- ance," in the conduct of the Ash- antee War; was created a K.C.B.;