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 APPENDIX. 455 ' the advice of Lord Itaglan, and at his request ; that lio ' (Lord Eaglan) told him the expedition must be given up ' saying this, Lord Kaglan alluded to the singular position ' in which he felt himself — viz., that having been educated ' in the strictest school of discipline, he should yet be ' suggesting* to a second in command to set aside the ' authority of his Commander-in-Chief.' Hatchford, February 11. I last night showed this memorandum to Sir Edmund Lyons, saying that I had no business to make notes of what ho had said without his knowledge. He returned it after reading it, confirming its correctness. (Signed) GEORGE LOCH. (Private.) Clumber, January 10, 1863. ^Ix DEAR Mr Loch, — I am much obliged to you for allowing me to read your interesting memorandum of a conversation with Lord Lyons. I was so often on board his flag-ship off Sebastopol, that you will easily suppose that there is little in it which is new to me ; indeed, I can corroborate from other .sources of information a great deal of it. What is related in page 20 struck me with jj^^'sonal in- terest. It was done under secret instructions from me, sent (most irregularly, of course, but, as I thought, justifi- ably on account of the imminent danger) without the knowledge of my colleagues. This must be known to Kinglake, as he no doubt has my lettei*; — I am, yours sincerely, (Signed) NEWCASTLE. ' suggesting.' See his reply to the Duke of Newcastle's letter, given in ft note, ante, p. 263. What Lord Raglan probably spoke of as so strange was the circumstance of his having been asked to make the suggestion by the Secretary of State.
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