APPENDIX. 475 tluat the aggregate of the reinforcements he expected was no less than 200,000. Note 2. — Lord Raglan to Lord Panmure, 3d March 1855. On that day, the French part of the road had reached ' nearly ' to the point above indicated. Note 3. — Lord Raglan to Lord Panmure, 3d March 1855. Note 4. — Writing to Lord Raglan on the 2d of December 1854, the Duke said :— ' They ' [Mr Peto and Mr Betts] ' have in ' the handsomest manner undertaken this important task, with
- no other condition than that they shall reap no pecuniary
' advantage from it. They will embark rails, engines, &c. , with ' 300 skilled workmen, in a very few days, in steamers, and ' engage to have the railroad at work in three weels after landing ' at Balaclava. All the assistance they will require from the • army will be rations, and a few Turks or others to aid in un- ' skilled labour. ' Note 5. — Despatch of that date from Lord Raglan to Secretary of State. Note 6.— Despatch, 31st March 1855, from Lord Raglan to Secretary of State. Note 7. — I suppose it mtist have been in that direction that the thoughts of the Duke of Wellington were running, when he laid it down that ' England could not have a small war. ' Note 8.— Lord Raglan to Lord John Russell, Feb. 10, 1855. Note 9. — What Lord Raglan had urged was that the French should relieve our troops in tlic trenches one night in three, but Canrobert rejecting that proposal, substituted for it the plan of relief above stated. — Lord Raglan to Secretary of State. Secret. Jan. 13 and 23, 1855. Note 10. — ' The position of our troops is greatly improved by ' being relieved of part of the harassing duties they have had ' imposed upon them ; but speaking confidentially, I am of ♦ opinion, notwithstanding what General Canrobert says, that
- more might have been done, considering that the French army
' consists of from 60,000 to 70,000 men.' — Lord Raglan to Lord John Russell, Feb. 10, 1855. Note 11. — That is, upon the supposition that the soldier had
