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CONTKNTS. XXlll Chapter XXI I. — continued. Position of the Kiif,'lisli llotilla ailqitcd to the cliaiige, The cause and the naturt' of the change kejit .secret, Position of the in-shore squadrons,. Of the main Knglish llect, Plan of the landing, General Airey, .... The first day's landing, . Zeal and energy of the sailors, Wet night's liivouac, Continuation of the landing, . Its completion, .... I'.y the English .... By the French, .... By the Turks, .... 331 334 335 335 336 336 342 345 346 347 348 348 348 349 CHAPTER XXIIL Deputations from tin- Tartar villages to the English head- cpiartcrs, 350 Result of exploring exiieditious, ...... 351 The English army — its absolute freedom from crime, . . 352 Kindly intercourse between our soldiery and the villagers, . 352 Outrages perpetrated by the Zouaves, ..... 353 The duty of sweejiing the country for supplies, . . . 353 Airey's (juick perception of the need to get means of land-trans- port, 354 His seizure of a convoy, ........ 355 His continued exertions, ....... 356 Their result, 35G The Tartar drivers, 357 CHAPTER XXIV. The forces now on .shore, 358 The nature of the operation by which the Allies were to make good their advance to Sebastopol, ..... 358 Comparison between regular operations and the system of the ' movable column,' ........ 359 The Allies were to operate as a ' movable column,' . . 365 Perilous character of the march from Old Fort, . . . 367