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jackets made of duck or fine canvass, and at 

 night, after the heat of the day was over, which 

 in these chmates is sometimes very oppressive, 

 these were changed for cloth of the same size and 

 shape, and the reUeving sentry at sunset appeared 

 in cloth. 



Some light dress of this description would, in 

 my humble opinion, be a great boon to soldiers 

 serving in the Mediterranean and other warm 

 climates, because the weight of the cloth coat our 

 men are obliged to wear increases very consider- 

 ably the fatigue of their duty. 



At sunset the whole guard, consisting of a non- 

 commissioned officer and sixteen rank and file, 

 turned out to prayers. The drum beat a few 

 ruffles, when, at the word of command from the 

 non-commissioned officer, all took off their caps, 

 and began crossing themselves, repeating at the 

 same time some words of a prayer. After this 

 had continued about half a minute, on the word 

 of command being again given, they put on their 

 caps, and were dismissed. 



On the 7th of June we were transferred to the 

 Galatea^ and the next morning early we got 

 under weigh. The first day's voyage was unin- 



