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who was his aide-de-camp. I was next, being in 

 command of the leading squadron." 



"EDINBURGH, jth August, 1860. 



" Major the Earl of Rosslyn has great pleasure 

 in intimating to the Fife Mounted Rifle Volunteers 

 that he has been authorised by Lieu tenant-General 

 Sir George Wetherall to inform them that Her 

 Majesty the Queen has been graciously pleased 

 to express her approbation of all that she has seen 

 at the review this day, and has directed the 

 Adjutant-General to issue a general order to that 

 effect. 



"Lord Rosslyn cannot allow the F. M.R. Volun- 

 teers to quit Edinburgh without thanking them for 

 their conduct and appearance during their stay, and 

 he trusts that by a continuance of ready attention 

 to the details of military drill they will deserve the 

 high reputation of which they have now laid the 

 foundation." 



September, 1860. I went to stay with George 

 Loch at Uppat. He had succeeded his father as 

 the Duke's Commissioner. We went by coach to 

 Inverness and posted on, sleeping at Ardguy, and 

 next day got to Uppat. 



On the 1 5th the Duke of Sutherland lent me 

 a rifle and we went out for a deer drive. George 

 Loch was placed behind a big stone on a little hill 

 and I was about 100 yards from him. I stood 

 there till I was tired, and then went quietly up to 

 him, having heard nothing. I said, "This deer- 



