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STATISTICS OF THE SIEGE OF 
SEBASTOPOL. 
COMMUNICATED BY 
THE SHCRETARY. 
Tae following tables were compiled by the late Lieut.-General G. T. 
Field, R.A. while serving in the Crimea and sent home to his brother 
the late Canon T. Field. The following letter accompanied them :— 
Crimea, 14th Jan., 56. 
‘My Dear Tom,—As a supplement to my letter to-day, I enclose you aseries 
of tables we have compiled from the various statistics of the Siege of Sebastopol. 
These are of considerable professional interest, though perhaps, too technical to 
be valuable to you. However, both James (who is a collector of figures) and 
yourself may like to look over them. 
One stipulation to be made is that they are not to be published nor copied 
except “by authority ’—I only mention this as a caution—though doubtless 
unnecessary with you. The fact is some people are so fond of putting things 
into the newspapers, that on professional matters we are obliged to be guarded, 
till the authority is given, and as this is a copy of an official return I, of course, 
am answerable for its safe custody at present. Hereafter, I doubt not some 
Napier will arise to elucidate the history of this war, then, all that is of interest 
in this and such like matters will be brought before an enquiring public. I wish 
I had the power and the time of a Napier to be the historian. I despair of 
getting the log of the Pet or the Vrasers, but hope to come across them before 
fresh campaigns damp the interest. 
Your affectionate brother, 
Gro. T. Frew. 
The ‘ Pet’ to which reference is made was a small cutter yacht fitted 
out by the late Canon Field and a friend and by them taken to the 
Baltic where they witnessed the operations of the British fleet, 
12. vou. xxIqq. 
