Historical records of the 91st Argyllshire ... - waughfamily.ca

9 1ST ARGYLLSHIRE HIGHLANDERS. 219Green ;Lieutenant and Adjutant Boehmer ; Pay-1854master Dalrymple, Quarter-Master Blackburne,Surgeon Murphy, and Assistant-Surgeon Watson ;together with 649 non-commissioned officers andmen, 30 women, and 51 children. The regimentwas distributed on this old three-decker asfollows : The troops on the third deck, thewomen and children on the after-part of themiddle deck, and the officers on the poop. Theship sailed the next day, and passed Gibraltar onthe 23rd, after which she was becalmed for sixdays, and it was found that she was drifting on tothe dangerous coast of Northern Africa. On the1st of January it was found the ship was withinten miles of the shore.For nine days hardly anyprogress was made, and it was found the SaintGeorge was then off the island of Pentelarie, whenfortunately H.M.S. Malacca was sighted,and wassignalled to come and tow the transport, whichwas done, and the ship arrived at Yaletta on thellth, the regiment being landed that afternoon,and sent to occupy the St. Elmo Barracks, theofficers being placedat the Baviere. Here the91st remained for more than a month, when theywere embarked on board the s.s. Emen to be conveyedto the Piraeus, in Greece, arriving there