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234 HISTORICAL RECORDS OF THE1858. The leftwing crossed Egypt in a similar way,and were embarked, under command of MajorPatterson, on board the East India Company's shipZenobia,commanded by Captain Manners (whosebrother, Douglas Ernest Manners, had previouslyserved in the regiment). The right wingembarked on board the East India Company's shipFeroze, together with the head-quarters, underColonel Campbell.In a typical song describing the voyage,journey, etc., from Corfu to India, the followinglines appeared :" Number seven was the troop of all others made the show,With gallant Baillie at their head, how they make theirdonkeys go ! "This novel mode of conveyance, by means ofdonkeys, across the Suez desert, had been used bythe 46th Regiment a few days previous91st trip.The vessels conveying the regimentto thecoaled atAden, where the great heat necessitated the landingof the left wing during the detention of threedays, and the regiment arrived at Bombay on the7th and 9th of October, being reunited at Poonaon the llth.The names of the officers who had embarked