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9 1ST ARGYLLSHIRE HIGHLANDERS. 295On the 22nd of April, 1881, the Zulu War issi.medals were presented to those of this detachmentwho had served in Zululand.Nothing of any public interest happened tothese companies duringthe remainder of theirstay on the island ;they simply spenttheir timein passing through hospital and sanatorium, sothat when they arrived at Cape Town, undercommand of Major Robley, to rejoin head-quarters,on the 26th of May, 1881, they presented a mostsickly appearance, and the non-commissionedofficers and men had to be kept off duty for amonth after their arrival.The detachment which had goneto St. Helena isso.under command of Captain Mills in January,1880, remained at that out-of-the-way spottwenty-two months, when they were relieved byanother company from the regiment. Duringtheir stay there the island was visited by theex-Empress Eugene, who landed to pay a visitto the place where NapoleonI.'sbodyhad solong lain.She was then on her wayout to visitthespot where the Prince Imperial had met hisdeath. On landing she was received by a guardof honour, composedof the detachment of the91st.