AND CHARING CROSS.

PREFACE.

THE materials for the Life of Sir Howard Douglas consist of his despatches, letter-books, and correspondence, with some notes of his early career, some detached minutes, and two pocket-books referring to his services in Spain. The last have supplied links in the narrative of his proceedings given in his despatches and letters, and made it very clear to one acquainted with the incidents of his life from his own lips. Every facility has been afforded for the work by MajorGeneral Sir R. Percy Douglas, Bart., Captain Douglas, R.N., the Rev. W. F. Douglas, and the ladies of the family, but no responsibility attaches to them for its mode of execution or expressions of opinion, which are chargeable to the author alone.

The author has been honoured with Her Majesty's permission to include in the work a letter addressed to Sir Howard Douglas by His Royal Highness Prince Alfred, and one of many he received from His Royal Highness the Duke of Kent.

Liberty of publication has also been given to him. by the Duke of Wellington, K.G., the Earl of Derby, K.G., Lord Raglan, and other personages concerned

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in Sir Howard's correspondence. This licence has not
been sought where the letters are not of a private
character, or in cases where the writers are dead.

The author has to express thanks for obliging com-
munications to Generals Sir William Gomm, Sir
Robert Gardiner, Sir Hew Ross, Sir James Simpson,
and General Forbes; to Lieut.-General Sir Frederick
Smith, M.P., the Chaplain General, Colonel Basil
Jackson, Colonel Fitzmayer, R.A., the Rev. Jonathan
Cape, F.R.S., the Rev. Edwin Jacob, D.D., of Maple-
down, New Brunswick, Quartermaster Connolly, R.E.,
W. Bateman, Esq., of Folkestone, Walter Freeth,
Esq., and Rowland Richardson, Esq.

Tudor Villa, Surbiton,

January 14, 1863.

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