launched, and then visited the Military
Hospital, about three versts from the town. On
his return he received the authorities till
half-past two, and then walked down to the
seaside. He embarked in a boat, and visited
a line-of-battle ship, and then crossed the
harbour to see the Marine Hospital . After
this he inspected the barracks, which were
exposed to a cold, damp wind, and then went,
about four versts farther, to inspect the
Alexander battery, where he ordered some
practice with red-hot balls. At a late hour,
the emperor dined with all his generals, and
laboured longer than usual with Diebitsch.

On the tenth, he sent over his carriages to
the other side, and himself crossing in a boat
and inspecting the Constantine battery and
the citadel, rejoined them where they had
been ordered to wait.

In the citadel an officer, poorly clothed,
and without his sword, threw himself at the
emperor's feet, saying he was in arrest by
sentence of a court-martial, and applied for
pardon. The man's uninviting appearance
and manner made a very unpleasant impression
on the emperor, who was probably
already seized with illness, and he got no
sleep all night. Shortly after this incident,
he got into an open carriage, and proceeded
to Bakshiserai, with which he was not nearly
so much pleased on this visit as he had been
on the last. He did not show the same
liveliness as he had done hitherto, but seemed
thoughtful and depressed. He slept in the
carriage, and ate by himself.

On the eleventh, he rode to Youfoul Kale
(Schefet Kale), a Jewish town, where he
visited several synagogues; and before he
reached Bakshiserai, he visited a Greek
monastery.

As he ascended the steps, he felt himself so
weak, that he was forced to rest, and then he
returned to Youfoul Kale, where he took
refreshments with some of the principal
Mahommedans. In the evening, he visited
several of the mosques, and attended a
religious solemnity at the house of one of the
inhabitants. In the same night he sent for
Wylie, and consulted him about the health of
the empress, regretting very much he had
not been with her when she received news of
the death of the King of Bavaria. On this
occasion, also, he confessed he had for some
time suffered from diarrhoea, and otherwise
felt indisposed; but added, " In spite of it
all, I don't want you or your medicines. I
know how to cure myself," Wylie answered
he was wrong to trust so much to tea and
rum and water-gruel, for rhubarb was far
better.

"Leave me alone," said the emperor; " I
have told you often I will take none of your
drugs." From that time till they arrived in
Marienpol, Wylie, who daily inquired how
the emperor was, received only the same
reply: " I am quite well, don't talk to me
of physic." From Bakshiserai, the emperor
went in his open carriage to Kozloff, and
exposed himself to the frightful exhalations
near that place. In Kozloff he visited the
churches, the mosques, the synagogues, the
barracks, and the quarantine establishments.
He allowed the captain of a Turkish merchantman
which had not performed quarantine
to come on shore, and spoke with him
for some time. He was even angry with
Wylie, who remonstrated with him on his
imprudence.

It was only on his arrival at Marienpol, on
the sixteenth, that for the first time he called
in his physician, and consulted him on the
serious state of his health. Wylie found him
in a state of strong fever, with blue nails;
the cold affected him greatly. Some days
afterwards the fever left him, but till his
arrival in Taganrog he ate almost nothing,
and felt constantly unwell.

On the seventeenth, the emperor reached
Taganrog. Prince Volkousky asked him how
he felt. " I've caught a fever," he said, " in
the Crimea, in spite of its boasted climate. I
am now more than ever persuaded that we
were wise to fix on Taganrog as the
residence of the empress." He added, that since
he left Bakshiserai he had had a fever; he
had asked there for something to drink, and
Federoff had given him a cup of acid
barberry syrup. '' I drank it off," he said, " and
immediately felt acute pains in my limbs. I
became more feverish when I visited the
hospital at Perekop."

Volkousky observed in reply, he did not
take care enough of himself, and should not
run the risks he did with impunity when he
was twenty years younger.

He felt much worse on the following day,
and was forced to desist from transacting
business with Volkousky. At three o'clock
he dined with the empress.

The chamberlain told the prince that
the emperor perspired in an extraordinary
manner; and Wylie being summoned,
accompanied Volkousky into the room. They found
him sitting on a sofa, with his feet covered
with flannel, and very feverish. The physician
induced him to take some pills, but afterwards
it was with difficulty he could be dissuaded
from renewing his labours. At seven in the
evening he felt better, and thanked Wylie
for his attentions. He then sent for the
empress, who remained with him till ten
o'clock. The emperor had a quiet night, and
at seven in the morning took a mixture,
which did him good. The night of the
twentieth was restless; he had had an attack of
the fever, and had been prevented from
attending mass. The emperor seemed shocked
at the number of papers placed before him;
but Volkousky recommended him to attend
first to the restoration of his health, before he
busied himself with despatches. The empress
was again sent for, and stayed with him
till ten.

On the twenty-first he felt worse, and