THE

Magazine.

Vol. I.]

“ —the story of my life,

From year to year,—the battles, sieges, fortunes, That I have pass’d.”

S h a k e s p e a r e , Othello.

Act I., Scene 3.

MARCH, 1888.

[No. 8.

CONTENTS.

PAGE

I . B rioade I n t e l l i g e n c e .....................................................................92

II. B ritish Battles :

The Battle of Aboukir -

95

III. H istorical Military Notes :

Letter from George Darby, 1799—Regimental Courts

Martial, 1748

99

IV. Sir Herbert Stewart’s D esert March—continued - - 102 V. L ife in T he Merchant Service—continued - - - 10!)

V I . Canadian L eaves—

119

VII. Gazette, A ppointments,P romotions, and Stations of

B a t t a l i o n s ............................................................................... 113

VIII. Correspondence......................................................................................115

I X . Sports and A m u s e m e n t s .................................................................. 120

X . Mis c e l l a n e o u s .............................................................

199