DEVOTION OF THE MEDICAL STAFF. 99 calculated that they will perform the march at the rate of fifteen miles a day. The West Kent Regiment will follow very shortly-General Sir Redvers Buller and Lord FitzGerald started this morning, and will overtake the Irish regiments to-night. The weather is favourable for marching, having turned much cooler the last day or two.

Lord Wolseley has just received the report of the principal medical officer at Gubat. He reports that General Stewart is progressing most favourably. His wound is wonderfully free from inflammation, and he is suffering comparatively little pain. No attempt has been made to extract the ball, which entered high up in the groin. No bad symptoms have yet presented themselves, and there is every hope that the general will make a rapid recovery. He has been taken on board one of the steamers, where he occupies a comfortable and airy stern cabin. Lieutenant Crutchley, of the Scots Fusilier Guards, who was also wounded, is on board with him. The steamer is lying off Gubat. The hospital tent is pitched on the river bank, and the wounded are housed in tents, and lie on comfortable native beds.

The principal medical officer says that, considering the manner in which they have had to be moved, and the hardships they have gone through, the wounded are all doing marvellously. Twothirds of the cases are severe, and the number of operations necessary will be large. Surgeon Magill is reported as having distinguished himself by his work among the wounded until he was himself hit by a bullet in the thigh. The principal medical officer reports that he shall send down to Gakdul all the wounded Avho can be moved, as soon as possible. Any quantity of supplies can be obtained in the neighbourhood if the natives will bring it in. There is no sickness whatever, so far, among the troops." No attempt had been made to extract the bullet from General Stewart's wound, but yet there were hopes of his recovery; and, indeed, considering the hardships they had had to endure, and the moving from place to place, all the wounded were doing well.

Two-thirds of the cases were severe, and the surgeons still had arduous duties to perform. Throughout the campaign the courage