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OF THE MAUSOLEUM. 85
England to submit my views to Mr. Panizzi, the
Principal Librarian of the British Museum, and
through him to Her Majesty's Government.
Having been authorized by the Earl of Clarendon,
then Eoreign Secretary, to address him officially
on the subject, I drew up a memorandum, in which
I stated, that, to ensure the success of the enter-
prise which I proposed, it would be necessary >to have
the services of a ship of war for at least six months,
a firman authorizing the removal of the lions from
the castle walls, and funds to the amount of £2,000.
I also stated that it would be desirable that a
lieutenant of the Boyal Engineers and a party of
four Sappers should accompany the expedition, in
order to direct such operations as might require
special engineering skill; and, in order to ensure
an accurate record of our excavations, I suggested
that one of the Sappers should be a photographer.
These suggestions were at once carried into effect
by Her Majesty's Government, and the small party
of K-oyal Engineers was further provided with
eArery kind of stores and appliances from the War
Department, which might be needed in the varied
operations of such an expedition. The ship ap-
pointed by the Admiralty for this special service
was Her Majesty's steam corvette Gorgon, under
the command of Captain Towsey, with a crew of
150 men. Lieutenant R. M. Smith was the officer
of Engineers selected to command the party of
Sappers, who consisted of Corporal William Jen-
kins, as senior non-commissioned officer, Corporal
B. Spackman, as photographer, and two Lance-
Corporals, one a smith, the other a mason.
England to submit my views to Mr. Panizzi, the
Principal Librarian of the British Museum, and
through him to Her Majesty's Government.
Having been authorized by the Earl of Clarendon,
then Eoreign Secretary, to address him officially
on the subject, I drew up a memorandum, in which
I stated, that, to ensure the success of the enter-
prise which I proposed, it would be necessary >to have
the services of a ship of war for at least six months,
a firman authorizing the removal of the lions from
the castle walls, and funds to the amount of £2,000.
I also stated that it would be desirable that a
lieutenant of the Boyal Engineers and a party of
four Sappers should accompany the expedition, in
order to direct such operations as might require
special engineering skill; and, in order to ensure
an accurate record of our excavations, I suggested
that one of the Sappers should be a photographer.
These suggestions were at once carried into effect
by Her Majesty's Government, and the small party
of K-oyal Engineers was further provided with
eArery kind of stores and appliances from the War
Department, which might be needed in the varied
operations of such an expedition. The ship ap-
pointed by the Admiralty for this special service
was Her Majesty's steam corvette Gorgon, under
the command of Captain Towsey, with a crew of
150 men. Lieutenant R. M. Smith was the officer
of Engineers selected to command the party of
Sappers, who consisted of Corporal William Jen-
kins, as senior non-commissioned officer, Corporal
B. Spackman, as photographer, and two Lance-
Corporals, one a smith, the other a mason.