lown away, and
the cat was enjoying a meal of human brains. The dog followed till I
came upon three Dublin Fusiliers, who wished to shoot it straight away
when I pleaded for it, but one of them had a shot at it when my back
was turned and the poor brute went off howling. I had done my best,
when going along the fosse of the "Old Fort," to save a badly wounded
Turk from three of another battalion who were standing over him and
discussing the advisability of putting an end to him, but I am afraid
my interference was in vain here also.

Away beyond the heights we have taken to-day the country is very
pretty with plenty of trees and vegetation. Here I saw dead and
wounded Turks in abundance, especially at some of their own wire
entanglements, several wounded being stretched out on the wires. Their
wire is very barbarous and has long, closely set spikes, and the
position must have been anything but comfortable.

Another counter-attack--the third--has just been made, and one of our
battleships has joined in.

The Dublins, whose officers I have associated most with, have only
three of these left out of twenty-seven. I came across two of these
to-day--Padre Finn, R.C. Chaplain, whom I knew well and greatly
respected, I found at the edge of the sea, with his clothes thrown
open exhibiting a wound in the chest. And in the village, all huddled
up among long weeds and nettles I found a lieutenant who sat at my
table on the "Ausonia"--Bernard. In both cases death must have been
instantaneous.

Here comes a fourth attack. Our boys are to have a night of it.

To-day only about eighteen shells were fired at the "River Clyde" all
from the Asiatic side, only one hitting. We were putting wounded on
board at the time and most of the shots were directed against these
operations.

I have had no sleep since I left Tenedos, but to-night I feel very
fresh, although the day has been long and busy.

All who know are quite satisfied with to-day's progress, and the hope
that the worst is over cheers one. To-morrow we will have to move on,
we must keep the Turks on the run. Some of the prisoners taken to-day
are German.

(Being unable in my letters to my wife to give a full account of all
that was doing, my diary was meant to fill in gaps, and as I had sent
home a fairly full account of the landing much is omitted here, and I
will give a more extended description as seen by myself. About this
time in particular my diary had to be written