Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from Papers on Subjects Connected With the Duties of the Corps of Royal Engineers, Vol. 17
The Editor has to apologise to the Subscribers for the late appearance of the present Volume. A lack of matter early in the year, and a press of it at the close, have been the causes of delay. Lord Napier, of Magdala, had intended to have contributed an article on the Abyssinian Campaign, but in consequence of the India Office having determined to publish an account of the expedition, he felt obliged to forego his intention: as it is, there are two papers on the subject.
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