DR. CAMERONasked the Surveyor General of Ordnance, Respecting the mules purchased for the Egyptian Expedition by Major Carré at Smyrna the fitness of which when purchased for service Veterinary Surgeon Mostyn refused to certify; what was the number of animals purchased; what was the number declared fit for service by the board of officers ordered to report upon them when landed at Ismailia; and, whether Major Carré during his stay at Smyrna was the guest of the contractor from whom he purchased the said mules?
MR. BRAND,in reply, said, that the number of animals purchased was 700. The Board of Officers found 198 fit for immediate service out of the first consignment of 612; but the majority of the balance—that was, 414 mules—were fit for work after periods ranging from five to 14 days.