fort was searched, for fear of treachery, and the thirsty wretches were allowed to rush down to the brook, into which they plunged. This affair was hardly finished when a tornado came on, and rain enough fell in ten minutes to have supplied the garrison with water for a month had they still held out. With this capitulation 2000 prisoners, 600 guns, 20 repeating rifles and ammunition fell into our hands. During this time Commandant Gillian had left Bena Guia and had joined Collignon in attacking the two advanced forts, both of these officers having been rather severely handled by the defenders.

The intermediate fort having now fallen, all our troops marched with Commandant Dhanis to invest the remaining positions of the enemy; but before this was accomplished the forts capitulated. Captain Rom did a plucky but (with