plain and into their entrenched camp, which the regular troops then stormed. A large body of Arabs were gathered on our left wing, though apparently neither our troops nor Gongo had noticed this, and to my horror I saw our forces commence driving the main body into the scrub, and following them out of sight.

Soon the crack of the rifles became almost inaudible, and I was left as a target for the four or five hundred Arabs who were now between me and the Commandant, at less than four hundred yards from my ant-hill. The only thing I can think of that saved me is, that these Arab troops must have mistaken the baggage and women by whom I was surrounded, for a reserve. After about twenty minutes Scherlink arrived, and, proceeding to join the Commandant, was quickly followed by Captain de Wouters with the gun.