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we might be in a condition to refift in cafe of an attack 5 

 which, however, was not likely to be expedled. At noon 

 threefcore and two prifoners were brought in, and afterwards 

 conveyed further. Thefe people were indeed deplorable ob- 

 jects, and excited great pity and compaflion, for they were 

 niiferably maimed and disfigured ; fome being fliot, others 

 hacked with fabres, and others wounded by fpears : beiides, 

 thefe wretches were entirely naked and deftitute, as every 

 thing had been taken from them, and even their huts burnt. 

 Here neither camp-hofpital, nor inedicine-cheft, nor other 

 iimilar means of relief were to be had ; no ftyptics to apply 

 to the wounded ; but, when the prifoners, by crying and 

 howling, expreffed the extreme violence of their pains, re- 

 courfe was immediately had to the cautery, by burning their 

 wounds ; and even this was done by efpccial grace of the 

 king. Our march proceeded very flow ; for this day we came 

 only to within fomewhat more than two leagues of the little 

 town Kahfuto, where w:e again encamped. We heard a firing 

 the whole night through; officers "likewife were frequently 

 coming with reports to the king, though I learnt nothing of 

 them. At day-break a hiuidred of our army were brought 

 in wounded, and thirty prifoners taken from the enemy. We 

 now heard -that the main body of our army was before Kah- 

 futo, which was obftinately defended by the enemy. Our 

 ilaves were therefore fent otf to reinforce it; however, they 

 were not wanted, as they had fcarcely been gone an hour 

 when we faw the flames afcend from Kahfuto, and prefently 

 after received intelligence that the enemy had retreated, having 

 previoufly fet the town on fire. We now put forward, as 

 the main army was gone on; having a bad road the whole 

 day long, through thickets and over fandy flats, but fre- 

 c|uently meeting with burnt villages. We encamped on 

 the river Kaiog, on the other ihore of which the main army 

 was drawn up. This river runs hither from the north, and 

 flows through the whole territory of \^angara fouthwards. 

 We were here in adiffigreeable fituation ; for, the plains near 

 the river being flill in fcvcral places under water, we were 

 .forced to go round them, wading through mud and dirt; 

 therefore could by no means kindle a fire, and much Icfs at- 

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