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the shoulder. At last we arrived near a large shed 

 occupied, as an advanced post, by a sergeant and fifteen 

 men of the 20th Light Dragoons, who on hearing the 

 fire of the carbines turned out and were mounted. 

 The appearance of this party had the effect of stopping 

 our pursuers, who faced about and retired towards the 

 Ebro. Sir Charles had a very narrow escape of being 

 made prisoner, for his horse threw a fore shoe Avhen 

 about fifty yards from our advanced guard. INly Arab 

 slipped on the surface of a piece of flat rock in the 

 middle of the road, but by his great activity recovered 

 himself. Thus ended our pic-nic. 



