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all mounted our horses and tattus and 

 hurried out to meet them, which we did 

 after a good gallop of three or four miles. 

 They were, as we expected, the reinforce- 

 ments for us, and we were delighted with the 

 appearance of the stalwart veterans com- 

 posing the force sent out to assist us : we 

 youngsters were charmed at the way these 

 tried soldiers stepped out, and the firm 

 determination they displayed in putting 

 their feet to the ground in marching. 

 The reinforcement consisted of two 

 battalions of infantry, a troop of horse 

 artillery, and a few mountain guns carried 

 on strong mules, and I may now say that 

 we found them most useful. If a body of 

 the enemy had assembled in any difficult 

 piece of jungle which the horse artillery 

 could not penetrate, a couple of mules 

 could easily be led near the spot, and the 



