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the mean time a strong working party 

 assisted the horses of the Artillery, 

 without which aid they could never have 

 brought their guns up. 



We were encamped on a partly level bit 

 of the mountain, jutting out from its side, 

 and fortunately were so placed that our 

 guns could throw shot and shell into the 

 enemy, which we commenced to do soon 

 after daylight. After the first few shells 

 had lighted among them, and a few round 

 shots had passed through their stockade, we 

 observed a great commotion which we 

 could not understand. At last, to our im- 

 mense dismay and astonishment, we beheld 

 their whole force rushing in innumerable 

 masses down the hill to attack us. We were 

 thoroughly unprepared for this, such a 

 mode of attack being unexpected on our 

 part ; all that could be done, however, was 



