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were lym^ ia front of the concealed breastwork. 

 The artillery was reduced to one rouod pergun» 

 and the etiemy on the increase, and pa^ising to 

 the rear. To have attempted, undcrthese circum- 

 stances, the removal of ^ix bodies, (for the wound- 

 ed had probably 'ere this been murdered), would 

 have only iuvolved an increase of casualties, with- 

 out effecting the object, and Lieutenant Begbie 

 retreated witti the renmant of his party to Wright s 

 stockade* where he halted, sending in by ih^ 

 wounded a requisition for assistance. 



At about eleven a. :^r. Captain Justice and 

 Lieutenant Poole arrived with two companies 

 of the 5th and ammunition for the artillery, and 

 were ^^ho^t^y followed by the rifles under Capt. 

 WinboU. This last detachment, however, short- 

 ly after returned to camp* on the rear of which 

 iie enfemy made a slight attacki but were driven 

 back by i2 pr. howitzer under Captain Bond. 

 The cutting was resumed, and curried on through- 

 out the day with occasional sniping. 



ISth. Covering party' composed of the rifles. 

 Captain WinboU, and the light company of the 

 5th under Captain Justice and Lieutenant Poole; 

 Artillery under Lieutenant Begbie; sniping 

 carried on throughout. One oftheMalays shot 

 by a Naigue. AtQp. MmJusI before the moon 

 rose the enemy made an attack onthe right and 

 rear picqnets, but was repulsed. 



19th. The covering party this day consisted 

 of the Eank companies of the 29th regiment; 

 artillery officer, Lieut, Lawford, who took out 

 one of a brigade of 4i inch mortars, which had 



* I h«f e hren 'SbUi^etl to repeatedly omit the n*ine of Lbc Eogineer 



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