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sen ted serious obstacles to tlie passajre of the 

 artillery, declined occupying them, and the de- 

 tachment, after havin<? cut back llinaigh the fel- 

 ltd trees, and opened the road, returned to camp, 

 where the decision was approved by Colonel 

 Herbert. It was not known at the lime that 

 these works were the ernes termed tiie Bang kali 

 Munji stuckadeji, which farmed a part of the Ta- 

 btto defences. 



loth June. At 3 A. 51, one of the heaviest falls 

 o! rain which had ever been experienced, de- 

 fcended and did not cease tint i I 6 a. w. At iialf 

 past 6 y\. M. Captain Justice and Lieutenant 

 Miato with two companies, and Lieutenant Beg- 

 tie, with the 12 pr. howitzer and 5^^ inch oiortar, 

 fornjed the covering party to tlie sap[>ers nndtr 

 Lieutenant Bell. On arriving at the ground of 

 yesterday, the officers proceeded to reconnoitre 

 the stockades, and, whtkt so engjiged, were dis* 

 turbed by ajinjal shot from the nearest ooq* 

 The Engineer officer commenced throwing up a 

 log battery for the artillery, the enemy keeping 

 up a constant fire in order to prevent its comple- 

 tion. It was with great sati^laclion that this 

 party every now and then beard the discharge 

 of the 6 prs. overpowering for the instant tlie in- 

 cessant clanging of the great drum of Taboo* 

 wliereby an as^surance was conveyed to it that 

 Uie toils of the troops were drawing near their 

 termination. 



The firing of tli?* enemy being heard in camp, 



• Taiiflo, a drum, whp^v " < . 'Hir diiiiB 



wiD* aiuii*' *.l* tlie tvimk riiM of fh- . vUiuler 



feeing aboui 'i liM?t, iljv li . . i . cc^ttriHt wiliri>irdi* 



in(!:tit, iiimiltir iu dium u v.^^ Aiisiii-udji cl bctneeo tvii> putia Dear 



