Iinspectedthemen’spouches，andfoundthatmostofthemhadeighteenortwentyroundsofcartridge，whiletheminimumcontainedelevenrounds；thisiswhatthemajorconsideredashortsupplyofammunitionforamarchofamileandahalfalongbeautifulopencountrytomyvessels。

　　Hedescribedtheoverwhelmingnumberofthenatives，andtheirextremebraveryintheattack，whichhistroopshadrepelledwithoutanylosstothemselveseitherkilledorwounded。AtthesametimethetroopsunderhiscommandhadkilledtwentyBaris，whosebodieshehadhimselfcounted。

　　Inoworderedthemtoadvancetothevillage，asIwishedtoexaminetheposition。Uponarrivalatthespotwherethebattlehadtakenplace，therewereanumberofvulturessettledinvariousspotswherethegroundwasmarkedwithblood，andthecleanly-pickedskeletonofaman，lyingclosetotheeuphorbiahedge，showedthattheBarishadreallycometoclosequarters。Theofficerdeclaredthattwentyoftheenemywereslain，whilethesoldiersadmittedthatonlyfivewerekilled。

　　Therewasalwaysagrossexaggerationinthereports。

　　Thenativeshadcarriedofftheirdead，withtheexceptionofthebodythathadbeencleanedbythevultures；thismusthavebeenastrangerwhohadnofriends，astheBarisareveryparticularintheintermentoftheirpeople。

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