Ifeltcertainthatabreachofthepeacewasathand，andImadearrangementsaccordingly。Thetroopsweredailyengagedinbuildingthestation，inwhichtheywereassistedbythesailors，allofwhomwereobligedtocarrythematerialfromadistanceoftwomilesfromtheforest。Apartyofsawyerswithasmallescortofsoldiersweresettledinacampaboutthreemilesfrommystation，asthedistancewastoogreatforadailyreturnfromtheirwork。Onenighttheywereattackedbythenatives，whoshotarrowsandyelledforaboutanhour，butfortunatelydidnotsucceedinwoundinganyofthemen，whowerewellprotectedbythetrunksofsomeverylargetrees。Thesoldiershadfiredawayaconsiderableamountofammunitioninreturn，untiltheymanagedtoescapeduringthedarkness，andrunawaytohead-quarters。
On3rdJune，atabout3P。M。，whenthecattleweregrazinginthebeautifulpark-likegroundaboutamilefromhead-quarters，someBaris，whohadstealthilyapproachedtheherdbystalkingfrombushtobush，withoutbeingobservedbythesleepyguards，madeasuddenrushwithloudyellsamongthecattle，andsucceededindrivingofftencowswithwhichtheyswamtheriverwithoutashotbeingfiredbytheunreadysoldiers。Onthisoccasiontheguardsmusthaverunawayatthefirstonsetofthenatives。
Onthenightofthe4thJunetwonativeswerecapturedbythesentries。
Thesepeoplehadcreptinthepitchdarkness，untiltheyhadsucceededinenteringthecattlezareeba。Oneofthemconfessedthatalargebodyofnativeswasassembledinthehighgrassnearthebanksoftheriver，withtheintentionofattackingthecampduringthenight。
Iimmediatelytookeighteenmen，andpostedtheminthreepartiesofsixatvariouspointsaboutaquarterofamilefrommystation。Theyweretolieconcealedinthesepositions，whichcommandedeveryapproachtothecamp。