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。