Thewantofprovisionswassorelyfelt；fortunately，asourcowshadbeendyingdaily，thetroopshadsomesweetpotatoesthathadbeenpurchasedinexchangeforflesh。Thesewouldlastforafewdays。
Ashorttimebeforetheattack，IhadpromisedtosendKabbaRegaaporcelaincache-pot。Ithereforetooktheopportunityofremindingthesheikofmypromise，andIbeggedhimtodeliverthepieceofchinatoKabbaRegaasaproofofmypeacefulintentions，shouldhereallybeinnocentofthetreachery。
ThehandsomepresentwaswrappedupinredTurkeycloth，andthemessengersdeparted。
Iwatchedthemthroughthetelescope，and，upontheirarrivalatthevillagebelowus，Idistinctlywitnessed，notonlytheirreceptionbytheexpectantcrowd，butthecache-potwasunpackedandheldatarm’slengthabovethehead，tobeexhibitedtotheadmiringpeople。
Thislookedwell。Myofficersbegantobelieveinpeace；and，althoughIstillhadstrongsuspicions，IhopedthatthesignaldefeatwhichKabbaRega’sarmyhadsustainedhadsofarcowedthemastoinduceaterminationofhostilities，thatwouldenablemetocommunicatewithMajorAbdullah。