eachinturnshoulderedhisburdenandpassedout，thecaptainofhissectiongivinghimashepassedhisinstructionwheretogoandinwhatroute。Themethodhadbeenalreadypreparedinmyofficereadyforsuchadistributionwhenthearmsshouldarrive，anddescriptionsandquantitieshadbeennotedbythecaptains。Thewholeaffairwastreatedbyallasamatteroftheutmostsecrecy。Hardlyawordwasspokenbeyondthenecessarydirections，andtheseweregiveninwhispers。Allnightlongthestreamofmenwentandcame，andtowardsdawnthebulkoftheimportedmaterialwaslessenedbyhalf。
Onthefollowingnighttheremainderwasremoved，aftermyownmenhadstoredintheCastletheriflesandammunitionreservedforitsdefenceifnecessary。Itwasadvisabletokeepareservesupplyincaseitshouldeverberequired。ThefollowingnightRookewentawaysecretlyinthecharteredvessel。Hehadtobringbackwithhimthepurchasedcannonandheavyammunition，whichhadbeeninthemeantimestoredononeoftheGreekislands。Thesecondmorning，havinghadsecretwordthatthesteamerwasontheway，Ihadgiventhesignalfortheassemblingofthemountaineers。
Alittleafterdarkthevessel，showingnolight，stoleintothecreek。Thebarriergateswereonceagainclosed，andwhenasufficientnumberofmenhadarrivedtohandletheguns，webegantounload。Theactualdeportationwaseasyenough，forthedockhadallnecessaryappliancesquiteuptodate，includingapairofshearsforgun—liftingwhichcouldberaisedintopositioninaveryshorttime。
Thegunswerewellfurnishedwithtackleofallsorts，andbeforemanyhourshadpassedalittleprocessionofthemdisappearedintothewoodsinghostlysilence。Anumberofmensurroundedeach，andtheymovedaswellasifproperlysuppliedwithhorses。
Inthemeantime，andforaweekafterthearrivaloftheguns，thedrillingwentonwithoutpause。Thegun—drillwaswonderful。Inthearduousworknecessaryforitthegreatstrengthandstaminaofthemountaineersshowedoutwonderfully。Theydidnotseemtoknowfatigueanymorethantheyknewfear。