ADVANCE OF THE SQUARE. 157 march as before, to enable the camels and wounded to keep up. Numbers of men dropped, and amongst the G.C.R. happened many narrow escapes. One of my men (Woods) had armed himself with a spade, Marines Grenadiers Mounted Infantry Camels Camels Do. tors, Wounded, etc.

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since a sprained shoulder prevented him from using his rifle. He held it up before his face, and laughingly remarked to a friend that it would make a capital cover, when bang came a bullet against it and knocked it out of his hand ! Another man was knocked down by a bullet lodging in his bandolier.