The scouts were two thousand meters away and blew their bugle (zinnar), causing all the soldiers and the Burjiyyin to prepare the fort and get ready to fire as one. The cannon was moved from its place to its designated position, expecting the arrival of Arabs to attack. And according to the report of the cavalry, after a while it was known that the cavalry was in front of a water pool in Merowe, where they found two Arabs drawing water. So they shot at them with rifles and killed them. When the Burjiyyin cavalry realized this, he called for a charge on the army, and it was not long before... We returned to our positions in time. On blessed Sunday, October 7, 1883, at 12:40 AM. We Arabs set out from Al-Sarih point and reached Khur Al-Sag point at 6 AM. And as we passed by the village of Walad Subaih, we found a man from the Arabs, over ninety years old. When asked about the presence of these Arabs, the people of this village replied that they had fled with all their families, saying that the Turks were present and they could not face them. They intended to go towards Toray to gather there. And nothing remained of them except the granary. Therefore, we took him with us to the army, and His Excellency the Senior Commander ordered him to be placed on one of the camels. Less than twenty minutes after marching, he fell from the load to the ground. He was calling out to the animals. Upon our arrival at the village, we found a young boy. Before we encamped, we found an old woman, about eighty years old, and a disabled young girl, no older than five years old. The reconnaissance soldiers had brought them out. The Bedouins in the village (Sarif). When asked about the people of this village, the old woman replied that they had fled, saying that the Turks had arrived and they could not face them. Therefore, they intended to go towards Toray, i.e., Ankhur, two days ago. As for her, she could not flee due to her disability. When asked about the mother of this little child, she said that she only knew her at this hour and that her mother had left her and fled. Since she was not needed, we left them where they were. As for the village, no house was left without being burned, as is the custom in all other villages on our way. On blessed Monday, October 8, 1883, we set out from Khur Al-Sag point on the road.