In the range of our bullets in the empty, the hero, and as for them, they did not refrain from firing upon us during the day at a distance of approximately seven hundred to a thousand meters, and at times they would approach us, hidden in the grass, crawling on their bellies at a distance of approximately five hundred meters. Due to the intensity of this firing, five of our men were killed, three on the bank of the axis and two inside the fort, in addition to thirteen others who were wounded inside the fort. They also injured a donkey and a camel from us within the fort. The bullets passed beyond their range, over our tents and sometimes from the ground. Praise be to God, only this small number was hit. During their firing, His Excellency General Hicks Pasha ordered the firing of some shells (1) and a Krupp cannon towards their bullets to make them retreat or refrain from these dangerous skirmishes at the fort. As for them, we did not know who was killed due to our lack of knowledge of their location and our inability to scout effectively because they were hiding in the trees. When His Excellency learned that they intended to harass us during the night and approach the perimeter of the fort's enclosure, he ordered a battalion of infantry soldiers to be sent to the east bank of the axis there to build a strong enclosure for them, and to guard the axis on an open piece of land. This was done, and the battalion was appointed. When the troublesome Arabs realized this, they moved away from us, and the firing upon us ceased, and we became safe from them at night. At 3 Arab hours at night, His Excellency General Hicks Pasha arrived, and His Excellency the Hakdar, after a discussion of what was necessary, His Excellency the Hakdar informed him that the reason for the enemy's heavy firing today was that it was close to the two horses. So, when he calmed down, it was intentional on their part, and His Excellency's intention was not to raise the two horses, which were the horses of His Excellency the Hakdar and the horse of His Excellency General Hicks Pasha, commander of the division. He replied to him with acceptance and they decided not to raise them tomorrow. And our watch was safe from our enemy this blessed Monday night. On the blessed Monday, October 23, 1883, at 2 Arab hours, the enemy began firing bullets at us, hidden in the trees from the eastern direction, and the firing continued upon us until 5 o'clock.