Dere in great battle only three, four men killed.

Here as many men killed as we got altogether." This was so, nearly fifty of the natives having fallen between the trees and the encampment.

When an hour passed and all was still, it became nearly certain that the enemy had retreated, and the Houssas, who are splendid scouts, divested themselves of their clothing and crawled away into the wood to reconnoiter.

They returned in half an hour in high glee, bearing the king's chair.
"Dey all run away, sar, ebery one, de king an' all, and leab his chair behind.

Dat great disgrace for him." A council was now held.