The soldiers were standing along the edge of the cliff, looking down upon the fight.
Sergeant Morris waved his arm.
"They have made away to your left, sir!" he shouted at the top of his voice.

"We have just caught sight of them among the rocks!" In two or three minutes Captain O'Connor led the way in that direction.
"Keep your eyes sharply about, lads.

No doubt the place is cunningly hidden.

Search among every clump of bushes between the rocks." Presently the sergeant shouted down again from above: "I think you are far enough now, sir! We did not catch sight of them beyond that!" For an hour the search continued, but without avail.
"They must be here somewhere, lads!" Captain O'Connor said.

"We will find them if we have to stop here a week, and have provisions brought down from the village.