Two guns of the 69th Battery threw shrapnel over its head all morning; then the Naval guns had a turn and seem to have reduced it to silence.
In the afternoon there was an auction of Steevens's horses and camp equipment.

Many officers came, and the usual knot of greedy civilians on the look-out for a bargain.

As auctioneer I had great satisfaction in running the prices up beyond their calculation.

But in another way they got the best of the old country to-day.

Colonel Stoneman, having discovered a hidden store of sugar, was selling it at the fair price of 4d.