Since I possessed no waggons available for this purpose, my only course was to order my burghers to carry away the quantity required.

But my burghers were busily engaged in looting.
Those who have had any experience of our commandos will not need to be told that it was a difficult task to get any men to help me in the work.
I did succeed, however, in dragging a few of the burghers away from the post-bags.

But the spirit of loot was upon them, and I was almost powerless.

Even when I had induced a burgher to work, he was off to the post-bags again the instant my back was turned, and I had to go and hunt him up, or else to find some other man to do the work.

Yet, in spite of this, I succeeded in removing the gun and Lee-Metford ammunition.