Hunter had glanced round, as he rode up, and answered with a nod when he saluted, and asked if he could come.
He felt rather scared on the Dervishes opening fire so suddenly, when the General's impatience had led him to ride forward, without waiting for Major Kincaid's report.

After the troops rushed into the town, the General maintained his position at the edge of the dip, for the narrow streets were so crowded with men that a group of horsemen could hardly have forced their way in, and it would be impossible to see what was going on, and to issue orders.
Mahomed Zein had not followed the example of some of his followers, and died fighting to the last.

He was found hiding under a bed, and was brought before General Hunter; who asked him why he fought, when he must have known that it was useless; to which he replied: "I knew that you had only three times as many as I had, and every one of my men is worth four of yours.

You could not fire till you were quite close up, and at that range our rifles are as good as yours." The General asked what he thought Mahmud would do, to which he replied: "He will be down here in five days, and wipe you out!" It was necessary to halt at Abu Hamed, until stores came up.

Captain Keppel, Royal Navy, and the officers commanding the gunboats were toiling at the cataracts to bring them up.